Whaler Made Whale Ivory, Whalebone, Baleen and Tortoiseshell Walking Stick, circa 1840, a paneled whale ivory cone shaped grip with baleen dot inlays and 2 spacers and a tortoise circle, on a finely carved whalebone shaft starting with a deeply carved hatch section with cross-cut band atop a multi-strand twist with similar band above a reeded section with deep cross-cut, deep scribe lines to a baleen spacer and ending with a 4-inch long whale ivory ferrule.
Length 33 ¼ in.
Whaler Made Whalebone and Whale Ivory Walking Stick, circa 1850, a multi-turned whale ivory knob grip with tortoise block inlay on a square baleen spacer conforming to a whalebone shaft starting with a square section with reeded corners above the major section of seldom seen twist and lay pattern tapering shaft ending in a long ferrule.
Length 37 ½ in.
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