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 148140. Excellent pair of miniature pintails by Wendell Gilley (1905- 1983) of Southwest Harbor, Maine. Carved at about one third scale. Drake is in the alert position with the head turned slightly to the right while the hen is in a content pose. Both have individually raised wingtips and those on the drakes are crossed. Excellent original paint and condition. Signed “Gilley” on the side of the driftwood mount. Underside of base also has the species identified and is signed and dated “1968” along with the Gilley stamp. Gilley was contemporary with the Ward brothers and is considered one of the founding fathers of modern decorative carving. He won numerous national awards and was the judge for many early carving contest. A museum dedicated solely to his work opened in 1981 in his home town on the island of Mount Desert. 800-1200 141. Saw Whet owl by F. M. Kilburn of Waldoboro, Maine. Carved at about one half scale. Head turned about 90 degrees to the right. Raised wingtips with a broad tail. Excellent original paint and condition. Signed on bottom of small driftwood knee. 250-450 142. Miniature red-breasted merganser hen by Carl Malmstrom (1882-1975) of Long Cove, Maine. Carved at about one third scale. Head with carved crest back over right shoulder in a preening pose with individually raised wingtips. Fine original paint. Small old crack in tip of bill. Minor imperfections. Signed in script on bottom of tree branch base. 150-250 143. Miniature redhead drake by Dr. Lewis Webb Hill (1889-1968) of Boston, Massachusetts. Decoy form in a swimming pose with Hill’s typical crossed wingtips. Original paint on overall excellent original condition. Old tight, hairline crack in neck. Mounted on Hill’s traditional finished hardwood block. 400-600 144. Lot of (3) miniatures. A Miniature mallard drake by D.G. Mills of Thomaston, Maine. Excellent original paint and condition. Signed on base. A black duck by H. Wasson of Bucksport, Maine. Standing form with individually raised wingtips. Detailed yet subtle painted feather detail. Excellent original paint and condition. Signed on weathered burl base. A miniature hooded merganser drake by Will Gosselin. Excellent original paint and condition. Signed on base. 150-300 140(PR) detail 141 142 143 144(3) 29