Scarce Carved Horn and Whale Ivory Scrimshaw Powder Flask, circa 1800,
the face a view of a gunboat with full sails through a curtained window, the reverse with flowers. The body carved from a thick slice of the tooth and deeply carved with brass rings attached and a carved 3-ball screw in stopper.
Length 2 ¾ in.
Provenance: Rafael Osona Auctions Sold August 4, 2012;
Thomas A. Gray Scrimshaw Collection