Description
Sailor Carved Swordfish “Swords”
Lot 169: Sailor Carved Swordfish “Swords”
$1,560.00
Lot 169: Sailor Carved Swordfish “Swords”
$1,560.00
Estimate: $1,200 – $1,500
Rare pair of sailor carved and paint decorated swordfish “swords”, Gloucester, MA, c. 1939, with mahogany carved rope twist handles, inset panels showing tall masted sailing vessels on blue background, yellow painted spear heads as hand guards, decorated with American flags and banners, swordfish, rocky coastlines, anchors, red, white and blue shields, signed “JAPy”, 35 1/2″ swordfish bills, 44″ overall l, (ex. Hilary Nolan; ex. John McInnis Auctioneers).
