A finely engraved scrimshawed whale's tooth, English, mid 19th century,
signed NATHAN DOYLE, obverse decorated with harbour scene titled "The French fort on Tahitti", reverse with mountainous shore line and moored ship-of-the line, titled Fogo - Cape Verde Isle. Weight 500gms. 6.75in (17cm) long
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,000
US$ 6,000 - 9,100
€4,700 - 7,000
US$ 6,000 - 9,100
Footnotes
- PROVENANCE:
Sale, Sotheby's London, 28 April 1999, lot 261
Fogo is one of the southernmost island in the Cape Verde archipelago.
Category: Fine Art / Marine Art
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