$6,900
American polychromed scrimshaw whale's tooth, 19th c. , one side with an American frigate, erupting Vesuvius, and a fort with the American flag, the reverse with a frigate sailing through a straight, 6 1/2" l. Provenance: Descended in the Esty family of Salem, Mass.
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2004-03-20