Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 11th April 2018
Lot 279
A 19th century whaler's scrimshaw bone and steel cut throat razor
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £800
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Description
A 19th century whaler's scrimshaw bone and steel cut throat razor, worked on one side with a grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus), a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), a compass and inscribed 'W. WELLS HULL', the verso with a whaling scene with a whale being harpooned, the blade inscribed 'JOSEPH RODGERS & SON CUTLERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES NO. 6 NORFOLK STREET SHEFFIELD', 15cm long.