Sold for:
$1,320
$1,320
Scrimshaw "Clenched Fist" Walking Stick, probably late 19th century, topped with a carved whale's tooth in the form of a clenched fist, with a silver band connecting it to a faceted whalebone shaft with indistinct inscriptions "Made and Presented TO H. D. FROST BY Capt. Wm. H. Thomas of Barque La--- New Bedford Mass. 15 May ----," the tip reinforced with wide bands of brass and copper, (fist cracked and with a small loss), lg. 33 5/8 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-03-03
