REVOLUTIONARY WAR ENGRAVED POWDER HORN,JOHN MORE (NY) 1775A powder horn from the American Revolutionary War, engraved "JOHN MORE his hoRN / SARATOGA SEPTR. 10 1775." To the reverse is a scrimshaw illustration of...
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FOUR SCRIMSHAWED & HAND PAINTED IVORYQUADRILLE BOXES W...Four Scrimshawed & Hand Painted Ivory Quadrille Boxes with Ivory Scorers on the Lids and Ivory Markers Inside in a Custom Made Wood Case. Paris, ca. 1750....
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WHALEMAN SCRIMSHAW PICTORIAL PANBONEPLAQUE PLAQUE , circa 1840, depicting a whaling bark with B-Flag on the Main Mast and three whaleboats out on a pod of whales all within a scrimshawed frame.
5 in. x 7 ½...
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COLLECTION OF 16 SCRIMSHAW, NANTUCKET,MARITIME BOOKS A... MARITIME BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS
• Michael McManus – “A Treasury of American Scrimshaw”
• Gervis Frere-Cook – “The Decorative Arts of the Mariner”
•...
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EARLY 1900S SCRIMSHAW CARVED WALRUSTUSK CUPFeatured in this lot is this early 1900s scrimshaw walrus tusk cup. The term “scrimshaw” was coined in 18th Century America aboard a whaling vessel. There are...
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1775 SCRIMSHAW & CARVED STEER HORN POWDERFLASKFor your consideration is this 1775 steer horn scrimshaw and carved powder horn signed CW. The powder horn flask shows beautiful carvings and scrimshaw throughout the...
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AFRICAN SCRIMSHAW ELEPHANT IVORY TUSKAfricanelephant scrimshaw tusk. Signed lower right "L. McLane" (Lois McLane was best known for being the first artist to produce scrimshaw art work to Zippo lighters. Her original...
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AFRICAN SCRIMSHAW ELEPHANT IVORY TUSKAfricanelephant scrimshaw tusk. Signed lower right "L. McLane" (Lois McLane was best known for being the first artist to produce scrimshaw art work to Zippo lighters. Her original...
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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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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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FINE SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTEDTO CALEB J. ALBRO LATE 1830S LENGTH 6.5". TO CALEB J. ALBRO, Late 1830s, Obverse with a foliate festoon and banners framing "Ship John Coggeshall" above a whaling scene....
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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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IMPORTANT SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTEDTO JAMES ADOLPHUS BUTE, CREW MEMBER ON CHARLES DARWIN'S EXPEDITION CIRCA EARLY 1830S LENGTH 6.25". INCLUDES A GLASS AND WOOD CASE WITH MIRRORED BASE. CASE HEIGHT 5.5". WIDTH...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH BYTHE BANKNOTE ENGRAVER, DESCENDED IN THE FAMILY OF WHALEMAN WILLARD BROWN MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5.75". THE BANKNOTE ENGRAVER, DESCENDED IN THE FAMILY OF WHALEMAN WILLARD...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTEDTO THE STAR ENGRAVER MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 4.5". TO THE STAR ENGRAVER, Mid-19th Century, Two flowering vines arch above two facing birds perched on a branch. A five-pointed...
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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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"SUSAN'S TOOTH" SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTHBY FREDERICK MYRICK CIRCA 1829 LENGTH 5.5". INCLUDES STAND. BY FREDERICK MYRICK, Circa 1829, Incorporates standard elements of Myrick "Susan's Teeth". Inscribed on edges...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK BY JOSIAH SHEFFIELD,JR. CIRCA 1830 LENGTH 13". JR., Circa 1830, Depicts a whaling scene of three ships, decreasing in size from left to right, and two six-man whaleboats in pursuit of a large...
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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 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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TABUA SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTINGA SCHOONER MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6.25". A SCHOONER, Mid-19th Century, Several points on the sails and the tips of the bowsprit and masts are deeply stippled. Tooth pierced...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTED TOTHE ARCH ENGRAVER MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 9.25". THE ARCH ENGRAVER, Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts a ship under sail, flying a long pennant from the mainmast and a large...
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INUIT CARVED SCRIMSHAW FIGURAL GROUPAND A SIGNED 'CHARLIE IYAPANA' SCRIMSHAW FIGURE OF A SEAL, W OF LARGER: 6-1/2 INInuit Carved Scrimshaw Figural Group and a Signed 'Charlie Iyapana' Scrimshaw Figure of a Seal,...
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SCRIMSHAW DECORATED POWDER HORN, AMERICAN,EARLY 19TH C., TURNED WOOD CAP WITH KNOB FINIAL (SOME LOSS) ON SCRIMSHAW DECORATED HORN W...Scrimshaw decorated powder horn, American, early 19th C., turned wood cap with...
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STERLING SILVER SCRIMSHAW UNICORN SIGNEDRING WITH SCRIMSHAW SHIP AND WHALE PIN. TWENTY-NINE PIECES OF CRAFT-READY FOSSILIZED BONE OVALS. 2"H X 1 1/2"W (ONE OVAL PIECE)Sterling silver scrimshaw unicorn signed ring...
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* ENGRAVED WHALE'S TOOTH BY PAUL VARDEMAN,"THE DEAN OF SCRIMSHAW" 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 5". "THE DEAN OF SCRIMSHAW", 20th Century, A well-executed copy of a Frederick Myrick "Susan's Tooth". Signed at lower edge "P.V."....
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LARGE SCRIMSHAW WHALE’S TOOTH BY WILLIAMLEWIS RODERICK CIRCA 1847-1856 LENGTH 8".LARGE SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH BY WILLIAM LEWIS RODERICK, Circa 1847-1856, Depicts "Venus pleurant Adonis" (Venus mourning Adonis),...
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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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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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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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MINIATURE POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEIVORY BOOK HOLDER 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 2.25". WIDTH 1.5". DEPTH 1.25". IVORY BOOK HOLDER, 19th Century, One-piece construction, scrimshawed to resemble the covers and spine...
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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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+SCRIMSHAW: THREE DECORATED WHALES TEETH,INCLUDING: ONE WITH WHALING THEMED TUSK WITH DEPICTIONS OF SHIPS OF VARIOUS SIZES, A WHALE BEING HUNTED, AND A COASTAL ROCK FORMATION WITH THE GRAND UNION FLAG, TOOTH HAS...
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JON H. PUGH 19TH CENTURY SCRIMSHAW POWDERHORN: Early 19th Century scrimshaw decorated powder horn bearing the name Jon H. Pugh and dated 1804 inside a scrimshaw cartouche and on the reverse with a scrimshaw American...
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Lot of assorted scrimshaw carvings andsnuff boxes. Includes a scrimshaw carving on whale's tooth depicting a ship at sea a scrimshaw uncarved whale's tooth and two early scrimshaw snuff boxes. One box has a removable...
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COLLECTION OF ALASKAN IVORY AND SCRIMSHAW:To include 1) Hawaiian scrimshaw whales tooth with whaling scene, signed Saphore '71. Tooth measures 5 1/2'', affixed to frame, 5 1/2'' x 7 1/2'' x 2''. 2) Alaskan scrimshaw...
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