ALLIGATOR CANE LATE 19TH/EARLY 20THCENTURY LENGTH 35.5".ALLIGATOR CANE, Late 19th/Early 20th Century, L-shaped walrus ivory handle carved as an open-mouthed alligator poised to leap off a log. Contrasting...
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LEVI EDMONDS TRIDENT HORN GREASE CUPLEVIEDMONDS (b. 1813 SOUTHBRIDGE, MA) TRIDENT HORN GREASE CUP , 19th century, the horn grease cup held and protected needles while the sails were being made or repaired. Holding...
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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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VERY FINE MATCHED PAIR OF SCRIMSHAWEDPOLYCHROMED WHALE...Very Fine Matched Pair of Scrimshawed Polychromed Whales Teeth, circa 1840 , the first engraved with a starboard side view rendering of an American ship...
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AN INUIT SCRIMSHAW TUSKAN INUIT SCRIMSHAWTUSK
Alaskan (Reindeer People), c. 1900, walrus tusk. A sledding figure with two reindeer chasing a hare incised to one side, a harem of seals to the other, one fallen prey...
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Alaskan (Reindeer People), c. 1900, walrus ivory. Seventeen (17) total terrestrial carvings with scrimshaw and pigment decoration, including two...
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Alaskan (Reindeer People), c. 1900, walrus ivory. Nine (9) total articles of ivory, scrimshaw work, letter openers, a wooden paddle, and a fragment of petrified...
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2 REFERENCE BOOKS ON SCRIMSHAW TO INCLUDESCRIMSHAWAND SCRIMSHANDERS, WHALES AND WHALEMEN BY NORMAN FLAYDERMAN, 1972, GOOD CONDITION. INGENIOUS CONTRIVANCES CURIOUSLY CARVED BY STUART M. FRANK, SENIOR CURATOR AT NEW BEDFORD...
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(35) REFERENCE BOOKS: AMERICANA, METALS,WEAPONS(lot of 35) Collection of reference books on Americana, silver, metal, and various weapons, comprising: (1) "Old English Plate," Wilfred Joseph Cripps, Spring Books,...
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TWO MARINE REFERENCE BOOKS 20TH CENTURYTWOMARINE REFERENCE BOOKS, 20th Century, 1) Scrimshaw and Scrimshawers, Whales and Whalemen, by E. Norman Flayderman. New Milford, Connecticut: N. Flayderman & Co., Inc., 1972....
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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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PINPOINT SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITHJACK TAR MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5.25". JACK TAR, Mid-19th Century, "Cornelia" in a banner above a full-length figure of a sailor holding a large British ensign and standing...
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PAIR OF EXCEPTIONAL POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAWWHALE’S TEETH WITH PORTRAITS OF GEORGE AND MARTHA WASHINGTON MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTHS 6.25". WHALE'S TEETH WITH PORTRAITS OF GEORGE AND MARTHA WASHINGTON, Mid-19th Century,...
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SUPERB PAIR OF VIBRANTLY PAINTED SCRIMSHAWWALRUS TUSKS CIRCA 1830-1860 TOTAL HEIGHTS 15.25". WALRUS TUSKS, Circa 1830-1860, Designs are carved in outline and painted fully in color. One depicts a Black man and the...
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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 ACAPSIZED VESSEL MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH APPROX. 6.5". CAPSIZED VESSEL, Mid-19th Century, Interesting and detailed composition, showing several figures in the rigging, broken...
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* ENGRAVED WHALE'S TOOTH BY PAUL VARDEMAN,"THE DEAN OF SCRIMSHAW" 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 5". "THE DEAN OF SCRIMSHAW", 20th Century, A well-executed copy of a Frederick Myrick "Susan's Tooth". Signed at lower edge "P.V."....
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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 PANBONE PLAQUE SECOND QUARTEROF THE 19TH CENTURY 6.5" X 14.5".SCRIMSHAW PANBONE PLAQUE, Second Quarter of the 19th Century, Depicts a naval engagement between one American and three British warships,...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH MID-19THCENTURY LENGTH 5.25".POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH, Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts Christ on the cross, backed by the rays of the sun, flanked by two candles and...
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LARGE SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH INSCRIPTIONDATED 1873 LENGTH 7"., Dated 1873, "Bark J. Dawson March 29th 1873" in different lettering styles on a twisting banner, and "Lat ____" and "Long ___" in script lettering...
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SCRIMSHAW TOOTH WITH WHALING SCENE.Probably French, 3rd quarter 19th century. Nicely done scene of harpooning a whale. "Cachalot 1873". Cachalot was the name of a whaling ship as well as French for sperm whale....
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SCRIMSHAW WHALES TOOTH, DATED 1857.POLISHED ATtop and engraved Alfred Gibbs. Script on one side reads "Ship Alfred Gibbs, latitude 5 49N, longitude 40 23W North Atlantic, June 27, 1857". On the other side inscribed...
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TINTYPE PORTRAIT IN A SCRIMSHAW FRAME.Nineteenth century bone. Tintype portrait of a young man wearing a shiny cap. Identified on back as ''Frank Grover Alton NB'' and set in a carved bone frame with a heart...
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