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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(2) PAIRS OF BRASS WHALE OIL LAMPS.19TH-CENTURY.Lemon style tops. Approx 8" high. Age appropriate wear. Provenance: William Kranszler, New Bedford, Massachusetts...
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EARL E. COLLINS O/C MARINE PAINTING,CHARLES W. MORGANEarl Edward Collins (Connecticut/New York, 1925-1992) oil on canvas maritime painting "Charles W. Morgan" depicting the whaling ship named for owner Charles...
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REGINALD NICKERSON O/C PAINTING OF WHALINGSHIP, THE BA...Reginald Eugene Nickerson (American/Massachusetts, 1915-1999) oil on canvas maritime painting depicting the ship "Whaling Bark Wanderer" at sea with full sails,...
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F. TORDOFF "FORT LEE-ON THE HUDSON"WATERCOLORDepicting a nautical scene; signed LR and titled LL; triple matted and framed under glass; measures approximately 18" x 22" with frame and has a sight image of approximately...
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RALPH EUGENE CAHOON, JR. OIL ON MASONITE"PORTRAIT OF T...Ralph Eugene Cahoon Jr. (1910-1982) Oil on Masonite "Portrait of the Whaling Bark 'Ann Alexander' Out of New Bedford, Sunk 1851 by a Whale" , inscribed on...
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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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FRAMED 19TH C. AMERICAN INK & GOUACHEOF WHALE HUNTERSUnited States, New England, ca. mid 19th century. A dramatic rendering of a whale hunt delineated in ink and gouache on paper with the word "WHALING" below....
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ROBERT SWAIN GIFFORD, (AMERICAN, 1840-1905),THE CITADEL OF CAIRO, EVENING, 1871, OIL ON CANVAS, 28 1/4 X 33 1/4 IN., FRAME: 41 1/4 X 46 IN.ROBERT SWAIN GIFFORD, (American, 1840-1905) The Citadel of Cairo, Evening,...
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14 BOOKS ALL RELATED TO WHALING EXCEPTONEON ASTRONOMY. SMITH'S ILLUSTRATED ASTRONOMY BY ASA SMITH, NY, 1855, QUARTRO, 79 PAGES, FAIR CONDITION. SHOWS STAINING, TEARS, CHIPPING AND FADING. A NEW BEDFORD MERCHANT...
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ALBUM CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 75 PIECESOFEPHEMERA RELATED TO WHALING AND NEW BEDFORD. MOST ARE 19TH C TO INCLUDE 3 BOOKS INCLUDING STORIES FOR CHILDREN ABOUT WHALES, 1843. RECEIPTS AND LETTERS, GEORGE DELANO,...
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LOT OF 34 NEW BEDFORD WHALE OIL BOTTLES,BOXESAND TINS AND ADVERTISING CARD. MOST ARE W. F. NYE OILS. 2" TO 7" HIGH. GOOD OVERALL CONDITION. ONE BOTTLE INCLUDED GAY HEAD CLAY. FROM IPPOLITO COLLECTION....
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PAIR OF COPPER PITCHERS, POSSIBLY FORWHALE OIL 19TH CENTURY HEIGHTS 9”. WHALE OIL, 19th Century, Found in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Dimensions: Heights 9"....
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CHARLES HENRY GIFFORD (MASSACHUSETTS,1839-1904), A WHALESHIP, PROBABLY THE WHALING BARK ALICE KNOWLES, LEAVING NEW BEDFORD HARBOR, OIL ON CANVAS, 25.75" X 41.75". FRAMED 36.5" X 52.5".CHARLES HENRY GIFFORD, ...
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DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE NEW BEDFORDWHALING BARK “ANDREW HICKS” CIRCA 1910-1912 WHALING BARK "ANDREW HICKS", Circa 1910-1912, Approx. 150 documents, including letters, billheads, invoices and receipts...
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1863-1866 ACCOUNT BOOK FOR NEW BEDFORDWHALING AGENTS SWIFT & ALLEN 16.75" X 7.25". WHALING AGENTS SWIFT & ALLEN, Includes outfitting and whale oil share distributions for more than 75 New Bedford/Fairhaven vessels....
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TWO BOTTLES OF "NYOIL" SPERM WHALE OILWITH ORIGINAL PAPER BOXES 19TH CENTURY BOTTLE HEIGHTS 4.5". BOX HEIGHTS 4.75". WITH ORIGINAL PAPER BOXES, 19th Century, Both sealed, corked and full of oil. Manufactured...
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CLIFFORD ASHLEY (MASSACHUSETTS, 1881-1947),"THE SCHOONER EFFIE M. MORRISSEY"., OIL ON CANVAS, 25" X 30". FRAMED 32" X 37".CLIFFORD ASHLEY, Massachusetts, 1881-1947, "The Schooner Effie M. Morrissey". Signed lower...
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HARRY NEYLAND (1877-1958, MA) CUTTYHUNKCHURCH,early to mid 20th c. landscape, oil painting on artist board of Cuttyhunk Island. Signed lower left. Sight size 12" x 16", overall 16 1/2" x 19 1/2". In original period...
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LOUIS SYLVIA (1911-1987, MA) NEW BEDFORDwaterfront,20th c. Oil painting on canvas depicting New Bedford Harbor with whale ship at pier. Signed lower right with original carved and gilded frame. Sight size 20" x 24", overall...
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ROBERT SWAIN GIFFORD (1840-1905, MA,NY) COASTALMaine seascape, oil painting on canvas, ca. 1868. Depicts a rocky shore in Maine. Signed and dated in the lower right. In a period carved and gilded frame, likely...
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LOUIS RICHARDSON (1853-1923, NY, MA)COASTALlandscape oil painting on canvas, possibly Barney's Joy in South Dartmouth. Signed lower right in a period frame that has been repainted. Sight size 13" x 23 1/2",...
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BRASS WHALE OIL LAMPca. 1840-1860; marked"AR PATENT", possibly made by a Abraham Richmond (a brazier) working in New Bedford, Mass. 1840-1860, 4 1/2"d base, 10 1/2"h...
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JAMES CREE (MASSACHUSETTS/RHODE ISLAND/SCOTLAND,1867-1951), PORTRAIT OF THE WHALING SCHOONER A.E. WHYLAND OF NEW BEDFORD., OIL ON CANVAS, 12" X 16". FRAMED 19" X 22".JAMES CREE, Massachusetts/Rhode Island/Scotland, 1867-1951,...
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THREE 19TH C WHALING ITEMS TO INCLUDEA PAIR OFGLASS WHALE OIL LAMPS WITH CUT AND FACETED FONTS, 11 1/2" HIGH. ONE HAS A SMALL CHIP. ALONG WITH A STORAGE TIN 10" X 6" FROM THE SHIP FABIUS ON NANTUCKET AND NEW...
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JOURNAL OF A WHALING VOYAGE TO THE PACIFICOCEANON BOARD THE "ELIZA L. B. JENNEY" OF FAIRHAVEN, JOHN CHURCH, MASTER, 1842. THE LOG COVERS FROM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1842 THROUGH MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1846 AND WAS PROBABLY...
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WHALING JOURNAL TO THE PACIFIC ON BOARDTHEWHALESHIP "GOOD RETURN II" OF NEW BEDFORD, DATED MAY 30TH, 1839. 243 HANDWRITTEN PAGES WITH NUMEROUS WHALE STAMPS. THE JOURNAL WAS KEPT BY CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH TABER WHOSE...
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8 PIECE WHALING LOT TO INCLUDE A LEATHERWRAPPEDBRASS 4 PULL TELESCOPE, A 6" RELIEF CARVED WHALES TOOTH DEPICTING A SPERM WHALE, NEW BEDFORD HARBOR SIGNAL BOOK, SMALL BOOK TITLED "A WOMAN HAS AN AWFUL LOT TO THANK...
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2 LATE 20TH C SCRIMSHAW WHALES TEETHBY NEWBEDFORD SCRIMSHAW ARTIST ROBERTA DUTRA. ONE DEPICTS 3 MEN MEASURING WHALE OIL IN BARRELS, 5 3/4", GOOD CONDITION. THE OTHER DEPICTS 6 MEN IN A WHALE BOAT HARPOONING...
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ATTRIBUTED TO MICHELE CORNE (1752-1845,NEWPORT,RI, SALEM, MA), EARLY 19TH CENTURY OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS PORTRAIT OF TWO OF THE RICKETSON CHILDREN WITH THEIR PET DOG. NOTE ON VERSO SAYS "GIVE TO LYDIA ANN RICKETSON...
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MORRIS PANCOAST (1877-1963, ACTIVE MA,PA, NJ)OIL PAINTING ON ARTIST BOARD, BOATS IN HARBOR, SIGNED LOWER CENTER, HAS 1930'S LABEL NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY OF CONTEMPORARY ART, TITLED THE THREE R'S. SIGHT SIZE 12" HIGH...
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JOSEPH LYMAN (1843-1913, OHIO, CT),OIL PAINTINGON CANVAS, RELINED, PINES AT THE SHORE, POSSIBLY NEWPORT, RI, SIGNED LOWER LEFT, DATED 1892. SIGHT SIZE 19 1/4" X 16 1/4", OVERALL 26 3/4" X 24". IN QUALITY MODERN...
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STEPHEN TUCKERMAN (1830-1904, ACTIVEINMASSACHUSETTS) OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS, SIGNED S.S. TUCKERMAN, DATED 1880, DEPICTING FISHING VESSEL AT SEA. OLD RESTORATION AND LINING, SHOWS INPAINTING. SIGHT SIZE 22 3/4"...
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AMERICAN SCHOOL: TWO SHIPS FROM BEDFORDWHALING FLEET Oil on panel 24 x 32 in....
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William Bradford (American 1823-1892)"The Painter Entering the Unknown Greenland" oil on canvas laid on board unsigned titled en verso and bearing label "Gift Philip Claflin..." 18 in. x 30 in. Provenance:...
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CLARENCE E. BRALEYAmerican 1854-1927OldestHouse in New Bedford''. Signed and dated lower left ''Clarence E. Braley 1917''. Inscribed on back of stretcher ''Clarence E. Braley 1917 New Bedford Mass - The Northeast...
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