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    Sale 2471

    MARITIME INCLUDING A SELECTION OF GLOBES

    Amsterdam

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    12 September 2000

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    • Two 19th Century scrimshaw dec
    Lot 9

    Two 19th Century scrimshaw decorated whale tusks

    Price realised

    NLG 2,574

    Estimate

    NLG 1,000 - NLG 1,500

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    Two 19th Century scrimshaw decorated whale tusks
    the first incised SHIP UNKA 1875 with an eagle, whales, blubber barrel and harpoons and decorative motifes; the second entitled SHIP TOPAZ 1859 and depicting a whaler between iceburgs and floral motifes, the larger -- 41cm.

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    Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.


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