An Early 19th Century Scrimshaw Decorated Sperm Whale Tooth, dated 1836 and initialled IR, the...
An Early 19th Century Scrimshaw Decorated Sperm Whale Tooth, dated 1836 and initialled IR, the tooth depicts a whaling ship with full whaling hunt, above which is an English coat of arms, with musical trophy to the reverse including a lyre, a cartouche with hands of friendship and doves of peace, 18.5cm
The line appears to be part of the decoration - not a break.
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An Early 19th Century Scrimshaw Decorated Sperm Whale Tooth, dated 1836 and initialled IR, the tooth depicts a whaling ship with full whaling hunt, above which is an English coat of arms, with musical trophy to the reverse including a lyre, a cartouche with hands of friendship and doves of peace, 18.5cm
The line appears to be part of the decoration - not a break.