612 . SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALE TOOTH , circa 1860 , portrait of a 3-masted whale ship at anchor on the open seas with sails furled , unusual cloud execution . Length 5 ½ in . Width 2 ½ in . 700 / 1,000
613 . DECORATED ANTIQUE WHALEBONE WHALE ’ S INNER EAR , circa 1870 , paint inscribed “ Souvenir of Whaling Trip ”, initialed “ THG .” Height 2 ¾ in . Width 5 ¼ in . Depth 3 ¼ in . 300 / 500
614 . FRENCH PRISONER OF WAR CARVED BONE RAILROAD CADDY , circa 1800 , possibly used for thimbles , lyre supported spoked wheels . Some loss to one panel . Height 3 ½ in . Length 4 ¾ in . Width 1 ½ in . 500 / 700
615 . CARVED WHALE IVORY CLENCHED FIST STUDIES , circa 1870-80 , both carved by the same artisan with similar cuffs . Right hand Height 3 in . Left Hand 3 ¼ in . 500 / 700
616 . THREE SAILOR MADE WHALE IVORY UTENSILS , circa 1860 , comprising a handheld pipe tamp , a bodkin with carved fist on a die , and a crochet hook with a hand holding a flower bud . Heights : Tamp 3 ¼ in . Bodkin 3 ¾ in . Crochet Hook 5 ½ in .
300 / 500
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