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190 - Commemorative cane, known as a “captain’s cane,” with a shaft composed of shark vertebrae (likely from Prionace glauca or Carcharhinus albimarginatus) interspersed with whale baleen discs, the pommel consists of a blunted and polished sperm whale tooth, engraved in scrimshaw with a sperm whale on the surface and a whaling ship in the background on one side, and the inscription: " Thomas Buecher/Ship Comm-Morris/Pitcairn Island/May 1863” in a cartouche.
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€300 - 500Sale fees
Commemorative cane, known as a “captain’s cane,” with a shaft composed of shark vertebrae (likely from Prionace glauca or Carcharhinus albimarginatus) interspersed with whale baleen discs, the pommel consists of a blunted and polished sperm whale tooth, engraved in scrimshaw with a sperm whale on the surface and a whaling ship in the background on one side, and the inscription: " Thomas Buecher/Ship Comm-Morris/Pitcairn Island/May 1863” in a cartouche. First third of the 20th century L. 92 cm Total gross weight: 580 g
Auction details
Two collections: antique weapons and scrimshawsAuction house
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