Narwhal tusks, once sold for colossal sums to Elizabethan gentleman as unicorn horns, continue to be in demand as sculptural natural history objects of contemplation.
This 3ft (90cm) long Victorian walking stick, right, with a white metal cap, was pitched at £1000-1500 at Golding Young & Mawer (17.5% buyer’s premium) at Bourne on September 13.
Sold together with the obligatory Article 10 certificate, it took £4000.