Fine Sailor Made Panbone Oval Ditty Box, circa 1850, mahogany lid and base wrapped with single piece of panbone joined by double line of rivets, the lid inlaid with 4 hearts and diamond motif.
Height 4 in. Length 7 ¾ in. Width 6 in.

Sailor Made Petite Panbone Ditty Box, circa 1860, oval form with pine top and bottom, joined with copper rivets.
Height 1 ¾ in. Length 4 ⅛ in. Width 3 in.

Sailor Made Scrimshaw Panbone Oval Ditty Box, circa 1850, the top and base both wrapped with single piece of panbone and joined collectively by 8 laps of twin circles, arrowheads and lollipop ends, boldly studded with brass tacks and rivets.
Height 3 ½ in. Length 8 in. Width 6 in.

Provenance: The Estate of Georgia P. Gosnell, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, Sold Rafael Osona Auctions August 1, 2015; Private Collector

Rare Scrimshaw Panbone and Mahogany Swing Handle Bonnet Box, circa 1830, round form made of a single piece of bone joined by riveted long laps with lollipop ends. The band top and base secured to the wood with bone pegs, the handle is attached with turned knobs.
Height 7 ¾ in. Diameter 9 ½ in.

Provenance: Barbara Johnson Collection, Sold Rafael Osona Auctions August 13, 1994; The Estate of Georgia P. Gosnell, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, Sold Rafael Osona Auctions August 1, 2015; Private Collector

Illustrated: E. Norman Flayderman’s Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders – Whales and Whalemen, Published 1972, pg. 228.

Sailor Made Scrimshaw Panbone Oval Inlaid Ditty Box, circa 1830, the lid inlaid with rosewood star within an ivory and wood wreath and wrapped in panbone, the base wrapped with a single piece of panbone and joined with 3 finger laps.
Height 3 in. Length 8 ¼ in. Width 6 in.

Provenance: The Estate of Georgia P. Gosnell, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, Sold Rafael Osona Auctions August 1, 2015; Private Collector