Bob McGaw
Havre de Grace, Maryland · 1879–1958 · 84 sales at American Sporting Auctions and Guyette & Deeter and Zebs Auctions since 2023, every one reviewed
What McGaws have brought
How these numbers are madeEvery dot is a sale (price includes buyer's premium, log scale). The line is the median of the trailing twelve months, shown only when that window has at least 5 sales. The “Decoys only” view removes 5 miniatures and decoratives from the line. Hover or tap any dot for the bird behind it; click to open the sale.
Full-size decoys and shorebirds only (79 lots). Miniatures and decoratives are excluded from the median but still shown as dots. Hover or tap any dot for the bird behind it; click to open the sale.
By species How these numbers are made
The ten species that come up most often, with how many have sold and the median price.
- Canvasback18$390
- Scaup10$150
- Black Duck8$510
- Bluebill7$210
- Redhead6$255
- Mallard5$630
- Pair of Bluebill4$825
- Pair of Pintail3$600
- Pintail3$540
- Pair of Canvasback3$450
Every bird
All 84 McGaws we have, newest first. Narrow by species, condition, paint, house or year, or sort by what they brought; switch to the table for the catalog detail beside each price. Tap a bird for the full record and comparable sales.
84 birds
Scaup$270
Scaup$132
Scaup$600
Redhead$270
Scaup$121
Scaup$144
Redhead$114
Mallard$72
Redhead$150
Scaup$1,380
Scaup$115
Canvasback$114
Pintail Hen$3,300
Canvasback$2,400
Mallard$1,800
Pair of Pintail$600
Canvasback$1,440
Miniature Canvasback$1,170
Redhead$240
Scaup$156
Canvasback$204
Pintail$540
Scaup$108
Scaup$1,800
Black Duck$3,900
Bluebill$180
Canvasback$210
Canvasback$270
Canvasback$180
Canvasback$870
Pair of Canvasback$540
Redhead$360
Bluebill Hen$210
Bluebill$210
Black Duck$1,050
Black Duck$660
Miniature Black Duck$450
Canvasback$210
Canvasback$540
Canvasback$1,170
Canvasback$720
Black Duck$180
Bluebill Drake$120
Bluebill$600
Canvasback$180
Pintail$1,440
Mallard Drake$1,200
Redhead$450
Canvasback$330
Pair of Canvasback$420
Pair of Bluebill$840
Canvasback Hen$180
Canada Goose$2,280
Two Black Decoys$990
Black Duck$330
Black Duck$300
Canvasback Hen$270
Miniature Canvasback Hen$840
Pair of Pintail$540
Black Duck$540
Canvasback$450
Pintail$450
Pair of Canvasback$450
Pair of Redhead$360
Canvasback$750
Pintail Hen$240
Canvasback$4,200
Canvasback Hen$1,680
Pair of Pintail$1,500
Wigeon Drake$1,440
Pair of Bluebill$1,080
Mallard$960
Pair of Bluebill$810
Bluebill$480
Bluebill Hen$810
Bluebill$180
Bluebill$180
Mallard$630
Bluebill$270
Mallard$390
Black Duck$480
Canvasback$270
Pair of Bluebill$270About these numbers
Prices are what the buyer paid, including the auction house's premium. The line on the chart is the median of the trailing twelve months, redrawn every night. A window holding fewer than 5 sales gets no point at all, which is why the line breaks rather than bridging a quiet stretch.
Only sold lots are counted. Sales by year: 2023: 19 · 2024: 21 · 2025: 17 · 2026: 27. Coverage is Guyette & Deeter and Copley; private sales, shows and other houses aren't in this data.
The recap after every sale
One email after every major decoy auction: what sold, what it brought, which carvers moved.