- A (LOT OF 46) WATSON STERLING DEMITASSE
A (LOT OF 46) WATSON STERLING DEMITASSE SAUCERS, LINERS FOR CUPS, BOUILLONS & RAMEKINS A (Suite of 46) Watson sterling hollow ware: (10) sterling demitasse cups liners, each with vine pierced rim borders #6380 2.5"h with (6) Lenox gilt rimmed ivory cups; (12) solid silver saucers #6380 4"d; (12) silver bouillon cup liners with twin handles #6026 , each with a Lenox cup; (12) silver ramekin liners with handles and (4) ramekins, total weighable 34.8 toz
- JAPANESE IVORY CUP, INCISED TIGER MOTIFJapanese
JAPANESE IVORY CUP, INCISED TIGER MOTIFJapanese ivory cup with incised tiger motif. Age cracks, polychrome wear, loss. 2 3/4" high, 2" wide. International clients are ineligible to bid on this item. It is for sale only within the United States except not to CA, NY, NJ. It is the responsibility of the buyer to obtain any necessary documentation, permits or paperwork necessary including but not limited to such documents as required to comply with any and all requirements and restrictions imposed by Federal trade regulations related to endangered species prior to finalization of any sale.
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- FANCY WHALER MADE 12-SPOOL STANDFANCY
FANCY WHALER MADE 12-SPOOL STANDFANCY WHALER MADE 12-SPOOL STAND , circa 1840, constructed with mixed materials, this octagonal 3-tier contrasting tropical wood box has a large turned whale ivory cup and 4 ivory spool pegs on the top tier above a larger conforming tier with turned ivory balusters and 8 ivory spool pegs above the conforming box with 8 ivory balusters and central standards rising from an octagonal box with 4 drawers and 4 panels all inlaid with same pattern of baleen, abalone, ivory, diamond and circles; 8 vertical carved ivory posts separate each panel, supported on turned whale ivory cone feet. Silver inlaid dots throughout, all the ivory pegs, balusters, pulls, cup and feet are scribed and polychromed in the same red and green.
Height 12 ½ in. Diameter 9 ¼ in.
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- NANTUCKET MADE SEWING THREAD SPOOL CADDY,
NANTUCKET MADE SEWING THREAD SPOOL CADDY, CIRCA 1850Nantucket Made Sewing Thread Spool Caddy, circa 1850, turned whale ivory cup pin cushion atop a circular 3-tier scribed wood stand with 8 ivory and 8 baleen spool pegs, 16 turned, scribed and polychromed supports, 12 ivory spools on 4 ball feet.
Height 7 in. Diameter 4 ½ in.
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- WHALEBONE AND IVORY THREAD STAND MID-19TH
WHALEBONE AND IVORY THREAD STAND MID-19TH CENTURY HEIGHT 8".WHALEBONE AND IVORY THREAD STAND, Mid-19th Century, Three octagonal whalebone platforms are supported by a central wooden dowel and whale ivory balusters and are raised on three ivory legs. Upper tier with four thread spindles and lower tier with eight. Elegant flower-form whale ivory cup at top, probably for a pincushion, with scalloped rim and incised banding. Retains multiple spools of old thread. Dimensions: Height 8".
- OUTSTANDING AND RARE INLAID WHALE IVORY
OUTSTANDING AND RARE INLAID WHALE IVORY AND WOOD SEWING STAND MID-19TH CENTURY HEIGHT 11.5". LENGTH 9".OUTSTANDING AND RARE INLAID WHALE IVORY AND WOOD SEWING STAND, Mid-19th Century, Octagonal four-drawer base surmounted by two octagonal wooden platforms supported by turned whale ivory columns. Upper tier with four thread spindles and the lower tier with eight. Turned whale ivory cup at top, probably for a pincushion. Turned whale ivory components, including the cup, spindles, columns, drawer pulls and turned feet, with red and blue incised banding. Platforms and top of base with sunburst design in alternating woods. Perimeter moldings in alternating woods studded with metal pique. Base's drawers and panels with matching abalone and ivory inlay in a flower petal and concentric circle design. Ivory trim at each corner of base. Dimensions: Height 11.5". Length 9".
- THREE CARVINGS. Eskimo early 20th
THREE CARVINGS. Eskimo early 20th century. Includes an ivory cup carved with faces 3''h. a carved ivory mother and child 5''h and a whale tooth carved with totem designs 5 3/4''l. All with minor age cracks.
- A Carved & Reticulated Ivory Cup Chinese
A Carved & Reticulated Ivory Cup Chinese Carved vignettes on with sides having a reticulated background unsigned 3-3/8"T. From a private Indianapolis collection.