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Cast Iron Jonah and the Whale Bank

Price:$2,455
$3,250List Price

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Carved and Painted Six Whale Species Board Made by Nantucket Whaler, circa 1940
By Captain George Grant
Located in Nantucket, MA
Made by George Grant of Nantucket (1857-1942). Grant, the son of whaling captain Charles Grant, was born in 1857 during a whaling voyage. His mother, ...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Pine, Paint

Masonic Shelf Bracket Made Attributed to the John Haley Bellamy Workshop
Located in Nantucket, MA
From 1866-1871 Bellamy had a workshop he rented in a Masonic Hall in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He employed a number of carvers, including his brother Elijah. They made frames, cloc...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Vintage Cast Aluminum Streamlined Ashtray of Ocean Liner Form
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage hand finished cast aluminum ashtray for cigars or cigarettes in the form of a streamlined ocean liner.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Aluminum

Art Deco Snail Form Cocktail Pick Set in Cast Aluminum
Located in Nantucket, MA
Art Deco cocktail pick set in polished aluminum designed as a large snail on a rectangular base with a cylindrical holder with 12 ball topped forked picks.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Barware

Materials

Aluminum

Nantucket Lightship Basket, Made by Davis Hall on the South Shoal Lightship
Located in Nantucket, MA
Oval Nantucket lightship basket with shaped oak swing handle ending in carved round “lollipop” ends and brass ears. Remnants of the original paper label remains on the bottom. Made...
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Antique Late 19th Century North American Folk Art Nautical Objects

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Cane, Rattan, Oak

Arthur Court Cast Aluminum Bulldog Ice Bucket with Red Glass Eyes
By Arthur Court
Located in Nantucket, MA
Cast aluminum ice bucket / wine cooler by Arthur Court in the form of a bulldog's head wearing a wide collar. The Lid lifts off for easy access and is finished with red glass eyes.
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Aluminum

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