OGER-BLANCHET
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A polished, engraved and inked sperm whale tooth (Physeter m…
See original version (French)
209 - 1
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A polished, engraved and inked sperm whale tooth (Physeter m…
See original version (French)
Estimate €100 - €150
Voluntary lot
Description
A polished, engraved and inked sperm whale tooth (Physeter macrocephalus) featuring a scrimshaw depiction of a sperm whale’s cross-section, inscribed on the reverse with the words ‘Manner of cutting in a sperm whale’.
Second half of the 19th century.
Height: 10 cm.
Weight: 142.08 g.
See original version (French)
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