EARLY 20TH C. KWAKWAKA'WAKW WOOD FEASTBOWL WHALESNative American, Pacific Northwest, Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) people, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden feast bowl of an enormous size with an ovoid...
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19TH C. TONGAN WOOD & WHALE IVORY KALIHAHAPO HEADRESTOceania, Polynesia, Tonga, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A lovely hand carved wooden and whale tooth inlay headrest known as a kali heap or a kali...
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WHALEBONE AND WHALE IVORY SWIFT MID-19THCENTURY LENGTH 17.5".WHALEBONE AND WHALE IVORY SWIFT, Mid-19th Century, Whalebone shaft topped with a turned whale ivory yarn cup. Whale ivory clamp with cascade turnings,...
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WHALE IVORY CLENCHED FIST PIE CRIMPER19TH CENTURY LENGTH 8"., 19th Century, Long rectangular whale ivory handle with contrasting central section and terminal carved as a clenched fist and cuffed sleeve. Central...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH FOREIGNIMAGES MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 7.25". IMAGES, Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts a bust portrait of a man with a tattooed face, believed to be Maori. Reverse depicts an American-flagged...
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CANE WITH SCRIMSHAW WHALE IVORY DOVE-FORMHANDLE CIRCA 1860 LENGTH 39.75". HANDLE, Circa 1860, Dove with engraved eyes and wings and carved beak is perched atop a tower of shafts and flattened knobs, the top-most...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH CLIPPERSHIP AND WHALING SCENES MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6". INCLUDES WOODEN STAND. HEIGHT ON STAND 7.75". SHIP AND WHALING SCENES, Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts a clipper ship...
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OUTSTANDING WHALE IVORY AND WHALEBONESWIFT WITH CLENCHED FIST CLAMP MID-19TH CENTURY HEIGHT 20". WITH STAND. HEIGHT ON STAND APPROX. 22". SWIFT WITH CLENCHED FIST CLAMP, Mid-19th Century, Bold clenched fist...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING NEPTUNE,ATTRIBUTED TO SAMUEL W. TENNEY MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5.5". ATTRIBUTED TO SAMUEL W. TENNEY, Mid-19th Century, Tenney is also known as the "King of the Sea" artist. Coastal...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTEDTO THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT/BATTLE ENGRAVER MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6". TO THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT/BATTLE ENGRAVER, Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts a battle between two warships,...
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FINE SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTEDTO CALEB J. ALBRO LATE 1830S LENGTH 6.5". TO CALEB J. ALBRO, Late 1830s, Obverse with a foliate festoon and banners framing "Ship John Coggeshall" above a whaling scene....
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IMPORTANT SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTEDTO JAMES ADOLPHUS BUTE, CREW MEMBER ON CHARLES DARWIN'S EXPEDITION CIRCA EARLY 1830S LENGTH 6.25". INCLUDES A GLASS AND WOOD CASE WITH MIRRORED BASE. CASE HEIGHT 5.5". WIDTH...
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ICELANDIC WHALER'S KNIFE WITH SHEATHTOTAL LENGTH OF KNIFE IN SHEATH 13.75"., Dark wood handle and sheath with metal, bone and mother-of-pearl inlay, the handle with geometric designs and the sheath with geometric...
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PAIR OF SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH WITHWHALING SCENES MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTHS 4.5". WHALING SCENES, Mid-19th Century, Both depict whaleships and whaleboats in pursuit of pods of whales, the scenes wrapping around...
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WHALEBONE AND WHALE IVORY SWIFT MID-19THCENTURY LENGTH APPROX. 15". CAGE DIAMETER APPROX. 17".WHALEBONE AND WHALE IVORY SWIFT, Mid-19th Century, Whale ivory yarn cup, turned adjustment collars and a beautiful...
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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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RARE WHALE IVORY AND BALEEN-BANDED UNICORNPIE CRIMPER MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 7". PIE CRIMPER, Mid-19th Century, Desirable example. Full-bodied galloping unicorn with pointy ears, inlaid baleen eyes, curled tail...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK BY JOSIAH SHEFFIELD,JR. CIRCA 1830 LENGTH 13". JR., Circa 1830, Depicts a whaling scene of three ships, decreasing in size from left to right, and two six-man whaleboats in pursuit of a large...
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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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TURNED WHALE IVORY WHALING LOGBOOK WHALESTAMP 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 1.75". STAMP, 19th Century, Top of handle with pinpoint outline of a whale. Stem with "Sperm" in pinpoint lettering. Stamps an image of a compressed...
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WHALEBONE AND WHALE IVORY SWIFT MID-19THCENTURY LENGTH APPROX. 15". CAGE DIAMETER APPROX. 17".WHALEBONE AND WHALE IVORY SWIFT, Mid-19th Century, Whale ivory yarn cup, turned adjustment collars and a beautiful...
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* CONTEMPORARY POLYCHROME ENGRAVED WHALE'STOOTH IN THE STYLE OF THE LADY WELLINGTON ENGRAVER 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 7.75". TOOTH IN THE STYLE OF THE LADY WELLINGTON ENGRAVER, 20th Century, By J.R. Laubin. Similar to...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING ASPERM WHALE, POSSIBLY BY THE ARCH ENGRAVER MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6.5". SPERM WHALE, POSSIBLY BY THE ARCH ENGRAVER, Mid-19th Century, Spouting out of its blowhole. The...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK BY THE LAMBETHBUSK ENGRAVER MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 14.5". WIDTH 2”. BUSK ENGRAVER, Mid-19th Century, Depicts a finely detailed whaling scene of a whaleship, a large pod of spouting...
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ICELANDIC WHALER'S KNIFE WITH SHEATHTOTAL LENGTH OF KNIFE IN SHEATH 13.75"., Dark wood handle and sheath with metal, bone and mother-of-pearl inlay. Handle with geometric designs. Sheath with geometric borders,...
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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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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW PANBONE PANEL WITHWHALING SCENE 19TH CENTURY 5.25" X 11.5". WHALING SCENE, 19th Century, Depicts an active whaling scene off an island, with a three-masted whaleship, four whaleboats and...
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EARLY POLYCRHOME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH19TH CENTURY LENGTH 7"., 19th Century, Obverse depicts "The S. Nassau Off Sunday Isl. In A Severe Squal[ sic] From The WSW.", titled in a banner above a scene of a ship...
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SCRIMSHAW PANBONE PLAQUE DEPICTING AWHALING SCENE MID-19TH CENTURY APPROX. 5" X 8". WITH WOODEN STAND. WHALING SCENE, Mid-19th Century, Depicts a whaleship under partial sail off a small mountainous island,...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING LADYLIBERTY, ATTRIBUTED TO SAMUEL W. TENNEY MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5.25". LIBERTY, ATTRIBUTED TO SAMUEL W. TENNEY, Mid-19th Century, Tenney is also known as the "King of the...
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SIX SIMILAR WHALE AND WALRUS IVORY BODKINS19TH CENTURY LENGTHS FROM 3.25" TO 4.25"., 19th Century, All with ring turnings and red incised banding. Dimensions: Lengths from 3.25" to 4.25". Provenance: The Collection...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING AMERMAID PLAYING A BANJO MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 4.75". MERMAID PLAYING A BANJO, Mid-19th Century, Wearing a choker necklace and a headpiece atop her long hair. Distinct...
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+SCRIMSHAW: THREE DECORATED WHALES TEETH,INCLUDING: ONE WITH WHALING THEMED TUSK WITH DEPICTIONS OF SHIPS OF VARIOUS SIZES, A WHALE BEING HUNTED, AND A COASTAL ROCK FORMATION WITH THE GRAND UNION FLAG, TOOTH HAS...
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TWO SIMILAR EARLY 20TH CENTURY SCRIMSHAWEDWHALE'STEETH FROM THE ESTATE OF ALICE TIFFANY KNOWLES, NONQUITT. THE FIRST DEPICTS A WHALE HUNT WITH A HARPOONER TALKING THE WHALE, 9 1/2" LONG, 3 1/2" WIDE, 864.5 GRAMS. THE SECOND...
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4PC COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE NAUTICAL WHALINGSEALS United States,19th CenturyIncludes a metal weighted scrimshaw paperweight possibly made of walrus ivory decorated with the image of a man, possibly of an Australian...
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Three-Piece Collection of ScrimshawItems, consisting of an attractive scrimshaw-handled Sheffield steel letter knife, the handle in the form of a whale, presented on a custom elliptical mahogany display stand,...
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