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501. WHALER MADE SCRIMSHAWED WHALEBONE BUSK, circa 1850, scalloped top with ebony dots inlay above a
floral urn, full portrait of a fashionable lady, whaling bark in full sail, “Elizabeth”, with flowers. Each panel framed with decorative
motifs. Length 13 ¾ in. Width 1 ½ in. 1,000/1,500
502. FINELY ENGRAVED WHALEBONE BUSK, circa 1850, depicting a half-profile portrait of a young lady in a central cameo
with roses engraved on the top and bottom. Length 13 in. 800/1,200
503. AMERICAN WHALEBONE SCRIMSHAW BUSK, circa 1850, engraved with six pictorial panels: a 2-masted sailboat,
tree, potted plant, mansion, American brig and palm tree. Length 13 in. 800/1,200
504. WHALER MADE SCRIMSHAW AND POLYCHROME WHALEBONE BUSK, circa 1850, the obverse with a
formally dressed seated lady wearing a necklace and holding a staff, flanked by two turkeys, all within a leaf vine. The verso with 2
leaf scrolls flanking a butterfly. Length 14 in. Width 1 5/8 in. 800/1,200
505. SCRIMSHAWED WHALEBONE BUSK, circa 1840, engraved with whale, anchor, bird, flowerpot, tree, crescent moon and
sun, pinwheels, etc. Length 12 ¾ in. Width 1 ½ in. 1,500/2,000
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