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399. TWO WHALER MADE PUZZLE SNUFF BOXES,
circa 1840-60, the ivory box carved out of a single sperm whale tooth in
the form of a whaleship, the wood box in the form of a ship with two heart
inlays.
Length 5 in.
2,000/3,000
400. NAPOLEONIC CARVED SEED POD SNUFF BOX, circa 1810, fashioned stylized boat with scalloped shell bow and
beetle head with inlaid turquoise eyes, beetle head stern, the hinged lid carved profusely with tools and instruments.
Length 3 in.
1,000/1,500
Provenance: Kahn Fine Antiques 2012, Thomas A. Gray Collection
401. WHALEMAN CARVED SHIP HULL SNUFF BOX, circa 1850, wood hull with inlaid baleen gun ports, 16 brass tackhead
cannons, whalebone deck with mermaid scrimshaw and hinged wood box top, carved bone figurehead and scrimshawed stern.
Length 5 in.
1,200/1,800
Provenance: Paul Madden Antiques 2010, Thomas A. Gray Collection
402. WHALEMAN CARVED WHALEBONE AND TORTOISESHELL SWEETHEART PUZZLE BOX, circa 1860, the
top cover inlaid with a tortoiseshell heart, the solid whalebone box carved within an interior heart.
Height 1 ΒΌ in. Width 3 in. Depth 2 in.
2,000/4,000
Provenance: Paul Madden Antiques 2017, Thomas A. Gray Collection
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