Lot 1832* ♣ - S17 Out of This World - Tuesday, 28. June 2022, 04.00 PM
SCRIMSHAW NEWFOUNDLAND
Sperm whale tooth
Newfoundland
around 1850
11.8 cm
Newfoundland
around 1850
11.8 cm
This object contains material of endangered species and is subject to certain trade restrictions. Prospective buyers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import it into another country.
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Ausstellung:
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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)
Sold for CHF 1 875 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.