Rafael Osona Auctions Annual Catalog 2020 | Page 199

589. AMERICAN WHALER SCRIMSHAW AND POLYCHROME PANBONE PLAQUE, circa 1850, the verso engraved with a rare view of a pod of 5 right whales and the mother ship with crew flying an American flag, three longboats out (one capsized), 10 seagulls flying overhead; the recto with a portside and a stern view of two ships, a Nantucket sleigh ride, an upended longboat and 3 seagulls. 22 in. x 4 in. 2,000/3,000 590. SCRIMSHAW PANBONE PLAQUE OF A THREE- MAST WHALING BARK, mid 19 th Century. 3 ¾ in. x 3 ¼ in. 200-400 591. CARVED SPERM WHALE TOOTH, 1870, in the form of a standing hooded Arctic Owl. Height 4 ¼ in. 200/400 Rafael Osona Auctions 194