Four Matched Polychrome Scrimshaw Articles

19th Century

comprising two walrus tusks and two whale teeth, mounted to stands.
the teeth decorated with an urn and flowering plant. with similar decoration to the lower quarter of the tusks under three ships, a lighthouse and a fort with American flag.
Length of tusks 15 3/4 inches.
Height overall 17 1/4 inches.

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Mr. Fisher rejoined the firm in 2019 after working as a specialist in the American Furniture and Folk Art department at Sotheby’s New York. His areas of expertise include 18th, 19th, and 20th century American, Continental, and English furniture, decorative and folk art. Before coming to Hindman in 2013, Mr. Fisher worked in European Furniture and Decorative Arts in Philadelphia. He began his career working for a prints dealer focusing on works from the 16th through the 20th centuries.

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Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.

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Four Matched Polychrome Scrimshaw Articles

19th Century

Beyond a Cincinnati Legacy: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleischmann III, Part I

Four Matched Polychrome Scrimshaw Articles

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