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A RARE 19TH CENTURY SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH
depicting a shark attack on a member of the crew, his comrades rowing to the rescue with poised harpoons, the whaling ship in the distance, the image framed within a 'wave' motif, the reverse with caption The rescue of John Bowls Ship Caroline 1858 -- 6¾in. (17cm.) long
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depicting a shark attack on a member of the crew, his comrades rowing to the rescue with poised harpoons, the whaling ship in the distance, the image framed within a 'wave' motif, the reverse with caption The rescue of John Bowls Ship Caroline 1858 -- 6¾in. (17cm.) long
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