Jose Formoso Reyes Nantucket Purse

Description:

Jose Formoso Reyes Nantucket Purse, Nantucket, Massachusetts, c. 1960s, oval form with hinged lid, the top with ebony plaque and carved and polished whale ivory sperm whale, bentwood handle, the bottom marked with Reyes's signature and Nantucket Island map, ht. 6 1/2, wd. 8, dp. 6 in.
Estimate $700-900


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