March Online Auction ( Sale #287)
Lot 554:
Description
Inuit Scrimshaw and Artifact Assortment
(5) items including a whale tooth having an engraved depiction of an American flag flying before an official looking Western style building, a figure standing at the base of the flagpole, all surrounded by a meandering foliated and berried vine; carved bone tweezers having spring closure; a bone tube; a wood awl / net making tool; and a soapstone carving of a fish
Property from: Huber Promitive Art, Dixon, Illinois
Height: 2 3/4 inches, Width: 1 1/4 inches, Depth: 1 1/4 inches (whale tooth)
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light to moderate wear consistent with normal use; a chip to whale tooth tip; scratches to soapstone
Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic
Estimated Sale Time: 5:48 pm CST
Shipping Status: Leonard Auction will directly ship this lot
Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)
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Last modified: March 10, 2022, 1:50 pm
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light to moderate wear consistent with normal use; a chip to whale tooth tip; scratches to soapstone
Dimensions: 2.75 x 1.25 x 1.25 in
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