Sailor Made Scrimshaw Panbone Oval Ditty Box, circa 1840

19th C. Scrimshaw Panbone Ditty Box, circa 1840

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Dept19th Century Scrimshaw
SizeHeight 4 in. x 8 in. x 6 in.
Sold$14,280

Sailor Made Scrimshaw Panbone Oval Ditty Box, circa 1840,
the wood cover inlaid with 66 pieces of mother of pearl, ivory, 5 types of tropical woods and wrapped with panbone. The box wrapped with a single piece of panbone joined by 5 scalloped laps.
Height 4 in. x 8 in. x 6 in.

Sold for $14,280.00

Provenance: The Nantucket Estate of Georgia P. Gosnell

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