A RARE PAINTED CEDAR AND WHALEBONE WASHTUB.19THcentury. The tub has cedar staves held together with 3 copper bands with two copper handles with two turned whalebone grips. Painted in the original blue green paint....
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AMERICAN WHALEMAN CARVED AND POLYCHROMESCRIMSHAW WHALE... SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK , circa 1860, engraved with eagle clenching Federal shield, Peace Dove with American flag, young lady in a garden, an empty bird...
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FINE POLYCHROME AND SCRIMSHAWED ANTIQUEWHALEBONE BUSK,...Fine Polychrome and Scrimshawed Antique Whalebone Busk, circa 1860, engraved with 3 red and green potted plants, decorative bands and twin flowering hearts.
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WHALEMAN SCRIMSHAWED POLYCHROME ANTIQUEWHALEBONE BUSK,...Whaleman Scrimshawed Polychrome Antique Whalebone Busk, circa 1860, engraved with a bark, bird on foliage, heart, planter with tree, 5-point stars, etc.;...
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EXCEEDINGLY RARE SCRIMSHAW AND POLYCHROMEWHALEBONE WAL...Exceedingly Rare Scrimshaw and Polychrome Whalebone Walking Stick, circa 1830s, engraved with wraparound flying fish above two full portraits of women, above...
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SCRIMSHAW WALKING STICK, 19TH C. ABALONEINLAYand polychrome painted highlights on the carved knob. Exotic wood shaft, whalebone tip. 35" long. Very good condition....
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FOUR WHALEBONE UTILITARIAN ITEMS MID-19THCENTURY LENGTHS FROM 3.5” TO 6”.FOUR WHALEBONE UTILITARIAN ITEMS, Mid-19th Century, Two bodkins, a crochet hook and a polychrome scrimshaw thread pull with red stars,...
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FIVE SCRIMSHAW BUSKS 19TH CENTURYFIVESCRIMSHAW BUSKS, 19th Century, 1) Whalebone, engraved with hearts and triangles, one heart containing "Emma". Length 12.25". 2) Whalebone, engraved with a floral medallion...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK19TH CENTURY LENGTH 14"., 19th Century, Seven vignettes, including foliate-wrapped hearts, a ship portrait, geometric designs and "Hope" with an anchor, bounded by pique...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSKDEPICTING A HOT AIR BALLOON MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 12.25". DEPICTING A HOT AIR BALLOON, Mid-19th Century, Bright multicolored images of drapery, a hot air balloon with...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSKWITH WHALING SCENE MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 16". WITH WOOD STAND. WITH WHALING SCENE, Mid-19th Century, A detailed panoramic scene of active whaling, showing a pod of spouting...
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VERY FINE POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONEBUSK MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 11.25". BUSK, Mid-19th Century, A red geometric band separates two vignettes: a whaling scene and a patriotic spread-wing eagle. The whaling...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSKMID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 13.25"., Mid-19th Century, Modified heart-shaped top with a five-pointed star in each lobe. Also depicts crossing foliate branches, two red and blue...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSKMID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 12"., Mid-19th Century, Cartouche at center, the name mostly worn away, is surrounded by flowering plants and trees, one tree with a snake coiled...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSKMID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 13.25"., Mid-19th Century, Depicts six finely detailed vignettes, one of a farmer beneath a towering tree in a flower meadow, one of a large bird...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE DITTYBOX DEPICTING ALWILDA MID-19TH CENTURY HEIGHT 2.75". LENGTH 7". WIDTH 5". BOX DEPICTING ALWILDA, Mid-19th Century, A rare example made entirely of panbone, the only known...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK19TH CENTURY LENGTH 12.25"., 19th Century, Depicts two intersecting hearts, a quarter fan design, a tree, "AWS", two phases of the moon, three stars, a hot air balloon with...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSKMID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 13.25"., Mid-19th Century, Depicts a flowering potted plant, a climbing tendril emanating from a pergola, and two side-by-side weeping willows, all...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSKMID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 13". WIDTH 1.875”., Mid-19th Century, Depicts four finely engraved vignettes separated by floral and foliate garlands. Vignettes include a vase...
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POLYCHROME WHALEBONE AND WHALE IVORYSWIFT 19TH CENTURY LENGTH APPROX. 15.25". CAGE DIAMETER APPROX. 24". SWIFT, 19th Century, Turned ivory yarn cup, barrel-form clamp and other components, some with incised...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSKDATED 1843 LENGTH 14". DATED 1843, Depicts five vignettes separated by foliate and/or geometric borders. Top carved in a heart shape, with an engraved heart enclosing two...
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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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SCRIMSHAW MANTEL GARNITURE 19TH CENTURYHEIGHT 8.5". WIDTH 14". DEPTH 5".SCRIMSHAW MANTEL GARNITURE, 19th Century, Two large whale's teeth with polychrome scrimshaw potted flowering plants are fitted to a demilune...
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ICONIC POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'STOOTH BY EDWARD BURDETT CIRCA 1825-1829 LENGTH 5.75". INCLUDES A WHALEBONE AND WOOD STAND. TOOTH BY EDWARD BURDETT, Circa 1825-1829, The first documented piece of American...
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BANKNOTE ENGRAVER POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAWWHALEBONE BUSK 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 12.75". WHALEBONE BUSK, 19th Century, Highly detailed work, typical of the Banknote Engraver, depicting a pineapple over four vignettes:...
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FINE POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONEBUSK 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 13". BUSK, 19th Century, Depicts red flowers, a potted flowering plant, a bird in a tree, two whaling scenes and two dolphins, the images separated...
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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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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSKMID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 12"., Mid-19th Century, Cartouche at center, the name mostly worn away, is surrounded by flowering plants and trees, one tree with a snake coiled...
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