RARE WHALEMAN MADE WHALEBONE AND MAHOGANYSCRIMSHAW KNI... SCRIMSHAW KNITTING BASKET , circa 1850, cross-staves rising from a mahogany circular base joined by upper and lower straps with a swing handle all profusely...
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BOOK: E. NORMAN FLAYDERMAN'S "SCRIMSHAWAND SCRIMSHANDE...Book: E. Norman Flayderman's "Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders - Whales and Whalemen" , second printing April 1973, with dust cover
10 ½ in. x 8 ½ in. x 1 in....
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ALEXANDER STARBUCK "HISTORY OF THE AMERICANWHALE FISHE...Alexander Starbuck "History of the American Whale Fishery" and E. Norman Flayderman "Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders, Whales and Whalemen", cased limited edition...
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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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VOLUME "SCRIMSHAW AND SCRIMSHANDERSWHALES AND WHALEMEN" WHALES AND WHALEMEN", By E. Norman Flayderman. New Milford, Connecticut: N. Flayderman & Co., Inc., 1972. Signed and inscribed by the author. Folio....
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EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE PIERCED WALRUS IVORYPIE CRIMPER MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 9.75". PIE CRIMPER, Mid-19th Century, Fan-like terminal and double handle extensively pierced and carved with diamonds and filigree designs....
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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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RARE AND UNIQUE SET OF TWELVE SCRIMSHAWENGRAVING TOOLS NANTUCKET, CIRCA 1850 HEIGHT 4.5". ENGRAVING TOOLS, Nantucket, Circa 1850, Comprised of whalebone-handled sailmaker's needles contained in a turned whalebone...
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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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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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RARE AND DESIRABLE PAIR OF INLAID WHALE'STEETH CHALICES MID-19TH CENTURY HEIGHTS 5.5". TEETH CHALICES, Mid-19th Century, Teeth encircled by scalloped, line and vine designs formed from abalone, silvered metal,...
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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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PERSONALLY INSCRIBED COPY OF "SCRIMSHAWAND SCRIMSHANDERS, WHALES AND WHALEMEN" AND SCRIMSHANDERS, WHALES AND WHALEMEN", By E. Norman Flayderman. New Milford, Ct.: N. Flayderman & Co., Inc., 1972. Inscribed on...
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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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THREE BOOKS ON WHALING AND SCRIMSHAW20TH CENTURY, 20th Century, Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders ... , by E. Norman Flayderman, The Yankee Whaler, by Clifford W. Ashley and Greasy Luck, by Gordon Grant....
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* BOOK "SCRIMSHAW AND SCRIMSHANDERSWHALES AND WHALEMAN" WHALES AND WHALEMAN", By E. Norman Flayderman. Limited edition copy, numbered 89 of 150. Inscribed and signed by Flayderman. Inscribed whalebone plaque...
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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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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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WHALEBONE BUSK WITH SILVERED METAL DECORATIONMID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 14"., Mid-19th Century, Top of busk carved with central heart and square corners. Heart is further formed by an engraved and studded perimeter. Similarly...
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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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CARVED AND PIERCED WHALEBONE PIE CRIMPERSECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 7.25"., Second Quarter of the 19th Century, Tapered handle with filigree carvings along the perimeter and a column of pierced diamonds,...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH 19TH CENTURYLENGTH 3.75".SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH, 19th Century, Depicts a plant and a verse. Dimensions: Length 3.75". Provenance: Illustrated:Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders, Whales and...
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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 IVORY FOOTED VASE MID-19THCENTURY HEIGHT 4.25".SCRIMSHAW WHALE IVORY FOOTED VASE, Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts an eagle, an American flag and foliate designs. Reverse depicts a man dressed in...
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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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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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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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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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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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FINE POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONEBUSK 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 13". BUSK, 19th Century, Depicts red flowers, a potted flowering plant, a bird in a tree, two whaling scenes and two dolphins, the images separated...
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CARVED WALRUS IVORY MINIATURE NARWHAL19TH CENTURY LENGTH 7.75"., 19th Century, Nicely detailed, including an appropriately twisted tusk. Dimensions: Length 7.75". Provenance: E. Norman Flayderman.Private Rhode...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE IVORY MORTAR AND PESTLE19TH CENTURY MORTAR HEIGHT 2.25"., 19th Century, Mortar with "Jessie" and a floral garland in a decorative cartouche topped with a six-pointed star and centering an elliptical...
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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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MINIATURE POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEIVORY BOOK HOLDER 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 2.25". WIDTH 1.5". DEPTH 1.25". IVORY BOOK HOLDER, 19th Century, One-piece construction, scrimshawed to resemble the covers and spine...
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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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Flayderman scrimshaw book, E. NormanFlayderman, Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders: Whales and Whalemen , 1972, 10-1/2 x 8-1/2 in. Several pages with slight browning, owner's ink inscription on front paper, original...
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