Four Early Carved and Scrimshaw-decorated Busks

Description:

Four Early Carved and Scrimshaw-decorated Busks, America, late 19th/19th century, two chip-carved busks with geometric, heart, and pinwheel decoration, a whalebone busk with hearts, flowers, and a house, and a baleen busk with a heart, crossed flags, sailing ship, house, horse, and woman, all displayed on a chamfered, red-painted panel, busk ht. to 13 1/4 in.

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The property of Brian and Pam Ehrlich
Estimate $1,000-1,500


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