Sold for:
$4,700
$4,700
Large Scrimshaw Whale's Tooth, by Frank Barcelos, Portugal and America, 20th century, depicting a bearded gentleman smoking a pipe, likely a captain or crewman on a whaling vessel above a finely detailed whaling scene of six men in a hull preparing to kill a sperm whale, with a three-masted ship in the background, signed "Frank" at lower right, mounted on a faceted piece of mahogany, total ht. 8 3/4 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-06-04
