AMERICAN SCRIMSHAW POWDER HORN, CA.1800American scrimshaw powder horn, ca. 1800 , inscribed John Hudson with image of a schooner surrounded by fish, chip carved butt, 15" l.
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SCRIMSHAW DECORATED POWDER HORN OF JOHNFITZPAT.ca. Revolutionary war; map type decoration on large powder horn with sawtooth carved butt and shaved tapered nozzle tip with fluted strap collar and sawtooth worked...
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR ENGRAVED POWDER HORN,JOHN MORE (NY) 1775A powder horn from the American Revolutionary War, engraved "JOHN MORE his hoRN / SARATOGA SEPTR. 10 1775." To the reverse is a scrimshaw illustration of...
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SCRIMSHAW POWDER HORN CIRCA 1777 PHILADELPHIAScrimshawpowder horn of bovine hoof with wood plug and pouring spout, and leather loops for strap. Inscribed "Philadelphia" with a city and harbor scene and "Ens. Henderson Bn. Penna....
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JOHN KEANE NANTUCKET BASKET PURSEVintageoval hand crafted Nantucket basket purse with woven suede strap signed John Keane Nantucket 1999. Has scrimshaw plaque of 3 lighthouses etc. Size: 8 x 8 x 6 inches....
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GRP: 2 CUSTOM KNIVES - HEBEISEN & FUCHSKUDLAS FIELDSGroup of two custom artisanal fixed blade knives. One by local knife maker Jeff Hebeisen, Hopkins, Minnesota with a horn or bone handle, intricate filework along...
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WHALEMAN CRAFTED SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONEPOCKET WATCH CASE POCKET WATCH CASE , circa 1882, in the form of an eight-sided casket with lignum vitae fitted corners, mounted on a whalebone wall plaque, cut and pierced...
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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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PAIR OF SCRIMSHAWED WALRUS TUSKS, 19THCENTURYPair of Scrimshawed Walrus Tusks , mid 19th century, the first engraved at the top with a full portrait of Alexander the Great in full combat gear, above three maidens...
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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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(35) REFERENCE BOOKS: AMERICANA, METALS,WEAPONS(lot of 35) Collection of reference books on Americana, silver, metal, and various weapons, comprising: (1) "Old English Plate," Wilfred Joseph Cripps, Spring Books,...
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A Scrimshaw Tooth Depicting Herculesand the Cretan Bull
Third Quarter 19th Century
illustrating the Seventh Labor of Hercules on a dramatic scale, and on the back a bust portrait of an unidentified woman wearing...
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"JOHN PINKHAM MEMORIAL" SCRIMSHAW WHALE'STOOTH MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 7". TOOTH, Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts a sperm whale stoving a whaleboat, violently tossing the whalemen, oars and implements akimbo....
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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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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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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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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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TWO SCRIMSHAW BALEEN BUSKS 19TH CENTURYTWOSCRIMSHAW BALEEN BUSKS, 19th Century, 1) Heart-shaped lobed top and curved bottom. Depicts hearts, potted plants, a Union shield and foliate motifs surrounded by a vine...
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SCRIMSHAW PANBONE PLAQUE BY THE PANBONEENGRAVER CIRCA 1830 APPROX. 8" X 15.25". ENGRAVER, Circa 1830, Depicts a finely rendered and detailed whaling scene of the British-flagged "Mary Grove[s?]", three whaleboats,...
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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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TWENTY-ONE PUBLICATIONS ON WHALING,SCRIMSHAW AND PRISONER-OF-WAR ARTIFACTS SCRIMSHAW AND PRISONER-OF-WAR ARTIFACTS, Sizes, bindings and conditions vary. Most illustrated. Includes: 1) A Treasury of American...
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JOHN STOBART (AMERICA/ENGLAND, B. 1929),"VINEYARD HAVEN THE TOPS’L SCHOONER 'SHENANDOAH' FROM THE BLACK DOG TAVERN IN 1984"., LITHOGRAPH ON PAPER, 21" X 26.25" SIGHT. FRAMED 31" X 36".JOHN STOBART, America/England,...
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JOHN STOBART (AMERICA/ENGLAND, B. 1929),"NANTUCKET THE CELEBRATED WHALING PORT IN 1835"., LITHOGRAPH ON PAPER, 24" X 35" SIGHT. FRAMED 34" X 45".JOHN STOBART, America/England, b. 1929, "Nantucket The Celebrated...
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JOHN STOBART (AMERICA/ENGLAND, B. 1929),"NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE"., LITHOGRAPH ON PAPER, 17.25" X 22.5". FRAMED 28" X 33".JOHN STOBART, America/England, b. 1929, "Nantucket Sleigh Ride". Signed in pencil lower...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH PERTAININGTO JOSEPH WARREN MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6". TO JOSEPH WARREN, Mid-19th Century, Both sides with interesting geometric compositions executed in black, red and subtle blue,...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH ALLEGORICALMOTIFS MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6". MOTIFS, Mid-19th Century, Titled on base "Christ the True Vine", from John 15:1–17, where Jesus describes himself as the true vine and...
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FAUX SCRIMSHAW WALRUS TOOTH MADE OFRESINFaux scrimshaw walrus tooth made of resin, with portraits of Captain Richard Pearson and John Paul Jones, 22 1/2" l.
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Good condition. No apparent damages...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTEDTO THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT ENGRAVER 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6.5". TO THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT ENGRAVER, 19th Century, Obverse with whaling scene of a whaleship trying down, three whaleboats...
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EXCEPTIONAL WALRUS AND WHALE IVORY SEAMRUBBER MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 4.25”. RUBBER, Mid-19th Century, Handle with turk's-head knop inset with a baleen circle. Octagonal stem with carved rings and baleen band....
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3 SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH, LATE 20THC. ONEDEPICTING WHALING OFF MEXICO WITH POLYCHROME DECORATION, ALSO DEPICTING NEPTUNE, PAYMASTER OF THE SEVEN SEAS, 6". ANOTHER DEPICTING A WHALER WITH LIGHTHOUSE IN DISTANCE...
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PAIR OF FIGURAL WHALE TEETH NAPKIN RINGS,MADE IN1940 BY SCRIMSHAW ARTIST JOHN RAPOZA. THE NAPKIN RINGS ARE EXPERTLY CARVED INTO THE SHAPE OF NUDE WOMEN BENT BACKWARDS, FINGERTIPS TOUCHING THEIR FEET. 2" X 1 3/4"....
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5-PIECE LOT OF NATIVE ALASKAN WHALINGOBJECTS. TOinclude: a scrimshaw walrus kayak with a hunter with spear, signed John Kokuluk, 6 1/2" long, 2" high. Small scrimshawed whale's tooth depicting a walrus hunt,...
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JON H. PUGH 19TH CENTURY SCRIMSHAW POWDERHORN: Early 19th Century scrimshaw decorated powder horn bearing the name Jon H. Pugh and dated 1804 inside a scrimshaw cartouche and on the reverse with a scrimshaw American...
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Two Examples of Scrimshaw, one a goodengraved walrus tusk scrimshaw featuring a clipper ship under full sail, by J. K. Gaydos, dated 1963, h. 7-5/8"; and the other a weathered and polished whale rib scrimshaw...
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Two Watch Fobs Containing: an IllinoisWatch Company commemorative Abe Lincoln Fob bronze 32mm and an ivory scrimshaw fob NAWCC # 09444 John Walker fob with man checking watch at sun dial 1-1/4"L....
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21 knives, mostly Case: four sheathknives: Case Freedom's Framework, limited edition 1/3000, stag handles, 1987, 11-3/4 in., with wooden display; Case Custer's Last Stand, stag handles, 11-3/4 in.,...
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