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346. WHALER CARVED WHALE IVORY AND
WHALEBONE WALKING STICK, 19 th century, petite whale
ivory knob atop a baleen spiral inlaid top section, to silver divider
to tapering whalebone shaft ending in a brass ferrule.
Length 32 ½ in.
1,200/1,600
347. SHARK VERTEBRAE WALKING STICK, capped
with a 1943 Australian coin, 49 graduating vertebrae ending with
an applied high-caliber bullet ferrule.
Length 32 ½ in.
400/600
348. WHALER TURNED WHALEBONE FID, circa 1860,
flat top with an incised hole, three thin scribe lines tapering to a
fine point.
Length 10 ¼ in.
300/500
349. WHALER CARVED WHALEBONE SEAM RUB,
circa 1840-50, with later engraving “A. Ray 1898”, carved from
a single piece of bone with a T-grip on a shaped octagonal stem
to a finger fitted notched wedge, engraved and diamond carving
on reverse.
5 ¼ in. x 2 ⅛ in.
500/700
350. TWO-PART BLOWN GLASS TROPHY
PUNCH BOWL, circa 1820, in the form of a pedestal
goblet, the bowl is copper engraved “Terry O’Flaherty”
above a 3-masted square rigged ship, the opposing side
with an anchor and line.
Height 13 in.
400/600
Ref: Hughes’ pgs 213, text 199.
135
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