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Interesting Four-Piece Collection of Scrimshaw

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Interesting Four-Piece Collection of Scrimshaw, comprised of a carved and polished bone example featuring koala bears in a tree, h. 7"; an Anna Jacob carved and polished whale rib depicting a recumbent fawn, h. 6"; a large concave bone example depicting a lynx in the snow, h. 3-1/2"; and an Irma Good bald eagle example of carved and tinted walrus tusk, h. 7-1/4"; the koala bears and the eagle presented on custom-carved macassar ebony display stands.

Interesting Four-Piece Collection of Scrimshaw: The example with the bears appears to have a recent large chip gone from the right lower side. The others are fine and have very good detail.

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