FINE SAILOR CARVED WHALE TOOTH SCRIMSHAWCA.early-mid 19th century; tooth roughly sawn and intricately scrimshaw carved with various nautical scenes with fine intertwining rope framing, top of tooth with decorative...
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FINE ANTIQUE SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WALRUSTUSK. An impressive 26” walrus tusk with extensive sailor scrimshaw decoration. Upper portion with eagle and flag over a heart with two arrows, middle portion with floral...
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WHALER SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALE TOOTH,ATTRIBUTED TO THE C... ATTRIBUTED TO THE CERES A ARTISAN , William A. Gilpin aboard the ship Ceres of Wilmington, Delaware (1834-1837), depicting a full portrait of Lady Hope...
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SAILOR DECORATED SWORDFISH BILL, SIGNEDAND DATED T. MI... AND DATED T. MILLER , 1854, the carved wood saber handle with rope grip attached to the bill having 5 scrimshaw vignettes, each separated by diamond shaped...
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COLLECTION OF 16 SCRIMSHAW, NANTUCKET,MARITIME BOOKS A... MARITIME BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS
• Michael McManus – “A Treasury of American Scrimshaw”
• Gervis Frere-Cook – “The Decorative Arts of the Mariner”
•...
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PAIR OF PAINTED SCRIMSHAW OSTRICH EGGS19TH CENTURY HEIGHTS APPROX. 7". WITH SIMPLE STANDS., 19th Century, Depict mostly British naval motifs, including a sailor holding a flag on pole; portraits of sailing vessels;...
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"JOHN PINKHAM MEMORIAL" SCRIMSHAW WHALE'STOOTH MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 7". TOOTH, Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts a sperm whale stoving a whaleboat, violently tossing the whalemen, oars and implements akimbo....
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH FIGURALSCENES CIRCA 1840 LENGTH 5.5". SCENES, Circa 1840, Narrative composition with a sailor's farewell scene on obverse, the sailor and his lady embracing on a mountainous coastline,...
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PAIR OF SCRIMSHAW WHALE’S TEETH WITHSAILOR’S ADIEU 19TH CENTURY LENGTHS APPROX. 4.75".PAIR OF SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH WITH SAILOR'S ADIEU, 19th Century, Obverses depict a farewell scene, with Jack Tar holding...
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PAIR OF SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH DEPICTINGA SAILOR AND HIS LADY MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTHS 4.5". A SAILOR AND HIS LADY, Mid-19th Century, The sailor stands beside an anchor and holds a Union Jack on pole. Above him...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITHCHILEAN WOMAN AND SAILORS MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 4.5". CHILEAN WOMAN AND SAILORS, Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts a sailor holding an American flag, his arm entwined...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH A SAILORBOY AND OTHER IMAGES MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 4.25". BOY AND OTHER IMAGES, Mid-19th Century, Mostly executed in pinpoint. Sailor boy stands on the deck of a ship, holding...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTED TOCERES ARTISAN WILLIAM A. GILPIN CIRCA 1835 LENGTH 6". CERES ARTISAN WILLIAM A. GILPIN, Circa 1835, Subtlety inscribed "Elizabeth", the name of Gilpin's wife, within a delicate...
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SAILOR-MADE WHALE IVORY NANTUCKET PIECRIMPER WITH PIERCED HEART AND OTHER DESIGNS MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6.5". CRIMPER WITH PIERCED HEART AND OTHER DESIGNS, Mid-19th Century, Shield-shaped tail with a pierced...
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"SUSAN'S TOOTH" SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTHBY FREDERICK MYRICK CIRCA 1829 LENGTH 5.5". INCLUDES STAND. BY FREDERICK MYRICK, Circa 1829, Incorporates standard elements of Myrick "Susan's Teeth". Inscribed on edges...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING ASAILOR MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5.5". SAILOR, Mid-19th Century, Bearded sailor wearing a hat with ribbons and holding a goblet in his outstretched right hand and a slender...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING AVESSEL MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6.75". VESSEL, Mid-19th Century, Possibly a frigate, flying a large American flag off the stern. Reverse with very faint full-length figural...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING ASAILOR MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5". SAILOR, Mid-19th Century, Standing and holding a pistol and a sword. Dimensions: Length 5". Provenance: A Scrimshaw Collection Originating...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITHSAILOR'S FAREWELL SCENE MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5.5". SAILOR'S FAREWELL SCENE, Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts a man comforting his sweetheart, with a red flowering rosebush...
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SCRIMSHAW: BUSK SAILOR ART, 19TH C.,CARVED BALEEN LOVE TOKEN, OBLONG WITH TAPERED SIDES, CARVED MOTIFS INCLUDE BUILDINGS, POTTED TREES, LIGHTHOUSE, AND GEOMETRIC DESIGNS, SOME LOSS TO EDGES, SCRATCHES, ETC.,...
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EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF SCRIMSHAW WHALE'STEETH, LIKELY BY A SAILOR ABOARD THE H.M.S. "IRIS" CIRCA 1855 LENGTHS 7". INCLUDE WOODEN STANDS. TEETH, LIKELY BY A SAILOR ABOARD THE H.M.S. "IRIS", Circa 1855, Superb and...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH SAILORAND HIS LADY THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5.25". AND HIS LADY, Third Quarter of the 19th Century, The young sailor holding a British ensign. Dimensions: Length...
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SAILOR'S WATCH HOLDER, MID-19TH CENTURYHEIGHT 1.75". DIAMETER 3.75".SAILOR'S WATCH HOLDER, Mid-19th Century, Made to hang above a sailor's bunk. Circular hardwood holder, probably walnut, carved with a compass...
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RARE POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW PANBONE PLAQUEWITH SHIPWRECK SCENE 19TH CENTURY PANBONE 5.75" X 10.75". PRINT FRAMED 12.5" X 15.5". WITH SHIPWRECK SCENE, 19th Century, Depicts a skeleton watching over two shipwrecked...
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BANKNOTE ENGRAVER POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAWWHALEBONE BUSK 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 12.75". WHALEBONE BUSK, 19th Century, Highly detailed work, typical of the Banknote Engraver, depicting a pineapple over four vignettes:...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH 19THCENTURY LENGTH 5.5".POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH, 19th Century, Obverse with a bust portrait of Neptune wearing a blue, black and red crown and grasping a "Neptune"...
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SCRIMSHAW BALEEN BUSK MID-19TH CENTURYLENGTH 13.75”.SCRIMSHAW BALEEN BUSK, Mid-19th Century, Scrimshaw on both sides with decoration of ships, buildings, figural designs and a sailor's poem. Dimensions: Length...
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SAILOR-MADE WHALEBONE MALLET AND SCRIMSHAWBALEEN BUSK 19TH CENTURY MALLET LENGTH 8". BUSK LENGTH 12.5". BALEEN BUSK, 19th Century, Busk with floral hearts decoration and a central cartouche initialed "P.M". Dimensions:...
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TWO 19TH CENTURY SAILOR MADE WHALEBONEMARKINGGAUGES. SCRIMSHAW, ONE IS 9" LONG, AND 2 3/4" WIDE X 3 1/4" HIGH, INCLUDING THUMBSCREW. THE OTHER IS 10" LONG, AND 2 1/2" WIDE X 2 3/4" HIGH INCLUDING THUMBSCREW. ONE...
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19TH CENTURY SCRIMSHAW WHALE’S TOOTH,DEPICTING ASEASIDE CHURCH, A WOMAN WHO APPEARS TO BE CRYING, AND A SAILOR OFF IN THE DISTANCE AT THE SHORELINE, WITH A HARPOON IN A ROUND CARTOUCHE. 6" X 3". ALLEGORICAL “SAILOR’S...
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19TH C. SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH GOLDRUSH COMMEMORATIVE, CIRCA 1850 Portrait of a Sailor and a Miner together holding aloft a Real Gold Nugget, the sailor doffing his cap, a pick axe, spade and pan at their feet;...
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19TH C. SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH PORTRAITOF SAILOR Full Length Portrait of a Proud Sailor holding his whaling harpoon, flanked by whale tails, with American Revolutionary War flag above and riband inscribed "Paradise",...
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A Scrimshaw Corset Busk with Man andWoman
Mid 19th Century
cut from sperm whale panbone, illustrating a flowering plant, a female figure with ringlets flanked by spiral-pattern pillars, and surmounted with geometric...
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A Scrimshaw Tooth with Polychrome Depictionof the USS Pennsylvania
Mid 19th Century
one side depicting an American full-rigged ship-of-the-line, most likely the USS Pennsylvania, the other side with an unusual, contemplative...
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*A Sailor's Scrimshawed Night TableWatch Stand having two scrimshaw whale's teeth one engraved with a ship at sea the other with a full figure of Lady Liberty holding a shield and staff next to an eagle on...
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Scrimshaw Rolling Pin.
DescriptionCirca 1880 to 1900. With the exception of Scrimshaw whale's teeth the most common sailor made items were house hold items. One rarely sees a rolling pin of this quality. Turned...
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