Lot 1484

(2) 19TH C. SAILOR MADE BUSKS & BALEEN BOX

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19TH C. OVAL BALEEN DITTY BOX: Sailor Made, Finger Lap Joined, with spruce top and bottom, thin spruce lining backing the reticulated cutwork on one side, 4 1/4" x 8" x 6", breaks in lid edge band.

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SAILOR MADE INLAID BOX19TH C: 19TH C SAILOR MADE INLAID BOX 13.5 X 8.5 CX 8

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19th C. Sailor Made Carved Wooden Trinket Box: 19th C. Sailor Made Wooden Trinket Box. Heart shape carved mahogany with ebony and blond wood inlay. Excellent condition, measures: 2.5" H X 8.5" W X 6.25 " D.

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19TH C THREE FINGERED SAILOR MADE OVAL DITTY BOX,: 19TH C THREE FINGERED SAILOR MADE OVAL DITTY BOX, ELABORATELY CARVED SURFACES, ALL ORIGINAL, TOP DIAMETER 6 1/2" X 3 7/8" TALL NOT INCLUDING HANDLE.

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Sailor-Made Inlaid Valuables Box: America, 19th century. valuables box, probably sailor-made composed of geometric exotic wood inlays; box opening to reveal mirror in lid and removable tray. H4 34" W8 1/4" D5 3/4" Private Collection o

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19TH C. SAILOR-MADE WHALEBONE CANE: Gentleman's Walking Stick in whalebone, ca. 1850, having baleen dot inlay under the turned knob top; three sections, the uppermost in tight fluting, the lower two in opposing twist ribbing tapering do

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SCRIMSHAW: Busk sailor art, 19th C., carved baleen love token, oblong with tapered sides, carved: SCRIMSHAW: Busk sailor art, 19th C., carved baleen love token, oblong with tapered sides, carved motifs include buildings, potted trees, lighthouse, and geometric designs, some loss to edges, scratche

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EXCEPTIONAL SAILOR-MADE SHELL WORK 19th Century Height 4". Width 18". Depth 14".: EXCEPTIONAL SAILOR-MADE SHELL WORK19th CenturyHoused in an octagonal mahogany box with fruitwood string inlay. Hinged lid opens to a compartmented interior containing multicolored shells arranged in a

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RARE SAILOR MADE KNITTING NEEDLES Mid 19th c., whalebone and carved baleen and wood knitting: RARE SAILOR MADE KNITTING NEEDLES Mid 19th c., whalebone and carved baleen and wood knitting needles, 13" l.

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SAILOR-MADE MODEL OF A TWO-MASTED SCHOONER Late 19th Century Height including stand 44". Length 42".: SAILOR-MADE MODEL OF A TWO-MASTED SCHOONERLate 19th CenturyBlack hull with green bottom. Mounted on a paneled wooden box/stand.Height including stand 44". Length 42". Width approx. 9".

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(2) 19TH C. SAILOR MADE BUSKS & BALEEN BOX

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The Busks are both scrimshawn, the first in baleen features a church and a lighthouse, a potted plant and two hexes; the second in exotic hardwood has six different hexes, a heart at top with "M-K" below, 12 1/2" & 14" long, minor edge loss to the first; PLUS An Oval Lidded Box with nine-tongue lapped joint (the lowest tongue missing), tiny brass pins, orange and green mossy sponge decorated top, marked with 1941 acquisition number, 3" x 5 5/8" x 4 1/4", minor losses.