A Narwhal tusk

Details

Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition, 1934-1935
A Narwhal tusk
ivory
approx. 78in. (198.2cm.) long

Provenance

Lord Shackleton, and thence by descent to the present owner.

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Please be aware that new legislation now states that items exported outside of the EU which are manufactured using certain endangered species will require a CITES license. Please contact Leah Heneghan in the Christies Shipping Department for further information +44207 389 2828 or lheneghan@christies.com or the administrator of this sale.

Lot Essay

For Shackleton's descriptions of the narwhals encountered on the expedition see E. Shackleton, Arctic Journeys: The Story of the Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition, 1934-5, London, 1936, pp.286-89 and 300.

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