Birdstone

A Birdstone Figure U.S.A. ( Richland-Ohio) Length: 8cm. (3 1/8in.) Circa 2000 B.C. Provenance: Gilbert Dilley Collection Akron, Ohio, USA Sale: Christie's, Paris,11 November 2007, 132 Literature: Town

Please see picture for measurement. It is from Ross County Ohio. ex- Matt Moeller, Kraig Phillips Collection. It comes with a Tony Putty Certificate of Authenticity. These artifacts are from multiple

Please see picture for measurement. It is from Michigan. It comes with a Artifact Authenticators of the World & a Tony Putty Certificate of Authentication. Ex- John Mitchell Collection. These artifact

5 7/16" Birdstone. Found near the turn of the century in Attica, IN (Fountain Co.). Very fine and large Fantail type. Vividly banded brown Slate. Excellent (G10) condition with holes intact. Ex-Stanle

5" Pop Eyed Birdstone. Ingham Co, MI. Banded Slate. Front hole break out., 2 small spots of repair. Very well pictured in Birdstone Book (p479, A) and on the cover of January 1949 Illinois Archaeologi

In black slate, elongated fantail type with four drill holes, paired and meeting along base, 5” long x ¾” wide x q1 ¾” high. Condition Fine.

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

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

4" Birdstone. OH/IN. Banded Slate with excellent patina. Ex-Ken Partain. Jackson G9 and Dickey COAs

3 1/4" Long Neck Slate Birdstone. Wood Co, OH. Found 1903. Townsend's last Birdstone. Acquired 1987 from Menard Wilson. Ex-Ladow Johnston. T-5286 (actually T-5268 in book). Holes intact, fine conditio

5 13/16" Hardstone Birdstone. Branch Co, MI. Large, well polished and finely made. Drilling just started. Has large arching neck. Green and black Granite with a very few small pits. Beak has been glue

3 3/16" Birdstone. Hocking Co, OH. Rare type, chunky body. Incised eyes and mouth. Excellent condition. Ex-Chris Forrest, Earl Townsend, Augustine Wherle (283-W). Pictured in the Birdstone Book, p657.

2 5/16" Popeyed Birdstone. Kalamazoo Co, MI. Slate. Ex-Claude Stone, H.H. Spearman. Can be seen in WW#4 picture with Stone (p397). Also pictured WW#11, p133. Comes with a copy of Stone's log book page

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3 1/8" Slate Birdstone. St. Joseph Co, IN. Brown Slate. Ex-Earl Townsend (#1732), R.K. Meyer, Ed Payne. Purple slate with cut mouth, drilled eyes and tallied tail. Fine condition with holes intact. Pi

Please see picture for measurement.It is from Delaware County Ohio. It comes with a Gregory Perino Certificate of Authenticity. These artifacts are from multiple collections from around the United Sta

4 1/2" Birdstone. Gennesse Co, MI. Pictured in the Birdstone Book, p499-E. Townsend identified as "purple slate" Excellent condition, holes intact. Well tallied along back. Ex-Dr. T. Hugh Young. Pictu

Please see picture for measurement. It is from Ohio. It comes with a Tony Putty Certificate of Authenticity. It is well made & polished. Excellent collector history. ex- w. Waters collection. Pictured

5" Pop-Eyed Slate Birdstone. Chenango Co, NY. Large, brown slate example. Well made. Front hole breakout with ancient salvage. Ex-BW Stephens (1962, Bi-64)

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

A carved "pop" eye birdstone. Indiana. Diorite. c.20th century. 6".

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

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

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