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Lot 3029    SESSION 11 (9.30AM THURSDAY 1ST AUGUST)    Miscellaneous

Estimate $150
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $500

SCRIMSHAW, 19th century, sperm whale tooth, engraved with a map of Ocracoke Inlet, Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA, map of the inlet with place names, "Ocracoke Inlet" to right, on reverse an engraving of a 17th century Pirate, (135mm long). Very fine.

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