A few examples of appraisal values for
WHALING

• "Whaling in American Waters",
  "Whaling in American Waters", aquatint, 20th century; 16" x 21 1/2". Framed
• WENDELL F. COLLUMCape Cod 20th
  WENDELL F. COLLUMCape Cod 20th CenturyWhaling in the Arctic with harpooning and stove boat in foreground. Several whaleships in distance. Signed lower right W.F. Collum''.Oil on canvas 25'' x 36''. Framed.''
• A FINE LOT OF WHALING &
  A FINE LOT OF WHALING & ETHNOGRAPHIC ITEMS Including two sailors' folk art coconut ladles with decorated handles, 19th century; a cow-horn cup, a spear point with rotating reel for cord; a harpoon tip; a wrought iron ladle; a Pennsylvania Dutch glazed earthenware whistle; a large catlinite pipe labeled as from Grand Forks, N. Dakota; and an Inuit carved whale vertebra janiform bird, mounted on an iron stand.
• WHALING PAINTING ON WOOD PANELOld
  WHALING PAINTING ON WOOD PANELOld oil painting on wood panel depicting a whaling scene with 3 ships, whale, and men in longboats. Unsigned. 13.5 x 33.5 inches.
• WHALING SCENE PAINTINGOld oil
  WHALING SCENE PAINTINGOld oil painting of a whaling scene with ship, whale, men in whaleboats with harpoon. Circa 1920's unsigned. 11.5 x 8.5 inches, framed 15 x 12 inches.
• "WHALING SCENE" DIORAMA, WITH WHALE
  "WHALING SCENE" DIORAMA, WITH WHALE TALE BREAKING THROUGH WAVES AT RIGHT AND HARPOON CREW IN BOAT TO THE LEFT, SIX MEN IN SMALL BOAT..."Whaling Scene" diorama, with whale tale breaking through waves at right and harpoon crew in boat to the left, six men in small boat, one at helm with harpoon in water that appears to have stabbed the whale, large ship in background, wear consistent with age, including some damage/ loss to interior, top detaches, etc., whole box: 9 1/2" h. x 14 3/4" w. x 6 1/2" d.
• SCRIMSHAW, NORTH AMERICA, 19TH C.
  SCRIMSHAW, NORTH AMERICA, 19TH C. Showing a whaling sail ship and crew harpooning a whale from a long boat, one-sided, on integral mount. 6" high, 3 1/2" wide.
• WHALING LITHOGRAPHAfter William
  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 representation of the Ships Amelia Wilson & Castor off the Island of Bouro, with their boats and crew in the various process of fishing, showing the manner the Spermacetti Whales are caught, also the mode of cutting them into the ship & boiling the oil upon deck"; published by W. J. Huggins in London, Jan. 1st, 1825. Toned overall; tear upper right. Image 19 3/4 x 13 3/4", under glass and framed 25 x 23 3/4" high overall. ESTIMATE $ Condition: Toned overall; tear upper right.
• 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.
• 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.
• AMERICAN ARCTIC WHALING SCENE
  AMERICAN ARCTIC WHALING SCENE PAINTING19th century American School oil on canvas depicting American whaling ships in the Artic and men in longboats harpooning a whale. Unsigned. 15.5 x 22.25 inches, modern frame 20 x 27. Some restoration.
• VINTAGE HAND COLORED WHALING
  VINTAGE HAND COLORED WHALING LITHOGRAPH "South Seas Whale Fisheries, A Boat Destroyed by a Wounded Whale", 1825, engraved by T. Sutherland from a painting by W.J. Huggins, in black and gold molded frame, under french ruled mat, glass, OS: 24 1/2" x 29", SS: 16" x 20 1/2".
• WHALING IN SOUTH SEAS PAINTING BY
  WHALING IN SOUTH SEAS PAINTING BY JOYPrimitive oil seascape painting on board depicting American whaler, 2 long boats, and a whale signed Louis H. Joy. Titled verso WHALING IN THE SOUOTH SEAS, AUXILLARY VESSEL FAYAL, Painted by Louis H. Joy. 12 x 16 inches, framed 21 x 25.
• AMERICAN WHALERS IN THE WESTERN
  AMERICAN WHALERS IN THE WESTERN ARCTIC: THE FINALEpoch of the Great American Sailing Whaling Fleet, a Portfolio of Watercolors & Drawings by William Gilkerson. Introduced and Related in text by John R. Bockstoce. Published by Edward J. Lefkowicz in 1983. 49 pages. Folio. Numerous colored lithographs. Grey cloth boards, darker blue leather spine. Very good overall condition, light foxing to the upper edges of the boards.
• (2) BOOKS ON WHALING, TO INCLUDE:
  (2) BOOKS ON WHALING, TO INCLUDE: ROCKWELL KENTillustrated Moby Dick: or the Whale, by Herman Melville. De Luxe edition, Garden City Publishing, 1937. Hardcover, gilt illustration of whale tail on front cover, gilt lettered spine. Black and white illustrations by Rockwell Kent throughout. 822 pages. 8vo. Dated 1941 sketch of a whaleship by earlier owner on frontispage. Very good overall condition, slight fading to blue cloth boards and spine. Along with, The Catalpa Expedition by Z. W. Pease, published in New Bedford, MA by George S. Anthony, 1897. George Anthony was the captain of the Catalpa which rescued six Fenian prisoners from an Australian prison colony. 215 hand cut pages. Gilt lettered spine and boards, cover has gilt illustration of a ship. The boards show wear to edges, spine is slightly loose. Otherwise good condition. Octavo.
• 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.
• [Whaling Photos] Early 20th Century
  [Whaling Photos] Early 20th Century Whaling Photographs  Lot of 22 photographs ca 1920s-1930s showing the whaling station at Grytviken South Georgia Island near Antarctica. Photos show the settlement the processing of enormous fin whales abandoned ships and lighthearted scenes of men posing with penguins. Most 2.75'' x 4.5''. Condition: Very good.
• OLD PLAQUE PAINTED WHALING SCENEOld
  OLD PLAQUE PAINTED WHALING SCENEOld hand painted wood plaque WHALING OFF THE BANDA ISLANDS 1842. Whaling scene with whale ship GULL, a black whale and whaleboats. Rope edge, 10 x 21 inches.
• SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALE TOOTH
  SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALE TOOTH Harpooning the Whale, polychrome, depicting a six-man crew in a longboat, 6". Fine condition.
• MID-19TH C SCRIMSHAW WHALE TOOTH
  MID-19TH C SCRIMSHAW WHALE TOOTH DEPICTING AWHALING SCENE SHOWING A FULLY RIGGED SHIP UNDER SAIL WITH 4 BOATS LOWERED IN VARIOUS STAGES OF PURSUIT OF 4 WHALES. THE VERSO DEPICTS JACK, TAR AND BRITANNIA, 8", SHOWS SOME DISCOLORATION AND CRACK AT BASE, 6" LONG.
• ANTIQUE WHALE TOOTH WHALING
  ANTIQUE WHALE TOOTH WHALING SCENESAntique whale tooth with elaborate scrimshaw scenes of whaling, seals, queen, a couple, man in kayak, polar bear, and E. PLURIBUS UNUM with initials WFP. Size: 6 in tall x 2.5 w. Weighs 15.1 oz.
• [WHALING] HAND-COLORED ENGRAVING,
  [WHALING] HAND-COLORED ENGRAVING, 1681 Bernard Picart (after Jacob Matham's 1598 engraving), "Stranding van een Walrisch van 70 voeten lang", auction label verso, matted and framed under glass, 11"h x 13.5"w (sight), 18.5"h x 21.25"w (frame)
• AFT. LOUIS LEBRETON O/P WHALING
  AFT. LOUIS LEBRETON O/P WHALING MARITIME PAINTING French,20th CenturyAfter a lithograph by Louis Lebreton (1818-1866) titled "Whaling Off the Cape of Good Hope" depicting several whaling ships and whales during a hunt with a large whale in the foreground being harpooned.
• SCRIMSHAW TOOTH WITH WHALING SCENE.
  SCRIMSHAW TOOTH WITH WHALING SCENE. Probably French, 3rd quarter 19th century. Nicely done scene of harpooning a whale. "Cachalot 1873". Cachalot was the name of a whaling ship as well as French for sperm whale. Since no ship is pictured, most likely French referring to the whale. 4.5"l.
• ARCTIC WHALING SCENE
  ARCTIC WHALING SCENE PAINTINGUnsigned oil painting on board depicting a whaling scene at dawn titled verso WHALE SHIPS WINTERING ON HERSHEL ISLAND, WAITING FOR THE SPRING BREAKUP. 15.5 x 19 inches, framed 20 x 23.5.
• RARE WHALING PRINT BY BENJAMIN
  RARE WHALING PRINT BY BENJAMIN RUSSELL (MA, 1804-1885) "Right Whaling in the Behring Sea and It's Varieties", 1897, hand colored lithograph after the painting by Russell, text across bottom of lithograph reads "Copyrighted 1871 by Benjamin Russell./ CAPE EAST./ SHIP ABANDONED, CRUSHED IN THE ICE./ TOWING BLASTED WHALE TO SHIP./ TRYING OUT AT ANCHOR./ BLUBBER LOGGED./ BOW HEAD WHALE PURSUED./ THE DIAMEDES./ FAIRWAY ROCKS./ FULL SHIP ROUND HOME./ BOAT IN FULL CHASE./ SHIPS TRYING OUT IN THE ARCTIC./ LANCING A BOW HEAD./ TAKING IN HEAD WITH WHALEBONE./ Copyrighted 1897 by H. S. Hutchinson & Co. New Bedford, Mass./ CAPE PRINCE OF WHALES./ SHIP BOILING HER LAST WHALE./ WALRUS ON THE ICE./ RIGHT WHALING IN BEHRING STRAITS AND ARCTIC OCEAN WITH ITS VARIETIES./ FROM AN ORIGINAL DRAWING BY BENJAMIN RUSSELL, NEW BEDFORD, MASS." In mahogany molded cove frame with ebonized bands, white liner, matted and glazed, OS: 24" x 39 1/2", SS: 17" x 34". Toned, foxed.
• RARE WHALING PRINT BY BENJAMIN
  RARE WHALING PRINT BY BENJAMIN RUSSELL (MA, 1804-1885) "Right Whaling in the Behring Sea and It's Varieties", 1897, hand colored lithograph after the painting by Russell, text across bottom of lithograph reads "Copyrighted 1871 by Benjamin Russell./ CAPE EAST./ SHIP ABANDONED, CRUSHED IN THE ICE./ TOWING BLASTED WHALE TO SHIP./ TRYING OUT AT ANCHOR./ BLUBBER LOGGED./ BOW HEAD WHALE PURSUED./ THE DIAMEDES./ FAIRWAY ROCKS./ FULL SHIP ROUND HOME./ BOAT IN FULL CHASE./ SHIPS TRYING OUT IN THE ARCTIC./ LANCING A BOW HEAD./ TAKING IN HEAD WITH WHALEBONE./ Copyrighted 1897 by H. S. Hutchinson & Co. New Bedford, Mass./ CAPE PRINCE OF WHALES./ SHIP BOILING HER LAST WHALE./ WALRUS ON THE ICE./ RIGHT WHALING IN BEHRING STRAITS AND ARCTIC OCEAN WITH ITS VARIETIES./ FROM AN ORIGINAL DRAWING BY BENJAMIN RUSSELL, NEW BEDFORD, MASS." In mahogany molded cove frame with ebonized bands, white liner, matted and glazed, OS: 24" x 39 1/2", SS: 17" x 34". Toned, foxed.
• 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.
• TAHITI WHALING SCENE PAINTING20th
  TAHITI WHALING SCENE PAINTING20th century oil painting on wood panel of a whaling fleet in Tahiti titled WHALE SHIP 'JOHANNES' AT ANCHORAGE BY FRENCH FORT PAPIETE. Initied PE (Pietr Ekstrom - label verso). 19.5 x 25 inches, famed 26 x 31.
• ARCTIC WHALING WOOD PLAQUEOld
  ARCTIC WHALING WOOD PLAQUEOld painted wood wall plaque with a whaling scene with American ship in the Arctic. Reverse has 6 painted black whales. Unframed, 7.5 x 12.5 inches.
• Model Whaling Boat Probably
  Model Whaling Boat Probably American. A painted wooden model of the Bark Clarice with mast oars and harpoons; lg. 27 in.
• 1861 SCRIMSHAW WHALE TOOTHLarge
  1861 SCRIMSHAW WHALE TOOTHLarge whale tooth scrimshawed (sepia tone) with 2 portraits of women flanking whales attacking ships, identified CORAL - NEW BEDFORD - 1861 and titled THE PERILS ON LAND AND AT SEA. 6.75 in x 2.25 inches, weighs 20.63 oz.
• PAINTING OF WHALING SCENE LATE
  PAINTING OF WHALING SCENE LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURYPAINTING OF WHALING SCENE, Late 19th/Early 20th Century, Depicts a sperm whale stoving a whaleboat, with a French whaleship at left and another ship in the distance at right. Signed lower right "S Snow". Oil on canvas, 13.25" x 21.5". Framed 19" x 27".
• 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.
• SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH Depicting a
  SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH Depicting a whale breaching the sea surface near an iron hulled whaling ship, early 20th c., 5 5/8" high, 3 x 1 1/2". Shrinkage cracks.
• KOLENE SPICHER PAINTNG OF WHALING
  KOLENE SPICHER PAINTNG OF WHALING SCENEOil on canvas (under glass) of a whaling scene with large whale crashing a long boat full of sailors, titled WHALING WAS RISKY BUSINESS. Signed Kolene E. Spicher. 22.5 x 28.5 in, framed 27.5 x 33.5. (Kolene Spicher is a contemporary artist working out of Nantucket. Her work has decorated most of the top name department stores and has been featured in TV shows such as The Sopranos etc).