A MASSIVE EARLY 20TH CENTURY INUIT WHALEBONECARVINGThe large half-round section of bone displays Native subject matter in three different techniques. In addition to the two-sided figure that surmounts the piece, seals...
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CLENCHED FIST CANE LATE 19TH/EARLY 20THCENTURY LENGTH 36".CLENCHED FIST CANE, Late 19th/Early 20th Century, Walrus ivory handle carved as a bold clenched right fist. Shirt cuff inlaid with contrasting buttons...
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Inuit carved whalebone sculpture, fossilizedwhale bone, walrus tusk & feathers, unsigned, 28" x 9" x 9-1/2", excellent condition...
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THREE INUIT WALRUS IVORY & WHALEBONECARVINGSThree Inuit walrus ivory and whalebone carvings of hunters and bears, the largest signed "Gabe Muktoyuk", bears signed "RKS Wales, Alaska", smallest signed "JK Saclamana...
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WHALEMAN CARVED WALRUS IVORY AND WHALEBONEWALKING STIC... WALKING STICK , 19th century, with carved whale ivory Turk's turban, 3 baleen bands and whale ivory spacers.
Length 35 ½ in.
Condition:
Items may have...
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TWO WHALEMAN MADE PIE CRIMPERS, 19THCENTURYTwo Whaleman Made Pie Crimpers, 19th Century , the first with an antique whalebone handle ending in a pierced heart, carved grip and a zigzag wheel; The second carved...
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F. MATCHIAN (B. 1966) LOON NUNIVAK SPIRITWHEELThis is an amazing Eskimo Yup’ik Loon Nunivak Mask / Spirit Wheel made of walrus tusk, whalebone and baleen by Aleut Eskimo Cup’ik Cevak, Alaska artist, Franklin...
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FRANKLIN MATCHIAN (B. 1966) LARGE ESKIMOCARVINGThe lot features a fantastic Seal Hunter carving by Eskimo Cevak, Alaska artist, Franklin Matchian. The piece comes with a small paper denoting that it was purchased...
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INUIT WHALEBONE & IVORY BIRDS PERCHINGON CLIFF CARVING...Native American / First Nations, Northwest Coast United States, Alaska or Canada, Inupiaq/Inuit people, ca. mid-20th century CE. Hand-carved walrus ivory...
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INUIT CARVED WALRUS TUSK POLAR BEAR& SEALInuit carved walrus tusk, retaining tag identifying King's Island Alaska, modeled as a polar bear and seal, on whalebone/balleen base, retaining ANAC (Alaska Native...
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* BARBARA JOHNSON'S WHALING INDUSTRYDISPLAY CASE CASE HEIGHT 28". CLOSED WIDTH 16.5". DISPLAY CASE, Contains ivory, bone and baleen specimens assembled by Kristina Barbara Johnson and used for exhibits and...
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SEVEN WHALEBONE AND WHALE IVORY KITCHENITEMS 19TH CENTURY ITEMS, 19th Century, 1) Whalebone powder shaker marked on side "Joseph Beckett & Co Chester". Screw-on nozzle and lid. Length 4.5". 2-5) Whale ivory cutlery...
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CANE WITH HANDLE CARVED AS THE HEADOF A BULLDOG 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 32.5". OF A BULLDOG, 19th Century, Walrus ivory handle and elongated throat. Bulldog with inset amber glass bead eyes and a silver metal...
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DIAMOND-SET LADY'S CANE 19TH CENTURYLENGTH 32".DIAMOND-SET LADY'S CANE, 19th Century, Walrus ivory knob-form handle inlaid with an abalone heart centering a lumpy rose-cut diamond. Tapered cylindrical whalebone...
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CANE WITH CARVED WALRUS IVORY POLARBEAR HANDLE 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 36.25". BEAR HANDLE, 19th Century, Polar bear with elongated neck, bent over at the waist, forming an L-shaped handle, and detailed with...
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CARVED AND PIERCED WHALEBONE PIE CRIMPERSECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 7.25"., Second Quarter of the 19th Century, Tapered handle with filigree carvings along the perimeter and a column of pierced diamonds,...
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CANE WITH WALRUS IVORY HANDLE CARVEDAS A HOUND'S HEAD 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 33.25". AS A HOUND'S HEAD, 19th Century, Hound, probably a whippet, with a long snout and deeply pierced holes for nostrils and eyes....
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FIVE BONE AND IVORY ITEMS 19TH CENTURYFIVEBONE AND IVORY ITEMS, 19th Century, Two whalebone clothespins, lengths 2.75" and 5", a walrus ivory and wood square, length 4", a small round whisk with turned ivory handle,...
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LOT OF (6) SCRIMSHAW ITEMS. 19TH AND20TH C. TOinclude: 10" whalebone letter opener, 5 1/2" walrus tusk crimper with bird design, 3 1/2" raw sperm whale's tooth, whalebone carved whale with displays of various...
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(4) SCRIMSHAW ITEMS. 19TH AND 20TH C.TO INCLUDEa miniature block and hook (approx. 7"). Made from walrus tusk. 2 1/2" Whalebone whistle. Two bone glove stretchers, 6 3/4" and 7 1/2". Good condition. Shipping...
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RARE WHALING PRINT BY BENJAMIN RUSSELL(MA, 1804-1885) "Right Whaling in the Behring Sea and It's Varieties", 1897, hand colored lithograph after the painting by Russell, text across bottom of lithograph reads...
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WHALEBONE AND WALRUS IVORY CANE 19THCENTURY LENGTH 32.5".WHALEBONE AND WALRUS IVORY CANE, 19th Century, Walrus ivory handle with metal inlay. Twist shaft. Dimensions: Length 32.5"....
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PETRIFIED WHALEBONE AND WALRUS IVORYOOSIK LATE 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 14". OOSIK, Late 19th Century, One end carved as a polar bear's head, showing its teeth and black features. Polished tip at opposite end....
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PAIR OF WHALEBONE KNITTING NEEDLES 19THCENTURY LENGTHS 15.25".PAIR OF WHALEBONE KNITTING NEEDLES, 19th Century, Walrus ivory finials carved as stylized hearts. Upper portion of shafts with banded segments of...
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WHALEBONE BIRDCAGE 19TH CENTURY HEIGHT7.25". WIDTH 8.25". DEPTH 6".WHALEBONE BIRDCAGE, 19th Century, Whalebone framework with contrasting dowels, possibly porcupine quills. Bail handle at center of top probably...
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WALRUS TUSK WITH MODERN SCRIMSHAW DECORATIONTITLED"WHALING ON THE SANDWICH ISLANDS", 25 1/2" LONG. ALONG WITH WHALEBONE AND AN "875" RUSSIAN SILVER HANDLE LETTER OPENER, EAGLE FORM 9 1/2" LONG....
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17 PIECES OF 19TH C MOSTLY ESKIMO ANDWHALINGRELATED ITEMS TO INCLUDE TWO 2" X 3" CARVED ELKS ONE WITH BROKEN LEG AND MISSING HORNS, 3 3/4" WALRUS WITH A MISSING TUSK, 1 3/4" WALRUS, 1 1/2" SEAL ON ICEBERG, 2...
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5 PIECE WHALING LOT TO INCLUDE A MID-19THCBALEEN BUSK WITH SCRIMSHAW DECORATION SHOWING A COMPASS ROSE, STAR AND FLORAL DESIGN, 13" LONG, SHOWS BUG DAMAGE. A WHALE VERTEBRA, 5 1/2". A 19TH C WHALEBONE BUSK, UNDECORATED....
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TWO 19TH CENTURY WHALING TOOLS. TO INCLUDE:SCRIMSHAW,WHALEBONE, BRASS, AND STEEL SPOKESHAVE, CARVED HANDLES, 10 1/2" LONG, APPROX. 2" OVERALL WIDTH. ALONG WITH A BOXWOOD AND WALRUS BONE MARKING GAUGE, MINOR CHIP TO WOOD, MARKED...
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RARE WHALING PRINT BY BENJAMIN RUSSELL(MA, 1804-1885) "Right Whaling in the Behring Sea and It's Varieties", 1897, hand colored lithograph after the painting by Russell, text across bottom of lithograph reads...
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ESKIMO CARVING - 'Animals' by KalluqPalituq Clyde River Nunavut Canada (born 1944) created in 2000 from ancient whalebone vertebrae depicting walruses flanking a human face with inserted bone tusks cert. of...
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TWO CARVED WALRUSES. Eskimo early20th century. Includes a dancing walrus made of whalebone 5 1/2''h. and a recumbent walrus made of ivory 3 1/2''l....
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ESKIMO CARVING - 'Animals' by KalluqPalituq Clyde River Nunavut Canada (born 1944) created in 2000 from ancient whalebone vertebrae depicting walruses flanking a human face with inserted bone tusks cert. of...
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