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Scrimshaw group

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Cased scrimshaw decorated whale teeth circa 1876, the hinged wooden box having an ivory plaque depicting whaling ships surrounded with Pacific Islands surmounted with the title ''The Bark Oak- Pacific Ocean 1876'', opening to reveal the three teeth all decorated in the round, one depicting The Marshall Islands, with whale depictions verso, one depicting The Marquesas Islands, and having a cornocopia decoration surmounting ''Ships Master L.W.H Gifford'', and the title tooth having a bountiful boquet beneath ''The Pacific Ocean'', largest, 3.5'', overall 2''h x 6''w x 4''d

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