Attractive Woman Smoking

“Attractive Woman Smoking” black and white scrimshaw on antique pre-ban ivory match holder by David Adams. This rare antique match holder was probably made in England 1850.00…1870.00. This is the only one we have ever seen, although there must be others around. Since very few “nice” women of that era smoked, we asked the artist to create an image of the owner of a house of ill repute, smoking. Look closely and see the match holder in her hand. Nice touch. The back has a carving and both front and back sides are encased in brass fittings. The interior is completely intact. The lucky owner of this will receive, not only a first rate portrait, but, also, an irreplaceable antique. Two for one.

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This scrimshaw is done on pre-ban African ivory. Since the passage of the CITIES Treaty in 1973, there has been no African ivory brought into the U.S. However, ivory that was in the U.S. prior to 1973 can be legally sold and shipped within the U.S. However, new legislation taking effect in 2016 restricts pre-ban African Ivory from being shipped interstate. It can only legally be shipped intrastate, (within the state). All of our pre-ban ivory is located with our associate in the state of Florida. It can be purchased directly from our website and shipped only to an address within the state of Florida. If one has a relative, trusted friend or business associate within the state of Florida, we can ship to that specified address in order to comply with the new Federal legislation. The scrimshaw can then be forwarded to you and everyone complies with the law. Any questions, email or call us.