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Lot 133
Sale 5994 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Nov 12, 2019
10:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$1,000 -
1,500
Price Realized
$1,250
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Lot Description
Pair of scrimshaw-decorated whale teeth Charles W. DeMontigny (1885-1957), Massachusetts, early 20th century
Both signed, "C. W. DeMontigny," the first decorated with standing figure of the Marquis de Lafayette, retains Christie's label on verso; the second decorated with a portrait of John Paul Jones, mounted on mahogany bases; together with a smaller tooth decorated with the "Goddess of Whalers", and the "Whaler Romulus".
overall H: 9 in. (including stands)