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A late 19th Century scrimshaw decorated whale's tooth
incised to the front with a front view of an approaching vessel off a cliff head and to the reverse with an anchor and stock, inscirbed THE BRIG 'BARKER' and simple decoration around the base, mounted on a turned plinth -- 5in. (12.7cm.)
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incised to the front with a front view of an approaching vessel off a cliff head and to the reverse with an anchor and stock, inscirbed THE BRIG 'BARKER' and simple decoration around the base, mounted on a turned plinth -- 5in. (12.7cm.)
See illustration
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