539 . LARGE SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALE TOOTH ATTRIBUTED TO THE BRITANNIA ENGRAVER , 1 st quarter of the 19 th Century , a British ship engaged in a battle with another ship with billowing smoke ; the reverse depicts a ship coming over a large swell with sails furled , initialed “ L . R , and “ IIA ”, an eyelet and dart band surround the base of the tooth . Length 7 in . Width 2 ¾ in . 12,000 / 18,000
540 . ANTIQUE SCRIMSHAW AND STIPPLED SPERM WHALE TOOTH , circa 1860 , wraparound scene engraved with a fashionable lady having her boot polished by a shoeshine boy as she glances over her shoulder at a courting couple . Height 4 ¾ in . Width 2 in . 1,200 / 1,800
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