EARLY SCRIMSHAW BUSK. 18th/19th C. whalebone busk with fine two color (red and green) two-sided scrimshaw decoration. Primary decoration depicting a heart over flowering potted plant, tombstone with weeping willow...
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ANTIQUE CARVED WOOD BUSKRare woodenbusk with finely carved geometric designs and initials EP. Has tag on back from Barbara Johnson Collection of whaling items. 12 in tall by 2.5 in wide....
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AMERICAN WHALEMAN CARVED AND POLYCHROMESCRIMSHAW WHALE... SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK , circa 1860, engraved with eagle clenching Federal shield, Peace Dove with American flag, young lady in a garden, an empty bird...
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AMERICAN WHALEMAN CARVED AND SCRIMSHAWEDBALEEN BUSK BALEEN BUSK , circa 1840, five panels with varying boarders, the upper panel with a monument with American and Allied flags above a floral basket, above a lighthouse...
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THREE BUSKS 19TH CENTURYTHREE BUSKS,19th Century, 1) Baleen with ship, anchor, potted plants, geometric designs, "KN", "Valiant" and "1861". Length 14". Minor surface damage and loss to red pigments. 2) Baleen...
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FIVE SCRIMSHAW BUSKS 19TH CENTURYFIVESCRIMSHAW BUSKS, 19th Century, 1) Whalebone, engraved with hearts and triangles, one heart containing "Emma". Length 12.25". 2) Whalebone, engraved with a floral medallion...
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THREE SCRIMSHAW BUSKS/PANELS 19TH CENTURYTHREESCRIMSHAW BUSKS/PANELS, 19th Century, 1) Baleen busk depicting a handled urn filled with flowers, a Liberty shield backed by a fouled anchor, a spread-wing eagle with a...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSKMID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 12"., Mid-19th Century, Cartouche at center, the name mostly worn away, is surrounded by flowering plants and trees, one tree with a snake coiled...
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WHALEBONE BUSK WITH SILVERED METAL DECORATIONMID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 14"., Mid-19th Century, Top of busk carved with central heart and square corners. Heart is further formed by an engraved and studded perimeter. Similarly...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSKDATED 1843 LENGTH 14". DATED 1843, Depicts five vignettes separated by foliate and/or geometric borders. Top carved in a heart shape, with an engraved heart enclosing two...
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A Scrimshaw Carved Baleen Corset Busk
19thCentury
inscribed To Mary, with floral engraving and poem.
Length 12 3/8 inches....
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SCRIMSHAW: BUSK SAILOR ART, 19TH C.,CARVED BALEEN LOVE TOKEN, OBLONG WITH TAPERED SIDES, CARVED MOTIFS INCLUDE BUILDINGS, POTTED TREES, LIGHTHOUSE, AND GEOMETRIC DESIGNS, SOME LOSS TO EDGES, SCRATCHES, ETC.,...
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CARVED WOODEN BUSK, 19TH C.Carved woodenbusk, 19th c., with heart and sunburst, the verso with compass flowers, 12 5/8" l.
Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot.
Condition:
Good condition....
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SCANDINAVIAN CARVED BUSK, 19TH C.Scandinaviancarved busk, 19th c., with inset heart, 12" l.
Condition:
Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs....
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Three vintage carved bone busks, including;largest carved with floral relief 13.75”, through carved with crab and fish (broken handle) 11.75”, smallest with carved figure finial 10.25”. Condition: through carved...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK. 19TH CENTURY.Awonderful folk art sailor made busk with relief carved heart and diamond design. The busk also depicts two ships, an anchor, an hourglass, and a potted plant. It has the...
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18TH C. AMERICAN SAILOR-MADE LADY'SCORSET BUSK Carved in limewood, with many geometric hex patterns, initialed 'JFM' with heart at bottom, having a portrait of his ship and the American Eagle above. 12 1/2"...
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FIVE CARVED BONE OR IVORY ITEMS MID-19THCENTURY TO EARLY 20TH CENTURYFIVE CARVED BONE OR IVORY ITEMS, Mid-19th Century to Early 20th Century, 1) Whale ivory pie crimper with a horse's-head wheel mount, a rectangular...
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FOUR SCRIMSHAW BUSKS 19TH CENTURYFOURSCRIMSHAW BUSKS, 19th Century, 1) Whalebone, engraved with hearts and triangles, one heart containing "Emma". Length 12.25". 2) Whalebone, engraved with a floral medallion...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSKMID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 12"., Mid-19th Century, Cartouche at center, the name mostly worn away, is surrounded by flowering plants and trees, one tree with a snake coiled...
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An 18th Century wood stay busk, dated1756 and with carved and engraved decoration/see illustration...
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9 PC SCRIMSHAW LOT, 19TH C FROM DESCENDANTSOFFAIRHAVEN WHALING MASTER SIMPSON JENNEY, TO INCLUDE A 4 3/4" SEAM RUBBER WITH BOLD CARVED TURNINGS. A PLAIN 12 1/2" BALEEN BUSK, SIGNED "MAG", 7" IRON AND CARVED WHALE'S...
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THREE CARVED SAILOR MADE WOODEN OBJECTS.TOinclude: large, possibly 18th century, busk, heart, geometric, circular design, 14" long, 3" wide. An early 19th century busk, heart and diamond motif, 9 3/4" x 2". Along...
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18TH C. WOODEN CHIP-CARVED BUSK A BroadBusk carved with a compass rose, a heart and a hex, "KW" carved on reverse (for Kezia Wheelwright, according to the consignor). 15 1/4" x 3", slightly tapered, light scuffs
Kezia...
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A Carved Fruitwood Busk and a Child'sAlphabet What-not
19th Century
Length of busk 14 1/4 inches.
Height of what-not 3 3/4 inches.
Property from the Estate of Joanne Wojtusiak, Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut...
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CARVED BUSK. European or American late 18th-mid 19th century wood. Elaborately carved in designs including heart pinwheels and roundels. 13 1/2''l. 3''w....
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COLLECTION CARVED IVORY - Approx (80)Pieces Carved Ivory ca late 19th - early 20th c including several busks (one with scrimshawn whale) sewing implements dag wheels arrow or spear points bracelet pin and puzzle...
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COLLECTION CARVED IVORY - Approx (80)Pieces Carved Ivory ca late 19th - early 20th c including several busks (one with scrimshawn whale) sewing implements dag wheels arrow or spear points bracelet pin and puzzle...
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Primitive hand carved hanging mold/busk;four distinct geometric patterns. 19"L....
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BUSK. American 19th century bone.Carved scalloped top with finely incised and inked designs including flowers a cross peacock and a man's portrait. Some wear varnished. 12 3/4''h....
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DECORATED BUSK. Probably American dated 1845 maple. Elaborately chip-carved and filled with polychrome paints and crystalline resins. There are eleven triangle resin inlays missing on the left side...
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COLLECTION CARVED IVORY - Approx (80)Pieces Carved Ivory ca late 19th - early 20th c including several busks (one with scrimshawn whale) sewing implements dag wheels arrow or spear points bracelet pin and puzzle...
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