Lot 119 - Antique Sperm Whale Tooth with Carved Seal Figure and Incised Details, 5-3/4" L 2883 with some showing damage

with some showing damage

) in the exaggeration or "tall tale" genre

Here is a stunning hand made mid-century cigar and cigarette ashtray that is marked Italy on the bottom

The cloth-bound cover is decorated with a color-printed vignette depicting a wreath of wasps arranged around a green ground panel bearing the title and author's name in gilt lettering

illustrating anatomical subjects associated with medical training of the period

Lot 119 - Antique Sperm Whale Tooth with Carved Seal Figure and Incised Details, 5-3/4" L 2883 with some showing damageAntique sperm whale tooth with a small carved seal figure mounted atop the broad end. The seal has incised eyes, nostrils, and whisker dots. The tooth retains its natural curvature and coloration, with darker patina toward the tip. Surface cracking is present along the body of the tooth, with some age related discoloration and staining throughout.