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427. WHALEMAN MADE PIERCED BALEEN DITTY BOX BY ISAAC
TONY, 1805, with pine cover and base, the baleen strapped box of circular
form and pierced carvings of hearts, birds, stars, clovers, pinwheels, bottles,
gentleman’s pipe etc. “Box made by an Indian who lived at Westport and went
whaling from there in a sloop.”
Height 3 ¼ in. Diameter 4 ½ in.
2,000/3,000
Provenance: Elliot and Grace Snyder Antiques 2011, Thomas A. Gray Collection
428. WHALEMAN CARVED WOOD SCRIMSHAW CANDLE MIRRORED
SCONCE, 19 th c., half fan carved pediment above a rectangular mirror with a dovetailed
shelf candle socket with ivory inlays.
Height 10 in. Width 4 in.
800/1,000
Provenance: Paul Madden Antiques 2017, Thomas A. Gray Collection
429. CARVED AMERICAN MARITIME BUST OF A WOMAN, circa 1840, carved of pine, the young lady wearing a crown
on flowing hair and wearing diamond shaped earrings; a unique feature to this fine carving are deeply carved pupils- ½ inch deep.
Height 14 in. Depth 13 ½ in.
2,500/3,500
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