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195. SAILOR SCRIMSHANDED BALEEN
“BOTANICAL” TRINKET BOX, mid 19th century, oval with
plain mahogany top and base, the top band delicately incised
with birds and botanical specimens depicted in roundels, the
box band with two oblong reserves of palatial buildings and
seven additional panels of floral and foliate specimens, with rivet
fastened triangular joints.
Height 2 ½ in. Length 5 ¾ in. Width 4 ¼ in.

197. SAILOR MADE PANBONE OVAL DITTY BOX,
circa 1850, mahogany lid and bottom wrapped with a single
piece of panbone joined by double line of rivets, the lid inlaid
with 4 whale ivory hearts and 1 diamond motif.
Height 4 in. Length 7 ¾ in. Width 6 in.

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196. SAILOR SCRIMSHANDED BALEEN AND
MAHOGANY OVAL DITTY BOX, 19th century, incised
with bands of vinery, metal-fastened joints, plain wood top and
bottom.
Height 3 ¾ in. Length 7 ¾ in. Width 5 ¾ in.

198. SAILOR MADE WHALEBONE AND WHALE
IVORY INLAID EXOTIC WOOD WORK BOX, mid
19th century, top, front, back and sides of the rectangular case
inlaid with a profusion of hearts, stars, crescent moons in whale
ivory and bone, baleen and whale ivory pinwheels center ivory
ring handles; also tortoiseshell hearts, lozenges of abalone and
tortoiseshell, and ivory quarter circle inlays, ivory corner posts
and feet, whalebone borders; the lid opens on metal hinges with
whalebone strut supports to disclose a compartmented lift-out
tray.
Height 5 in. Width 12 in. Depth 8 in.
Provenance: Rafael Osona Auctions, Nantucket, MA 7 August 2004
Sara Jo Kobacker, Nantucket, MA