CASED SET OF 140 SCRIMSHAWED IVORY “FAMILYCREST” GAMBL...Cased Set of 140 Scrimshawed Ivory “Family Crest” Gambling Chips in Carved Ivory Case. England, ca. 1870. The top of the coat of arms on every chip has...
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RARE AND IMPORTANT WHALEMAN FINE SCRIMSHAWEDBALEEN, WO... BALEEN, WOOD, WHALEBONE, WHALE IVORY SEWING BOX , circa 1830.
Half-round form with conforming hinged fabric top mounted with turned wood spool holder and pincushion....
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RARE NANTUCKET BODKIN CADDY, CIRCA 1850RareNantucket Bodkin Scrimshaw Caddy, circa 1850 , fashioned of antique whale ivory and rosewood, four round discs each with 6 holes and receiving drop final cups; turned stand...
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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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EARLY 1900S SCRIMSHAW CARVED WALRUSTUSK CUPFeatured in this lot is this early 1900s scrimshaw walrus tusk cup. The term “scrimshaw” was coined in 18th Century America aboard a whaling vessel. There are...
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JUMBO BONE GLOBE AND SUNDIAL CANE20thCentury-Bone terrestrial globe cane accurately carved in scrimshaw technique with the continents and the oceans and their related appellations. The globe is hinged and flips...
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THREE SCRIMSHAW BUSKS/PANELS 19TH CENTURYTHREESCRIMSHAW BUSKS/PANELS, 19th Century, 1) Baleen busk depicting a handled urn filled with flowers, a Liberty shield backed by a fouled anchor, a spread-wing eagle with a...
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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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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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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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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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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING HOPEAND BRITANNIA, ATTRIBUTED TO THE BRITANNIA ENGRAVER MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5.25". AND BRITANNIA, ATTRIBUTED TO THE BRITANNIA ENGRAVER, Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts...
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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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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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RARE SIGNED AND DATED POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAWPUZZLE BOX DATED 1847 LENGTH 4.5". INCLUDES PAINTED WOOD STAND. PUZZLE BOX, Dated 1847, Carved from whale or walrus ivory in the form of a ship's hull and engraved with...
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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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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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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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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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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTED TOTHE ARCH ENGRAVER MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 9.25". THE ARCH ENGRAVER, Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts a ship under sail, flying a long pennant from the mainmast and a large...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTINGA LADY READING A BOOK MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6.25". A LADY READING A BOOK, Mid-19th Century, Wearing an unusual bonnet and dress and a long thin scarf around her neck....
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SCRIMSHAW TOOTH AND SIMILARLY STYLEDCOVERED BOX, TWO PIECES: TOOTH WITH LARGE THREE MAST SHIP, CHIPPED END, CHECKING, 3 1/4" L.; AN...Scrimshaw tooth and similarly styled covered box, two pieces: tooth with...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH Engraved Whale'sTooth, with an image of two ships and a large river dolphin titled "Soo Soo of the Ganges", after a steel plate engraving by WIlliam Lizars (1788-1859) from the 40-volume...
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GROUP OF SCRIMSHAW PARTS AND ACCESSORIES19TH CENTURY, 19th Century, 1) Rolling pin with whale ivory handle and wooden roller. One handle missing. Length 14". 2) Pie crimper wheel with star-shaped hub and ruffled...
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PAIR OF SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH WITHBRITISH AND NAPOLEONIC MOTIFS MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTHS 5". BRITISH AND NAPOLEONIC MOTIFS, Mid-19th Century, Obverse of one tooth depicts "Royal Navy Forever" over a scene...
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EXTRAORDINARILY DELICATE CARVED WHALEIVORY BODKIN 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 3". IVORY BODKIN, 19th Century, Polyhedral terminal pierced with a hole. Shaft with two open sections and another polyhedron. Dimensions:...
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RARE WHALEBONE BENCH CLAMP CIRCA 1840LENGTH 11.25".RARE WHALEBONE BENCH CLAMP, Circa 1840, Consists of two heavy slabs, both pierced in four places, and a screw with turned head and sliding bolt handle. Threads...
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FRANCISCO RAPOZA (BORN 1911, NEW BEDFORD,MA,STUDIED SWAIN SCHOOL OF DESIGN, WAS TUTORED FOR 6 YEARS BY HARRY NEYLAND, FORMER DIRECTOR OF SWAIN, WAS ACCOMPLISHED SCRIMSHAW HANDLER AND TAUGHT PART-TIME AT TABOR ACADEMY...
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LATE 19TH C CARVED AND SCRIMSHAW WALRUSTUSK PIPEWITH VILLAGE SCENE AND CARVED BOAT AND SEALS, 9 1/2" LONG. MADE IN 2 PARTS, VERY GOOD ORIGINAL CONDITION....
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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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Two Scrimshaw Whale's Teeth one depictingthe hunt of a Narwhal and bearing the inscription My Floating Phalanx Clementine of Bremen and dated 1856 the reverse dated 1880 within a heart above an inscription Spikes...
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