WHALEBONE YARN SWIFT
America, 19th c., the whalebone shafts joined by ribbon on turned shaft with mother-of-pearl diamond inlay; the clamp with vertical bands of mother-of-pearl inlay; carved hand-form screws with mother-of-pearl heart inlay, 13"
Shafts complete; yarn cup at top missing; heart from smaller hand missing; lower screw missing shaft; minor losses.
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Realized: $14,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 195 : WHALEBONE YARN SWIFT
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