Scrimshaw whale tooth that JFK displayed on his Oval Office desk is up for sale ...
Scrimshaw whale tooth that JFK displayed on his Oval Office desk and Jackie Kennedy later gifted to a US general is up for sale for $30,000 The 6.5ins rarity depicts a Yankee whaler boat with sails scanning the horizon Kennedy was a passionate scrimshaw collector and placed the tooth on his desk Jackie Kennedy engraved and gifted it to a US general a year after JFK's death
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A prized scrimshaw whale tooth which was displayed on John F. Kennedy's desk at the Oval Office has emerged for sale for $30,000.
The 6.5ins rarity depicts a bark-rigged Yankee whaler boat with sails scanning the horizon for spouting whales.
Kennedy was a passionate scrimshaw collector and this example took pride of place in the White House until his assassination in 1963.
A prized scrimshaw whale tooth which was displayed on John F. Kennedy's desk at the Oval Office has emerged for sale for $30,000
Kennedy was a passionate scrimshaw collector and this example (right) took
