*197. RARE WHALEBONE BOW SAW. Made from three pieces of whalebone
that have been morticed together. The two end pieces nicely shaped and care-
fully beveled along edges. 10"l. x 6 1/2"h. Original, 19th century, steel blade.
Has old rawhide tightening bands affixed to top. Condition excellent.
Whalebone with terrific age patina. Has initials "NES" cut into one of end
pieces. Circa 1840. A fine and rare whalebone tool.
3975.00
*198. SCRIMSHAW TOOTH with elaborately dressed young
woman seated and reading a paper. My guess is that she is reading Harper's Weekly because
artist put letters "Har" at top of sheet. Polychrome colored in blue, light brown and black.
Fine quality engraving. Tooth was cut short but has a wide surface measuring 4 1/4"h. x 3"w.
Condition excellent. Nice age color. Circa 1860.
sold
*199. WHALEBONE BUSK WITH THREE NAVAL SHIPS. Done in three distinct panels
with center and right depicting port views of sailing ships one of which flies an American
flag and a long streaming pennant from top of
main mast. Left panel shows stbd view of what appears to be
the same vessel. Separating each panel and at one end are
vine motifs. 14 5/8"l. x 2"w. Condition fine. Excellent age color. Circa 1840.
sold
*200. FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS WITH SNAP BAYONET. 14"l., cannon style, brass barrel with deep
stamped proof marks on top. 12"l., triangular shaped, steel bayonet that
locks closed along top of barrel until activated by releasing catch
mounted at back of barrel. Steel lock with maker name "Orams". Goose
neck style hammer. Brass furniture including butt plate, trigger guard
with acorn finial and ramrod sleeves. Butt plate and trigger guard with
some extra engraving. Stock with nice tight checkering at rear of lock. Overall length 29 3/4". Condition
excellent. Circa 1810.
4850.00
*201. 19TH CENTURY SCRIMSHAW TOOTH. Engraved one side with full portrait of a young
female wearing a very a attractive evening dress. Close inspection shows artisan used pin-prick
outline method and connected those dots to form the image. Nice size tooth measuring 6 1/4"l. x
2 1/2"w. Condition excellent. Nice age patina. Circa 1860.
2750.00
*202. EXTREMELY RARE EMBROIDERED AMERICAN SAILOR'S SEA BAG. Large size linen
bag measuring 20" diameter x 36" deep. Profusely hand embroidered
throughout with American monuments and vessels, signal flags, stars
including a large one on bottom, flowers and vines, seam piping, etc. Overall
condition quite good considering the delicate nature of an item like this.
One side showing more wear and fading than the other especially on one of the American
pilot or privateer schooners. Very top edge with torn section that is now missing. No
drawstring. This is an extremely rare piece of nautical Americana. Few were ever done
this elaborately and those that were had low survival rate due to harsh elements they
were subjected to during hard years at sea. Only a handful of examples like this known
to exist. Ex: Welles Henderson collection.
sold
*203. SCRIMSHAW TOOTH WITH VICTORIAN LADY wearing a fancy outfit and hat of the
period. All done in polychrome colors. Have had work by this artisan before and an example of
his work illustrated bottom right on page 57 in Flayderman's "Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders".
Sometimes this artisan used a symbol that resembles a Union Jack to his work...this tooth does
not have it but I am positive it's the same scrimshander. Length 5 1/2" x 2"wide. Condition
excellent. Nice patina. Circa 1860.
1375.00
204. LLOYD COLLECTION NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR CATALOG. Fully illustrated,
soft cover, catalog titled "The Lloyd Collection of Napoleonic Prisoner-of-War Artifacts". Published
1986 by John F. Rinaldi, Kennebunkport, Maine. 116 pages. 32 color plates. Over 125 illustrations
with captions. The largest and most diverse POW collection ever assembled by a private individual.
20.00
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