Lot 178: Four 19th C. Whalebone Sailor Made Objects

$300.00

Lot 178: Four 19th C. Whalebone Sailor Made Objects

$300.00

Clasped hands, brass letter seal, 3 1/2″ l; Carved whale’s tooth and baleen needle, with hand holding a cigar(?), 6″ l; Small bone fid with hand, 3 1/2″ l; Whalebone fist with clasped finger, a steel needle, and an ebony and whalebone base, 5 1/2″. 

Estimate: $300-500

Description

Clasped hands, brass letter seal, 3 1/2″ l; Carved whale’s tooth and baleen needle, with hand holding a cigar(?), 6″ l; Small bone fid with hand, 3 1/2″ l; Whalebone fist with clasped finger, a steel needle, and an ebony and whalebone base, 5 1/2″. 

Estimate: $300-500