Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 5th October 2016
Lot 601
A sailor's scrimshaw walrus tusk
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £450
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Description
A sailor's scrimshaw walrus tusk, one side engraved with a whaling scene flanked by a pair of walrus, with an inscribed banner 'THE WHALERS IN THE ARCTIC', with a replaced tip in wood, 52.4cm long.