OGER-BLANCHET
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Sperm whale tooth (Physeter macrocephalus) with an engraved …
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203
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Sperm whale tooth (Physeter macrocephalus) with an engraved …
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
Sperm whale tooth (Physeter macrocephalus) with an engraved and inked scrimshaw design depicting an American ship, dated 1871 within a circle of roses on one side and bearing the inscription ‘Rose of Nantucket’, ‘A. P. Art. Master’ on the reverse ’
Second half of the 19th century.
H.: 10.5 cm.
Weight: 179.70 g.
Provenance:
Paris, Boisgirard auction of 30 March 2008, lot no. 185.
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