Scrimshaw-decorated and polychromed whale tooth initialed "A R," and dated "1866"
Sale 5994 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Nov 12, 2019
10:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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$1,000 -
2,000
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$2,500
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Lot Description
Scrimshaw-decorated and polychromed whale tooth initialed "A R," and dated "1866"
Mounted as a powder horn, decorated with figures of Abraham Lincoln and a freed African American.
L: 6 in.Provenance: Collection of the late Hans U. Jahn, Charlottesville, VA.
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