"Pair Of Sperm Whale Teeth Signed G. Heath Dated Mid 19th Century"
Pair of finely engraved sperm whale teeth signed "G. Heath".On the right tooth: a sailor returning to port to find his wife "Sailors Return" and on the back 7 ships with French flags, Great Britain, United States, British colony, Holland, England, Brazil.
On the left tooth: two ships engraved with multiple polychrome flags (France, United States, Netherlands, Scotland, various British colonies, Spain, Chile, Panama) and on the back the signature.
Dimensions: heights of +/- 16 cm.
Datable from the middle of the 19th century.
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