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Lot 1006
Sale 977 - American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts, Session II
Oct 7, 2021
10:00AM ET
Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$1,500 -
2,500
Price Realized
$1,625
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Scrimshaw Tooth with Polychrome Portrait of a Woman and Dog
Circa 1830-45
depicting a colored pinprick-transfer image, likely after a monochrome fashion plate in a popular magazine, the back polished but undecorated.
Length 7 inches.
Many thanks to Dr. Stuart M. Frank for his research and authentication of this tooth, and the others in this collection.
Length 7 inches.
Many thanks to Dr. Stuart M. Frank for his research and authentication of this tooth, and the others in this collection.
Property from the Collection of Dr. James Dawson, Manchester, Kentucky