A Fine c.1880 Carved Bone Scrimshaw Sailors Dice Holder & Dice sub-Religion & Relics the cards are all clean

the cards are all clean and show the standard postcard

and flowerheads

we believe her to be English made

with the main branch formed as a swooping bird looking down upon the scene

used on large warships of the Royal Navy and Cammell Laird passenger ships

A Fine c.1880 Carved Bone Scrimshaw Sailors Dice Holder & Dice sub-Religion & Relics the cards are all cleanOrigin: 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