Ø A SET OF THREE SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALES' TEETH COM
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Ø A SET OF THREE SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALES' TEETH COMMEMORATING THE BATTLE OF FLAMBOROUGH HEAD, 1779
probably late 19th/early 20th-Century, the two 3½in. teeth engraved with the commanders and their vessels and a 2¾in. tooth bearing inscription as per title and note of Captain Sir Richard Pearson's defeat by John Paul Jones, contained in a fitted plush-lined wooden box -- 10in. (25.5cm.) diameter
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++In fine overall condition; some yellowing commensurate with age; lining rubbed within box.
probably late 19th/early 20th-Century, the two 3½in. teeth engraved with the commanders and their vessels and a 2¾in. tooth bearing inscription as per title and note of Captain Sir Richard Pearson's defeat by John Paul Jones, contained in a fitted plush-lined wooden box -- 10in. (25.5cm.) diameter
(3)
++In fine overall condition; some yellowing commensurate with age; lining rubbed within box.
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Ø A SET OF THREE SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALES' TEETH COM
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