Sailor Made Nantucket Scrimshaw Panbone Swing Handle Basket, circa 1850

19th century fret-work panbone swing handle basket

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Dept19th Century Scrimshaw
SizeHeight 4 in. x 10 ¼ in. x 6 ½ in.
Sold$17,850

Sailor Made Nantucket Pierced Panbone Swing Handle Oval Basket, circa 1850,
pine wood bottom wrapped with a single piece of panbone, cut with interlocking circles and dots and swing handle attached by rivet, a fine example 19th C. Scrimshaw.
Height 4 in. x 10 ¼ in. x 6 ½ in.

Sold for $17,850.00

Provenance: The Nantucket Estate of Georgia P. Gosnell

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