WHALE IVORY PIE CRIMPER WITH EAGLE-FORM WHEEL MOUNT Square shaft with canted edges, a medial baleen or wood band, and stepped carvin...

WHALE IVORY PIE CRIMPER WITH EAGLE-FORM WHEEL MOUNT Mid-19th Century

Square shaft with canted edges, a medial baleen or wood band, and stepped carvings at both ends. One end with a three-tine fork. Opposite end with fluted wheel pinned to an eagle-form mount. Eagle with carved pointed beak and inlaid eyes. Length 7.75".

Provenance:

Bennett Collection, Richard A. Bourne Company, August 1966, Lot #635.

Congdon Collection.

Frank Sylvia, Sr., Nantucket, Massachusetts.

The Collection of Paul Vardeman.

Condition: No significant wear or damages noted.

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