Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
(2) Walrus Tusk Scrimshaw Cribbage Board & Inuit Stone Seal
- Price realized
- $318
- Pre-sale estimate
- $200 – $400
- Hammer price
- $250
- Sold
- November 9, 2024
- Sale
- DAY 2- NOVEMBER ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION
Lot description
(lot of 2) Alaskan ethnographic objects, including: (1) walrus tusk scrimshaw cribbage board, with geometric and floral carvings, reverse mapping landmarks along the Alaskan coast, including Golovnin Bay, Bluff, Solomon, Nome River, Nome, Penny River, Cripple River, Sinuk, Tsiu River, Point Spencer and Cape Prince of Wales, approx 12 5/8"l, (1) Inuit carved green soapstone model of a seal, signed illegibly underfoot, inscribed N584793 and dated [19]78, approx 2 7/8"h, 6.5"l, 2.5"w; 2.25lbs total
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.