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A scrimshaw whale's tooth circa 1860 6-3/4 in. (17.1 cm.) length. image 1
A scrimshaw whale's tooth circa 1860 6-3/4 in. (17.1 cm.) length. image 2
Lot 60Y

25 January 2013, 13:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$5,625 inc. premium

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A scrimshaw whale's tooth
American, circa 1860

engraved with a shipping scene on the verso showing a naval ship departing, enclosed within a alternating square border, and on the recto with a harbor scene, looking through a field of trees, surrounded by a checkerboard border and surmounted by a heart.
6-3/4 in. (17.1 cm.) length.

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