WHALE IVORY BODKIN Terminal carved as a turk's-head knot. Tapered shaft with incised rings flanking a band of geometric shell inlay...

WHALE IVORY BODKIN Mid-19th Century

Terminal carved as a turk's-head knot. Tapered shaft with incised rings flanking a band of geometric shell inlay. Pearling throughout. Length 5.25".

Provenance:

John Rinaldi, Kennebunkport, Maine, Catalog 27, 1994, Lot #63.

The Collection of Paul Vardeman.

Condition: Some age lines/cracks, mostly around pearling.

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