(2) WHALE BONES. TO INCLUDE A VERTEBRAE21 1/2"high by 33" wide by 16" deep. And partial rib. 20" high by 40" wide. Weathered condition....
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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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ANTIQUE WHALE RIB78 inch long antiquefossilized whale rib...
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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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WHALEMAN MADE ANTIQUE WHALE IVORY ANDWHALEBONE SWIFT, ...Whaleman Made Antique Whale Ivory and Whalebone Swift, circa 1840 , constructed of 144 whalebone ribs, connected with an antique whale ivory multi-turned...
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NANTUCKET WHALE IVORY, WHALEBONE, BALEENAND WOOD SWIFT...Nantucket Whale Ivory, Whalebone, Baleen and Wood Swift, circa 1860, a double cage composed of 112 riveted bone ribs which open to a maximum of 26 inches...
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ANTIQUE WHALE RIB BONE, 19TH CENTURYAntiqueWhale Rib Bone, 19th Century
Length 80 in.
Condition:
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details...
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LARGE GROUPING OF 14 PIECES OF BLOWNGLASSLarge Grouping of 14 Pieces of Blown Glass, to include 2 early blown glass compote dishes, 1 ribbed cruet, 1 molded cordial glass, 1 firing glass, 3 flip glasses, 1 pitches,...
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TWO CARVED COQUILLA NUT CHARACTER SNUFFBOXES
19TH CENTURY the first example depicting a man with a hook nose and glass bead eyes wearing an open greatcoat and ribbed waistcoat and trousers, with whale tooth buttons,...
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19TH CENTURY 90" WHALE RIB BONEAntique,authentic whale rib bone. Measures about 76" across the arc and about 90" along the side of the bone. Mounted on custom, wrought iron stand (not attached)....
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INUIT SCRIMSHAW WHALING SHIP, WALRUSTUSKVintage Nome, Alaska, Eskimo-made whaling vessel with scrimshawed hull, mounted on fossilized whale rib bone. Measures 12-1/2" wide and 10" high. Signed on bottom TR,...
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PAIR OF BRASS WHALE OIL LAMPS ATTRIBUTEDTO WILLIAM WEBB OF WARREN, MAINE CIRCA 1830 HEIGHTS 8.75". TO WILLIAM WEBB OF WARREN, MAINE, Circa 1830, Lemon-form fonts, ring-turned and beehive-ribbed shafts and footed...
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NANTUCKET BASKET ATTRIBUTED TO CAPTAINTHOMAS S. JAMES CIRCA 1870 HEIGHT TO RIM 4". DIAMETER 9.75". THOMAS S. JAMES, Circa 1870, Oak rim, ribs and swing handle. Delicately shaped wooden ears. Interior of base...
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EXTENSIVELY CARVED WHALE IVORY AND WHALEBONECANE MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 34.75". CANE, Mid-19th Century, Whale ivory handle with carved Turk's-head knot grip and ring-turned throat with contrasting spacers. Subtly...
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EXTRAORDINARY INLAID WHALE IVORY ANDWHALEBONE CANE NANTUCKET, CIRCA 1845 LENGTH 32.25". WHALEBONE CANE, Nantucket, Circa 1845, Bulbous octagonal whale ivory handle inset with a shell disk at top. Thin metal...
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CARVED WHALE IVORY NEEDLE CASE 19THCENTURY LENGTH 6.25".CARVED WHALE IVORY NEEDLE CASE, 19th Century, Spiraling ribbed carvings. Contains a large needle marked "A. Shrimpton. 7". Dimensions: Length 6.25"....
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WHALE IVORY AND WHALEBONE CANE 19THCENTURY LENGTH 37".WHALE IVORY AND WHALEBONE CANE, 19th Century, Whale ivory knob handle carved as a Turk's-head knot. Contrasting spacer, possibly baleen. Whalebone shaft...
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UNUSUAL DECORATED WHALE RIB 19TH CENTURYLENGTH APPROX. 46".UNUSUAL DECORATED WHALE RIB, 19th Century, Nearly entirely covered with brown-black inked or painted pictographs including palm trees, whales, ships,...
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WHALE IVORY BIRD'S-HEAD PIE CRIMPERMID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 7.25". INCLUDES WOOD STAND., Mid-19th Century, Handle carved as the long neck, head and beak of a bird, with carved eyes, mouth and flattened crest...
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WHALE IVORY AND WHALEBONE CANE WITHBIRD-FORM HANDLE 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 34.5". BIRD-FORM HANDLE, 19th Century, Whale ivory bird with prominent beak, inlaid eyes, and relief-carved heart-shaped feathers with...
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COLLECTION OF (9) WHALE BONES, 19THC. TOinclude: 2 ribs, approx. 52 1/2" and 54" long. 2 discs, approx. 9" diameter. 3 vertebrae, 15", 16 1/2", and 13" tall each. A scapula, 29" high, 14" wide. Humerus, 13...
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SCRIMSHAW ON A WALRUS RIB, NORTH AMERICA,1864 "Brig Charity, 1864", depicting the ship and long boats in the arctic, sperm whales and harpoons in central panel, heart with cross and seashell at knuckle end hunting...
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IMPORTANT CASED MODEL OF THE AMERICANWHALESHIP "JAMES ARNOLD" CIRCA 1935 CASE HEIGHT 26". LENGTH 31.5". WIDTH 8.25". WHALESHIP "JAMES ARNOLD", Circa 1935, By renowned Boston ship model builder Peter Ness (1890-1976)....
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(5) EARLY WHALING TOOLS 18thc. ForgedIron Harpoon Blade, flat-backed, thick leaf shaped blade with tapered square stem, 21" long, 3 1/4" wide blade, corroded. PLUS Ca. 1900 Flensing or Whale Blubber Knife with...
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A Scrimshaw Carved Whale's Rib Bone
Mid-19thCentury
featuring a ship, a building, and various plants, along with a sun and moon.
inscribed Sunfire and dated 1864.
Length 15 1/4 inches....
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Two Examples of Scrimshaw, one a goodengraved walrus tusk scrimshaw featuring a clipper ship under full sail, by J. K. Gaydos, dated 1963, h. 7-5/8"; and the other a weathered and polished whale rib scrimshaw...
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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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Scrimshaw Clothespin.
DescriptionCirca 1910 to 1920. Turned and carved whale rib bone. One side depicts a whaling scene with three ships, row boats, and two whales. The other side is a floral scene of miscellaneous...
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FLINT GLASS LAMP AS ELECTRIC - EarlyFlint Glass Whale Oil Lamp converted to electric without altering the original lamp having a milk glass tapered column base bronze collar and fittings loop and rib pattern...
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THREE BOTTLES AND PAIR OF LAMPS. American1st half-19th century. Pair of Sandwich lamps with whale oil burners 11''h. and three bottles bar aqua with faint ribs (pontil check) and three mold with matching stopper...
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