SOLD FOR $480
Whale Ivory Heart Shaped Needle Holder, 19th century, with heart shaped tortoiseshell inlay, pierced for attachment.
Length 2 ½ in.
Provenance: Rafael Osona Auctions, Nantucket, MA 16 August 1997
SOLD FOR $480
Whale Ivory Square Needle Holder, 19th century, pierced with four hearts, on triangular rosewood stand.
Height 1 ¾ in. Length 1 ½ in. Stand Length 2 in.
Provenance: Nina Hellman, Nantucket, MA
Literature: Illustrated p.223 E. Norman Flayderman, Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders, New Milford, CT, 1972
Both lots from the Carol and Stephen Memishian
19th Century Scrimshaw Collection
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