PRINT, BARBARA JOHNSON Barbara Johnson(American, 1927-2021), "Twilight View of the Sea," woodcut in colors, pencil signed and titled lower left and right, edition 4/10, sheet: 21"h x 17"w, overall (with frame):...
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WHALING SHIP CONTAINERS LOTLot of 4antique metal ship containers in copper, metal and tin to 18 inches tall including: Covered pot with Barbara Johnson, Whaling collection auction label; 11 in copper handled...
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GRP: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART BOOKSLargegroup of reference books, monographs, and catalogs on modern and contemporary art, including works on major movements such as Futurism and Synchromism, and artists including...
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FOUR VOLUMES SOTHEBY "THE BARBARA JOHNSONWHALING COLLE... WHALING COLLECTION" Part I, II, III, IV. Part I December 11 and 12, 1981, Part II September 24 and 25, 1982, Part III April 29 and 30, 1983 and Part IV December...
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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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WHALEMAN MADE WHALEBONE, WHALE IVORYAND TORTOISESHELL ... AND TORTOISESHELL SCRIMSHAW SWIFT , circa 1840, turned ivory finial cup and turned and scribed ivory adjusting ring on a whalebone shaft rising from...
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WHALER MADE WHALE IVORY, WHALEBONE,MOTHER-OF-PEARL, AB... MOTHER-OF-PEARL, ABALONE AND BALEEN WALKING STICK , circa 1860-1870, a robust and shapely polyhedron grip and square post carved from a single piece...
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RARE NANTUCKET BODKIN CADDY, CIRCA 1850RareNantucket Bodkin Scrimshaw Caddy, circa 1850 , fashioned of antique whale ivory and rosewood, four round discs each with 6 holes and receiving drop final cups; turned stand...
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WHALEMAN MADE L-GRIP CANE, 19TH CENTURYWhalemanMade L-Grip Cane, 19th Century , carved and turned antique whale ivory L-grip with twenty-four baleen and whale ivory spacers above a tapered whalebone shaft ending in a pewter...
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SIX BARBARA JOHNSON WHALING COLLECTIONAUCTION CATALOGS AUCTION CATALOGS, A full set of Parts I, II, III and IV of the Sotheby's auctions held in New York from December 1981 through December 1983, along with...
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SET OF FOUR BARBARA JOHNSON WHALINGCOLLECTION AUCTION CATALOGS COLLECTION AUCTION CATALOGS, Parts I, II, III and IV of the Sotheby's auctions held in New York from December 1981 through December 1983....
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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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HANDWRITTEN WHALEMAN'S TELEGRAPHIC CODEBOOK DATED 1883 APPROX. 5.5" X 3.5". BOOK, Dated 1883, Inscribed on cover "1883 Telegraphic Code J & W.R Wing[?] New Bedford, Mass and San Francisco, Cal". Contains several...
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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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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH "MALGHERITASPOLETINA" 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6". WITH CUSTOM WOODEN STAND. HEIGHT ON STAND 7". SPOLETINA", 19th Century, Finely detailed scene from the early Italian love story of Malgherita...
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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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CARVED AND PAINTED DECORATIVE MALLARDDUCK DECOYCarved and painted decorative mallard duck decoy, early to mid 20th c. , 19" l. Provenance: The Barbara Johnson collection, Oliver's; Estate of Elaine B. Buck, West...
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LOW PROFILE TOGGLE HARPOON 19TH CENTURYLENGTH 27.25”.LOW PROFILE TOGGLE HARPOON, 19th Century, Possibly Japanese, though Barbara Johnson believed it to be for Long Island shore whaling. Hellman Collection acquisition...
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DOUBLE-FLUE HARPOON 19TH CENTURY LENGTH32”.DOUBLE-FLUE HARPOON, 19th Century, Signed "W. Hurst" and marked "Phoenix 1832" for the whaleship Phoenix, which operated from the northern English port of Whitby....
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CASED SET OF FOUR BARBARA JOHNSON WHALINGCOLLECTION AUCTION CATALOGS CASE 9.5” X 9.25”. COLLECTION AUCTION CATALOGS, Parts I, II, III and IV of the Sotheby's auctions held in New York from December 1981 through...
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BOMB LANCE BOX 19TH CENTURY BOX HEIGHT5”. LENGTH 20.5”. WIDTH 6”.BOMB LANCE BOX, 19th Century, Contains two Grudchos and Eggers bomb lances. Mustard yellow painted box. Additional information about this...
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RARE ARTICULATED WHALEBONE DOLL 19THCENTURY HEIGHT 4.75”. ON STAND.RARE ARTICULATED WHALEBONE DOLL, 19th Century, Purportedly made by a member of the Hussey family, who were whalers on Nantucket in the Early...
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RARE AND POSSIBLY UNIQUE CARVED ANDTURNED WHALEBONE BRACE CIRCA 1850 LENGTH 12". TURNED WHALEBONE BRACE, Circa 1850, U-shaped crank with shaped handhold, made from a single piece of whalebone, ready to receive...
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WHALEBONE-HANDLED HEARTH BRUSH WITHSTAND NANTUCKET, CIRCA 1830 BRUSH LENGTH APPROX. 9". HEIGHT ON STAND APPROX. 11.5". STAND, Nantucket, Circa 1830, Tapered handle with carved ring at base. Newer whalebone...
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WHALEBONE SEWING BASKET 19TH CENTURYHEIGHT 9.5". WIDTH 8.25".WHALEBONE SEWING BASKET, 19th Century, Octagonal basket, each side with a scrolled top and pierced sunburst design. Corner posts with acorn finials...
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LOT OF MARINE-RELATED AUCTION CATALOGSINCLUDING BARBARA JOHNSON INCLUDING BARBARA JOHNSON, Includes three copies of Sotheby's Barbara Johnson's Whaling Collection, Part 1, and one copy each of Parts 2, 3 and...
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FINE WHALE IVORY JAGGING WHEEL WITHCARVED HAND CIRCA 1850 LENGTH 6". CARVED HAND, Circa 1850, Architectural shaft, fluted on the underside, grasped by a well-detailed hand. Wonderful anatomical accuracy and...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH PRESENTATIONINSCRIPTION CIRCA 1830 LENGTH 7". INSCRIPTION, Circa 1830, "Presented by LWM to his Mother" on edge in fine elegant lettering. Obverse depicts a column within an enclosed...
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WHALE OIL BAILER 19TH CENTURY POT DIAMETER10”. LENGTH WITH HANDLE 21.25”.WHALE OIL BAILER, 19th Century, Brass pot and iron handle. Dimensions: Pot diameter 10". Length with handle 21.25". Provenance: Barbara...
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RARE SCRIMSHAW OSTRICH EGG CIRCA 1860HEIGHT APPROX. 6". WITH WOODEN STAND.RARE SCRIMSHAW OSTRICH EGG, Circa 1860, Engraved around the circumference with six different sailing vessels, a compass rose-like design...
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RARE WHALEBONE BENCH CLAMP CIRCA 1840LENGTH 11.25".RARE WHALEBONE BENCH CLAMP, Circa 1840, Consists of two heavy slabs, both pierced in four places, and a screw with turned head and sliding bolt handle. Threads...
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TWO WHALEBONE TOOLS 19TH CENTURYTWOWHALEBONE TOOLS, 19th Century, 1) Sailmaker's pattern, a straightedge pierced with holes for laying out grommet patterns on sail hems. Length 28.5". 2) Frame, probably for...
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WHALEBONE "BRASS KNUCKLES" SECOND HALFOF THE 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 4.75".WHALEBONE "BRASS KNUCKLES", Second Half of the 19th Century, Crudely carved from a single piece of whalebone. Dimensions: Length 4.75"....
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WHALEBONE INLAID STAND WITH 2 INSETWHALE'S TEETH20TH C, 7" HIGH, 10" WIDE, 3 1/2" DEEP. CAN NOT BE SHIPPED OUT OF MASSACHUSETTS. PROVENANCE: EX - BARBARA JOHNSON COLLECTION....
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19TH C SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITHENGRAVEDSCENE DEPICTING A RELIGIOUS INQUISITION. EXCEPTIONAL DETAIL AND CARVING, POLYCHROME DECORATION. 6" HIGH. ON A MODERN WOODEN STAND. PROVENANCE: EX - BARBARA JOHNSON...
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A Maricopa Redware Olla having a piecrusttop above geometric banding signed Barbara Johnson. Height 6 1/2 x diameter 6 inches....
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