COLLECTION MONSIEUR G. - Lot 253

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COLLECTION MONSIEUR G. - Lot 253
COLLECTION MONSIEUR G. Pendant, Lei niho Palaoa Hawaii Sperm whale tooth H. 10.5 cm Restorations Provenance Pierre and Claude Vérité, Paris Bernard and Bertrand Bottet, Nice Christie's, June 14, 2011, lot 86 Collection Monsieur G. Publication: Amrouche Pierre, Collection Bernard et Bertrand Bottet , Paris, 2013, fig. 86 and pp. 39 (drawing) and 221 A handsome pendant, this hook carved from a sperm whale tooth was originally suspended from a necklace made of braided human hair. This type of ornament, particularly rare, was reserved for the elite. Beautiful patina.
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