SOLD FOR $7,200
19th C. American Sailor Scrimshaw Whale Tooth, circa 1840, engraved throughout with an American fully rigged ship above the seal of the United States and an eagle holding a “Liberty ~ Constitution” banner in its beak, above a gentleman’s portrait flanked by cornucopias and American flags; the verso with a single leaf flower above a whaler cutting in and two whalers, whale and two whaleboats on the water. Sawtooth borders at the base of the tooth; Between the scenes is a sailing ship with her stunsail set sailing toward the viewer above a spouting sperm whale, the outer tooth’s edge with a foliate vine.
Height 5 ½ in.
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