Lotto 1832* ♣ - S17 Out of This World - martedì, 28. giugno 2022, 16h00
SCRIMSHAW NEWFOUNDLAND
Newfoundland
around 1850
11.8 cm
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)
Venduto per CHF 1 875 (incl. premio dell'acquirente)
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