SOLD FOR $6,600

Rare Nantucket Pierced Whalebone Swing Handled Oval Knitting Basket, mid 19th century, formed of a single piece of panbone with riveted joinings, handle inscribed with initials “MTL”, exotic hardwood floor.
Height 6 ¾ in. (including handle) Length 7 ¼ in. Width 5 in.

Literature:
Illustrated p. 143 Martha Lawrence “Scrimshaw, The Whaler’s Legacy”, Schiffer, 1993

Provenance:
Paul Madden, Sandwich, Massachusetts
The Carol and Stephen Memishian
19th C. Scrimshaw Collection