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3. SCARCE WHALEMAN MADE DEEP BAS RELIEF
SPERM WHALE TOOTH, circa 1840, attributed to a Scot-
tish Whaleman from the whaling port of Dundee or Perth, finely
carved full portrait of a lady seated at the edge of her curtained
bed wearing a night dress with hair braided and pearl necklace,
exposed breast, stockings and shoes while relieving herself in a
porcelain chamber pot. Height 6 ¼ in.
4. ENGLISH SILVER AND WHALEBONE WALKING
STICK, mid-19 th century, capstan shaped silver basket weave
grip with beaded trim and engraved band, the top engraved
with a crowned sea lion with saber, upper banner “Pro Rege in
Tyrannos,” lower banner “Victoria vel Mors,” the edge engraved
“W. S. McDowell, 11 Blackford Road,” on a carved cross hatch
and tapering rope whalebone shaft ending in a similar decorated
silver ferrule. Length 37 ¾ in.
Provenance: Hyland Granby Antiques to private collector
5. WHALEMAN CARVED WHALE IVORY AND
WHALEBONE WALKING STICK, circa 1850, carved ivory
Turk’s turban grip and crosshatch section with four baleen spacers, on a carved tapering whalebone worm-line shaft. Length 36 ½ in.
6. WHALEMAN CARVED WHALE IVORY AND WHALEBONE WALKING STICK, circa 1850, carved ivory Turk’s tur-
ban grip on a rope carved tapering whalebone shaft, in two sections, enhanced by twelve baleen dots and two spacers. Length 33 ⅓ in.
Provenance: Hyland Granby Antiques to private collector
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