April 23 & 24, 2015 - St. Charles, Illinois
Guyette & Deeter's 30th Annual Spring Decoy
Auction Grosses Over $2 million
St. Charles, Illinois - Guyette & Deeter conducted their 30th annual spring decoy auction on April 23 and 24 at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois. It was held in conjunction with the National Antique Decoy & Sporting Collectibles Show. The auction grossed just over $2 million, which was near mid-estimate, with 32 lots selling for over $10,000. There was an audience of just under 400, with most of them participating in the bidding. There were 136 phone and absentee bidders and 933 registered online bidders. The top two lots in the sale were an important goldeneye drake by the Ward Brothers that sold for $80,500 and a Monhegan Island style breast preening scoter by Gus Wilson that sold for $69,000.
Guyette & Deeter's next sale will be held on July 28 & 29 at the Sherton Harborside Hotel in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Consignments accepted until June 5, or until full.;
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Goldeneye by the Ward Brothers
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Pintail hen by John English
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Pair of bluebills by the Stevens Brothers
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Flying mallard by the Ward Brothers
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Goldeneye hen by the Ward Brothers
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Pair of merganser plaques by the Mason Decoy Factory
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Pair of goldeneyes by John Schweikart
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Goldeneye by the Mason Decoy Factory
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Canada goose from the St. Clair Flats
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Canvasback by Ferdinand Bach
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Canada goose by David Ward
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Pintail by Charles Perdew
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Pair of goldeneyes by Elmer Crowell
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Pair of mallards by Bert Graves
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Pair of redheads by Jim Schmiedlin
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Mallard by Charles Walker
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Duck call by James Beckhart
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Duck call by John Cochran
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Bluebill by the Ward Brothers
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Canvasback by Charles Perdew
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Greenwing teal by Charles Perdew
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Canvasback by Hiram Hotz
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Mallard by Warren Dettman
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Shot Display by Bailey, Farrell, and Co.
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Black duck by the Stevens Brothers
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Goldeneye by Orell LeBouff
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Walleye by Oscar Peterson
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Scoter by Gus Wilson
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Flying canvasback by Chauncey Wheeler
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Canvasback by John R. Wells
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Mallard by Charles Perdew
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Wood duck plaque by the Mason Decoy Factory
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Blair School bufflehead
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Canvasback by Joseph Sieger
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Mallard by Ira Hudson
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Duck call by James Beckhart
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Sunfish plaque by Oscar Peterson
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Greenwing teal from Ontario
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Pintail by the Vizier Family
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Mallard by the Ward Brothers
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Widgeon by Nate Quillen
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Plover by Obediah Verity
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Pair of pintails by Horace Crandall
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Mallard by Charles Walker
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Canada goose by George Warin
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Pair of bluewing teal by Ben Schmidt
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pair of canvasbacks by John R. Wells
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Greenwing teal by Charles Bergman
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Pintail by Domingo Campo
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Pintail by painted by Oscar Hendricksen
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Canvasback by Tom Chambers
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Greenwing teal by the Finkle Brothers
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Black duck by Bud Tully
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Redhead hen from the Markham Rig
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Pair of ruddy ducks by Ben Schmidt
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Canada geese bookends by Shang Wheeler