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161.A FINELY CRAFTED WHALER MADE AMERICAN FOLK ART
POWDER HORN, 19 th century, scrimshawed, carved, inlaid, studded and
polychromed throughout; the cap is carved with bead and bars with red stain
and brass fastener. The base is scrimshawed with hatched diamonds inlaid with
raised silver diamonds, then a wraparound scene with a homestead, trees and a
seated family dog looking out to an incoming square-rigged ship with American
flag. A four-paddle pinwheel surrounded by birds including a humming
bird, twin hearts above male and female birds facing each other with nesting
material and an inlaid cut-brass heart and jeweled silver cod fish. Scrimshawed
lighthouse flanked by draped American flags, leaves with carved and filled stars.
Four sections of bas-relief comprise a star carved ring, a hatch carved band, a
diamond band with silver and beads and a diamond ring with green and red wax
with silver inlay and star carved shank. Original pine stopper.
Length 14 in.
3,000/5,000
Provenance: The Thomas A. Gray Scrimshaw Collection
162. FINE WHALER MADE INLAID WHALE IVORY AND WHALEBONE
WALKING STICK, circa 1830-40, carved whale ivory clenched fist with square wafer
and inlaid with a diamond shaped baleen framed mother of pearl grip on a skillfully inlaid
whalebone square shaft transitioning to an octagonal section, transitioning to a tapering round
section. The upper portion of the shaft is inlaid with hearts, diamonds, dots, blocks and circles.
128 total inlays of mother of pearl, tortoiseshell, abalone, baleen, rosewood and ebony.
Length 35 in.
10,000/15,000
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