SCRIMSHAW MANTEL ORNAMENT Mid-19th Century Teeth lengths approx. 8". Total height 9.5". Width 15.5".
Updated August 6, 2026
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| Lot number | 2096 |
| Estimate | $5,000 - $7,000 |
| Opening bid | $2,500 |
| Auction | Marine Sale: Session I |
| Date | August 6, 2026 at 9:30 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Eldred's |
| Location | East Dennis, Massachusetts |
SCRIMSHAW MANTEL ORNAMENT Mid-19th Century Two large whale's teeth with finely engraved full-length portraits of women, one reading a book, set into a lobed mahogany base fronted by four whale ivory

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