SCRIMSHAW AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID DOCUMENT BOX, 1848
hinged lid with inlaid American eagle mounted on a mother-of-pearl inlaid circle with date 1848; inlaid birds and stars, blank bone name label and fan inlay to corners; the front with a pair of scrimshaw elephants; protruding turned whalebone handles to sides, little turned bone feet; 7"h; 15"w; 9.5"d
From the Ohio collection of G.W. Samaha.
Bill's note: "This box descended in the Ashley family of Mattapoisett, Mass."
Restoration to split on lid.
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Realized: $4,250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 42 : SCRIMSHAW AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID DOCUMENT BOX, 1848
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