Rafael Osona Auctions Annual Catalog 2020 | Page 206
606. WHALER MADE WHALE IVORY AND
WHALEBONE SWIFT, circa 1840, 114 carved bone staves
single cage emanating from a whale ivory and bone shaft with
turned finial and adjustment ring all polychromed with 50+ red
and green finely scribed lines; all supported by a well-executed
clenched fist table clamp with star and diamond wax inlays.
Height 15 in. 8,000/10,000
607. WHALER MADE WHALE IVORY , WHALEBONE
AND WOOD SWIFT, circa 1870, large turned ivory cup and
axel above a single whalebone cage of 60 staves on a bone shaft
with slide and carved wood barrel table clamp. Height 17 in.
800/1,200
608. WHALEMAN MADE WHALE IVORY AND
WHALEBONE SWIFT, circa 1850, large ivory “C” clamp
with fist holding a double whalebone cage. Height 18 in.
800/1,200
609. WHALER MADE WHALE IVORY AND
WHALEBONE SWIFT, circa 1860, “C” shaped ivory table
clamp with cube ends having reeded tablets and screw knob,
supporting a whalebone shaft, adjusting slide and screw for a
single cage of 60 ten-inch bone staves terminating with a multiturned
finial cup. Height 19 ½ in. 1,000/2,000
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