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616. IMPORTANT AND FINE BALEEN DITTY BOX, circa 1846, a kaleidoscope 10-point star on an oval top inlaid with ivory,
ebony, cherry, mahogany, rosewood, mother-of-pearl, abalone and bloodstone, 2 twin hearts at the ends. A baleen strap scrimshawed
with a spread wing eagle and banner “Remember the Giver” flanked by floral urns and wraparound leaf veins and “This Box was
Made on Board of Barque ALBREE of Mystic by J.D.G.A.D. 1846” and “on her bettening home from the Coast of Kamschatca”, on
a conforming baleen box with scalloped heart laps, engraved with lighthouse, fortress with sentinel, ship with American flag, catboat
with 2 sailors, cathedral and architecture in background. Pine base plate. Height 5 in. Width 10 ½ in. Depth 8 in. 8,000/12,000
617. ENGRAVED BALEEN BUSK, circa 1838, engraved with a pinwheel, mourning scene, poem and date. “In many a gale has
been this whale, Where in this bone did rest, The day is past his bone at last, Supports a females breast. March 10, 1838.”
Length 12 ½ in. 200/300
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