OGER-BLANCHET
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A polished, engraved and inked sperm whale (Physeter macroce…
See original version (French)
209
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A polished, engraved and inked sperm whale (Physeter macroce…
See original version (French)
Estimate €100 - €150
Voluntary lot
Description
A polished, engraved and inked sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tooth, featuring a scrimshaw depiction of a tooth-extraction scene, with the inscription on the reverse: ‘stripping the teeth from a sperm whale’s jaw’.
Second half of the 19th century.
Height: 11.5 cm
Weight: 223.58 g.
Signs of wear to the engraving.
See original version (French)
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