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AMERICAN AND BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY
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THREE SCRIMSHAW WHALES TEETH
AMERICAN AND BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY
Comprising a tooth engraved with a sailor holding a Union Jack entitled 'VALOUR', the opposing side with a vase of flowers and a dove, an American tooth decorated with the American eagle and a vase of flowers to the other and another with a single whale to one side
first described 5¼ in. (13.5 cm.) (3)
AMERICAN AND BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY
Comprising a tooth engraved with a sailor holding a Union Jack entitled 'VALOUR', the opposing side with a vase of flowers and a dove, an American tooth decorated with the American eagle and a vase of flowers to the other and another with a single whale to one side
first described 5¼ in. (13.5 cm.) (3)
Provenance
Sotheby's 26th September 1985, lot 553 and 6th June 1984 lot 466
Special notice
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