Image Lot Price Description


2024
$3,450.00

FINE SCRIMSHAW TUSK. Circa 1880, Western Pacific. Scrimmed with figure of a lady in fashion gown beneath crossed harpoons and anchor. The reverse scrimmed with clipper ship flying an American flag, beneath a displayed eagle clutching the great seal of the United States. Together with a cluster of arrows. A banner reading “FREE TRADE” in its beak. SIZE: 8-3/4″ l. Greatest cir: 7″. PROVENANCE: The Lahaina Whaling Museum, Maui, Hawaii. CONDITION: Very good with fine age cracks and with rich patina. Old surfaces nicks and scratches. 7-70275 (2,500-3,500)


Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Winter 2013
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