WHALE BONE CANE WITH PORTS OF CALL19thcentury all-whalebone carved captain's cane with 8 engraved ports of call around the octagonal upper shaft, handle is a 5 inch whale tooth. 38.25 in long, slight warp....
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RARE AND IMPORTANT WHALEMAN FINE SCRIMSHAWEDBALEEN, WO... BALEEN, WOOD, WHALEBONE, WHALE IVORY SEWING BOX , circa 1830.
Half-round form with conforming hinged fabric top mounted with turned wood spool holder and pincushion....
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JOURNAL OF THE BARK MERMAID OF WESTPORT,E.E. HICKS MAS... E.E. HICKS MASTER, BOUND ON A WHALING VOYAGE TO INDIAN OCEAN, KEPT BY GEO. E. ALLEN, FIRST OFFICER VOYAGE OF AUGUST 28TH 1873 - APRIL 16TH 1876. The whaling...
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FREDERICK TORDOFF OIL ON CANVAS, "THEWHALING PORT OF W...Frederick Tordoff (English b.1939) Oil on Canvas, "The Whaling Port of Whitby", signed lower right, "F. Tordoff", titled on reverse. Loss to one corner...
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THE SHIP HARBINGER LOG BOOK "ON A WHALINGVOYAGE TO THE...Log Book: The Ship Harbinger Log Book "On a Whaling Voyage to the Pacific Ocean", kept by Francis Fisher, Master. The Ship Harbinger out of Westbport Point,...
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5 PRINTS RELATED TO WHALING. ALL ARE19TH C TOINCLUDE A COLORED ENGRAVING OF WHALE - BLUNT HEADED CACHALOT, SIGHT SIZE 4" X 7 1/2", WITH SMALL TEAR. A COLORED ENGRAVING MYSTICETE, SIGHT SIZE 4 1/2" X 7 1/2"....
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* ENGRAVED WHALE’S TOOTH WITH WHALINGSCENE AND EAGLE 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 6.5".* ENGRAVED WHALE'S TOOTH WITH WHALING SCENE AND EAGLE, 20th Century, Obverse with a coastal whaling vignette with an American-flagged...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH FOREIGNIMAGES MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 7.25". IMAGES, Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts a bust portrait of a man with a tattooed face, believed to be Maori. Reverse depicts an American-flagged...
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PORT OF ENTRY DOCUMENT FOR A WHALINGVOYAGE DATED 1854 FRAMED 22.25” X 33.25”. VOYAGE, Dated 1854, Signed by President Franklin Pierce. Dated "July, 10/54". Framed together with an engraving of Pierce....
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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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PRINT "PRIVATE SIGNALS OF THE WHALINGVESSELS &C. BELONGING TO THE PORT OF NEW BEDFORD." 19TH CENTURY 22.25” X 31.5” SIGHT. FRAMED 24.25” X 33.5”. VESSELS &C. BELONGING TO THE PORT OF NEW BEDFORD.", 19th...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING NEPTUNE,ATTRIBUTED TO SAMUEL W. TENNEY MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5.5". ATTRIBUTED TO SAMUEL W. TENNEY, Mid-19th Century, Tenney is also known as the "King of the Sea" artist. Coastal...
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EXCEPTIONAL SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTHBY THE VIGNETTE ARTIST MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6.75". BY THE VIGNETTE ARTIST, Mid-19th Century, A wide tooth providing a sizable canvas. Obverse depicts a whaling scene...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH BY THE BRITANNIAENGRAVER CIRCA 1830S LENGTH 4". INCLUDES WOOD STAND. ENGRAVER, Circa 1830s, Depicts a merchant brig under full sail, flying a British ensign off the stern, with a fortress...
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RARE WHALE IVORY AND BALEEN-BANDED UNICORNPIE CRIMPER MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 7". PIE CRIMPER, Mid-19th Century, Desirable example. Full-bodied galloping unicorn with pointy ears, inlaid baleen eyes, curled tail...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH "INVOY OF NEWPORTRI" MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 7". RI", Mid-19th Century, Depicts a whaling scene of a whaleship, two whaleboats under sail, and two visible whales. Large ship at center is...
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PAIR OF SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH 19THCENTURY LENGTHS 4.5" AND 4.75".PAIR OF SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH, 19th Century, Obverses with port-view portraits of vessels under sail, one a full-rigged ship and the other...
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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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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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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITHTWO COASTLINE SCENES MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 4.75". TWO COASTLINE SCENES, Mid-19th Century, Vibrantly colored scenes wrap around the circumference of the tooth. Upper scene...
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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),"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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* DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH 20TH CENTURYLENGTH 7.75".* DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH 20th Century Depicts a modern whaleship in pursuit of a surfaced sperm whale. A large iceberg is off the ship's port side and a gull...
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JOHN STOBART (AMERICAN B. 1929), NANTUCKET,THE CELEBRATED WHALING PORT IN 1835, COLOR LITHOGRAPH, UNFRAMED: 32 X 43 INJohn Stobart (American b. 1929), Nantucket, The Celebrated Whaling Port in 1835, Color Lithograph,...
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GEORGE HENRY WHALING BARK WOODEN MODEL,ORIGINAL VESSEL SAILED FROM 1855 - 1864 WITH HOME PORT OF NEW LONDON, CT, SHIP MODEL WITH TH...George Henry Whaling Bark wooden model, original vessel sailed from 1855 - 1864...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH 19TH CENTURYLENGTH 7.5". PINE BASE.SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH, 19th Century, Obverse with a vine arching above a port-side portrait of the three-masted Rajah, showing the billethead, gun...
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IMPORTANT CASED MODEL OF THE AMERICANWHALESHIP "JAMES ARNOLD" CIRCA 1935 CASE HEIGHT 26". LENGTH 31.5". WIDTH 8.25". WHALESHIP "JAMES ARNOLD", Circa 1935, By renowned Boston ship model builder Peter Ness (1890-1976)....
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH BY THE VIGNETTEENGRAVER 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5.5". ENGRAVER, 19th Century, Obverse depicts a very active whaling scene of a whaleship, six whales and four whaleboats in various stages of...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING LADYLIBERTY, ATTRIBUTED TO SAMUEL W. TENNEY MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5.25". LIBERTY, ATTRIBUTED TO SAMUEL W. TENNEY, Mid-19th Century, Tenney is also known as the "King of the...
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TUKI (TUKAI) (1888-1979, INUIT; PORTHARRISON/INUKJUAK), CARVED WHALE FIGURETuki (Tukai), (1888-1979, Inuit; Port Harrison/Inukjuak) Carved whale figure, Stone Syllabic symbol to underside; further marked...
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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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LOT OF 8 BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS RELATEDTO WHALESAND NEW BEDFORD TO INCLUDE (1) AN 1858 COPY OF "THE HISTORY OF NEW BEDFORD" BY DANIEL RICKETSON, CLOTH BOUND, 412 PAGES, GOOD CONDITION WITH MINOR FOXING; (2) PAPER...
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SAMUEL THOMAS GILL (1818-1880, AUSTRALIA)FRAMEDand glazed watercolor painting depicting the inner harbor in South Australia, Port Adelaide, with a European style settlement, and a number of ships lying at anchor...
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RARE 4 PAGE WHALING LETTER. THIS ISA COMMERCIALletter headed toward Oahu, Honolulu, May 10, 1850, from Augustus Howell to his brother in New York. The Howell family was heavily involved in the whaling industry...
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NANTUCKET WHALING JOURNAL OR LOGBOOK,1869.Journal is 8 volumes with 30 leaves leather bound diary type binding with brass clasp. Part of clasp is missing as well as some pages missing from the beginning of the...
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1834-1838 Whaling Ledger of Ship GovernorFenner 13 x 8 in. hardcover accounting ledger for the whaling ship Governor Fenner of Bristol Rhode Island; Alexander Swain II Captain. Built in 1827 the Governor Fenner was...
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