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Fri, Jan 15, 2010 09:00AM EST
Lot 297

Important American scrimshaw whale tooth dated 185

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Unsold

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Important American scrimshaw whale tooth dated 1857, inscribed James Cravetts Whalers Providence with an oval vignette of a ship above a whale on front, the reverse with figure of Hope, 6 1/4" h.

Condition

Flakes to base. Overall Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs. Provenance: Cumberland County Historical Society.