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The newly discovered piece tells the story of an encounter with Indians in Tierra Del Fuego. A similar piece by the same scrimshander – Pte James Bute of the HMS Beagle – sold at auction for over 40,000 pounds as recently as last month. Only five other examples of Bute’s work, which chronicled one of history’s most important and momentous discovery expeditions, are known to exist.
Along with the scrimshaw, several letters from the original owner to Darwin himself were discovered.
The tooth depicts two different images of the HMS Beagle (BNPS)
A piece of scrimshaw decorated by a marine on board Charles Darwin‘s famous voyage to the Galapagos Islands is set to fetch nearly a hundred thousand dollars at auction.
The carved tooth contains two images of the HMS Beagle; one of the ship at sea, the other of the ship getting repairs in Argentina.
The scrimshander was a gentleman named James Adolphus Bute. The signed piece is a rare available item from one of the most influential voyages in history.
The piece goes on sale September 16.
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