Rafael Osona Auctions Annual Catalog 2020 | Page 164

479. PAIR OF WHALER MADE WHALEBONE
KNITTING NEEDLES, circa 1840, each carved from a
single piece of bone with polyhedron ends. Length 12 ¼ in.
500/700
478. WHALEMAN MADE TURNED WHALE IVORY
JIGGER CUP, circa 1860, turned from a single whale tooth.
Height 3 in. 300/500
480. WHALEMAN CARVED WHALE IVORY
CLENCHED FIST WALKING STICK GRIP, circa 1840-
1850, with hatch carved cuff. 3 in. x 2 in. 700/1,000
482. SCRIMSHAW POLYCHROME SPERM WHALE
TOOTH, circa 1850, 6 red waxed American flags on a stepdown
monument, the reverse with a pinwheel and a wraparound
tent-top border. Height 5 ¼ in. 800/1,200
481. WHALEMAN CARVED STUDY OF A CLENCHED
FIST GRASPING A SNAKE, circa 1840-1850, depicted
wrapping around the wrist 3 times, carved from a sperm whale
tooth. Height 3 ½ in. 800/1,200
483. TWO WHALER MADE WHALEBONE TURNED FIDS, circa 1850, each with blunt ends tapering to a point, one with an
eyelet. Lengths 14 in. and 12 ¾ in. 600/800
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