A 19thC decorated whale's tooth,
depicting on one side a group of Naval officers supporting a wounded colleague draped in an American flag, surrounded by a laurel wreath and an eagle, the other a Naval Brig firing a broadside.
Weight 280gms 4.8in (12cm) long
Weight 280gms 4.8in (12cm) long
Sold for
£240
inc. premium
Footnotes
- PROVENANCE:
Sale, Christie's London, 10 November 1994
Category: Fine Art / Marine Art
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