Miniature Long-Tailed Pair
Benjamin S. Schmidt (1884-1968)
Centerline, MI, c. 1930
11 in. long

The original owner of this pair and the following miniature Schmidt lots was a foundry owner in Detroit who acquired the birds directly from the maker as gifts. In exchange, Schmidt was able to source the sugar pine used at the foundry for his decoy carvings.
Original paint with light wear.

Provenance: Private Collection, Detroit, gifted from the maker
Private Collection, by descent from the above

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