Lot 2457 , A 19th century scrimshaw sperm whale tooth, inscribed CONCORDIA, decorated with a seated gentleman reading a newspaper, Masonic symbols, and three ladies, 14cm
A 19th century scrimshaw sperm whale tooth, inscribed CONCORDIA, decorated with a seated gentleman reading a newspaper, Masonic symbols, and three ladies, 14cm Concordia possibly refers to the ship of the same name abandoned off the North West Alaskan coast in the Whaling Disaster of 1871.
£100-150
Sold for £340