WHALE IVORY "NAUGHTY LEG" PIE CRIMPER WITH SCRIMSHAW DECORATION Boldly proportioned crimper in the form of a lady's leg and boot. Po..

WHALE IVORY "NAUGHTY LEG" PIE CRIMPER WITH SCRIMSHAW DECORATION Mid-19th Century

Boldly proportioned crimper in the form of a lady's leg and boot. Polychrome scrimshaw decoration of red flowering vines along the length of the leg and wheel mount, and a monochrome harlequin and sawtooth band encircling the calf. Boot detailed with inlaid silver buttons and a carved tread pattern on the underside. Fluted wheel. Length 7.25".

Provenance:

Wayside Antiques, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

The Collection of Paul Vardeman.

Condition: Faint age lines.

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