A Fine c.1880 Carved Bone Scrimshaw Sailors Dice Holder & Dice sub-Religion & Relics ‘cycle’ and ‘piston rings’

‘cycle’ and ‘piston rings’

In Upright Position: 45 inches high

There are some signs of an old worm infestation

Overall Height (with fisherman): 14

Sometimes the image is shown shining within the bosom of Christ with his wounded hands pointing at the heart

A Fine c.1880 Carved Bone Scrimshaw Sailors Dice Holder & Dice sub-Religion & Relics ‘cycle’ and ‘piston rings’Origin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1875 1900 Width: 1. 5 inches square The beautiful bone dice holder modelled as a dice with scrimshaw carved playing card decoration, sliding cover to reveal compartment containing six bone dice, the side decoration to include the Queen of spades, King of spades and Jack of spades survives from the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Attractively designed and wonderfully