guyette and deeter

Sale Featuring Decoys and Paintings from

February 13, 2016 - Charleston, South Carolina

Guyette & Deeter, Inc. Fourth Auction at Southeastern Wildlife Expo at Mid Estimate

Charleston, South Carolina - Guyette & Deeter held its fourth annual decoy auction in partnership with the Southeastern Wildlife Expo in Charleston, South Carolina on February 13, 2016. This sale was Guyette & Deeter's largest and most successful sale in Charleston to date. It was unreserved, and only three items were passed and one was withdrawn. This is Guyette & Deeter’s smallest auction of the year, with just 323 lots. The sale total was roughly mid-estimate, at $710,982, with 10 lots selling for over $10,000. Gary Guyette and Jon Deeter attribute the success to extensive promotion, guaranteed condition reports, and a buyer's premium that is still 15%. The catalog for this sale is still available for $20.

The sale featured the collections of Richard & Nancy Denesevich, Richard Elliot, Brent Flowers, Barbara Gilford, Dr. Claude Godwin, Pete Hanley, Roger Mallar, Doug & Ellen Miller, Reid Newcomb, and Gene & Diane Orgeron.

North Carolina decoys, decoratives by Tan & Jett Brunet as well as Elmer Crowell, and shorebird decoys all brought high prices, with many selling over estimate. World auction records were established for carvings by Tan Brunet, Jett Brunet, Ernie Muehlmatt, and Jimmie Vizier. All were highly decorative carvings from the Orgeron collection (New Orleans, LA). A world auction record was also set for North Carolina carver Alvin Harris.

Guyette & Deeter's next sale will be held on April 21 & 22 in St. Charles, Illinois. The consignment deadline for this sale is March 1, or until full.

 

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Pair of canvasbacks by the Ward Brothers


English/Dawson black duck


Goldeneye drake by the Ward Brothers


Quail family by Ernie Muehlmatt
World Auction Record for Maker


Pair of decorative greenwing teal by the
Ward Brothers


Turnstone from Cobb Island, Virginia
Gilford collection


Decorative mallard by Tan Brunet
World Auction Record for Maker


Peep by Obediah Verity
Gilford collection


Peep by Eli Doughty
Gilford collection


Root head Canada goose from Ocracoke Island


Pintail by Mitchell LaFrance
This decoy was for sale for $1,000 on a table at
the November 2015 Easton Waterfowl Festival


Oil on board by Dr. Edgar Burke


Acrylic on board by Dennis Anderson


Oil on canvas by William Zimmerman


Pair of mergansers by Jim Schmiedlin


Repainted ruddyduck by Ned Burgess


Whimbrel by Jimmy Styron


Acrylic on board by Don Rodell


Pintail by Clay Tillet
World Auction Record for Maker


Robin snipe by Daniel Lake Leeds
Gilford collection



Semi-palmated plover with open bill
by Elmer Crowell


Decorative pintail hen by Jett Brunet
World Auction Record for Maker


Black duck by Ned Burgess


Flying pintail by Delbert Hudson


Decorative ringneck plover by Elmer Crowell


Pair of canvasbacks by Jim Schmiedlin


Curlew from the Eastern Shore of Virginia
Gilford collection


Pair of mallards by the Mason Decoy Factory


Redhead hen by Alvin Harris
World Auction Record for Maker


Mallard by the Stevens Brothers


Black duck by Nathan Cobb, Jr.


Oil on canvas by Lem Ward


Pair of canvasbacks by the Ward Brothers


Redhead by Mitchell Fulcher


Merganser by Jimmie Vizier
World Auction Record for Maker


Bluebill hen by Tillman Lewark
World Auction Record for Maker