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Lot 134
Polychrome scrimshaw whalebone busk 19th century
Sale 5994 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Nov 12, 2019 10:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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$800 - 1,200
Price Realized
$500
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Lot Description
Polychrome scrimshaw whalebone busk 19th century

Worked with various devices including garlanded sheet music, angel holding s scroll incised "Love," and emblazoned American eagle under eleven stars, a figure of a native American holding a Texas flag, and a landscape with church and figure of a lady with book.

L: 13 1/4 in.

Provenance: Collection of the late Hans U. Jahn, Charlottesville, VA.

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