Rafael Osona's Annual Auction Catalog 2019 2016 | Page 57

181. PAIR OF SAILOR SCRIMSHANDED POLYCHROME SPERM WHALE TEETH, 19th century, each engraved recto
with a large bird atop a tree stump, amidst luxuriant leafy branches, her companion flies overhead, verso a swan swims on placid
water, flanked by overreaching slender trees; mounted together on a rectangular wood plinth. Length 6 ¼ in. and 6 ½ in.

182. SAILOR SCRIMSHANDED
WHALEBONE BUSK, mid 19th Century, inscribed
and inked in black with geometric motifs and
jardinière issuing blossoming vine centering script
initials “B.K.W.” Length 14 ½ in.
Provenance: Ex-E. Ham Collection, Nantucket
Sam Sylvia, Nantucket, MA

183. WHALE IVORY AND WHALEBONE
SWIFT, 19th century, turned and scribed cup, pan
and ring above a single bone cage on a bone shaft.
The clenched fist clamp carved from a single whale’s
tooth, the support ring and screw knob with red
scribe lines.
Overall Length 17 in. Length of Staves 10 in.
Provenance: Sam Sylvia, Nantucket, MA

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