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397. WHALEMAN
SCRIMSHAWED SPERM WHALE
TOOTH, circa 1860, two whale ships
with three longboats out and three spouts
on the horizon all under large clouds,
the reverse is a closer view of an active
whaling scene with a whale ship and two
longboats on a pod of three whales, also
under the same continuous large cloud.
The engraved sea on both scenes merge
at the tip of the tooth with the initials
“W.P.” on the bottom.
Length 8 ½ in. Width 3 in.
5,000/7,000
398. PAIR OF WHALEMAN SCRIMSHAWED
RED WAX POLYCHROME WHALE TEETH,
circa 1850-1860, each side engraved with the same
pictorial of young girl and boy fancily dressed, he
is holding a hat and she is holding a trundling hoop,
bordered on the base with 5-point stars and red wax
circles. In addition, one tooth with a revolver and crow,
2-red ovals and a cross. The other with 3 birds, a red
cross and red oval, one side with a name plaque ED__R.
Height 5 ¾ in. Width 1 ¾ in.
1,200/1,500
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