Impressive Whaleman Made Inlaid Whale Ivory and Whalebone Double Swift, circa 1830-1840, the spiked finial and lower table standard fashioned of whale ivory with heavy lathe-work and red wax scribe lines and extremely fine zigzag wheel above the cage. Two scrolled ivory table clamps (one with tortoiseshell inlaid stars and worms) the upper and lower band inlaid with diamond shaped tortoiseshell. The double cage constructed of 72 reeded whalebone ribs with silver rivets projecting from a square ivory shaft inlaid with abalone dots and tortoiseshell diamonds. Height 25 ½ in.
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