19C. RARE BARK JOHN & WINTHROP CARVEDWHALE TOOTH United States,1880A very stout whales tooth carved with an elaborate landscape depicting ships in a harbor with a bustling city (Most likely San Francisco) full...
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2 1/2 PAGE HANDWRITTEN LETTER 8" BY10", SIGNEDby Goddard London, dated November 9, 1849. Lemuel Goddard was an American sperm oil merchant in England and a partner to New Bedford shipowners Swift and Allen...
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STEUBEN ROSE QUARTZ VASEDESCRIPTION:Steuben Rose Quartz vase features baluster form cut with a design of leaves and flowers in cameo on an acid finished ground with applied carved satin handles and large entwining...
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TWO 19TH C DOCUMENTS RELATED TO WHALINGTOINCLUDE A CREW LIST FOR THE SHIP CORNELIUS HOWLAND BOUND FOR A WHALING VOYAGE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, NEW BEDFORD 1851, OWNER EDWARD W. HOWLAND. 19" X 11 1/2", SHOWS 6 TEARS...
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JOHN MCQUEEN, WOVEN BARK AND WOOD BASKETJohn McQueen (American/New York, born 1943). woven wood and bark basket. Apparently unsigned....
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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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TOGGLE-HEAD HARPOON LAST HALF OF THE19TH CENTURY LENGTH 32.75".TOGGLE-HEAD HARPOON, Last Half of the 19th Century, Stamped "JDD" for James D. Driggs of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Marked "BK Rous" for the...
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(TOPICAL) INDIGENOUS PEOPLE: 62 POSTCARDSEARLY TO MID-20TH CENTURY, Early to Mid-20th Century, Real or printed photo: John Osceola Seminole Indian Village, Susie Redhorn (studio photo), "Crow Indian Mother and...
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JOURNAL OF CHARLES A. BENSON WHILE ABOARDTHE SALEM BARK "GLIDE" MID-1870S 8.5" X 7" RULED VOLUME WITH MARBLED BOARDS. THE SALEM BARK "GLIDE", Mid-1870s, Inscriptions at front indicate Benson was from Salem, Massachusetts,...
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HANDWRITTEN WHALEMAN'S TELEGRAPHIC CODEBOOK DATED 1883 APPROX. 5.5" X 3.5". BOOK, Dated 1883, Inscribed on cover "1883 Telegraphic Code J & W.R Wing[?] New Bedford, Mass and San Francisco, Cal". Contains several...
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MAINE HANDCRAFTED BASKETS Lot of (2),incl: Round lidded ash splint basket with original ink drawings of ships and nautical scenes, plus the poem "Sea Fever" by John Masefield, on one woven splint, signed "Lucy...
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SENATOR WARNER'S RECLAIMED WOOD WALKINGSTICK WITH WRIST CORD AND CARVING OF BEARDED MAN LENGTH: 48 IN. (121.92 CM.) STICK WITH WRIST CORD AND CARVING OF BEARDED MAN, bark on shaft, with string cord Dimensions:...
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GEORGE HENRY WHALING BARK WOODEN MODEL,ORIGINAL VESSEL SAILED FROM 1855 - 1864 WITH HOME PORT OF NEW LONDON, CT, SHIP MODEL WITH TH...George Henry Whaling Bark wooden model, original vessel sailed from 1855 - 1864...
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JOHN STOBART (AMERICAN, B. 1929), "THEBARK WB FLINT AT EAST BOSTON ", C. 1982, POLYCHROME LITHOGRAPH ON PAPER, DEPICTS SOLITARY SHI...John Stobart (American, b. 1929), "The Bark WB Flint at East Boston ", c. 1982,...
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SHIP'S PASSPORT, 9-18-1871, IN FOURLANGUAGES.Signed by President Ulysses S. Grant and Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State. For a whaling voyage on the bark John P. West, Calvin Manchester captain, bound for the...
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OIL PAINTING ON BOARD"Barks Richard,Julian and Nancy of New Bedford". Depicts whaleships, men in dories, and spouting whales. Signed lower left John Frost and dated 1884. Sight size 14 1/2" x 19 1/2", overall...
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CHARLES SIDNEY RALEIGH (1830-1925, WAREHAM,MA)ship's portrait of the steam whaler bark, Belvedere. Oil painting on canvas signed lower left, dated 1880. The painting depicts the Belvedere under sail and steam exiting...
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WHALING SHIP MODEL, CA. 1900. WhalingBark "Helen Snow", New Bedford, built in a rather crude manner, but by the Captain of the ship, (as described below). Having the hunting and rendering details of whaling gear...
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ACCOUNTING BOOK OF THE WHALING BARK"MARY FRAZIER" 13.25" X 18.25". "MARY FRAZIER", Manuscript officer's and crew account book for the bark's 1867-1871 whaling voyage to the Pacific under Thomas F. Caswell,...
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R. John Wright Bear Lodge Theo and BearLodge Scout, both fully jointed. Theo is made of all wool felt and Scout is made of mohair plush.
Theo: 15"h, limited edition 91 of 100, COA and original box
Scout: 9"h, limited...
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FIVE 19TH C CUSTOMS DOCUMENTS, JAPANESEON RICEPAPER. RANGE IN SIZE FROM 11 1/2" TO 19". UNDATED. ONE IS FOR CLEARANCE ADDRESSED TO CAPTAIN PIERCE FOR THE SHIP "ROUSSEAU". ANOTHER IS FOR THE BARK "THOMAS DICKERSON"....
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JOHN TUDGAY (UK, 1836-1859) The Bark"Scotland" passing the Cliffs of Dover, inbound, oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated 1853, housed in a replica gilt gesso deep cove frame, OS: 32 1/2" x 44 1/2", SS:...
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Henry Clay autograph document, 27-linemanuscript, "To the Honble the Judges of the Fayette Circuit Court in Chancery setting. Humbly complaining herewith unto your Honor your orator Barkly Martin. That on...
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Painting attributed William Huggins,"The Melton off Tyneside", fore and aft views of the British bark "Melton", signed lower right "W.J. Huggins 1809", attributed to William John Huggins, British, 1781-1845,...
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Untitled Basket by John McQueen JohnMcQueen (American b.1943).? Untitled basket comprised of wild cherry bark bound to reveal entry from 1979; diameter 15 x 9 in.Fiber artist John McQueen an Illinois native...
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CAPETOWN THE BARK WILLIAM HALES...BY JOHN STOBART (ENGLISH/AMERICAN 1929). Limited edition print signed and numbered (53/950) lower right. Harbor with clock tower. In a gilt frame 23''h. 271/2''w. John...
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Hunt Slonem (American/Louisiana b. 1951)"Gouldians" 2009 oil on wood signed titled and dated en verso 11 3/4 in. x 10 in. in an antique giltwood frame with vine and tree bark motif. Note: The title of the painting...
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Inscribed and dated ''North PacificOcean / 1877'' signed ''John Frazier'' and with initials ''J F'' one side inscribed ''The / Bark / Florence / of / San Francisco / Captain / T. W. Williams'' and engraved...
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[American Indian - Northeast] Bookson Legends and Art of Tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy and Great Lakes lot of 10 books including:Brawer Catherine Coleman (ed.). Many Trails: Indians of the Lower Hudson...
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Four Regency Scottish or Irish SterlingSilver Spoons, including a "Fiddle"-pattern tablespoon, hallmarked Edinburgh, 1809-1810, by P. Cunningham & Son, engraved on the handle with the badge of the 72nd Highlanders,...
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