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387. SCARCE CARVED HORN AND WHALE IVORY SCRIMSHAW POWDER FLASK, circa 1800, the face a view of
a gunboat with full sails through a curtained window, the reverse with flowers. The body carved from a thick slice of the tooth and
deeply carved with brass rings attached and a carved 3-ball screw in stopper.
Length 2 ¾ in.
5,000/7,000
Provenance: Rafael Osona Auctions 2012, Thomas A. Gray Collection
388. WHALEMAN CRAFTED WHALEBONE POCKET WATCH
CASE, circa 1882, in the form of an eight-sided casket with lignum vitae
fitted corners, mounted on a whalebone wall plaque, cut and pierced with
a pair of birds atop. Each side panel studded and scrimshawed with foliage
and the front depicting a dog standing under a tree, stippled on verso, “John
Almys 1882.”
Height 7 in. Width 5 in.
2,000/3,000
Provenance: Kahn Fine Antiques 2013, Thomas A. Gray Collection
389. A COMPLETE ORIGINAL CARDBOARD CASED BOX OF
12 BOTTLES OF NYOIL, unopened glass bottles with trademark printed
whaling label “The Sportsman’s Friend” and “Finest Article in the World.”
Box Size 5 in. x 5 in. x 5 in.
600/800
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