St. Michaels, Maryland – Guyette and Deeter, Inc. entered the fine sporting arms business with their inaugural firearms auction Saturday February 4th, 2023. The sale contained a variety of fine quality sporting arms, varying in quality from truly investment grade material on down, delivering something for collectors and shooters alike.
By all counts, the sale was a resounding and smashing success grossing $2.86 million, and more than a dozen auction records achieved! The sale started with an in-person crowd of more than 100 attendees who were eager to see how things might perform given the company's new entree in to this genre. Lot number 1, a superb A. Galazan 20ga Boss Action Shotgun, Serial Number 1 started the sale and immediately flew past its high estimate in a fierce bidding battle, finally settling at $51,000 against a pre-sale estimate of $27,500-$42,500 and that lot set the tone for the rest of the auction. Nearly 80% of the lots in this auction sold above their pre-auction high estimate! Other exceptional results seemed commonplace in the sale with a very rare Parker BHE Grade 28ga topping the charts at $126,000, and a VHE 410ga with its original case and paperwork selling at $102,000, both records for their type.
Guyette and Deeter is now aggressively seeking high quality consignments of fine sporting arms for their September 2023 Auction. The sale already includes a superb and rare Parker BHE Grade 28ga and other highly desirable collectible arms. To learn more about this sale, or to consign to it, please email us at Guns@GuyetteandDeeter.com.
Parker BHE Grade 28 gauge
Parker VHE 28 gauge Skeet gun
World auction record for a 28ga V Grade Parker
Lynn Bogue Hunt, oil on canvas, 45" x 29"
Inaugural A. Galazan Boss Action 20 bore
Parker GHE 16 gauge Skeet gun
World auction record for
a GHE 16ga Skeet gun
L.C. Smith A-3 Grade 12 gauge
Ward Brothers, pair of canvasbacks
Jim Foote, pair of canvasbacks
1897 Winchester "Double W" cartridge board
Holland & Holland ammunition board
Samuel Robb, cigar store Indian trade sign
Parker AHE 12 gauge target gun
Parker DHE 12 gauge skeet gun
World auction record for a DHE Parker 12ga
James Purdey 12 gauge lightweight game gun
Winchester Model 21 28 gauge "Deluxe"
Winchester Model 21 Flatside 28 gauge
Parker AAHE 20 gauge
Parker DH Grade 20 gauge
Parker Grade 2 10 gauge
Parker VHE 20 gauge Cutaway model
World auction record
for a Parker Cutaway or
demonstrator model
Webley & Scott 702 Presentation 20 gauge
L.C. Smith Grade 5E 16 gauge
Kreighoff Classic Big-Five double rifle in .470N.E.
Westley Richards & Co. 12 bore self-opening sidelock
H. Benjamin of London 4 bore hammer shotgun
Winchester Model 21 Skeet Grade
L.C. Smith Grade 4E 16 gauge
Parker CH 10 gauge
Winchester Model 21 20 gauge "Deluxe Skeet"
J&W Tolley 4 bore hammer fowler
Parker DHE 20 gauge
Parker VHE 28 gauge skeet shotgun
J.W. Tolley 4 bore hammerless shotgun
Vierling by H. Burgsmuller
Winchester Model 21 20 gauge
Winchester Model 21 12 gauge
Winchester Model 21 "Skeet" grade
Parker CHE 28 gauge
L.C. Smith 410 gauge Ideal Grade
Parker Grade 0 hammer shotgun
L.C. Smith Grade 2 8 gauge hammerless shotgun
Parker 20 gauge Trojan
Browning Citori Model C525
World auction record
for this model
Parker VHE 410 gauge
First ever 6 figure VHE Parker, and highest price ever
achieved for a VHE Parker. Second highest price ever
achieved at auction for a 410ga Parker. Nearly double
the previous worlds record!
Parker AHE 12 gauge
World auction record for an AHE 12ga Parker
Lynn Bogue Hunt, oil on canvas, 14" x 16"
Parker GHE 28 gauge
Winchester Model 21-6 16 gauge
Parker SA-1 12 gauge
Elmer Crowell, pintail
Oliver Lawson, full size whistling swan
Robert Elliston, greenwing teal
Kynoch ammunition board display
Parker GHE Grade 20 gauge skeet gun
Lefever Arms Co. EE Grade 20 gauge
World auction record for an
E Grade Lefever
Winchester Model 21 28 gauge upgrade
Abbiatico & Salvinelli 28 bore Castore Model
Parker CHE Grade 20 gauge
Browning Pointer Grade 28 gauge
Westley Richards 12 bore "Droplock" game guns
Browning Superposed 4 barrel skeet set
A.H. Fox CE Grade 20 gauge
Browning Superposed Midas Grade 28 gauge
Browning Superposed Pointer Grade 20 gauge
Winchester Model 21-1 20 gauge
"Grade 2" Colt Model 1883 12 gauge
Parker BHE Grade 10 gauge Magnum
Parker GHE 16 gauge skeet gun
Winchester Model 21 20 gauge
Parker DHE Grade 20 gauge skeet gun
Parker DHE 16 gauge skeet gun
Browning Superposed 20 gauge Pointer Grade
A.H. Fox "FE" Grade upgrade
L.C. Smith Crown Grade 20 gauge
Lefever Durston Special Grade 20 gauge
World auction record
for a Durston Special Lefever
Winchester Model 21-1 12 gauge
Ithaca Classic Doubles 28 gauge Special Grade
Parker DHE Grade 12 gauge
Browning Superposed Grade 1 410 gauge
L.C. Smith Monogram Grade 12 gauge
Parker DHE 12 gauge skeet configured
Parker BHE 12 gauge
Westley Richards Droplock
L.C. Smith Crown Grade 10 gauge
Winchester Model 75
World auction record for a Model 75 Sporting rifle