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184. LARGE POLYCHROMED AMERICAN SPERM WHALE TOOTH, attributed to the Naval Monument Engraver, circa
1840, the obverse depicts a naval battle titled in pinpoint lettering below the waterline scene: “The President Engaging the Endymion,
While Pursued by the British Squadron.” All vessels are identified with polychromed flags and pennants. The reverse depicts a naval
battle titled in pinpoint “The Peacock & Epervier,” both views inspired by illustrations in “The Naval Monument” published by A.
Brown, 1816. Length 8 in.
Provenance: The Thomas Mittler Collection to the present owner.
Literature: Through the Eyes of a Collector by N. Hellman.
Note: The battle of the USS Peacock and the HMS Epervier occurred on April 29, 1814.
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