Sale Highlight - 3 3/4" Slate Birdstone. Pictured 1917

3 3/4" Slate Birdstone. Oregon, IL. Interesting style with elevated legs. Ex-Earl Townsend (T-4943). Well pictured in Moorehead's 1917 Stone Ornaments (p406). Once in the B.A. Cothow, John Douglas and

3 3/4" Slate Birdstone. Mercer Co, OH. Ex-Duane (Beanie) Johnson, Billy Hillen. "Worm Mark" decorates back side. Dickey & Jackson G9+ COAs

3 3/4" Slate Birdstone. Lucas Co, OH. Ex-Earl Townsend, Dr. Rollin Bunch. Has Dr. Gordon Meuser's familiar writing on bottom. Top 1/2" of tail restored

3 ¾” Slate Birdstone, Franklin Co. Ohio, Ex. Herb Cline Coll. Perino C.O.A.

3 ¾” Contemporary Banded Slate Birdstone

3 3/4" Brown Popeyed Birdstone. Livingston Co, MI. Restoration to just the top of eyes and small spot on tail. Ex-Gilbert Cooper, Earl Townsend (#1680, purch 1953), Don Boudeman. Well pictured in the

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SALE HIGHLIGHT ! Popeyed Birdstone found in Huntington Co., Indiana pictured in Birdstone book, 4 13/16” long x 1 ¼” wide, ex-Don R.S. Galbreath Collection, pictured on page 393 Plate H

2 3/8" Slate Birdstone. McHenry Co, IL (Richmond). Ex-Earl Townsend (#1757), E.K. Petrie, A. B. Cassell. Pictured in the Birdstone Book (p369-E). Banding forms an eye. Excellent Condition. Featured on

4 3/8" Slate Birdstone. Found in 1903 in Ohio Co, KY. Overly cleaned, but otherwise fine condition. Holes intact. Ex-Earl Townsend, Wilbur Cunningham, Richard Harding. Pictured in Townsend's 2013 Sale

2 7/8" Slate Birdstone. Crawford Co, OH (near Bucyrus. Ex-Earl Townsend (T-5219), Stan Copeland, Dr. TH Young. Holes worn but intact. Pictured in Townsend's January 2015 Sale Catalog (lot 267). Featur

4 3/4" Popeyed Slate Birdstone. Calhoun Co, MI. Excellent condition, holes intact. Mouth incising appears to have been added in modern times. Ex-BW Stephens (Bi-32)

3 7/8" Slate Birdstone. Summit Co, OH. Good condition, undrilled. Ex-Cameron Parks (has his moniker). Well Pictured in Parks' collection in Who's Who #3 (p99). Also can be seen in #2 (p142)

2 3/4" Popeyed Slate Birdstone. Highly developed example, exact provenance unknown. Ex-Kevin Pipes, Byron Knoblock. Fine condition

3 1/2” Banded Slate Birdstone. Wood Co, WV. (rare West Virginia Bird!) Anciently salvaged head. Very well made. Holes intact. Pictured in Who's Who #11 (p319) and in Kevin Pipes' Oct. 2012 aucti

3 3/4" Birdstone. Red Banded Slate. Old faded collector tag on onside. Ex-Burton/Teubner Estate.

3 ½” Banded Slate Bug Eyed Birdstone listed as Indiana, Lane Co.? The Judge Claude Stone Collection, Some of these items are pictured on page 397 Who’s Who #4 in a 1949 Picture

5 3/4" L x 1 3/8" H Banded Slate Birdstone, IN w/ coa

3 3/4" Trapezoidal Pendant. Todd Co, KY. Deep brown Slate. Nice polish, fine display. Ex-Dr. John Mountjoy, Mitch Lewis. Pictured in Who's Who #12, p495

4 5/8" Banded Slate Birdstone. Knox Co, OH. Back half restored. Ex-Earl Townsend, Augustine Wherle (402-W). Pictured in Townsend's January 2015 sale catalog (#294). Can also be seen with Earl's flock

2 3/4" Bust Birdstone. IN. Brown slate. Holes intact. Eyes have been ground/salvaged almost flat with the head

3 3/4" Corner Notch. Lorain Co, OH (Elyria). Ex-Col. Vietzen. Pictured in Vietzen's May 1999 sale catalog (lot 368). Striking two tone flint

2 Afton Point (2 3/4" & 3 1/4"). Lorain Co, OH. Both are ex-Ray Vietzen. Larger is pictured Vietzen's March 1999 Sale Catalog (lot 1957). Davis G6 & G7 COAs

ROOKWOOD (XXVI ) 12 3/4" high light green art pottery vase, in fine condition, from local estate. Marked on bottom as pictured.