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 148126. Rare life size standing hooded merganser hen by Peter Peltz of Sandwich (Cape Cod), MA. Head looking down and to the left. Life size carvings by this maker are scarce as he made miniatures almost exclusively. Individually raised and crossed wingtips with fluted tail feathers. Excellent original paint and condition. Signed on bottom of painted base: “Peter Peltz – Hooded Merganser (F) – Sandwich”. 300-500 127. Life size standing quail by Peter Peltz of Sandwich, MA. Excellent original paint and condition. Signed on the bottom of the driftwood base. 300-500 128. Miniature myrtle warbler in bright, pristine, original paint and condition, by Jess Blackstone (1909-1988). Dropped wingtips with fanned tail. Bright, pristine, original paint and condition. Bird is labeled on bottom of carved “rock” base with the species identification, the #113 and Blackstone’s stylized and conjoined “JB”. 800-1200 129. Miniature running Canada goose by Harold N. Gibbs, Barrington, RI. Signed “HNG” and dated “1966” in pencil and “Canada Goose” in red ink on the bottom of the driftwood base. In excellent original condition. 300-500 130. Miniature mallard drake attributed to George K. (“Skippy”) Barto (1880-1959) of Joliet, Illinois. Raised wingtips and nicely carved head. Original paint with scratched and painted feather detail. Finely combed vermiculation on sides and back. Old crack in neck. 150-300 131. Miniature blue-winged teal drake by Ken Harris (1906-1974) of Woodville, N.Y. Head turned to the left with elaborately detailed feather detail. Overall excellent original paint and condition. Retains remnants of the white Harris stencil on base. 200-300 132. Pair of miniature baldpate or widgeon by Oliver (“Tuts”) Lawson (b1938) of Crisfield, MD. Carved at approximately one half scale. Both heads turned, hen to the right and the drake to the left. Carved and raised wingtips with thinly carved tails. Overall excellent original paint and condition. Both signed and dated “1966”. For additional information on this respected carver see the article by Jim Trimble in the Jan./Feb. 2006 issue of Decoy Magazine. 500-750 133. Pair of miniature mallards by William H. (“Bill”) Cranmer (1917-2008) of Beach Haven, N.J. Carved at approximately one third scale (approx 8 ½” from tip of bill to tip of tail). Both heads turned, drake to the right and hen to the left. Perky, upswept tails and painted feather detail. Excellent original paint. One tiny, insignificant dent on left back of hen. 200-400 134. Miniature preening mallard hen by Charles Perdew of Henry, IL. Raised wings with head resting on back over right shoulder. Fine original paint with some light crackle to the finish. Mounted on a tree section base with carved “leaves on edge.” Base retains the original small brass or copper tag of “Chas. H. Perdew – Henry, Ill.”. Carving swivels on base. 400-600 126, 127 128, 129 130, 131 132(PR) 133(PR) 134 27