Lot 119A: Two 19th C. Whalebone Carved Gifts

Lot 119A: Two 19th C. Whalebone Carved Gifts

Gifts for a wife or girlfriend: early pie crimper, with a carved branch style handle, inset with dots of baleen and a baleen collar, with scrimshawed red flowers and green leaves, and finely crimped wheel, 7″ l; and a whalebone carved bodkin, with two carved balls in a rectangular cage, 5″ l, (ex. estate of Justin Cobb). 

Estimate: $300-500

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Gifts for a wife or girlfriend: early pie crimper, with a carved branch style handle, inset with dots of baleen and a baleen collar, with scrimshawed red flowers and green leaves, and finely crimped wheel, 7″ l; and a whalebone carved bodkin, with two carved balls in a rectangular cage, 5″ l, (ex. estate of Justin Cobb). 

Estimate: $300-500