This auction grossed just under $3,600,000; which was over mid estimate. Four lots sold for over $100,000 all of which
were world auction records for the makers. 70 lots sold for over $10,000 with many other records being established in that group.
Many of the decoys valued under $1500 did not sell as well as they have been selling for in the past few Guyette & Schmidt, Inc. auctions.
The prices below include the buyer's premium.
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Merganser hen by Ira Hudson
World Auction Record Price for Maker
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Pintail by Ivar Fernlund
World Auction Record Price for Maker
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Black bellied plover by Obediah Verity
World Auction Record Price for Maker
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Golden plover by William Bowman
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| Pair of canvasbacks by Jim Holly
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Bluebill & canvasback by George Stevens
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| Mallard drake by Elmer Crowell
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Canada goose by the Dodge Decoy Factory
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| Bluebill by Charles Perdew
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Pintail hen by Charles Perdew
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| Mallard drake by Hucks Caines
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Pair of mergansers by Harry V. Shourds
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| Canada goose by the Mason Decoy Factory
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Curlew by the Mason Decoy Factory
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| Pair of canvasbacks by Chauncey Wheeler
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Slot neck plover
World Auction Record Price for Maker
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Blackduck by Jess Heisler
World Auction Record Price for Maker
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Sanderling by Daniel Lake Leeds
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Pintail hen by John English
World Auction Record Price for Maker
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Merganser hen by Joseph Lincoln
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| Wood duck drake by John Blair, Sr.
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Ringneck plover by Elmer Crowell
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| Robin snipe by Elmer Crowell
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Canvasback hen by James Harper
World Auction Record Price for Maker
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Spearing fish decoy from Lake Chautauqua
World Auction Record Price for Maker
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Spearing fish decoy from Lake Chautauqua
World Auction Record Price for Maker
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| Hooded merganser from Ontario
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Blackduck by John Blair, Sr.
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