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AMERICAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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TWO ENGRAVED SCRIMSHAW WHALE TEETH
American, late 19th century
The first, depicting a crying baby in bed and inscribed The baby's kingdom; the reverse with a biblical scene depicting a man and a woman and inscribed The departure of Hagar, the second depicting a woman in fancy dress
6in. high, the longest
American, late 19th century
The first, depicting a crying baby in bed and inscribed The baby's kingdom; the reverse with a biblical scene depicting a man and a woman and inscribed The departure of Hagar, the second depicting a woman in fancy dress
6in. high, the longest
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