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Lot 870
A Victorian whales tooth scrimshaw decorated The Edison Lighthouse, inscribed "Tooth taken from a whale that yielded 60lbs of sperm oil by Sarah Elizabeth in the latitude of 31 00 N longitude 154 E Sept 17th 1831" 6"h x 2 1/2"w x 1 1/2"d SOLD £380

The tip is clipped and the body cracked

From Other in the Silver, Silver Plated items, Jewellery & Objects of Virtue section in our Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction held on Wednesday 14th of June 2017