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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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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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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PERSONALLY INSCRIBED COPY OF "SCRIMSHAWAND SCRIMSHANDERS, WHALES AND WHALEMEN" AND SCRIMSHANDERS, WHALES AND WHALEMEN", By E. Norman Flayderman. New Milford, Ct.: N. Flayderman & Co., Inc., 1972. Inscribed on...
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SCRIMSHAW PANBONE PLAQUE MID-19TH CENTURYAPPROX. 3.5" X 16.25". INCLUDES A SIMPLE WOOD STAND. PIERCED AT TOP FOR HANGING.SCRIMSHAW PANBONE PLAQUE, Mid-19th Century, Depicts a dynamic whaling scene of three whaleships,...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH WHALINGSCENE MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6.25". SCENE, Mid-19th Century, Depicts a British-flagged whaleship under sail and four whaleboats in pursuit of a pod of five whales, one...
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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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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTINGLADY LIBERTY AND LADY JUSTICE MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 4.5". LADY LIBERTY AND LADY JUSTICE, Mid-19th Century, Liberty holds an American shield in her left hand and a pole...
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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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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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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING "THETUSCAN" AND "SOUTH SEA WHALE FISHERY" MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6.5". TUSCAN" AND "SOUTH SEA WHALE FISHERY", Mid-19th Century, Obverse with a broadside starboard portrait...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITHPATRIOTIC AND MARITIME MOTIFS CIRCA 1840 LENGTH 7". PATRIOTIC AND MARITIME MOTIFS, Circa 1840, Obverse depicts a hand emerging from a cloud to hold a bold American flag...
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* BOOK "SCRIMSHAW AND SCRIMSHANDERSWHALES AND WHALEMAN" WHALES AND WHALEMAN", By E. Norman Flayderman. Limited edition copy, numbered 89 of 150. Inscribed and signed by Flayderman. Inscribed whalebone plaque...
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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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"SUSAN'S TOOTH" SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTHBY FREDERICK MYRICK CIRCA 1829 LENGTH 5.5". INCLUDES STAND. BY FREDERICK MYRICK, Circa 1829, Incorporates standard elements of Myrick "Susan's Teeth". Inscribed on edges...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTEDTO MOSES DENNING, KNOWN AS "THE STARK TOOTH" FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 8". INCLUDES STAND. TO MOSES DENNING, KNOWN AS "THE STARK TOOTH", First Half of the 19th...
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PAIR OF POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'STEETH "FIDELITY." AND "GRATITUDE" MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTHS 5.75". INCLUDES CONTEMPORARY WOODEN STAND. HEIGHT ON STAND 7.5". TEETH "FIDELITY." AND "GRATITUDE", Mid-19th Century,...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK19TH CENTURY LENGTH 14.25”., 19th Century, Abundantly covered with hex, geometric and foliate designs augmented by multicolored pinpoints. Marked on back "Amanda G. Taber"....
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* ENGRAVED WHALE'S TOOTH BY PAUL VARDEMAN,"THE DEAN OF SCRIMSHAW" 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 5". "THE DEAN OF SCRIMSHAW", 20th Century, A well-executed copy of a Frederick Myrick "Susan's Tooth". Signed at lower edge "P.V."....
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RARE POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW PANBONE PLAQUEWITH SHIPWRECK SCENE 19TH CENTURY PANBONE 5.75" X 10.75". PRINT FRAMED 12.5" X 15.5". WITH SHIPWRECK SCENE, 19th Century, Depicts a skeleton watching over two shipwrecked...
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MINIATURE POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEIVORY BOOK HOLDER 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 2.25". WIDTH 1.5". DEPTH 1.25". IVORY BOOK HOLDER, 19th Century, One-piece construction, scrimshawed to resemble the covers and spine...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITHSHIP PORTRAITS AND TOASTS, POSSIBLY BY THE NAVAL MONUMENT ENGRAVER MID-19TH CENTURY HEIGHT ON STAND 7". SHIP PORTRAITS AND TOASTS, POSSIBLY BY THE NAVAL MONUMENT ENGRAVER,...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE AND WHALEIVORY SWIFT MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 25". CAGE DIAMETER APPROX. 23". IVORY SWIFT, Mid-19th Century, Turned whale ivory yarn cup, collars and adjustment knobs, the yarn cup...
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20TH C SCRIMSHAW WHALE TOOTH ENGRAVED"F.MYRICK ON THE BARK SUSAN". THE SCRIMSHAW IS NOT THE WORK OF MYRICK AND IS A 20TH C COPY OF THIS FAMOUS TOOTH. 5" LONG. SHIPPING RESTRICTION: CANNOT BE SHIPPED OUT OF STATE....
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A Scrimshaw Corset Busk with Whale HuntingScene
Mid 19th Century
cut from sperm whale panbone and crudely engraved with a whaling scene, showing a monument plinth surmounted by a pediment with a long pennant, a fashion...
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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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A Scrimshaw Tooth with Polychrome Depictionof the USS Pennsylvania
Mid 19th Century
one side depicting an American full-rigged ship-of-the-line, most likely the USS Pennsylvania, the other side with an unusual, contemplative...
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