Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 Page 137 Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Page 147 Page 148534. Goldfinch by Bill Faix of North East, MD. Carved about life size. Mounted on a branch and finished wood base. Dropped wings, fan tail and thigh detail. Very good original paint protected with a coat of sealer. Mr. Faix’s brand on bottom of base. 100-200 535. Miniature great blue heron on a carved rock base. Excellent condition, original paint. Carved by Jerome Howes. Not Signed. 250-350 536. Miniature goose by New Jersey’s Hurley Conklin. Carved in the alert sentry pose. Excellent original paint and condition. Conklin carved relatively few miniatures. 250-350 537. Rare and early miniature red-breasted merganser drake c1900 from Martha’s Vineyard, MA. Original paint with mellow patina. A few dabs of paint on the surface. Possibly by Frank Richardson as it is similar to his decoys. 400-600 538. Miniature mallard paperweight by Edward Francis (“Frank”) Adams of West Tisbury, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Approximately six inches long. Excellent original paint and condition. Retains the desirable red “jelly label” sticker on the base. For additional information on this well respected carver see “Martha’s Vineyard Decoys” by Stanley Murphy. 300-500 539. Half size golden eye hen from Chesterfield, MD. Head turned to the left. Original paint with minor wear. Species identified on bottom and signed “Bill Joiner, Chesterfield, Md. – 1982” on bottom. 200-300 540. Miniature sleeping black duck by Ben Schmidt (1884-1968) of Centerline, MI. Raised wingtips with stamped feather detail. Incised primaries and fluted tail feathers. Head turned back over left shoulder with bill nestled into back feathers. Excellent original paint and condition. 400-600 540A. Miniature goose by Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, VA. Excellent original paint with scratch feather detail on back and painted feather detail on sides. Hairline neck check. Signed and dated “Feb 28 – 1968” on base. 200-400 541. Miniature snow goose by Miles Hancock (1887- 1974) of Chincoteague, VA. Excellent original paint and condition. Signed on base with the species identified and dated “Jan 17, 1968”. 200-400 534, 535 536 537 538 539, 540 540A, 541 124