140 . FINE SAILOR MADE INLAID BOX , early 19 th Century , rectangular wood box with ebony inlaid strappings , rosewood inlaid anchors , stars , diamonds , foliate sprigs and ivory pins throughout . Removable inserted top with turned ivory beehive knob on a 5-part mother of pearl star in a rosewood circle . H 3 ¾ in . W 11 ¾ in . D 8 ¼ in .
141 . SAILOR ’ S WOOLIE OF THE “ AUSTRALASIAN ” , proud liner of the Aberdeen White Star Line , Astralasian carried emigrants and First-class passengers to Australia and the southern Orient in the late 1880s & 1890s . This colorful period woolwork picture depicts the steaming vessel near “ South Sydney Heads ” with its prominent lighthouse , with a man working the signal tower flag . Several sailors and passengers are shown onboard the ship as well . The ship flies the British red ensign and was built in 1884 by Robert Napier of Glasgow , signed lower left C . A . Young , circa 1888 . 24 ½ in . x 37 ¼ in . Overall 29 ⅞ in . x 42 ¾ in .
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