EARLY SCRIMSHAW BUSK. 18th/19th C. whalebone busk with fine two color (red and green) two-sided scrimshaw decoration. Primary decoration depicting a heart over flowering potted plant, tombstone with weeping willow...
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AMERICAN SCRIMSHAWED ANTIQUE WHALEBONEBUSK, CIRCA 1840...American Scrimshawed Antique Whalebone Busk, circa 1840-1860 , a double arched busk with 5 finely executed scenes depicting a sailor smoking on a dock,...
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ENGRAVED WHALEBONE BUSK, MID 19TH CENTURYEngravedWhalebone Busk, mid 19 th Century, beautifully scrimshawed corset busk exhibiting a delicate floral pattern throughout the length of the piece, heart shaped top.
Length 13...
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THREE BUSKS 19TH CENTURYTHREE BUSKS,19th Century, 1) Baleen with ship, anchor, potted plants, geometric designs, "KN", "Valiant" and "1861". Length 14". Minor surface damage and loss to red pigments. 2) Baleen...
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THREE SCRIMSHAW BUSKS/PANELS 19TH CENTURYTHREESCRIMSHAW BUSKS/PANELS, 19th Century, 1) Baleen busk depicting a handled urn filled with flowers, a Liberty shield backed by a fouled anchor, a spread-wing eagle with a...
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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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SCRIMSHAW BALEEN BUSK "TO MY BELOVED"DATED 1843 LENGTH 13.25"., Dated 1843, "To My Beloved Lydia" in banners surrounding a ship portrait medallion. Other medallions contain a bust portrait of a woman wearing...
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TWO SCRIMSHAW BUSKS MID-19TH CENTURYTWOSCRIMSHAW BUSKS, Mid-19th Century, 1) Very finely engraved whalebone busk with a barber pole border surrounding images of a brick mansion, an urn of flowers, a spread-wing...
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LARGE WHALEBONE BUSK WITH WHALING SCENEMID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 15.25"., Mid-19th Century, Depicts two whaleships and three whaleboats in pursuit of a large pod of whales. One of the ships is cutting in and several...
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LARGE SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK MID-19THCENTURY LENGTH 12.75". WITH SIMPLE PLASTIC STAND.LARGE SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK, Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts three vignettes: a ship portrait, a stately coastal home...
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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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TWO SCRIMSHAW BALEEN BUSKS AND A JUVENILESWORDFISH BILL 19TH CENTURY LENGTHS TO 13.25". SWORDFISH BILL, 19th Century, Both busks engraved with trees and flowers, and one with an American flag and hearts. Dimensions:...
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* POLYCHROME ENGRAVED WHALEBONE BUSKBY DAVID LAZARUS NANTUCKET, CONTEMPORARY LENGTH 13". BY DAVID LAZARUS, Nantucket, Contemporary, Depicts six colorful vignettes separated by geometric borders. Vignettes...
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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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WHALEBONE BUSK WITH SILVERED METAL DECORATIONMID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 14"., Mid-19th Century, Top of busk carved with central heart and square corners. Heart is further formed by an engraved and studded perimeter. Similarly...
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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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DOUBLE-SIDED SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSKMID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 13.75"., Mid-19th Century, Intricately and elegantly rendered. Obverse depicts a coastal scene of trees, two stately buildings, a starboard view...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW DOUBLE-SIDED BUSKMID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 12.13"., Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts a potted plant, a house, four hex signs, a large tree and two small trees. Images separated by differing...
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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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SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK 19TH CENTURYLENGTH 14.5".SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK, 19th Century, Several unusual vignettes cover nearly the entire length, separated and surrounded by line, pique and sawtooth borders,...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK. 19TH CENTURY.Awonderful folk art sailor made busk with relief carved heart and diamond design. The busk also depicts two ships, an anchor, an hourglass, and a potted plant. It has the...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK BY THE LAMBETHBUSK ENGRAVER MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 14.5". WIDTH 2”. BUSK ENGRAVER, Mid-19th Century, Depicts a finely detailed whaling scene of a whaleship, a large pod of spouting...
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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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SCRIMSHAW BALEEN BUSK MID-19TH CENTURYLENGTH 13.75”.SCRIMSHAW BALEEN BUSK, Mid-19th Century, Scrimshaw on both sides with decoration of ships, buildings, figural designs and a sailor's poem. Dimensions: Length...
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SAILOR-MADE WHALEBONE MALLET AND SCRIMSHAWBALEEN BUSK 19TH CENTURY MALLET LENGTH 8". BUSK LENGTH 12.5". BALEEN BUSK, 19th Century, Busk with floral hearts decoration and a central cartouche initialed "P.M". Dimensions:...
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TWO SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSKS 19TH CENTURYLENGTHS 13” AND 14”.TWO SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSKS, 19th Century, One with figures and the other with whales, ships, figures and houses. Dimensions: Lengths 13" and 14"....
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FOUR SCRIMSHAW BUSKS 19TH CENTURYFOURSCRIMSHAW 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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SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK WITH FOUR VIGNETTES19TH CENTURY LENGTH 12". ON METAL STAND., 19th Century, Depicts a gentleman hunter, an American-flagged ship, a Native American and a woman wearing a straw hat. Tendril...
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SCRIMSHAW BALEEN BUSK MID-19TH CENTURYLENGTH 13”. WIDTH 1.5”.SCRIMSHAW BALEEN BUSK, Mid-19th Century, Vignettes of trees, geometric designs and a house. Scrimshaw done in a fashion that creates a well-defined...
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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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SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK WITH WHALINGSCENE 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 13". SCENE, 19th Century, Expansive and active scene of a whaleship, four whaleboats in the water, two waifed whales, one harpooned whale, one...
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5 PIECE WHALING LOT TO INCLUDE A MID-19THCBALEEN BUSK WITH SCRIMSHAW DECORATION SHOWING A COMPASS ROSE, STAR AND FLORAL DESIGN, 13" LONG, SHOWS BUG DAMAGE. A WHALE VERTEBRA, 5 1/2". A 19TH C WHALEBONE BUSK, UNDECORATED....
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THREE CARVED SAILOR MADE WOODEN OBJECTS.TOinclude: large, possibly 18th century, busk, heart, geometric, circular design, 14" long, 3" wide. An early 19th century busk, heart and diamond motif, 9 3/4" x 2". Along...
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EARLY 19TH C. SAILOR-MADE SCRIMSHAWNWHALEBONE BUSK American Whaler's Gift for Wife or Daughter of a Busk in nine panels, alternating trees with a whaling ship, game board layout, potted plants, geometric hex,...
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18TH C. WOODEN CHIP-CARVED BUSK A BroadBusk carved with a compass rose, a heart and a hex, "KW" carved on reverse (for Kezia Wheelwright, according to the consignor). 15 1/4" x 3", slightly tapered, light scuffs
Kezia...
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SCRIMSHAWN WHALE BALEEN BUSK DATED 1851Wide Busk with rose stem at top, spreadwing eagle holding riband "T.H. Norton", woman in fancy dress, woman in coat and bonnet, 6 line poem about supporting the female form,...
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