269 of 263 lots
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A Group Of Sailor-Made Items And Ship Accoutrements
Estimate: $1,000-$2,000
Sold
$1,200
Live Auction
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Description

A Group Of Sailor-Made Items And Ship Accoutrements

19th And Early 20th Century


including a log sand glass retaining paper label fragments to base, accompanied by a canvas storage bag; a wooden harpoon cover with leather hinge; a fancy rope-worked sewing tool box; two whalebone fids; a wooden fid; a whalebone smoother; two whalebone walking sticks; five whaleboat mast hoops; and a turned and carved whalebone yarn swift.

Length 33 inches (longest walking stick), Length 22 inches (swift).

Provenance
Provenance:The Collection of Robert K. and Joy Lewis, Sag Harbor, New York.