AMERICAN PAINTED MECHANICAL 'A HEARTFELTGOODBYE' WHIRLIGIG37 x 6 ft. 5 1/4 in. x 5 1/2 in.
Note accompanying this lot from the artist: "For a Captain when it was time to set sail at the wharf saying good bye to...
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JAPANESE OKIMONO WHALE TOOTH CARVINGSTATUEDESCRIPTION: An elegantly carved whale tooth carving statue, a superb specimen of late Edo era depicting two wise men on a mountain holding a roll and vase and surrounded...
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PRESS OF THE WOOLY WHALE “26TH YANKEEDIVISION” PLAYING...Press of the Wooly Whale “26th Yankee Division” Playing Cards. Mint sealed in original wrapper inside original box. Designed by Alban B. Butler....
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SCRIMSHAW ANTIQUE SPERM WHALE TOOTH,CIRCA 1861Scrimshaw Antique Sperm Whale Tooth, circa 1861 , engraved with shield and crossed U.S. flags over Civil War era mortar
Height 5.5 in.
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SIX POSTCARD ALBUMS, TO INCLUDE PICTUREPOSTCARDS, WWI ...Six Postcard Albums, to include picture postcards, WWI era camps, etc., Massachusetts including Whaling in New Bedford, three Florida vintage albums
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19th C Polychrome scrimshaw whales tooth,2-sided, scrimshaw and black polychrome decorated depicting the full figure of two Victorian era women, in multi-tiered dresses, (1) appears to have her hand on the terrace...
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A RARE SPERMACETI CANDLE MOLD. CA. 1840.IT WASmanufactured by A. D. Richmond, New Bedford. It has a heavy wooden frame with 12 pewter molds. An excellent relic from the whaling era. 16" high, 15" wide, 5 1/2" deep....
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FREDERIC LOUIS THOMPSON (1868-1933,B.Middleboro, MA, resided in New Bedford). Oil painting on canvas depicting the end of the whaling era. Depicts drydocked whalers in New Bedford harbor with active factories...
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CLIFFORD WARREN ASHLEY (MASSACHUSETTS,1881-1947), PORTRAIT OF THE BARQUE WANDERER UNDER FULL SAIL., OIL ON CANVAS, 25” X 30”. FRAMED 30” X 35”.CLIFFORD WARREN ASHLEY, Massachusetts, 1881-1947, Portrait...
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RARE CANADIAN TRADERS ARMORIAL PLATELate Qianlong/early Jiaqing era, circa 1790-1800
Chinese export Canadian market. Decorated in underglaze blue, polychrome enamels, and gold, with a trellis-diaper and spearhead...
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AMERICAN NAIVE CARVED AND PAINTED MECHANICAL'A HEARTFELT GOODBYE' WHIRLIGIG37 in. x 6 ft. 5 1/4 in. x 5 1/2 in.
Note accompanying this lot from the artist: "For a Captain when it was time to set sail at the wharf saying...
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2 WHALING ERA CANES TO INCLUDE 1 WITHWHALE'STOOTH HANDLE AND TIGER MAPLE SHAFT, A SILVER SPACER ENGRAVED CAPTAIN LACKEY FROM CAPTAIN W. THIRKELL. 31". THE OTHER HAS WHALE'S TOOTH END, EXOTIC WOODEN SHAFT ENGRAVED...
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2 SIMILAR ORIGINAL 19TH C WHALING ERATRI-POTSWITH HANDLES. CAST IRON, NEWER GREEN PAINT. 28" HIGH, 44" X 48". LOCATED AT FAIRHAVEN COLONIAL CLUB. IT IS BUYER'S SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO CAREFULLY REMOVE THEM...
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TWO 19TH C WHALING ERA ITEMS TO INCLUDEA BRASSAND WOOD 3-DRAW TELESCOPE BY CUTTS, LONDON AND A BRASS BOUND EXOTIC WOOD LAP DESK. BOTH IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. TELESCOPE IS 35" LONG AND THE BOX IS 6" X 15 3/4"...
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