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
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$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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