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20TH CENTURY
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A pair of scrimshaw whales teeth decorated with images of Napoleon and Lord Nelson**
20th century
each tooth heavily engraved with portraits and allegorical images of the country and life of each figure. For Napoleon these images include his crest with the French tri-color, and eagle supporting his oval portrait, and Roman soldiers. For Nelson they include his family crest, Neptune riding a pair of stallions, and an image of H.M.S. Victory. Each tooth signed at the bottom with the initials RBDD.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) each with slight variation. (2)
20th century
each tooth heavily engraved with portraits and allegorical images of the country and life of each figure. For Napoleon these images include his crest with the French tri-color, and eagle supporting his oval portrait, and Roman soldiers. For Nelson they include his family crest, Neptune riding a pair of stallions, and an image of H.M.S. Victory. Each tooth signed at the bottom with the initials RBDD.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) each with slight variation. (2)
Special notice
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