Decoy and Sporting Art Auction
November 7 & 8, 2018 - Easton, Maryland
Guyette & Deeter, Inc. conducted annual Fall decoy and sporting art auction on November 7 & 8 at the Talbot County Community Center in Easton, Maryland. The sale is held in conjunction with the Easton Waterfowl Festival. One lot sold for over $100,000 and 34 lots sold for over $10,000. The top lot of the sale an important pair of canvasbacks by James Holly that sold over estimate at $153,400. The sale featured decoys from the collections of Arnold & Lillian Colodny, Jim Deevy, Otis Dozier, Dr. Lloyd Griffith, the Charlie Joiner estate, Paul Tudor Jones II, Harry Megargee, David & Lynn Meyer, Bill Staplin, Richard Stephenson, and Doug & Carol Whittington.
Gary and Jon attributed the solid prices to Guyette & Deeter's guaranteed condition reports and a Buyer's Premium of 18%. Guyette & Deeter's next sale will be held in April in conjunction with the Midwest Decoy Collectors Association Show in St. Charles, Illinois. Quality Consignments accepted until March 1.
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Pair of canvasbacks, James Holly
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Flying decorative wood duck, Elmer Crowell
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Crook neck brant, Ira Hudson
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Canada goose, Phineas Reeves
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Decorative Canada goose, Ward Brothers
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Goldeneye drake, Ward Brothers
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Canada goose, Ira Hudson
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Pair of shovelers, Ward Brothers
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"Annual Migration," watercolor, Frank Benson
15" x 19"
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Pintail, Lloyd Sterling
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Curlew, Mason Decoy Factory
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Mallard drake, Ward Brothers
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Canvasback hen, Ward Brothers
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49" long Old Town Canoe sample
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Pair of redheads from the Toronto area
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Dowitcher, John Dilley
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Pair of decorative mallards, Ward Brothers
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Black duck, Nathan Cobb, Jr.
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2/3 size mallards, Ward Brothers
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Pintail, Mark Whipple
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Peep, Obediah Verity
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Pair of bluebills, Eli Doughty
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"Canada Goose Portrait," oil on canvas
George Browne, 30" x 36"
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Running yellowlegs, William Southard
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Sanderling, Harry V. Shourds
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Bluewing teal, Charles Perdew
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Curlew, Frank Kellum
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Curlew, Charles Clark
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Canada goose, Clark Madera
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Pair of pintails, Ward Brothers
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Brant, Nathan Cobb, Jr.
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Black bellied plover, John Dilley
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Robin snipe, Harry V. Shourds
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Dowitcher, Ira Hudson
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Canada goose from Dorchester County, Maryland
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Three willets from Massachusetts
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Widgeon, Lloyd Sterling
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Ruddy duck, Ben Dye
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Lesser yellowlegs, Daniel Lake Leeds
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Canvasback, Ward Brothers
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Turnstone, John McAnney
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Canvasback, Lee Dudley
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"October Stream," oil on canvas, Eric Sloane,
23" x 47"
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Canvasback, Elmer Crowell
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Sunfish plaque, Oscar Peterson
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Cork surf scoter, Shang Wheeler
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"Osprey," oil on canvas, Guy Coheleach, 72" x 48"
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Canvasback, Ward Brothers
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"Mallards on the Mudflats," watercolor,
Archibald Thorburn, 15" x 21.5"
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Mallard drake, Elmer Crowell
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Bufflehead, Harry V. Shourds
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Sandpiper, Elmer Crowell
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Bluebill, Ward Brothers
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DuPont Ballistite poster