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Gold Mounted ‘Lucky Bone’ of a Tiger (1800 to 1900 England)



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Item Medium Description

Bone, Gold

Item Literature

‘Lucky Bones’ are the clavicles of lions and tigers. The collar-bones of the cat family have evolved over time to become tiny vestigial structures. In India those of the tiger were prized as amulets and believed to possess magical properties. In the late 19th century they became highly regarded by the big game hunters of the Raj and many were sent back to be mounted in gold and then worn as souvenirs of a successful hunt.

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The Gold Mounted ‘Lucky Bone’ of a Tiger
Marked ‘J.B and Co’ 9ct
Circa 1890 – 1900

Size: 7.5cm wide – 3 ins wide

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Please email or call +44 (0)20-7413 9937 for more information or to purchase this item.

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Finch & Co

Finch & Co
Suite No 744
2 Old Brompton Road
London
SW7 3DQ
England

Open: By appointment only

Contacts: Craig A Finch, Jan E Finch
Telephone: +44 (0)20-7413 9937
Mobile: +44 (0)7836 684133
+44 (0)7768 236921
Fax: +44 (0)20-7581 4445
Website: www.finch-and-co.co.uk
We are members of:
BRITISH ANTIQUE DEALERS' ASSOCIATION
BRITISH ANTIQUE DEALERS' ASSOCIATION
LAPADA - THE ASSOCIATION OF ART & ANTIQUES DEALERS
LAPADA - THE ASSOCIATION OF ART & ANTIQUES DEALERS
Established: 1983
We deal in:

Fine works of art, antiquities and Ethnographica; historical portraits and 19th-century photographic images

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