Lot 1832* ♣ - S17 Out of This World - mardi, 28. juin 2022, 16h00
SCRIMSHAW NEWFOUNDLAND
Sperm whale tooth
Newfoundland
around 1850
11.8 cm
Newfoundland
around 1850
11.8 cm
Cet objet contient des matériaux d'espèces en voie de disparition et est soumis à certaines restrictions commerciales. Les acheteurs potentiels doivent se familiariser avec les réglementations douanières pertinentes avant de faire une offre s'ils ont l'intention de l'importer dans un autre pays
Provenance: Swiss private collection
Scrimshaw began in the late 18th or early 19th century as the art of carving whale bone and ivory aboard whale ships. The crew on whalers had plenty of leisure time between sighting and chasing whales, and the hard parts of whales were readily available on voyages that could last up to four years.
Sperm whales unlike humans – who have four types of teeth (incisors, canines, premolars, and molars), are monophyodonts: they only have one type of tooth.
The example presented here is engraved with a sailing ship and the tricolour flag of Newfoundland.
See also Lot 1831
Scrimshaw began in the late 18th or early 19th century as the art of carving whale bone and ivory aboard whale ships. The crew on whalers had plenty of leisure time between sighting and chasing whales, and the hard parts of whales were readily available on voyages that could last up to four years.
Sperm whales unlike humans – who have four types of teeth (incisors, canines, premolars, and molars), are monophyodonts: they only have one type of tooth.
The example presented here is engraved with a sailing ship and the tricolour flag of Newfoundland.
See also Lot 1831
CHF 1 500 / 3 000 | (€ 1 550 / 3 090)
Vendu pour CHF 1 875 (frais inclus)
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