A Fine c.1810 Miniature Marine Ivory Scrimshaw Sailors Love Token Stay Busk sub-Antiques directional deities

directional deities

The ivory net veil and dress having hand-sewn bell and floral decoration with flexible frame adorned with a cluster of wax flowers on stems presented in the original box

It is one of the best loved

the fact that we don’t know what this child is so upset about makes the picture all the more intriguing and although the subject is clearly not at all happy we think it makes for a very interesting and intimate picture

Similar antlers mounted by Ernest Bawden have been recorded as found such as "Sep'r 13th 1923 / Found in Harford Cleave / Killed in Longwood" and anther set

A Fine c.1810 Miniature Marine Ivory Scrimshaw Sailors Love Token Stay Busk sub-Antiques directional deitiesOrigin: English Period: Early Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1800 1820 Width: 1. 25 inches Length: 5. 25 inches The miniature elongated heart shape stay busk, finely incised with pigmented engraving in five sections depicting a standing couple, ship, solider with musket, gentleman and five masted galleon. Attractively designed and wonderfully tactile, the condition of this well proportioned example is excellent with no cracks or chips