11-08-200911-08-2009
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2482Boston
November 8, 2009 11:00 AMCalender
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Two Scrimshaw Whale's Teeth

Sell one like this
$889$750
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2482Location: BostonDate / Time: November 08, 2009 11:00AM

Description:

Two Scrimshaw Whale's Teeth, late 19th century, one depicting a genre scene with father, mother, and grandmother, with the baby taking his first steps; the second depicting a fashionably dressed lady, (minor cracks),ht. 4 5/8, 5 1/4 in.
Estimate $500-700

The genre scene tooth has a 1 1/2 in. unobtrusive crack through grandmother figure; the second tooth has a 1 in. crack on the revese.

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