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199. PAIR OF SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALE TEETH, circa 1840, each depicting a fully rigged bark on the open sea, the up-
per sections with a decorative wraparound band and panel engraved “FM,” the reverse with a large man-o-war ship at sea and lyre and
trumpet with floral sprigs above a whaling scene with three boats and a sperm whale respectively. Height 6 in.
Provenance: The Howland family of New Bedford to the current owner.
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