Group of whale bone items and scrimshaw-decorated whale tooth 19th/20th 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
Group of whale bone items and scrimshaw-decorated whale tooth 19th/20th century
Comprising a carved shoehorn, a pointing stick, a key chain with key and fob; a round box, the lid inscribed "Captain Jared Jernegan" with his portrait, the sides decorated with ships and whalers, one ship labeled 'The "Roman"'; three small scoops; four clothes pins; six bodkins, one with leather strap and inscribed "1856"; a pie crimper; and a whale tooth decorated with a young girl holding a doll.
L: 24 1/2 in. (longest)Provenance: Collection of the late Hans U. Jahn, Charlottesville, VA.
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