Engraved Whale Bone and Rosewood Nantucket Ditty Box Handbag

Description:

Engraved Whale Bone and Rosewood Nantucket Ditty Box Handbag, Sconset Scrimshaw, Long Island, New York, 1971, oval covered box with curved sides secured with five fingers, hinged lid with rosewood top and bottom, swing handle, embellished on the sides with scenes of Nantucket including a village, a lighthouse, and a windmill, the interior lined with brown suede, signed "J.J. Cochran" on the back, ht. 4, dia. 8 3/8 in.
Estimate $600-800

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