132 - A watch holder made of two blunted and polished sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tusks, engraved in scrimshaw depicting the whaling ship Milo on the port and starboard sides, connected by a whale baleen pierced with a hole and engraved with “Ship Milo,” mounted on a base of burl veneer and ebony.

A watch holder made of two blunted and polished sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tusks, engraved in scrimshaw depicting the whaling ship Milo on the port and starboard sides, connected by a whale baleen pierced with a hole and engraved with “Ship Milo,” mounted on a base of burl veneer and ebony. Second half of the 19th century Dimensions: 12.5 x 17 x 7 cm Gross weight: 430 g Several New Bedford whaling ships were named Milo. One of them, a three-masted vessel built in Newburyport in 1811, is documented in a logbook at the New Bedford Whaling Museum for the 1851–1855 voyage under Captain George H. Soule. A New Bedford whaler named Milo, commanded by Jonathan C. Hawes, was captured in June 1865 in the Bering Sea by the Confederate cruiser CSS Shenandoah, then released on bail and loaded with prisoners, during one of the final episodes of the American Civil War. Provenance: Rennes Enchères, auction of February 17, 2020, lot no. 80. Specimen of a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), listed in Annex A of Regulation (EC) No. 338/97 (CITES Appendix I). Worked item covered by the exemption under Article 8, paragraph 3, point (b), of Regulation (EC) No. 338/97 and Article 62 of Regulation (EC) No. 865/2006. Any export or re-export outside the EU requires a prior permit from the management authority (Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No. 338/97), followed by compliance with the laws of the country of destination, which is the responsibility of the purchaser.