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Fine Art, Asian, & Antiques - January Day 2

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Over 1,000 lots will be offered in day 2 of our 2 day auction weekend! There are multiple lots of important fine art from landscapes and etchings to old masters and portraits. We have Important Meiji Period Japanese Imperial Gilded Fabric Screens, a Fantastic Collection of Gilt Sevres Porcelain Urns, an Early 18th Century Chinese Carved Monk, Rare Books, a Large Collection of Asian Artworks and Sculptures, Russian Icons, Oriental Rugs, Old Master Paintings, and more! Sarasota Estate Auction sarasotaestateauction@gmail.com
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Rare Antique Monumental Busk Scrimshaw
Lot 1446

Rare Antique Monumental Busk Scrimshaw

Estimate: $800 - $1,600
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Rare Antique Monumental Busk Scrimshaw. Incredible hand-carved and decorated piece, with visuals of a ship at sea, a majestic bird on an American shield, a banner with the word "JANNUS" (likely the vessel the carver was on), and more. 

Size: 22 x 2 1/2 x 1 in. 

A busk scrimshaw is a beautiful piece of 19th Century American folk art, featuring engravings on a whalebone or baleen stiffener (busk) for a woman's corset, often made by whalers as intimate love tokens for their sweethearts, depicting whaling scenes, homes, hearts, or patriotic symbols. These decorative, flat objects were inserted into a corset's front pocket, carrying messages of love and maritime life, and are highly collectible today, found in museums like the Smithsonian. 

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22 x 2 1/2 x 1 in.

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