Whaleman Made Whale Ivory and Whalebone Swift, circa 1850
Offered: August 8-9, 2020
Whaleman Made Whale Ivory and Whalebone Swift, circa 1850, large Ivory “C” clamp with fist holding a double whalebone cage. Height 18 in.
Whalebone and Whale Ivory Yarn Winding Swift Made by Captain William Hussey, 19th Century
Offered: August 8-9, 2020
Whalebone and Whale Ivory Yarn Winding Swift Made by Captain William Hussey, 19th Century, red wax filled incised scribe lines, barrel shaped clamp and cup, with contemporary custom inlaid 4-drawer fitted stand made by Donald A. Doyle, Nov. 2010. Swift Height 23 in. Stand Height 5 ½ in. Width 12 ¼ in.
Whaler Made Whale Ivory Whalebone and Wood Swift, circa 1870
Offered: August 8-9, 2020
Whaler Made Whale Ivory Whalebone and Wood Swift, circa 1870, large turned ivory cup and axel above a single whalebone cage of 60 staves on a bone shaft with slide and carved wood barrel table clamp. Height 17 in.
Whaler Made Whale Ivory and Whalebone Swift, circa 1860
Offered: August 8-9, 2020
Whaler Made Whale Ivory and Whalebone Swift, circa 1860, “C” shaped ivory table clamp with cube ends having reeded tablets and screw knob, supporting a whalebone shaft, adjusting slide and screw for a single cage of 60 ten-inch bone staves terminating with a multi-turned finial cup. Height 19 ½ in.
Large Whalebone and Whale Ivory Whaler Made Swift, circa 1850
Offered: August 8-9, 2020
Large Whalebone and Whale Ivory Whaler Made Swift, circa 1850, the finial, clamp, axels, cages and supporting ring very finely turned whale ivory. The shaft and 72 ribs of whalebone. Height 25 in.
Whaler Made Whale Ivory and Whalebone Swift, circa 1850
Offered: August 8-9, 2020
Whaler Made Whale Ivory and Whalebone Swift, circa 1850, ivory turned and red wax line scribed finial and carved ivory “C” clamp, whalebone shaft and ribs. Height 21 in.
Whaler Made Whale Ivory Polychromed Swift, circa 1840
Offered: August 8-9, 2020
Whaler Made Whale Ivory Polychromed Swift, circa 1840, entirely carved, reeded and scribed of whale ivory, except for the whalebone central shaft. Height 12 ¾ in.
Whaler Made Whale Ivory and Whalebone Swift
Offered: August 8-9, 2020
Whaler Made Whale Ivory and Whalebone Swift, circa 1840, 114 carved bone staves single cage emanating from a whale ivory and bone shaft with turned finial and adjustment ring all polychromed with 50+ red and green finely scribed lines; all supported by a well-executed clenched fist table clamp with star and diamond wax inlays. Height 15 in.
