Y A rare set of six sailor's scrimshaw on ivory depicting steamships, 19th century, including "Alecto" "Great Western" "Great Eastern", "Great Britain" "Rattler", and "James Watt", heart shaped ivory tokens each approximately 6cm wide, framed and glazed, 33 x 36cm overall Provenance: From The Hon. Sir William McAlpine Collection. These tokens display the development of marine technology in the mid-19th century- a celebration of the power of steam- through propeller and paddle wheels. Isambard Kingdom Brunel's engineering work set new standards of excellence and innovation in the development of ships for passenger, transport and military applications- which these 6 tokens celebrate. Condition Report: Sealed in case. Tokens showing some signs of yellow discolouring, central one "Great Britain" with yellow line mark. Condition Report Disclaimer