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Carved Plaque of a Sperm Whale, Clark G. Voorhees, Jr. (1911-80), Lyme, Connecticut and Weston, Vermont, c. 1960.
9 May 2023, 10:00 EDT
Skinner Marlborough, MassachusettsSold for US$1,530 inc. premium
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Carved Plaque of a Sperm Whale,
Clark G. Voorhees, Jr. (1911-80), Lyme, Connecticut and Weston, Vermont, c. 1960.
Wooden plank carved and painted to depict a full-length sperm whale with angled tail, incised eye, and open mouth showing teeth set into lower jaw, flat reverse impressed with punched signature "C VOORHEES", 43cm wide, 2cm deep, 12cm high (17 1/2in wide, 1 3/4in deep, 5 1/4in high).
Wooden plank carved and painted to depict a full-length sperm whale with angled tail, incised eye, and open mouth showing teeth set into lower jaw, flat reverse impressed with punched signature "C VOORHEES", 43cm wide, 2cm deep, 12cm high (17 1/2in wide, 1 3/4in deep, 5 1/4in high).



