Scrimshaw. Polished and engraved sperm whale tooth:... Lot 87

Scrimshaw. Polished and engraved sperm whale tooth: - On the front face: of a quay on which rest: anchor, bundles and box on which is a representation of a whale and the date "1863". In the background the top of the masts of a large sailing ship in manoeuvre. - On the back: "Whaler LAURA". Second half of the 19th century. Length 9.5 cm. Note: Specimen taken from a tooth of the cetacean odontocete (Cetacea) and more precisely of the family Physeteroidea and probably of the species called Great Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) (I/A) pre-Convention. Specimen prior to 1 June 1947, in compliance with EC Rule 338/97 of 09/12/1996 art.2-W mc. For an exit from the EU, a CITES re-export will be necessary, this being the responsibility of the future buyer. This specimen is also included in the French Environmental Code and is exempt from the ban because of its dating.