Sold for:
$4,994
$4,994
Engraved Whale's Tooth, England or America, early 19th century, the tooth engraved with one side depicting a couple dancing with the inscription "FASHIONABLE AMUSE'T" above an oval reserve depicting a portrait of a bust-length portrait of a gentleman framed by bowknots and leafy vines over the inscription "DAPPER PEER," the reverse depicting a scene with a gentleman kneeling, leaning on a chair in a furnished room with a view of a church through the window with the inscription "A WELL SPENT DAY" above an oval reserve with a bust length portrait of a fashionably dressed lady above the inscription "OBSCURE BEAUTY," (scattered stains, cracks), lg. 6 1/2 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-11-06
