Description:
Large Scrimshaw Whale's Tooth, America, 19th century, the double-sided tooth with carving of a ship under sail on one side, and a fashionably dressed woman on the reverse, (chip to tip, cracks),lg. 7 1/2 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
several cracks and minor losses around lower edge, including one crack through woman's dress.
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