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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Aquitaine, post: 164402, member: 602&quot;]Any decent auction house couldn&#039;t have, shouldn&#039;t have, wouldn&#039;t have missed that signature if it&#039;s who it&#039;s purported to be and in as obvious a place as it is!!!!&nbsp; But, possible they might not have known him.&nbsp; Personally, I would (and have done so with two teeth I own!) send to a whaling museum, CLEAR, CRISP <u><b>UN-ENHANCED</b></u> photos (digital or otherwise.... depending what THEY want) without mucking them up with TOPAZ or Photoshop (other than to sharpen them a wee bit.....they want to see what&#039;s ACTUALLY there if you&#039;re not bringing the item in!!).....I believe I sent my photos digitally to the Kendall Museum in Sharon MA and they were very nice and replied with a wonderful letter!!!&nbsp; (One was deemed a fake [and why] and the other was deemed real with approximate value......MOST helpful!!!&nbsp; Both of mine were unsigned I might add.&nbsp; You might try more than one source though too!!!&nbsp; Good luck!!!!&nbsp; I certainly hope it&#039;s authentic for you!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: That&#039;s not a criticism on Topaz....I play with it on occasion too....but it looked like it added un-necessary shine and a 3-D effect that I don&#039;t think should be there with scrimshaw.....JMHO.....<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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