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Lot 38
Sale 916 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Lots 1-410
Sep 30, 2021
6:00AM ET
Lots 411-816
Oct 1, 2021
6:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$2,000 -
4,000
Price Realized
$11,875
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
An Unusual Scrimshaw Panbone Oval Ditty Box With Engraved Surfaces and Panbone Bottom
Mid 19th Century
with engraved decoration on visible surfaces including a full-rigged ship with American ensign, a patriotic eagle, two houses and a large tree, and the whole trimmed with decorative 'umbrella' device.
Height 1 3/4 x length 4 1/2 inches.
Hindman is grateful to Stuart Frank, Senior Curator Emeritus of the New Bedford Whaling Museum for his assistance in the cataloging of the scrimshaw offered in this auction.
Height 1 3/4 x length 4 1/2 inches.
Hindman is grateful to Stuart Frank, Senior Curator Emeritus of the New Bedford Whaling Museum for his assistance in the cataloging of the scrimshaw offered in this auction.
Property from the Collection of Dr. James Dawson, Manchester, Kentucky