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A Large Scrimshaw Whale Tooth Worked On The Whaler Atlantic
Estimate: $3,000-$5,000
Sold
$2,000
Live Auction
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Description
A Large Scrimshaw Whale Tooth Worked On The Whaler Atlantic
Dated, "1835"
inscribed, "A Spermaceti Whale Tooth Taken by the Ship Atlantic Nov 8 1835. Lat 37.30 S. Lon 45.90 W," and decorated with a light house and keeper's house, a two whaling scenes.
Length 7 1/2 inches.
Provenance
Provenance:The Collection of Robert K. and Joy Lewis, Sag Harbor, New York.Note: In 1835, the whaler Atlantic was under the command of a Captain Mason from Warren, Rhode Island.