Offered: August 8-9, 2020
Sold for $793 Whaler Made Whale Ivory Heart and Clover Pie Crimper, circa 1860, a solid slanted zigzag wheel pinned to spokes and continuing to a grip with two open carved clovers and a heart, with a pinned 3-tine fork, the end with a swivel ring-like hanger. Length 5 ¾ in.
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Offered: August 8-9, 2020
Sold for $500 Lot of Two Whaler Made Whale Ivory Pie Crimpers, circa 1850, the 1st with solid diminutive compacted zigzag wheel pinned to a shaped grip with return hook; the 2nd with a finely carved solid zigzag wheel pinned to a single piece of ivory spoke, graduating to a shaped and hollow grip. Lengths 5 in. and 6 in.
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Offered: August 8-9, 2020
Sold for $318 Whale Ivory and Blond Baleen Pie Crimper, circa 1850, solid zigzag wheel pinned to a shaped handle ending in a ball with a swivel baleen hook. Length 6 in.
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Offered: August 8-9, 2020
Sold for $572 Two Whalebone Carved Pie Crimpers, circa 1850, a blocked and open column work handle initialed “E.A.B.” and a polyhedron end; the 2nd with a turned and deeply scribed handle with a zigzag wheel. Lengths 6 in. and 7 in.
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Offered: August 8-9, 2020
Whaler Made Whale Ivory Sea Horse Pie Crimper, circa 1850, a very finely carved double zigzag wheel pinned to a single piece of ivory spoke, graduating to a shaped and hollow grip. Length 6 in.
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Offered: August 8-9, 2020
Sold for $1,575 Whaler Carved Whale Ivory Swan Pie Crimper, circa 1840, the grip in the form of a preening swan, the carved tail used as a pastry stamp; the bird head spoke pinned to a solid slanted zigzag wheel. Length 5 ½ in.
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