SOLD FOR $600

Sailor Scrimshaw Polychrome and Rivet Decorated Whalebone Busk, American, 19th century, engraved with a Federal eagle spread winged above initials “A. H.”, a frigate and the Boston State House, within copper rivet border and heart and star motifs, respectively, at the ends.
Length 12 ½ in. Width 2 ¼ in.

Provenance:
Nina Hellman, Nantucket, Massachusetts

The Carol and Stephen Memishian
19th C. Scrimshaw Collection