A pair of small scrimshaw decorated whale's teeth,
one depicting a three mast merchant ship in heavy seas plus an anchor and dolphin. Weight 140gms. Post 1947. 4in (10cm) long. Together with a smaller tooth, showing on one side a vessel at sea and the inscription Brig Amity 1828 and on the other a Brig off a coastline with the inscriptions King George Sound, Jesper Albany 1889. Weight 50gms. Post 1947. (4)
Estimate:
£500 - 700
590 - 830
US$ 760 - 1,100
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Category:
Fine Art
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Marine Art
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