RETICULATED WHALE IVORY CRIMPER Mid-19th Century Handle and...

RETICULATED WHALE IVORY CRIMPER Mid-19th Century
Handle and shaft with openwork geometric and scrolled designs. Handle with diamonds, crosses and opposing hearts. Shaft constructed of twin pierced panels pinned to the handle. Panels with carved columnar design at edges and a central band pierced with an opposing heart and cross design. Fluted wheel. Length 7.75". Includes a metal stand.
Similar examples, possibly by the same hand, were sold as part of the Thomas Mittler Scrimshaw Collection at Eldred's, The Marine Sale, July 20, 2017, Lot #28. Other similar examples are illustrated in Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders, Whales and Whalemen by E. Norman Flayderman (New Milford, Conn.: N. Flayderman & Co., 1971), p. 178, Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved by Stuart M. Frank (Boston: David R. Godine with the New Bedford Whaling Museum, 2012), p. 195, and A Mariner's Fancy: The Whaleman's Art of Scrimshaw by Nina Hellman and Norman Brouwer (N.Y.: South Street Seaport with Balsam Press, et al, 1992), p. 58.
From a Private Collection, New York
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Handle and shaft with openwork geometric and scrolled designs. Handle with diamonds, crosses and opposing hearts. Shaft constructed of twin pierced panels pinned to the handle. Panels with carved columnar design at edges and a central band pierced with an opposing heart and cross design. Fluted wheel. Length 7.75". Includes a metal stand.
Similar examples, possibly by the same hand, were sold as part of the Thomas Mittler Scrimshaw Collection at Eldred's, The Marine Sale, July 20, 2017, Lot #28. Other similar examples are illustrated in Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders, Whales and Whalemen by E. Norman Flayderman (New Milford, Conn.: N. Flayderman & Co., 1971), p. 178, Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved by Stuart M. Frank (Boston: David R. Godine with the New Bedford Whaling Museum, 2012), p. 195, and A Mariner's Fancy: The Whaleman's Art of Scrimshaw by Nina Hellman and Norman Brouwer (N.Y.: South Street Seaport with Balsam Press, et al, 1992), p. 58.
From a Private Collection, New York
This item is not available for international delivery without CITES and other necessary permits. Obtaining these permits is the obligation of the buyer. Please be aware of current international and domestic regulations and bid accordingly.

Condition: No significant wear or damages noted.

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