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METICULOUS SCRIMSHAW WHALE TOOTH EXCELLENT CONDITION
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REPRODUCTION SCRIMSHAW WHALE TOOTH. EXCEPTIONAL PIECE. EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITH THE FEEL AND BEAUTY OF THE 19TH CENTURY ORIGINAL.THE ITEM IS 7 3/7 INCHES LONG x 2 1/2 INCHES AT ITS WIDEST.METICULOUSLY ENGRAVED WITH DEPICTIONS OF WHALING SHIPS, BOATS, SAILORS, HARPOONS, SEA, AND LANDSCAPE. TWO INSCRIPTIONS: STEAMER THRASHERWHALING IN THE ARCTICTHIS ITEM WAS PURCHASED IN 1968 IN AN ANTIQUES SHOP IN NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND. NOTE: I HAVE A SOMEWHAT SIMILAR ITEM FOR SALE IN ANOTHER AUCTION. REVIEW MY EBAY STORE.Some information on Scrimshaw from various sources:Scrimshaw is derived from the shipboard practice of sailors creating common tools, and on whaling ships the byproducts of whales were readily available. The term originally referred to the making of these tools, only later referring to works of art created by whalers in their spare time. Whale bone is ideally suited towards the task, as it is very easy to work and very plentiful.The development of scrimshaw took off after the market for whale teeth, which was sought by Chinese traders for use in the Pacific Islands (for example the Fijian market for tabua), was flooded with teeth after a narrative by an American sailor, Captain David Porter, revealed both the market and the source of the teeth. Around this time is the earliest authenticated pictorial piece of scrimshaw (1817). A GREAT GIFT. I WILL BE SELLING MANY ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES IN THE COMING WEEKS. ITEMS FROM OVER 50 YEARS OF TRAVELLING THE WORLD...... PLEASE REVIEW MY SITE OFTEN. ITEMS FOR THE SOPHISTICATED COLLECTOR. USA BUYERS - SHIPPING WILL COST $6.98 USD.CANADIANS - SHIPPING WILL COST $21 USD VIA USPS GLOBAL EXPRESS MAIL WITH TRACKING.OTHER INTERNATIONAL BUYERS - SHIPPING WILL COST $36 USD VIA USPS GLOBAL EXPRESS MAIL WITH TRACKING. PLEASE REVIEW MY OTHER AUCTIONS AND EBAY STORE FOR MORE ECLECTIC ITEMS. TONS OF GREAT DEALS. Pay for this online auction using BidPay ® - Seller BidPay ID: janiceterri
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