21st Sep, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
2409
A Mid-20th Century Inuit Snow Knife, carved from walrus ivory, the grip scales held by four copper rivets, 29cm; a 19th Century Inuit Bag Handle, of curved form carved from bone, each end pierced and grooved for attachment, 15.5cm; an Inuit Strap Drill, Alaska, of wood with metal spike, the leather straps with bone handles, drill 11.5cm long; a Sami Bone Spoon, the bowl incised and stained with a caribou within a diapered border, with shaped pierced handle, 11cm, in a later glass domed display; an Inuit Horn Ladle, the tapered handle incised with bands of concentric circles, 30cm; also, a pair of mother of pearl fan guards, a walrus tusk shoe horn, a shark vertebrae, a small collection of teeth, four needleteeth fish heads etc, in a glazed display case. (qty)
Provenance: - The Graham Turner Collection
Sold for £50
Estimated at £150 - £200
Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 21st Sep, 2022
The Militaria & Ethnographica offers over 450 lots.
Highlights include a rare 1943 US edition of the French 1939 Michelin Guide used during the D-Day landings, a Second World War RAF, RAAF and ROC Group of Nine Medals to Wing Commander William Anderson Beaumont, who survived four days and nights without food in the jungle and the uniform of POW Major General Philip Thomas Tower including his khaki greatcoat which became his escape outfit. Also included is a pair of 18th Century Percussion Duelling/Target Pistols by Twigg & Bass, London, circa 1780-83, a French 1830 Revolution Model Shako to d'Officer de Chasseur de La Garde Nationale and a Birmingham City Police Rose Top Helmet and an Isle of Man Police Force Ball Top Helmet.
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