Sailor Made Nantucket Pierced Panbone Swing Handle Oval Basket, circa 1840,
cherry bottom wrapped with panbone having interlocking circles with arches and spikes, handle attached with a rivet, a fine example of 19th C. Scrimshaw
Height 2 ¼ in. x 6 ½ in x 4 ¾ in.

Sold for $15,470.00

A similar basket by the same hand and similar size sold at Rafael Osona’s Auctions on August 1, 2009, lot 98.

Provenance: The Nantucket Estate of Georgia P. Gosnell