A large scrimshaw 'Whale hunting'
Lot-No. 114
Proceeds : 2.200 €
Northamerica, around 1837. Sperm whale jaw, engraved and with blackened ornaments. Scenerie of three-master, boats and whales. Monogr. 'L.F.', labelled 'Whaler Topaz off Marquesas Is' and dat. 'Jan. 1837'. L. 80 cm.
A large scrimshaw 'Whale hunting'
A large scrimshaw 'Whale hunting'
Lot-No. 114
Proceeds : 2.200 €
Northamerica, around 1837. Sperm whale jaw, engraved and with blackened ornaments. Scenerie of three-master, boats and whales. Monogr. 'L.F.', labelled 'Whaler Topaz off Marquesas Is' and dat. 'Jan. 1837'. L. 80 cm.