GEORGE MOTYCKA BRONZE WHALEGeorge Motycka(1924-2003), bronze whale, titled Break Thru , dated 1995 on paper label on underside, 12 1/4" h.
NO in-house shipping for this lot.
Condition:
Good condition. No apparent...
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GEORGE S. HOMER RARE LARGE BOTTLE OFSPERM, WHALE AND B...George S. Homer (1838-1912) Rare Large Bottle of Sperm, Whale and Blackfish Oils, New Bedford, circa 1850-1860 , the stoppered clear colorless glass two-part...
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GEORGE DAVIS TEMPERA ON PAPER "WHALEIN THE DUNES"George Davis Tempera on Paper "Whale in the Dunes" , signed lower right Geo Davis, matted within a thin black frame
7 in. x 9 in. Framed 13 in. x 15.5 in.
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2012 HAIDA ARGILLITE & ABALONE ORCABY LIONEL SAMUELSLionel Samuels (First Nations, Haida, Canada, 1963 to present) ca. 2012 CE, "Orca Whale." This is a striking hand carved argillite sculpture of a sacred orca...
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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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WATERCOLOR AND INK PAINTING OF THE AMERICANWHALING BARK “PINDUS” CIRCA 1834-1838 ON PAPER, 12.5" X 15" SIGHT. FRAMED 14.75" X 17.5". WHALING BARK "PINDUS", Circa 1834-1838, Depicts the Pindus of Fairhaven, Massachusetts,...
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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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CHARLES HENRY GIFFORD, AMERICAN (1839-1904,SEASIDE VIEW WITH SAILBOATS, 1896, WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, 12 1/2"H X 16 1/4"W (W/FRAME)Charles Henry Gifford, American, (1839-1904 seaside view with sailboats, 1896, watercolor...
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A LARGE COLLECTION OF LETTERS AND DOCUMENTSRELATEDTO SIMPSON JENNEY A WHALESHIP CAPTAIN FROM FAIRHAVEN, MA TO INCLUDE A 1869 DOCUMENT FOR 1/8 SHARE IN THE SCHOONER ELLEN RODMAN, NUMEROUS 19TH C DEEDS FOR PROPERTY IN FAIRHAVEN,...
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25 HARD BOUND BOOKS BY HERMAN MELVILLEOR RELATEDTO WHALING TO INCLUDE: (1) "BENNITO CARENO" BY MELVILLE WITH PICTURES BY E. MCKNIGHT KAUFFER, THE NONESUCH PRESS, 16 GREAT JAMES ST, LONDON, 1926, 123 HAND CUT PAGES,...
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SEVEN PIECE EPHEMERA LOT RELATED TOWHALING. TOINCLUDE: 1) CLOTH BOUND BOOK TITLED “BIRTH OF A WHALE SHIP” BY REGINALD B HEGARTY. PUBLISHED BY NEW BEDFORD FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY, 1964. COVER DESIGNED BY MILTON...
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LARGE LOT OF MOSTLY LATE 19TH CENTURYEPHEMERARELATED TO SHIPPING AND WHALING. APPROXIMATELY 250 PIECES TO INCLUDE NUMEROUS ITEMS FROM CAPTAIN JOHN WESLEY THOMPSON OF MAINE. HE WAS BORN IN THE 1830S AND COMMANDED...
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