"Scrimshaw Snuffbox Engraved In A Sperm Whale Tooth - Datable From The Mid 19th Century"
Snuffbox scrimshaw engraved in a sperm whale tooth.Pretty polychrome decorations composed of tortoiseshell pellets and leaves, above a frieze.
The sperm whale tooth is carved in the spirit of a secouette.
Horn hinged opening with "LP" monogram.
Dimension: height of 11.5 diagonally.
England or USA mid 19th century.