Rafael Osona Auctions Annual Catalog 2020 | Page 188

549. SCRIMSHAW WHALING SCENE SPERM WHALE TOOTH, circa 1850, the obverse depicts a whaling scene with a breaching whale and two longboats out with harpooners at the ready and a bark in the distance, all with a line and dot frame; the verso depicts a tent above a coconut tree. Length 6 ½ in. Width 2 ½ in. 3,000/4,000 550. WHALER MADE WHALE IVORY PIE CRIMPER, circa 1850, exceptional stylized serpentine wheel applied to a blocked and pistol grip handle with four tropical wood spacers, 3-tine fork. Length 8 in. 1,200/1,800 551. WHALER MADE WHALE IVORY PIE CRIMPER, circa 1840, fine open spoked wheel with serpentine cutting edge, pinned to a two-part handle with baleen spacer and blocks with a two-prong fork. Length 7 ½ in. 800/1,200 183 Rafael Osona Auctions