19C. RARE BARK JOHN & WINTHROP CARVEDWHALE TOOTH United States,1880A very stout whales tooth carved with an elaborate landscape depicting ships in a harbor with a bustling city (Most likely San Francisco) full...
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ANDREW JACKSON (1767-1845): ORIGINALSHIP'S PASSPORT FOR THE WHALESHIP COMMODORE ROGERSSigned by President Andrew Jackson. Printed ship's passport for the whaleship Commodore Rogers , finished in a secretarial...
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CONFEDERATE CSS SHENANDOAH DIARY ANDARCHIVEImportant 1865 Confederate CSS Shenandoah ship diary archive of Lieutenant Dabney Scales including 1865 diary journal (85 pages, 104 pages total), an ambrotype and...
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WHALING LITHOGRAPHAfter William J. Huggins,English, 1781-1845. Colored lithograph by Thomas Sutherland after a painting by Huggins entitled "South Seas Whale Fishery", depicting a whale hunting scene. Inscribed "A...
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SCRIMSHAW TOOTH W/WHALE SHIPLarge curvedwhale tooth with scrimshaw of a whale ship identified - STEAM WALER, WILLIAM LEWIS, ALASKA 1891. 7.75 X 2.32 inches, weighs 18.35 oz. Buyer is responsible for pickup or removal...
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WILLIAM LEWIS RODERICK SCRIMSHAW WHALETOOTH TOOTH , circa 1847-1856, engraved with an active whaling scene in choppy waters depicting 2 whaleboats going on a partially submerged whale, a 3rd whaleboat with marker...
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WILLIAM DICKSON HAND CARVED WOODEN SPERMWHALE PLAQUEWilliam Dickson Hand Carved Wooden Sperm Whale Plaque, signed on reverse, "William Dickson 1970"
Whale 3.25 in. x 14.5 in. Board 5.5 in. x 17 in.
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ANTIQUE SCRIMSHAW WHALE TOOTH, 1ST HALFOF THE 19TH CEN...Antique Scrimshaw Whale Tooth, 1 st half of the 19 th Century, finely engraved view of a whale ship flying Saint Andrew's Cross and three longboats out pursuing...
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WHALEMAN MADE PANBONE DESK SET, CIRCA1850SWhaleman Made Panbone Desk Set, circa 1850s, carved antique whalebone sperm whale with scrimshawed bark, applied whale teeth with pen holders flanking an amber india...
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WILLIAM J. DICKSON HAND CARVED WOODENSPERM WHALE PLAQU...William J. Dickson Hand Carved Wooden Sperm Whale Plaque , with painted eyes and teeth, signed upon reverse, "William J. Dickson"
3.5 in. x 14.75 in.
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THREE WILLIAM GALLAGHER FISH CARVINGSThreeWilliam Gallagher Fish Carvings, to include a model of a 61 foot sperm whale; whale with baby whale on rock; along with a bluefish; longest 35 inches.
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14 BOOKS ALL RELATED TO WHALING EXCEPTONEON ASTRONOMY. SMITH'S ILLUSTRATED ASTRONOMY BY ASA SMITH, NY, 1855, QUARTRO, 79 PAGES, FAIR CONDITION. SHOWS STAINING, TEARS, CHIPPING AND FADING. A NEW BEDFORD MERCHANT...
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ALBUM CONTAINING 10 BROCHURES RELATEDTO WHALINGTO INCLUDE THE WHALEMAN STATUE ON THE GROUNDS OF NEW BEDFORD LIBRARY, THE MURDOCK WHALING VOYAGES AND ENVELOPE, THE WORLD PREMIERE OF DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS, 1922....
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NANTUCKET BASKET, WA SEVERNS, CARVEDBONE WHALE William Severns (American/Massachusetts,1916-2001). Lidded Nantucket basket with bone fittings and carved bone whale on lid. Signed underneath and dated 1977 on...
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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 WITH CLIPPERSHIP AND WHALING SCENES MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6". INCLUDES WOODEN STAND. HEIGHT ON STAND 7.75". SHIP AND WHALING SCENES, Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts a clipper ship...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH BY THE BRITANNIAENGRAVER CIRCA 1830S LENGTH 4". INCLUDES WOOD STAND. ENGRAVER, Circa 1830s, Depicts a merchant brig under full sail, flying a British ensign off the stern, with a fortress...
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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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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTED TOCERES ARTISAN WILLIAM A. GILPIN CIRCA 1835 LENGTH 6". CERES ARTISAN WILLIAM A. GILPIN, Circa 1835, Subtlety inscribed "Elizabeth", the name of Gilpin's wife, within a delicate...
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HAND-COLORED AQUATINT "SOUTH SEA WHALEFISHERY." 17.75" X 26" SIGHT. FRAMED 24.5" X 33". FISHERY.", After William J. Huggins (United Kingdom, 1781-1845). Subtitled "A Representation of Boats attacking a Sperm...
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* ENGRAVED SECTION OF WHALEBONE DEPICTINGWHALING SCENES LENGTH 19.5". WHALING SCENES, One side depicts a whaleship and six whaleboats in pursuit of a pod of six whales. Crude rendering of a sun face above the pod...
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SIXTEEN BOOKS ON ARCTIC WHALING ANDEXPLORATION EXPLORATION, Sizes, bindings and conditions vary. Most illustrated. Includes: 1) True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World, by A.W. Greely. 2) Arctic Adventure:...
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TWENTY-ONE PUBLICATIONS ON WHALING,SCRIMSHAW AND PRISONER-OF-WAR ARTIFACTS SCRIMSHAW AND PRISONER-OF-WAR ARTIFACTS, Sizes, bindings and conditions vary. Most illustrated. Includes: 1) A Treasury of American...
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HAND-COLORED LITHOGRAPH "DESTRUCTIONOF THE WHALING FLEET IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN." 14" X 20.5" SIGHT. FRAMED 21.75" X 28.5". OF THE WHALING FLEET IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN.", Designed and drawn on stone by Captain Kelly...
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HAND-COLORED AQUATINT "SOUTH SEA WHALEFISHERY." CIRCA 1834 18" X 25.5" SIGHT. FRAMED 26" X 33". FISHERY.", Circa 1834, After William J. Huggins (United Kingdom, 1781-1845). Fully titled "South Sea Whale Fishery....
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WHALING SHIP MODEL, CA. 1900. WhalingBark "Helen Snow", New Bedford, built in a rather crude manner, but by the Captain of the ship, (as described below). Having the hunting and rendering details of whaling gear...
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TWO SIGNED SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH Twosigned scrimshaw whale's teeth, the first a full tooth with a vertical depiction of a whaling ship, signed at the bottom ER; the second, a fragment of a tooth, decorated with...
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FIVE SIGNED SCRIMSHAW TEETH INCLD. RASHIDIFive signed scrimshaw teeth by various artists comprising, a whale's tooth by James W. Lee depicting a busy wharf filled with ships including the A. E. Whyland of New Bedford,...
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3PCS SIGNED SCRIMSHAW INCLD. SALMANRASHIDI Three pieces of signed scrimshaw, comprising a Salman Rashidi (American active late 20th century), whale tooth depicting an Inuit hunting party with their canoe in...
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OVAL SCRIMSHAW BALEEN AND WHALE IVORYDITTY BOX CIRCA 1850 HEIGHT 2.75". LENGTH 6". WIDTH 3.75". DITTY BOX, Circa 1850, Engraved baleen top, lip and sides, the top surmounted by two fancy-carved whale ivory...
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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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THREE BOOKS ON WHALING 20TH CENTURYTHREEBOOKS ON WHALING, 20th Century, 1) Whale Ships and Whaling, by G.F. Dow, 1925. 2) Wooden Ships and Iron Men, by Frederick William Wallace, 1st edition, 1925. 3) Whale Hunt,...
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WILLIAM GILKERSON (WISCONSIN/NOVA SCOTIA,1936-2015), "DUTCH WHALING FLUTTE FROM THE KENDALL MUSEUM'S MODEL ..."., WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, 12.75" X 9". FRAMED 18.25" X 15.75".WILLIAM GILKERSON, Wisconsin/Nova Scotia,...
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20 BOOKS RELATED TO WHALING TO INCLUDE:1.GREYHOUNDS OF THE SEA BY CARL C. CUTLER, 1930, ILLUSTRATED. 2. WHALING AND SEALING, CHATHAM ISLAND BY RHYS RICHARDS, 1982. 3. OPERATIONS OF THE U.S. REVENUE STEAMER NUNIVAK...
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JOURNAL OF A WHALING VOYAGE TO THE PACIFICOCEANON BOARD THE "ELIZA L. B. JENNEY" OF FAIRHAVEN, JOHN CHURCH, MASTER, 1842. THE LOG COVERS FROM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1842 THROUGH MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1846 AND WAS PROBABLY...
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A COLLECTION OF 12 WHALING COLORED PRINTSSIGNEDBY WILLIAM GILKERSON, AND NUMBERED 15 1/4" X 19 1/4" TO INCLUDE (1) BARK CALIFORNIA AND BOATS; (2) THE BARK SUPERIOR ENTERING BERING STRAIT JULY 23, 1848; (3) THE WHALER...
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