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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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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CAPTAIN FRANK W. WELLS SCRIMSHAW INSCRIBEDWALKING STIC...Scrimshaw Inscribed Walking Stick "Capt. Frank W. Wells Bark Laurietta Out of Bath, Maine", 19th Century , engraved as such on antique whale ivory knob, spiral...
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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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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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SIGNED SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITHHISTORIC SCENES MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6". HISTORIC SCENES, Mid-19th Century, Signed on edge in serif lettering "By W.H. Lyon". Finely engraved with four rectangular historic...
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PAIR OF POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'STEETH WITH RARE VOLCANO SCENE MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTHS 7". TEETH WITH RARE VOLCANO SCENE, Mid-19th Century, One tooth depicts an American-flagged ship off the coast on the...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH SIGNED BY CERESARTISAN EDMUND M. CHANDLER MID-1830S LENGTH 6.5". ARTISAN EDMUND M. CHANDLER, Mid-1830s, A rare example by the "Ceres C" artisan; few have come to market. Obverse depicts...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH SIGNED"J. SILVA" 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 4.5". "J. SILVA", 19th Century, Two ship portraits, two five-pointed stars, vine tendrils and a spouting sperm whale cover nearly the entire...
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WHALING MASTER SPENCER PRATT COLLECTIONMID-19TH CENTURY, Mid-19th Century, Includes a scrimshaw inlaid mahogany trinket box, photographs, a logbook, a brass speaking horn and two Asian reverse paintings on glass....
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PAIR OF POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'STEETH DEPICTING FASHIONABLE MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTHS 6.75". TEETH DEPICTING FASHIONABLE MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN, Mid-19th Century, One with...
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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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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTED TOTHE LOCKET ENGRAVER 1840S LENGTH 5.75". INCLUDES WOOD STAND. HEIGHT ON STAND APPROX. 7.25". THE LOCKET ENGRAVER, 1840s, Obverse depicts a characteristic Locket Engraver...
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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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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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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH BYTHE BANKNOTE ENGRAVER, DESCENDED IN THE FAMILY OF WHALEMAN WILLARD BROWN MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5.75". THE BANKNOTE ENGRAVER, DESCENDED IN THE FAMILY OF WHALEMAN WILLARD...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTEDTO THE STAR ENGRAVER MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 4.5". TO THE STAR ENGRAVER, Mid-19th Century, Two flowering vines arch above two facing birds perched on a branch. A five-pointed...
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PAIR OF EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND HISTORICALLYSIGNIFICANT SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH BY JOSIAH SHEFFIELD, JR., KNOWN AS THE "LOG TEETH" CIRCA 1831-1835 LENGTHS 6" AND 6.25". INCLUDES STANDS. SIGNIFICANT SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S...
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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 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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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE DITTYBOX DEPICTING ALWILDA MID-19TH CENTURY HEIGHT 2.75". LENGTH 7". WIDTH 5". BOX DEPICTING ALWILDA, Mid-19th Century, A rare example made entirely of panbone, the only known...
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3PCS FOSSIL SCRIMSHAW INCLD. FRANK BARCELLOSThree pieces of fossil scrimshaw by various artists comprising, a Frank Barcellos (Portuguese/American 1926-1993), fragment of fossil walrus tooth decorated with a masted...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITHNATIVITY SCENE 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6". NATIVITY SCENE, 19th Century, Depicts the Star of Bethlehem, Mary, Joseph, the baby Jesus, etc. within an arched panel. Dimensions:...
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LARGE SCRIMSHAW WHALE’S TOOTH BY WILLIAMLEWIS RODERICK CIRCA 1847-1856 LENGTH 8".LARGE SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH BY WILLIAM LEWIS RODERICK, Circa 1847-1856, Depicts "Venus pleurant Adonis" (Venus mourning Adonis),...
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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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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 Corset Busk with Whale HuntingScene
Mid 19th Century
cut from sperm whale panbone and crudely engraved with a whaling scene, showing a monument plinth surmounted by a pediment with a long pennant, a fashion...
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An Unusual Scrimshaw Panbone Oval DittyBox With Engraved Surfaces and Panbone Bottom
Mid 19th Century
with engraved decoration on visible surfaces including a full-rigged ship with American ensign, a patriotic...
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A Scrimshaw Tooth Depicting Two ShipsUnderway
Mid 19th Century
depicting broadside portraits of a full brig flying an American ensign, being followed by an unidentified American full-rigged, two-decker ship-of-war,...
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A Scrimshaw Tooth with Whaling Scene
Mid19th Century
accurately depicting a sperm whaling scene, showing a full-rigged ship with four whaleboats in various stages of pursuit of a pod of four whales, with three small,...
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A Scrimshaw Tooth with Depiction ofFemale Pirate Fanny Campbell and a Patriotic Device
Third Quarter 19th Century
depicting the fictional female pirate standing on acanthus leaves, also illustrated as part...
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A Scrimshaw Tooth with Patriotic Decoration,Signed A.E. Hall
Mid 19th Century
decorated on all sides with images of a teamster and wagon, a patriotic eagle, two hearts pierced by an arrow, and with sawtooth and vine...
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An Unusually Large Scrimshaw Tooth DepictingA Seaport
Mid 19th Century
depicting an unidentified port-of-call, featuring a huddle of buildings, one flying an American flag, two distinctive church towers surmounted with...
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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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LARGE FRANK O. DAY SCRIMSHAW WALRUSTUSK: Scrimshaw with elaborate scene featured 2 clipper ships sperm whales seagulls and lighthouse. All below a urn with flowers and 4 stars. Signed Frank O. Day. Measures...
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