November 7 & 8, 2012 - Easton, Maryland
Easton, Maryland - Guyette, Schmidt & Deeter's annual fall decoy auction was held November 7th & 8th in Easton, Maryland. The sale totaled more than $1.5 million dollars. Many who attended the sale also took time to enjoy the Easton Waterfowl Festival.
collectors. Bidding was strong with the auction grossing mid estimate at over $372,000.
The auction's top two lots include an Elmer Crowell plover at $103,500 and a Ward Brothers goldeneye hen at $80,500. Additionally 37 items sold for over $10,000.
This sale pushes Guyette, Schmidt & Deeter's all time sales over $138 million and furthers their position as the leading decoy auction house for both decoys and duck calls. Their next sale will be held in Charleston, South Carolina on February 15, in conjunction with the Southeastern Wildlife Expo. Investment quality consignments for this sale preferably from the Mid Atlantic region or the Carolinas, will be accepted until January 5 or until full. Space is very limited.
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Blackduck by the Mason Decoy Factory
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"Humpback" goldeneye hen by the Ward Brothers
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Canada goose by the Ward Brothers
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Canada goose by George Warin
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Canvasback drake by Robert Elliston
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Mallard drake by Charles Perdew
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Mallard hen by Charles Walker
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Mallard drake by Fred Allen
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Mallard hen by Fred Allen
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Dowitcher from the Rogers Rig
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Dowitcher from the Rogers Rig
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Golden plover by John Dilley
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Eider drake from Monhegan Island, Maine
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Miniature Canada goose by George Boyd
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Folk art floor lamp
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Miniature pintail drake by John Blair, Sr.
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Miniature mallard drake by John Blair, Sr
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Oldsquaw drake by Mark English
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Full size curlew by Elmer Crowell
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Preening blackduck by Oliver Lawson
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Flying merganser drake by Delbert Hudson
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Mallard drake by the Stevens Brothers
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Bufflehead by the Stevens Brothers
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Blackbellied plover by Elmer Crowell
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Silhouette plovers by Elmer Crowell
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Blackbellied plover by George Boyd
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Yellowlegs
by George Boyd
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Golden plover attributed to Joseph Lincoln
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Pintail drake by Nate Quillen
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Pair of canvasbacks by the Ward Brothers
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Pintail drake by the Ward Brothers
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Sleeping Canada goose by the Ward Brothers
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Blackduck attributed to Arthur Cobb
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Pintail drake by Ira Hudson
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Brant by Nathan Cobb, Jr.
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Canvasback drake by Lee Dudley
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Swan by James Best
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Black bellied plover from Accomack, Virginia
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Dowitcher by John Dilley
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Brant by Rowley Horner