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Auction archive: Lot number 25

A RARE AND IMPORTANT ENGRAVED SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALES TOOTH, WILLIAM A....

Important Americana
26 Sep 2008
Estimate
US$40,000 - US$60,000
Price realised:
US$98,500
Auction archive: Lot number 25

A RARE AND IMPORTANT ENGRAVED SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALES TOOTH, WILLIAM A....

Important Americana
26 Sep 2008
Estimate
US$40,000 - US$60,000
Price realised:
US$98,500
Beschreibung:

A Rare and Important Engraved Scrimshaw Sperm Whales Tooth, William A. Gilpin, On Board the Ship Ceres, Wilmington, Delaware, circa 1835 the handsome, large and dense tooth engraved on the front with a full-length figure of Jack Tar, holding his hat aloft, his black tie and hair blowing in the wind, on his shoulder, an American eagle grasping a banner inscribed Free Trade and Sailors Rights, the figure standing on a rockwork, leaning on an anchor, a red, white and black United States shield by his left foot; the figure enclosed within a lattice work reserve and arch enclosing a depiction of a whaling ship flying the American flag, the 'proscenium' arch enclosing the inscription, W A GILPIN, the reverse engraved with a depiction of a fully rigged whaleship. height 6 in.; width 3 in. (15.2 cm; 7.6 cm)

Auction archive: Lot number 25
Auction:
Datum:
26 Sep 2008
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
Beschreibung:

A Rare and Important Engraved Scrimshaw Sperm Whales Tooth, William A. Gilpin, On Board the Ship Ceres, Wilmington, Delaware, circa 1835 the handsome, large and dense tooth engraved on the front with a full-length figure of Jack Tar, holding his hat aloft, his black tie and hair blowing in the wind, on his shoulder, an American eagle grasping a banner inscribed Free Trade and Sailors Rights, the figure standing on a rockwork, leaning on an anchor, a red, white and black United States shield by his left foot; the figure enclosed within a lattice work reserve and arch enclosing a depiction of a whaling ship flying the American flag, the 'proscenium' arch enclosing the inscription, W A GILPIN, the reverse engraved with a depiction of a fully rigged whaleship. height 6 in.; width 3 in. (15.2 cm; 7.6 cm)

Auction archive: Lot number 25
Auction:
Datum:
26 Sep 2008
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
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