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310. TRINITY HOUSE NAUTICAL MULTI-
WOOD INLAID SEWING BOX, English, circa
1880, depicting a sloop flying an American flag.
Height 14 ¼ in. Length 14 in. Depth 8 in.
311. TRINITY HOUSE NAUTICAL MULTI-
WOOD INLAID SEWING BOX, English, circa
1880, inlaid with British sloop.
312. WILLIAM JANSKY (AMERICAN 20TH C.)
POLYCHROME CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF
JEDIDIAH COFFIN, boatswain of the Charles W. Morgan,
accompanied by framed informational notice. Height 57 in.
Plinth 20 in. x 16 in.
Note: A companion figure of his elder brother is in the collection of the
Smithsonian Institute.
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313. FOLK ART ADVERTISING FIGURE OF
CAPTAIN AHAB, a polychrome rendering of Ahab
holding a harpoon, advertising “Ahab’s Whale Oil
Soap.” Height 33 in.
Provenance: The Estate of Georgia P. Gosnell, Nantucket
Island, Massachusetts, Sold Rafael Osona Auctions August 1,
2015 to private collector.
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