Sold for:
$88,875
$88,875
New England scrimshaw whale's tooth, early/mid 19th c. , the front decorated with a sailing ship flying an American flag, surmounted by an eagle holding an American flag under a row of thirteen stars, the reverse depicting an oval portrait of Grace Darling amidst timbers, lines, and a distraught sailor pining over her, with sheet music and a floral band, 6 1/4" h. Provenance: Josephine Dawes, Hightstown, New Jersey.
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2012-05-05
