Sailor Made Scrimshaw Panbone Swing Handle Basket, circa 1850,
pine bottom wrapped by a single piece of pierced panbone of interlocking circles, anchors and diamonds, a solid swing handle attached by rivets.
Height 2 ¾ in. x 8 in. x 4 ¾ in.
Illustrated: “Nautical Antiques”, Schiffer Publishers, 1994, pg 105
Provenance: The Nantucket Estate of Georgia P. Gosnell
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