OF (4) WHALING DOCUMENTS. TO INCLUDEAN 1865whale oil shipping receipt from Captain C.A. Gifford of the whaleship Maria from Port Lewis to New Bedford 1865. 5 1/2" by 9". Shows slight chipping to edges and minor...
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ANDREW JACKSON (1767-1845): ORIGINALSHIP'S PASSPORT FOR THE WHALESHIP COMMODORE ROGERSSigned by President Andrew Jackson. Printed ship's passport for the whaleship Commodore Rogers , finished in a secretarial...
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1868 SHIP'S PASSPORT FOR WHALESHIP D.N. RICHARDSIN 4 LANGUAGES FOR A WHALING VOYAGE, SIGNED BY PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON, OUR 16TH PRESIDENT AND BY WILLIAM HENRY SEWARD, LINCOLN AND JOHNSON'S SECRETARY OF STATE....
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ELEVEN 19TH C HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTSRELATEDTO WHALING AND THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY IN NEW BEDFORD AND MASSACHUSETTS. ONE IS FRAMED. FIRST IS A JULY 3, 1877 MANUSCRIPT LIST OF WHALES SEEN AND TAKEN BY THE WHALING...
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2 SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH, LATE 20THC BYNEW BEDFORD ARTIST ROBERT MONFILS. ONE DEPICTS A WHALESHIP, 6 1/4" LONG. THE OTHER AN EAGLE OVER WHALESHIP AND WHALE'S TAIL. ON A FITTED BASE, 6 1/4" LONG. FROM IPPOLITO...
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CHARLES HENRY GIFFORD (MASSACHUSETTS,1839-1904), A WHALESHIP, PROBABLY THE WHALING BARK ALICE KNOWLES, LEAVING NEW BEDFORD HARBOR, OIL ON CANVAS, 25.75" X 41.75". FRAMED 36.5" X 52.5".CHARLES HENRY GIFFORD, ...
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WHALESHIP AGENT'S WOODEN DOCUMENT BOXFROM THE "SHIP SHARON" MID-19TH CENTURY HEIGHT 12.75". WIDTH 19.75". DEPTH 14". FROM THE "SHIP SHARON", Mid-19th Century, "Ship Sharon." in mustard yellow lettering on the...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH BYEDWARD BURDETT CIRCA 1830-1833 LENGTH 6.25". INCLUDES STAND. EDWARD BURDETT, Circa 1830-1833, Signed on edge "Engraved. By. Edward Burdett.". Obverse titled "Wm. Tell. of....
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EXCEPTIONAL SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTHBY THE VIGNETTE ARTIST MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6.75". BY THE VIGNETTE ARTIST, Mid-19th Century, A wide tooth providing a sizable canvas. Obverse depicts a whaling scene...
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BOLDLY POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'STOOTH DEPICTING THE WHALESHIP "HECTOR" MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 7.75". WITH WOODEN STAND. TOOTH DEPICTING THE WHALESHIP "HECTOR", Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts a whaling...
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LARGE SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH MARITIMESCENES MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 7.25". SCENES, Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts a whaling scene with a whaleship and two whaleboats in pursuit of whales, one boat fast to...
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TOGGLE HARPOON IN IMPROVED STYLE FROMTHE NEW BEDFORD WHALESHIP “HORATIO” LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 33.5". THE NEW BEDFORD WHALESHIP "HORATIO", Last Quarter of the 19th Century, Marked on one...
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RARE WHALING JOURNAL FROM THE WHALESHIP"KATHLEEN" AND MATCHING WHALE'S TOOTH TOOTH LENGTH 6.5". "KATHLEEN" AND MATCHING WHALE'S TOOTH, Begins August 5, 1890 and ends March 2, 1892. Vessel departed from New Bedford...
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* ENGRAVED SECTION OF WHALEBONE DEPICTINGWHALING SCENES LENGTH 19.5". WHALING SCENES, One side depicts a whaleship and six whaleboats in pursuit of a pod of six whales. Crude rendering of a sun face above the pod...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH "INVOY OF NEWPORTRI" MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 7". RI", Mid-19th Century, Depicts a whaling scene of a whaleship, two whaleboats under sail, and two visible whales. Large ship at center is...
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VERY RARE PIECE OF PAINTED PANBONE MID-19THCENTURY 10.75" X 20".VERY RARE PIECE OF PAINTED PANBONE, Mid-19th Century, One of the largest pieces of panbone we have ever seen. Depicts a panoramic whaling scene of a...
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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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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTEDTO MOSES DENNING, KNOWN AS "THE STARK TOOTH" FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 8". INCLUDES STAND. TO MOSES DENNING, KNOWN AS "THE STARK TOOTH", First Half of the 19th...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK WITH WHALINGSCENE MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 15.25". INCLUDES STAND. SCENE, Mid-19th Century, Active whaling scene of a whaleship, a large pod of whales, and four six-man whaleboats, one...
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* ENGRAVED WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING AWHALESHIP AT SEA 20TH CENTURY TOOTH LENGTH 6.25". HEIGHT ON STAND 6.75". WHALESHIP AT SEA, 20th Century, Figure visible in the crow's nest. Signed illegibly lower right...
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HAND-COLORED LITHOGRAPH "DESTRUCTIONOF THE WHALING FLEET IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN." 14" X 20.5" SIGHT. FRAMED 21.75" X 28.5". OF THE WHALING FLEET IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN.", Designed and drawn on stone by Captain Kelly...
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CASED SAILOR-MADE MODEL OF THE WHALESHIP"MARTHA" OF NEW BEDFORD CIRCA 1926 CASE HEIGHT 25.5". LENGTH 31.25". WIDTH 11". "MARTHA" OF NEW BEDFORD, Circa 1926, Made by W.G. Collins of South Yarmouth, Massachusetts....
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* CONTEMPORARY POLYCHROME ENGRAVED WHALE'STOOTH IN THE MANNER OF EDWARD BURDETT 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 7.25". TOOTH IN THE MANNER OF EDWARD BURDETT, 20th Century, By J.R. Laubin. Obverse depicts a whaling scene with...
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* CONTEMPORARY ENGRAVED WHALE'S TOOTHIN THE STYLE OF EDWARD BURDETT 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 7.25". IN THE STYLE OF EDWARD BURDETT, 20th Century, By J.R. Laubin. Obverse depicts a whaling scene with a whaleship...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTINGA WHALESHIP MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6.25". A WHALESHIP, Mid-19th Century, Ship under sail, flying a large red, white and blue American flag off the stern, a red flag off...
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FOUR SCRIMSHAW WHALE’S TEETH. Fourscrimshaw whale’s teeth, including: the ship Horatio with verse 5”L, Whaleship Mary Mitchell with Captain Elihu Coffin 5.5”L, Whaleship Lydia with Captain William Ramsdell...
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IMPORTANT CASED MODEL OF THE AMERICANWHALESHIP "JAMES ARNOLD" CIRCA 1935 CASE HEIGHT 26". LENGTH 31.5". WIDTH 8.25". WHALESHIP "JAMES ARNOLD", Circa 1935, By renowned Boston ship model builder Peter Ness (1890-1976)....
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH MARITIMEMOTIFS MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6". MOTIFS, Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts an American-flagged three-masted ship, a spread-wing eagle with a "Liberty Constitution" banner,...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH BY THE VIGNETTEENGRAVER 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5.5". ENGRAVER, 19th Century, Obverse depicts a very active whaling scene of a whaleship, six whales and four whaleboats in various stages of...
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LARGE SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH DETAILEDWHALING SCENES MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 8.25". INCLUDES WOOD STAND. HEIGHT ON STAND 11.25". WHALING SCENES, Mid-19th Century, Two latitudinal scenes wrap around the circumference...
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DOUBLE WHALING JOURNAL FROM THE WHALESHIP"HUDSON" OF SAG HARBOR, NEW YORK 22" X 14.5". "HUDSON" OF SAG HARBOR, NEW YORK, First voyage commenced May 27, 1835 and ended July 2, 1836. Last entry notated "Ship Voyage...
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3 PC 20TH C LOT TO INCLUDE A 4" SCRIMSHAWTOOTHDEPICTING A WHALESHIP SIGNED DOE '82. A 2 1/2" TOOTH WITH WHALESHIP AND A LIGHTHOUSE WITH WOODEN STAND AND A 4" RAW TOOTH. CAN NOT BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE OF MASSACHUSETTS....
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TWO 20TH C SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH SIGNEDBYSCRIMSHANDER TIM RICHARDS, DATED 1974. ONE DEPICTS A WHALESHIP AND A LIGHTHOUSE, 4 1/2" LONG. THE OTHER WITH A WHALESHIP WITH WHALES IN THE FOREGROUND, 5" LONG. CAN NOT...
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2 SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH, LATE 20THC BY NOTEDNEW BEDFORD ARTIST ROBERT MONFILS. ON CUSTOM MADE BASES. ONE DEPICTS A WHALESHIP WITH PORPOISES IN WATER, 6 1/2" LONG. THE OTHER DEPICTS WHALESHIP WITH WHALE...
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2 SCRIMSHAW WHALE TEETH MOUNTED ON SCOTTISHSILVERBASES DATED 1893 BY J. CRICHTON & CO. THE TEETH WERE SCRIMSHAWED IN THE 20TH C BY WILLIAM GILKERSON. ONE DEPICTS A WHALESHIP IN ARCTIC WITH WHALEBOAT ON VERSO WITH 2 SMALL...
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C. H. GIFFORD (CHARLES HENRY GIFFORD,1839-1904,FAIRHAVEN) OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS, DEPICTING THE WHALESHIP ALICE B. KNOWLES LEAVING NEW BEDFORD HARBOR WITH PALMER'S LIGHT IN THE BACKGROUND. FISHING BOAT IN FOREGROUND...
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