A few examples of appraisal values for
WHALE BANK

• JONAH AND THE WHALE MECHANICAL BANK
  JONAH AND THE WHALE MECHANICAL BANK Shepard Hardware Co. designed by Peter Adams patented 7/15/1890. Place a coin on Jonah's head and press the lever; the man tosses Jonah forward as if to throw him overboard and the whale opens his mouth. The coin slides off Jonah's head and into the whale's mouth as Jonah stays in the boat. Release the lever and the whale's mouth is set into an up and down motion that lasts for quite a few seconds. Restoration to hull break to boat deck (VG Cond.)
• JONAH & WHALE MECHANICAL BANK
  JONAH & WHALE MECHANICAL BANK Shepard Hardware Co. designed by Peter Adams patented 7/15/1890. Place a coin on Jonah's head and press the lever; the man tosses Jonah forward as if to throw him overboard and the whale opens his mouth. The coin slides off Jonah's head and into the whale's mouth as Jonah stays in the boat. Release the lever and the whale's mouth is set into an up and down motion that lasts for quite a few seconds. Replaced boat God & Jonah overall (Fair Cond.)
• JONAH & WHALE MECHANICAL BANK
  JONAH & WHALE MECHANICAL BANK Shepard Hardware Co. designed by Peter Adams patented 7/15/1890. Place a coin on Jonah's head and press the lever; the man tosses Jonah forward as if to throw him overboard and the whale opens his mouth. The coin slides off Jonah's head and into the whale's mouth as Jonah stays in the boat. Release the lever and the whale's mouth is set into an up and down motion that lasts for quite a few seconds. (Exc. Cond.)
• JONAH AND THE WHALE MECHANICAL BANK
  JONAH AND THE WHALE MECHANICAL BANK AND TAIWANESE PAINTED METAL MECHANICAL BANKJonah and The Whale Mechanical Bank and Taiwanese Painted Metal Mechanical Bank
• JONAH & WHALE MECHANICAL BANK
  JONAH & WHALE MECHANICAL BANK Shepard Hardware Co. designed by Peter Adams patented 7/15/1890. Place a coin on Jonah's head and press the lever; the man tosses Jonah forward as if to throw him overboard and the whale opens his mouth. The coin slides off Jonah's head and into the whale's mouth as Jonah stays in the boat. Release the lever and the whale's mouth is set into an up and down motion that lasts for quite a few seconds. Piece broken off at base otherwise (Exc. Cond.)
• (2) SETS OF UNCUT WHALING AND
  (2) SETS OF UNCUT WHALING AND NAUTICAL BANKNOTESfrom the Stonington Bank, mid-19th century, in two 19th c. walnut frames. To include: the first set has one note depicting the Struggles of the Spermaceti Whale, a $10 note, by Ambrose Lewis Garneray, (1783-1857) a French marine painter, the other three $5, possibly by Garneray, depicts Neptune riding a chariot. The second set has a $2 note which is "Attacking a Right Whale and Cutting In", by Garneray. Two $1 notes depict a sailor on the dock with anchor, sextant, telescope, and boxed compass. The $3 note shows a paddlewheel steamer, "The Plymouth Rock", with sailboats in the foreground and distance. Good condition overall, not laid down. The uncut note sheets are 12 1/2" x 7 1/2", with frame 15 1/2" x 11". Comes with a brochure dated 1966 "The Whaling Art by Garnerary, Stewart, and Page on State Banknotes''.
• BANKNOTE ENGRAVER SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S
  BANKNOTE ENGRAVER SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH WHALING SCENE MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5".BANKNOTE ENGRAVER SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH WHALING SCENE, Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts a whaling scene with a whaleship and two whaleboats in pursuit of a pod of whales. One of the boats is fast to a whale and another whale is waifed, the waif flag matching the house flag flying from the ship's central mast. Some scant polychroming. Reverse depicts two lovers by a horse-drawn carriage. Scene framed within a decorative arch. Delicate feathery borders encircle tip and base. Finely engraved and detailed as typical of the Banknote Engraver's work. Dimensions: Length 5".
• POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S
  POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH BY THE BANKNOTE ENGRAVER, DESCENDED IN THE FAMILY OF WHALEMAN WILLARD BROWN MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5.75".POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH BY THE BANKNOTE ENGRAVER, DESCENDED IN THE FAMILY OF WHALEMAN WILLARD BROWN, Mid-19th Century, Accompanied by an old typewritten note, folded up and contained in the hollow of the tooth during the consignor's entire childhood, "Scrimshaw - A Sperm whale tooth over 80 years old decorated with scrimshaw. Debby's great, great grandfather sailed on a three year whaling expedition as ships carpenter and did this work to pass the time.". Based on genealogical research, Willard M. Brown (1821-1900), who served as ship's carpenter aboard the New Bedford whaling bark Canton Packet from December 1841 to February 1845, is the ancestor referenced in the tooth and could be the identity of the hitherto anonymous Banknote Engraver. Obverse depicts an active whaling scene of three six-man whaleboats in pursuit of a pod of seven whales, one of which is waifed and one of which is "hooked up" and spurting blood. A whaleship under sail in the background is flying a rectangular blue pennant from the mainmast. Reverse with a starboard view of a full-rigged ship under full sail being approached by a two-masted schooner pilot boat. The ship is flying a long red and blue pennant from the mainmast, an American flag off the stern, a rectangular flag diagonally bisected in dark and light triangles off the mizzenmast, and a rectangular flag quartered in opposing dark and light triangles off the foremast. The schooner is flying a rectangular white pennant with black ball center off the foremast. Delicate rope, sawtooth, pique and foliate borders encircle tip and base. The ship masts, whaleboat oars and other elements are very deeply engraved.The filigree borders, meticulous engraving and jet black pigment exemplified here are all hallmarks of the Banknote Engraver's work. Dimensions: Length 5.75". Provenance: Note:This tooth is discussed in depth and illustrated in "Was He The Banknote Engraver? Scrimshaw Shipmates aboard the Canton Packet, 1841-45" by Stuart M. Frank, published in the Spring/Summer 2021 Scrimshaw Observer , Vol. 5, No. 2, p. 1. According to the article, Willard Brown was born in Litchfield, Maine, the eldest son of shipcarver Andrew Jackson Brown III. After his one whaling voyage, he worked in ship joinery in Kittery, Maine, ran a boardinghouse and operated restaurants.His shipmates on the Canton Packet included Albert Blake Trowbridge and Enard Coan, both noted scrimshanders.
• SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH Bull Whale
  SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH Bull Whale Tooth with stock market inspired inscription of a Bull and a Bear on top of a riband marked "X C IBM XRX GM TX T". 6" long.
• BANKNOTE ENGRAVER POLYCHROME
  BANKNOTE ENGRAVER POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 12.75".BANKNOTE ENGRAVER POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK, 19th Century, Highly detailed work, typical of the Banknote Engraver, depicting a pineapple over four vignettes: a spread-wing eagle grasping an "E Pluribus Unum" banner while perched on a Liberty shield backed by arrows and olive branches; a sailor resting his elbow on an anchor within a bucolic landscape; a woman holding a letter and sitting in an American saber-leg chair set within a similar landscape; and a full-rigged ship flying pennants, a red and white house flag and a red, white and blue American flag. Vignettes framed by the delicate banknote-style flourishes that earned the scrimshander his moniker. Dimensions: Length 12.75". Provenance: Meylert Armstrong, New Hope, Pennsylvania, marked on reverse in white ink "NH100...".E. Norman Flayderman.Private Rhode Island Collection.Illustrated:Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders, Whales and Whalemen, by E. Norman Flayderman (New Milford, Ct.: N. Flayderman & Co., Inc., 1972), p. 170.
• BANKNOTE ENGRAVER POLYCHROME
  BANKNOTE ENGRAVER POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 7".BANKNOTE ENGRAVER POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH, Mid-19th Century, A first-quality example of the Banknote Engraver's work. Obverse with an exceptionally rendered battle scene, probably between the U.S.S. Constitution and the H.M.S. Guerriere, one ship flying two vibrantly colored American flags and an ensign and the other three British red ensigns. Both ships are enveloped in cannon smoke and rough seas and are flying long red streamers. The British ship, under "fighting sail", is losing her mizzenmast, and the American ship is under shortened sail. Most details are accurate to the Constitution vs. Guerrierebattle's recorded history, and a similar image is in Abel Bowen's The Naval Monument,. Reverse depicts an oval portrait of a pensive woman seated with her book open on an Empire-style table. Portrait within a superb sunburst and pique frame with an elaborate foliate crest and a floral pendant drop. Delicate geometric and feathery borders encircle tip and base. Mellow patina and excellent state of preservation. Dimensions: Length 7". Provenance: Paul Madden Antiques, Sandwich, Massachusetts.
• Two American Painted Cast Iron
  Two American Painted Cast Iron Mechanical Banks, 20h century including 'Jonah and the Whale' and 'Leap-Frog Bank' taller 4.9 x 7.5 in — 12.5 x 19.1 cm
• POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S
  POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH BY THE BANKNOTE ENGRAVER FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6".POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH BY THE BANKNOTE ENGRAVER, First Half of the 19th Century, Obverse depicts a naval battle between an American-flagged ship and a dismasted red-flagged ship, believed to be the 1812 battle between the U.S.S. Constitution and the H.M.S. Guerriere. American flags colored red and blue. Both ships flying long red pennants. Masts, gunports and some rigging elements very deeply incised. Reverse with an oval bust portrait of a woman framed by a finely detailed feathery border, a hallmark of the Banknote Engraver's work. Similarly detailed foliate, pique and geometric borders wrap around the circumference of the base and the tip. Dimensions: Length 6". Provenance: The obverse image appears to be derived from Abel Bowen's Naval Monument,, a popular volume of source material for scrimshanders. The portrait on the reverse and its surrounding border is nearly identical to that on another Banknote Engraver tooth illustrated in Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved, by Stuart M. Frank (Boston: David R. Godine, 2012), fig. 3.12a.
• A Scrimshaw Whale's Tooth Incised
  A Scrimshaw Whale's Tooth Incised with the image of a whaling ship Charles W. Morgan at sea with the tail of a whale diving next to a harpoon boat to the left and icebergs to the right with mild background toning and black pigment rubbed into the decorations for accent.
• Lot of Five White Metal
  Lot of Five White Metal Mechanical Banks Includes Atomic Bank Mercury Rocket Bank Wild West Bank Strato Bank and Satellite Bank. Largest 10.5 in h. Condition: Satellite and strato banks missing traps all in working condition
• WHALE FISHERY OF NEW
  WHALE FISHERY OF NEW ENGLAND"WHALE FISHERY OF NEW ENGLAND" , numbered sequence of four dramatic scenes depicting the crew of The Whaling Bark "Kathleen" of New Bedford, Captain Jenkins actively engaged in their craft; ink, ink wash, watercolor, and white tempera on paper in plexi-glazed dark umber brown stained wood frames with gilt slip. Sight 22 ¾ in. x 23 ½ in. Overall 22 ¾ in. x 26 ¾ in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALE TOOTH
  SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALE TOOTH "Whaling", polychrome, depicting two ships and one longboat after two whales with iceberg behind, 6 3/4". Fine condition.
• WHALEMAN SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALE
  WHALEMAN SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALE TOOTHWHALEMAN SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALE TOOTH , circa 1860, the horizontal view of a very active whaling scene with 2 whaleships, 5 longboats and 14 whales on a very pronounce scalloped sea. The reverse vertical scene of a Polynesian bare-breasted female holding a fish and basket with hut and palm tree in the distance. Length 6 ½ in. Width 2 ¼ in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• WHALER MADE WHALE IVORY INLAID
  WHALER MADE WHALE IVORY INLAID BODKINWHALER MADE WHALE IVORY INLAID BODKIN , circa 1840, carved panels and edges from a single whale's tooth, 65 red and black dot inlays. Length 4 ½ in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALE TOOTH Cutting
  SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALE TOOTH Cutting Blubber, polychrome, depicting a crew at work on a whale carcass alongside, detailing the rigging involved, 7 1/4". Fine condition.
• WHALEMAN SCRIMSHAWED SPERM WHALE
  WHALEMAN SCRIMSHAWED SPERM WHALE TOOTHWHALEMAN SCRIMSHAWED SPERM WHALE TOOTH , circa 1860, two whale ships with three longboats out and three spouts on the horizon all under large clouds, the reverse is a closer view of an active whaling scene with a whale ship and two longboats on a pod of three whales, also under the same continuous large cloud. The engraved sea on both scenes merge at the tip of the tooth with the initials "W.P." on the bottom. Length 8 ½ in. Width 3 in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• BANKNOTE ENGRAVER SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S
  BANKNOTE ENGRAVER SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH FIGURAL PORTRAITS MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5.25".BANKNOTE ENGRAVER SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH FIGURAL PORTRAITS, Mid-19th Century, Obverse with a three-quarter-length portrait of a woman, probably a stage actress, playing a guitar, framed within a feathery border. Reverse with a full-length portrait of a well-dressed woman, framed within an elaborate floral border. Delicate geometric and feathery borders encircle tip and base. Dimensions: Length 5.25".
• PRINT, BILL HOLM Bill Holm
  PRINT, BILL HOLM Bill Holm (American, 1925-2020) "Howkan Whale," 1986, serigraph, pencil signed and dated lower right, titled lower left, edition 76/250, sheet (unframed): 21"h x 20"w. Provenance: Howard Burke Museum Fundraiser.
• KEN BECKENHAUPT SPERM WHALE
  KEN BECKENHAUPT SPERM WHALE PLAQUELarge contemporary carved and painted wood wall plaque of a Sperm whale with open mouth with teeth and glass eye. 37 in x 10 high.
• 76" LONG WHALE BALEEN
  76" LONG WHALE BALEEN
• MID-19TH CENTURY MONOCHROME
  MID-19TH CENTURY MONOCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALESTOOTH. BANK NOTE ENGRAVER TOOTH DEPICTS A WOMAN WITHIN AN OVAL CARTOUCHE AND A GEOMETRIC BORDER. SHE IS PICTURED FROM BEHIND, WHILE SHE PEERS OVER HER SHOULDER. ON THE REVERSE, THERE ARE TWO WOMEN DEPICTED IN A MEADOW, PICKING FLOWERS, DRESSED IN ROMANTICIZED CA. 1840 PEASANT CLOTHING. 6" LONG. SHIPPING RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY TO CERTAIN STATES. SEE TERMS.
• AMERICAN WHALEMAN CARVED AND
  AMERICAN WHALEMAN CARVED AND SCRIMSHAWED BALEEN BUSKAMERICAN WHALEMAN CARVED AND SCRIMSHAWED BALEEN BUSK , circa 1840, five panels with varying boarders, the upper panel with a monument with American and Allied flags above a floral basket, above a lighthouse (K. Island) a portion of a homestead and two figures with American flag in a hot air balloon. Length 13 ¼ in. Width 1 ¼ in. Provenance : Paul Madden 2010, Thomas A. Gray Scrimshaw Collection Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• 8 PIECE WHALING LOT TO INCLUDE A
  8 PIECE WHALING LOT TO INCLUDE A LEATHER WRAPPEDBRASS 4 PULL TELESCOPE, A 6" RELIEF CARVED WHALES TOOTH DEPICTING A SPERM WHALE, NEW BEDFORD HARBOR SIGNAL BOOK, SMALL BOOK TITLED "A WOMAN HAS AN AWFUL LOT TO THANK A WHALE FOR", 4 SMALL BOTTLES - ONE IS EZRA KELLEY WATCH OIL, HUMPHREY'S PILL BOTTLE AND 2 BOTTLES WITH WHALE OIL.
• WYLAND GALLERIES CARVED WHALE
  WYLAND GALLERIES CARVED WHALE SCULPTURE: Full body wood carving of hump back whale approx. 43''l. Unsigned purchased from the Wyland Gallery approx. 15 years ago.CONDITION: Chip on tail.
• BANK. American ca.1900 turned
  BANK. American ca.1900 turned wood in the shape of a missile retaining its original red and blue paint and decal depicting Admiral Dewey 6''h.
• Hull Mirror Brown Hippo Bank marked
  Hull Mirror Brown Hippo Bank marked Hull USA
• WHALER SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALE
  WHALER SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALE TOOTHWHALER SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALE TOOTH , circa 1840, active whaling scene depicting a whale ship with two boats out to assist a third whaleboat fast to a whale and bringing in the sail. In the distance a stern view of a 2nd whale ship with whaleboat sailing out after two spouting whales. Length 7 in. Width 2 ½ in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• WHALEMAN MADE BALEEN AND WHALE
  WHALEMAN MADE BALEEN AND WHALE IVORY KNIFEWHALEMAN MADE BALEEN AND WHALE IVORY KNIFE , circa 1870, the handle carved with initials, "N.B.” and anchor above the melon ball riveted to a baleen blade. Length 11 in. Provenance: Thomas A. Gray Scrimshaw Collection Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• SCRIMSHAW WHALE TOOTH WHALING
  SCRIMSHAW WHALE TOOTH WHALING SHIPAntique authentic sperm whale tooth with scrimshaw depiction of a whaling scene. The back of the tooth is engraved with "Peche de la baleine," which -- as you might expect -- translates to "whale fishing." Tooth measures about 6" long. Pre-ban item, cannot be shipped internationally.
• WHALEMAN MADE INLAID ACCOUTREMENT
  WHALEMAN MADE INLAID ACCOUTREMENT BOX, 19TH CENTURYWhaleman Made Inlaid Accoutrement Box, 19th Century, inlaid with whalebone doves, arrows, hearts and keyhole escutcheon, dovetailed construction, side carrying handles, lid lifts to reveal an interior til Height 5 in. Width 14 in. Depth 8 in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• KEN BECKENHAUPT HUMPBACK WHALE
  KEN BECKENHAUPT HUMPBACK WHALE PLAQUELarge contemporary carved and painted wood wall plaque of a Humpback whale with glass eye signed Ken Beckenhaupt, Cape Cod. 45 in long x 13 high.