Sailor Made Nantucket Pierced Panbone Oval Covered Box, circa 1840, mahogany top with an interlocking circle panbone band on a conforming box of a single piece of bone having arches, diamonds, triangles, half rounds, spikes and interlocking circles. Note: the base was never riveted to the box as is with all the other baskets and boxes of this style. The elaborate carved rim, which is concealed when covered, leads us to believe this was designed for multi-purpose use, a fine example of 19th C. Scrimshaw.
Height 4 ½ in. x 10 ¼ in. x 7 in.

Sold for $10,115.00

Provenance: The Nantucket Estate of Georgia P. Gosnell