Sailor Made Whalebone and Whale Ivory Inlaid Exotic Wood Work Box, mid 19th century, top, front, back and sides of the rectangular case inlaid with a profusion of hearts, stars, crescent moons in whale ivory and bone, baleen and whale ivory pinwheels center ivory ring handles; also tortoiseshell hearts, lozenges of abalone and tortoiseshell, and ivory quarter circle inlays, ivory corner posts and feet, whalebone borders; the lid opens on metal hinges with whalebone strut supports to disclose a compartmented lift-out tray.
Height 5 in. Width 12 in. Depth 8 in.

Provenance: Rafael Osona Auctions, Nantucket, MA 7 August 2004
Sara Jo Kobacker, Nantucket, MA