: Splendid cars and marine objects established record prices at
Bonhams & Butterfields annual sale, April 30 and May 1, here
where a scrimshawed whale's tooth by Edward Burdett sold for an
astounding $182,250.
The 1828 tooth depicted the English whaler Daniel IV afire
and the whaler Elizabeth in the background. The price is a
record for scrimshaw at auction.
A spectacular motorcar, a lustrous silver Tucker 48, one of 51
built and 47 that survive, stole the show on Saturday when it
sold for $461,500.
A complete report of the sale will appear in a future edition.
-FMM
