Sold for:
$10,200
$10,200
Pair of Scrimshaw Whale's Teeth, 19th century, one tooth depicting Neptune "THE KING OF THE SEA" on one side and an American frigate on the reverse, the other tooth depicting a banner inscribed "LIBERTY AND FREEDOM" flying above an allegorical figure of Liberty, holding her arm aloft giving a cup of nourishment to a spreadwing eagle, standing beside American flags and shield, and a panoply of implements of war, with a depiction of an American frigate on the reverse, (base chips, and age cracks), ht. 5 1/4 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-10-27
