10-26-201410-26-2014
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2757BBoston
October 26, 2014 10:00 AMCalender
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Pair of Large Scrimshaw Whale's Teeth

Sell one like this
$2,706$2,200
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2757BLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 26, 2014 10:00AM

Description:

Pair of Large Scrimshaw Whale's Teeth, America, 19th century, each carved on one side with a bust-length portrait of a fashionable woman, one with pineapple border below, the other with foliate device, lg 5 1/4, 5 3/4 in.
Estimate $2,000-3,000


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