A small piece of scrimshaw, depicting a tusk finely engraved…
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A small piece of scrimshaw, depicting a tusk finely engraved and inked with the scene of whalers and their boat in the mouth of a breaching whale, and to the reverse, a whaling ship in full sail; with timber display stand. Length 10.5 cm (without stand)

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