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Engraved Whalebone Busk with Whaling Scene, 19th century, the busk engraved with two foliate oval reserves flanking a scene with whalers harpooning a sperm whale, a ship in calm seas, three vessels in rough seas with figures overlooking the scene on a cliff, (busk is warped), lg. 13 1/8 in.


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2010-08-15

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