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Lot 310 : SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH, CIVIL WAR NAVAL BATTLE

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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH, CIVIL WAR NAVAL BATTLE
19th c. tooth with 20th c. carving
Union frigate RICHMOND and the TENNESSEE
with portrait of ADMIRAL FARRAGUT; the reverse with
UNION FLEET and FORT MORGAN EXCHANGE FIRE, FARRAGUT ENTERS MOBILE BAY, 6.5"
By descent from a New Jersey private collector.
No noticeable cracks.
Estimate: $400 - $600
Realized: $325 - Excluding Buyer's Premium


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