LOT WHALE BONE DOMINOES ETC.Interestinglot of whale bone and nautical related: 28 whale bone dominoes in wood box; yard stick with whalebone handle; whirligig marked Nantucket under base; 15 in brass lantern; 2...
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BRASS & MARBLE WHALE OIL LAMPwith crystalprisms and yellow opalescent shade. Column design with ornate foliate base. 22 1/8" high, 5" wide, 5" deep. Shade with edge crack, base and prisms with some chipping. Provenance:...
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IRON WHALING BLUBBER FLENSING SPADEwithcurved neck, hand wrought, tool knife, circa 19th century. 11 3/4" high, 9" wide, 1 1/8" diameter. Age and use wear, oxidation. We offer in-house packing and shipping of this...
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WROUGHT IRON DOUBLE FLUE ARCTIC WHALEHARPOONiron shaft continuing to expansion sleeve. Late 18th/early 19th century. 41 3/8" high, 4 7/8" wide, 1 5/8" deep. Oxidation, some bending. Provenance: found in Maine.
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LARGE WROUGHT IRON DOUBLE FLUE WHALINGHARPOON48 1/4" high, 4 1/2" wide, 2 1/4" deep. Oxidation, some scuffing, paint transfer.
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A GROUP OF FIFTY-FIVE CHILDREN'S BOOKTITLES, EASTON PR... TITLES, EASTON PRESS, HORNBLOWER SERIES AND ANTIQUE INTEREST, 19TH/20TH CENTURY, comprising selected titles, many Collector Editions with gilt edges and...
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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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ERIK NITSCHE (1908 - 1998) "U.S. POSTALSERVICE"Erik Nitsche (Swiss, 1908 - 1998) "U.S. Postal Service" Signed lower right. Original Mixed Media on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer...
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2012 HAIDA ARGILLITE & ABALONE ORCABY LIONEL SAMUELSLionel Samuels (First Nations, Haida, Canada, 1963 to present) ca. 2012 CE, "Orca Whale." This is a striking hand carved argillite sculpture of a sacred orca...
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4 RARE 19TH C BOOKS RELATED TO WHALINGAND THESOUTH PACIFIC INCLUDES LIFE AND ADVENTURES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC BY A ROVING PRINTER, NEW YORK, 1861, HARPERS & BROS., PUBLISHERS. 361 PAGES WITH NUMEROUS INTERESTING...
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SIGNED SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITHHISTORIC SCENES MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6". HISTORIC SCENES, Mid-19th Century, Signed on edge in serif lettering "By W.H. Lyon". Finely engraved with four rectangular historic...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITHPATRIOTIC MOTIFS AND FLOWER VASE MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5". PATRIOTIC MOTIFS AND FLOWER VASE, Mid-19th Century, Obverse with an interesting patriotic composition of a spread-wing...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITHPORTRAIT OF AN EXOTIC WOMAN MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5.75". PORTRAIT OF AN EXOTIC WOMAN, Mid-19th Century, Three-quarter profile of a woman with pink lips and cheeks wearing...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH FIGURALPORTRAIT 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5.5". PORTRAIT, 19th Century, Obverse with a full-length portrait of a woman tucking a flower behind her ear with one hand and holding a long-stemmed...
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PARTIAL WHALING JOURNAL OF TWO VESSELSPARTIALWHALING JOURNAL OF TWO VESSELS, Two journals bound together: includes entries on the whaling bark Hero on a voyage from Westport, Massachusetts from June 16, 1806 to December...
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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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BLACK AND WHITE LITHOGRAPH "A SHIP ONTHE NORTH-WEST COAST CUTTING IN HER LAST RIGHT WHALE" CIRCA 1848 16" X 25" SIGHT. FRAMED 23" X 31.5". THE NORTH-WEST COAST CUTTING IN HER LAST RIGHT WHALE", Circa 1848, ...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH PERTAININGTO JOSEPH WARREN MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6". TO JOSEPH WARREN, Mid-19th Century, Both sides with interesting geometric compositions executed in black, red and subtle blue,...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING ACAPSIZED VESSEL MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH APPROX. 6.5". CAPSIZED VESSEL, Mid-19th Century, Interesting and detailed composition, showing several figures in the rigging, broken...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING ST.CHRISTOPHER MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5.5". CHRISTOPHER, Mid-19th Century, Poised to ford a river, holding a small staff in one hand, grabbing at a branch with the other,...
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WHALEBONE AND WHALE IVORY CANE 19THCENTURY LENGTH 34”.WHALEBONE AND WHALE IVORY CANE, 19th Century, Interesting whale ivory ball handle carved in the form of a hand grasping a knob, with a rope-carved cuff...
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AMRAM EBGI (B. 1939): THREE WORKSAmramEbgi, 1939 Three Works, each: offset lithograph and embossing signed and numbered; the first: "Jonah and the Whale", 15/500 II, Sight: 11 3/4 x 16 3/4 in. (29.8 x 42.5...
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OUTSTANDING TIFFANY & CO. YACHTING TROPHYDECANTER SET WITH HUMIDOR CIRCA 1873/1874 HEIGHT 12.75". WIDTH 12.75". DEPTH 9.25". DECANTER SET WITH HUMIDOR, Circa 1873/1874, One of the most interesting trophies and...
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WHALING JOURNAL AND DOCUMENTS OF NEWBEDFORD INTEREST BEDFORD INTEREST, Whaling journal from the ship Chris Mitchell of New Bedford for a voyage that commenced August 16, 1856 and ended May 17, 1860, captained...
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SMALL CABIN MIRROR OF WHALING INTERESTAMERICA, 19TH CENTURY 5.5" X 6.25"., America, 19th Century, Label verso states "This Mirror was used on the Preston. This Vessel was built at Commercial Point for the whale...
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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
EDO PERIODcomprising three oban yoko-e prints; including two from the same series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer (Kanadehon Chushingura), one entitled Act V (Godanme),...
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BOUND PARTIAL WHALING JOURNAL KEPT ONBOARD THESHIP "THREE BROTHERS" OF NANTUCKET, MASTER HENRY PHELON, JOSEPH MITCHELL CHIEF MATE, JOHN CROWELL SECOND MATE, THOMAS RUSSELL THIRD MATE. BOATSTEERERS CHARLES STARBUCK,...
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A Victorian silver mounted whale's toothinscribed ''Just a toothfull'' London 1882 5.5in Estimate ?100-120 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The...
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A 19th century whale bone and marineivory walking stick with octagonal knop handle and tapered spiral shaft 36in. Estimate ?600-800 FURTHER IMAGES ALREADY AVAILABLE AT WWW.GORRINGES.CO.UK Descriptions provided...
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C. W. Wing coloured aquatint The whaleas it lay on the beach near Brighton 1830 7 x 11in. (Non IOB) and a J.Bruce coloured aquatint The Suspension Chain Pier Brighton (IOB 187) 4.25 x 8.5in. Estimate ?200-300...
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Interesting Four-Piece Collection ofScrimshaw, comprised of a carved and polished bone example featuring koala bears in a tree, h. 7"; an Anna Jacob carved and polished whale rib depicting a recumbent fawn,...
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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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A Scrimshaw sperm whale tooth one sidedecorated with a sailor's wife the other with a seated maiden fixing nets beside a eagle 4.5ins Estimate ?200-300 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue...
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A scrimshaw sperm whale tooth decoratedwith a whaling scene initialled A.T.S and dated '80 7ins Estimate ?200-300 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports....
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A Tasmanian scrimshaw whale tooth decoratedwith the 'Sloop Maria' with a carved ivory paddle engraved Hobart Towne 1865 largest 5.5in. Estimate ?200-300 Both pieces are original 19th century the Hobart Towne paddle...
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A 19th century whale tooth scrimshawcarved with two views of a frigate and a yacht off a lighthouse 5ins. Estimate ?300-500 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include...
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