A SCRIMSHAWED WHALEBONE JAGGING WHEEL, the silhouette form carved in the shape of a leaping unicorn, with serpentine forked tail, spiral decorated horn and inscribed decoration depicting on one side a ship and longboat in pursuit of a sperm whale, the front hooves fitted with a double circle-inscribed and tapering wheel--6½in. long | Christie's

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A SCRIMSHAWED WHALEBONE JAGGING WHEEL, the silhouette form carved in the shape of a leaping unicorn, with serpentine forked tail, spiral decorated horn and inscribed decoration depicting on one side a ship and longboat in pursuit of a sperm whale, the front hooves fitted with a double circle-inscribed and tapering wheel--6½in. long

細節

A SCRIMSHAWED WHALEBONE JAGGING WHEEL, the silhouette form carved in the shape of a leaping unicorn, with serpentine forked tail, spiral decorated horn and inscribed decoration depicting on one side a ship and longboat in pursuit of a sperm whale, the front hooves fitted with a double circle-inscribed and tapering wheel--6½in. long

來源

John and Leah Gordon, New York, N.Y., 1974

拍品專文

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