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A Scrimshaw Whale Tooth
Estimate: $1,000-$3,000
Sold
$1,400
Live Auction
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Description
A Scrimshaw Whale Tooth
19th Century
depicting a sailor, a waving beauty, the Union Jack, a depiction of Queen Victoria and a merchant vessel, initialed, "PLS."
Length 6 inches.
Property from the Buck Family Collection, Philadelphia
Provenance
Provenance:Hyland Granby Antiques, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, August 6, 2001,From the Estate of William "Bill" Clifton Buck (1928-2023) and Laura Thomas (1931-2024).