£700 - £900
A SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH, 19TH C decorated with a native figure standing by a mastiff, the reverse with Cupid clinging to a fleeing beast and inscribed GOOD MEDICINES, 14cm h
A rare and unusually ambitious example of a scrimshaw tooth that does not appear to have been copied from an engraving or other print source. The decoration well preserved
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