506 . PAIR OF SCRIMSHAW WHALE TEETH , 2 nd half of the 19 th Century , matched pair with full length portraits of women in fashionable dress , standing upon a parquet floor . Height 6 in . 2,000 / 3,000 Ex-collection : William W . Coffin to the Present Owner
507 . AMERICAN SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALE TOOTH , circa 1850 , wraparound scene of a whaling bark flying the American flag and disguised as a 2-tier gunboat with deeply carved portals ; off the bow a longboat is depicted going out after a whale . The base was incised to fit into a stand at some point in its life . Red collection number ( 1765 ) on the interior of cavity . Height 7 in . Width 3 ΒΌ in . 1,200 / 1,800
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