(on 4) 19TH C. SCRIMSHAW WHALE TEETH
a small tooth depicting a whaling scene engraved Niger and initialed RLH; the reverse inscribed to GRANNY /from BENJIE /& ALEX / 6/69, 4.5" (age appropriate tight cracks); another decorated on one side with a 1784 dated engraving of an eagle; 4"; another small tooth depicting and eagle and 1784 within an oval; 4"; along with (2) undecorated teeth; 5" and 6"
The collection of a New York gentleman.
the second with a whaling scene with NIGER and initialed RLH, 4.5"; along with a small undecorated tooth, 4.5"
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Realized: $700 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 136 : (on 4) 19TH C. SCRIMSHAW WHALE TEETH
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