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Rare and important scrimshaw swift with original box

Rare and important scrimshaw swift with original box

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A rare and important American scrimshaw silk swift with its original painted and grained dovetailed box circa 1850. Old hand-written paper label with possible Nantucket history Superbly constructed of whale ivory, whalebone, tortoise shell and silver. Very good condition with some minor repairs to ribs. Size: 16 inches long. This is one of the best seen in years! Sorry,SOLD

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