The Age of Oak - 9th April 2025
Lot 96
A SCRIMSHAW WHALE RIB BONE
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £1071
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Description
A SCRIMSHAW WHALE RIB BONE
DATED '1877'
decorated with a leaping whale and whalers in a boat and inscribed 'Ship Raven 1877' between a pair of cornucopia, with baleen ends
40.5cm long
Provenance
The Howard Collection of Oak and Works of Art.