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[M] An unusual 19th century American sailor work...
An unusual 19th century American sailor work scrimshaw-decorated marine ivory and baleen model of a ditty box
the body carved from a whale's tooth root, plugged with wood and incised and carved overall with a whaler, cornucopias and interlocking 'joints', the baleen lid incised with a basket of flowers, secured to a wooden stopper carved with a lover's heart flanked 'S N', with bone handle
2½ x 3¼in. (6.5 x 8.3cm.)
Sold for £372
Estimated at £400 - £600
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
An unusual 19th century American sailor work scrimshaw-decorated marine ivory and baleen model of a ditty box
the body carved from a whale's tooth root, plugged with wood and incised and carved overall with a whaler, cornucopias and interlocking 'joints', the baleen lid incised with a basket of flowers, secured to a wooden stopper carved with a lover's heart flanked 'S N', with bone handle
2½ x 3¼in. (6.5 x 8.3cm.)