Lot 427: Whaleman Made Pierced Baleen Ditty Box by Isaac Tony, 1805, with pine cover and base, the baleen strapped box of circular form and pierced carvings of hearts, birds, stars, clovers, pinwheels, bottles, gentleman’s pipe etc. “Box made by an Indian who lived at Westport and went whaling from there in a sloop.”
Height 3 ¼ in. Diameter 4 ½ in.
Provenance: Elliot and Grace Snyder
Thomas A. Gray Scrimshaw Collection
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Lot 428:Whaleman Carved Wood Scrimshaw Candle Mirrored Sconce, 19th c., half fan carved pediment above a rectangular mirror with a dovetailed shelf candle socket with ivory inlays.
Height 10 in. Width 4 in.
Provenance: Paul Madden Antiques
Thomas A. Gray Scrimshaw Collection
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