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A Dutch Ebony and Pressed Baleen Casket
Sold in auction. Reference link:
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/furniture-silver-clocks-ceramics/a-dutch-ebony-and-pressed-baleen-casket-amsterdam
Description:
Made in the mid-17th century, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
14cm. high, 17.8cm. wide, 12cm. deep, 5½in., 7in., 4¾in.
Artist: Herman Doomer
Collection de Boer-Steunenberg, Netherlands.
John Osborne's plaques are only one example of opulent objects made from whalebone.
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