Scrimshaw-decorated and polychromed whale tooth 19th century
Sale 5994 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Nov 12, 2019
10:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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$800 -
1,200
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$1,375
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Lot Description
Scrimshaw-decorated and polychromed whale tooth 19th century
Decorated with "The Flag of Our Union", below a memorial between two trees, the other side depicting Poseidon and Apollo.
L: 4 in.Provenance: Collection of the late Hans U. Jahn, Charlottesville, VA.
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