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Scrimshaw, USS Relief, 1841,
Estimate:
AU$500 - AU$1,000
Sold
AU$475
Live Auction
Roxbury's Auction No. 137 - Signature Sale - 28th-30th October 2024
Category
Description
Engraved on whale tooth (140mm x 65mm), depicting USS Relief, dated 4th July 1841, reverse design includes a second ship and image of a man smoking a pipe, named to Charles W. Morgan, potentially could be in reference to the whaling ship or owner of the ship. Interesting.