Rafael Osona Auctions Annual Catalog 2020 | Page 169

495. WHALEMAN MADE WHALEBONE DITTY
BOX, circa 1850, made from a single piece of lower panbone,
overlapping copper riveted construction.
Height 5 in. Diameter 10 in. 2,000/3,000
496. WHALEMAN MADE PANBONE AND PINE OPEN
DITTY BOX, circa 1850, oval form with scalloped and riveted
around a wood base. Height 2 in. Length 5 ¾ in. Depth 4 in.
700/1,000
497. TWO WHALER MADE WHALEBONE TOOLS,
circa 1850, the 1 st a fid with 5 scribe lines at the grip, the 2 nd a
peg with shaped and line carved grip.
Length 10 ½ in. and 9 ¾ in. 500/700
498. WHALEMAN MADE WHALE IVORY AND
WHALEBONE CANE, circa 1850, “C” shaped grip with 6
baleen spacers on a tapering whalebone shaft. Length 35 ¼ in.
1,500/1,800
500. TWO BONE WHALES INNER EARS, 19 th Century.
200/300
499. WHALE IVORY AND WHALEBONE WALKING
STICK, circa 1840, large carved ivory twist grip with 2 baleen
spacers and ring and Turk’s turban knob on a tapering bone
shaft. Length 32 ½ in. 2,000/3,000
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