Sale Featuring Decoys and Sporting Art
July 25 & 26, 2017 | Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Guyette & Deeter, Inc. conducted annual summer decoy and sporting art auction on July 25 & 26 at the Sheraton Harborside Hotel in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The auction grossed just under $2.25 million, with 28 lots selling for over $10,000 and 2 lots selling for over $100,000. The top decoy in the sale was a very important Canada goose by Charles Safford, which sold for $517,500, the 12th most expensive decoy ever sold at auction. An old squaw and greenwing teal by Joseph Lincoln were also highlights, selling for $143,750 and $74,750. The sale featured the collections of Jim Andrews, Jim Barthe, Dwight Belanger, William Berry & Pat Kalinsky, Peter Brown, Gene Carr, Ellen & Doug Miller, Harold O'Connor, Carl Olson, Denny Tracey, and the Vinal Collection.
Gary and Jon attributed the solid prices to Guyette & Deeter's guaranteed condition reports and a Buyer's Premium that has remained at 15%. Guyette & Deeter's next sale will be held in November in conjunction with the Easton, Maryland Waterfowl Festival. Quality Consignments accepted until September 10.
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Old squaw, Joseph Lincoln
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Full size yellowlegs, Elmer Crowell
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Pair of bluewing teal, Ivar Fernlund
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Canvasback, Ferdinand Bach
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Robin snipe, Harry V. Shourds
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Running plover, Elijah Burr
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Pair of redheads, Markham Rig
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Canvasack hen, Ward Brothers
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Yellowlegs, Taylor Johnson
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Merganser hen, Harry M. Shourds
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Black duck, Enoch Reindahl
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Muskie fish decoy from Lake Chautauqua
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Goldeneye, Elmer Crowell
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Pintail, Joseph Lincoln
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Ruddy turnstone from Toronto Harbor
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Pair of pintails, Charles Perdew
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Robin snipe, Daniel Lake Leeds
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Sandpiper, Elmer Crowell
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Yellowlegs, Harry V. Shourds
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Pair of mergansers, Clarence Earnst
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Golden plover, Chauncey Wheeler
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Redhead, Alain Macdonald
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Bluebill hen, Ward Brothers
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Bufflehead, Harry V. Shourds
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Pair of redheads, Ivar Fernlund
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Curlew, a member of the Leeds Family
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Pair of bluebills, Walter Humphrey
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Black bellied plover, Daniel Lake Leeds
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Eider, Charles Jacobs
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Two shorebird silhouettes, Elmer Crowell
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Greenwing teal, Joseph Lincoln
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Merganser from Long Island, New York
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Full size yellowlegs, Elmer Crowell
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Full size snipe, Elmer Crowell
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Wood duck, Elmer Crowell
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Miniature black duck, Elmer Crowell
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Canada goose, Phinneas Reeves
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Curlew, Daniel Lake Leeds
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Pintail, Charles Walker
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Kingfisher, Elmer Crowell
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Fish Decoy, Frank Kuss
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Canvasback, George Warin
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Pair of bluebills, Richard Janson
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Curlew from the Fox Rig
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Merganser hen, Elmer Crowell
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Shoveler hen, John Tornberg
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Oil on canvas, Shang Wheeler
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Duck call, Bill Clifford
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Canada goose, Ira Hudson
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Goldeneye hen, Elmer Crowell
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Greenwing teal, Mason Decoy Factory
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Bluebill, Ward Brothers
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Black bellied plover, Harry V. Shourds
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Duck call display, Bill Clifford
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Bluebill, Elmer Crowell
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Pair of old squaws, Steven Bedlam
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Merganser, Gus Wilson
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Duck call, Newt Rule
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Scoter, Ward Brothers