CARVED WHALE IVORY SAILOR FIGURE Resembles the so-called "Boston Men" figures carved from argillite. Sailor with a flat cap, beaked...

CARVED WHALE IVORY SAILOR FIGURE 19th Century

Resembles the so-called "Boston Men" figures carved from argillite. Sailor with a flat cap, beaked nose, sideburns and long jacket and is positioned with his hands clasped behind his back. Nicely carved and detailed. Height 3.75".

A similar figure is part of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London.

Provenance:

Skinner, Inc., October 27, 2013, Lot #267.

The Collection of Paul Vardeman.

Condition: Pierced hole at top. Some slight age lines.

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