SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING "NELSONS SHIP VICTORY"ATTRIBUTED TO W. HILL Titled in banner that loops around a crown. The Victor..
SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING "NELSONS SHIP VICTORY"ATTRIBUTED TO W. HILL Circa 1840s
Titled in banner that loops around a crown. The Victory is flying a Union Jack, the Royal Standard and assorted ensigns. Hull and rigging deeply engraved. Length 5.75". Includes custom wooden base.
Teeth with many of the same images are illustrated in Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders, Whales and Whalemen by E. Norman Flayderman (New Milford, Ct.: N. Flayderman & Co., Inc., 1972), p. 13, as well as in The Handicrafts of the Sailor by Steven Banks (1974), p. 16. Others are in the collection of the New Bedford Whaling Museum (numbers 2001.200.1354 and 2001.100.1079). According to Dr. Stuart M. Frank in Dictionary of Scrimshaw Artists, W. Hill was "one of the earliest known practitioners of pictorial scrimshaw".
From a Long Island Collection.
This item is not available for international delivery without CITES and other necessary permits. Obtaining these permits is the obligation of the buyer. Please be aware of current international and domestic regulations and bid accordingly.
Condition: Wood plug in base affixed with screw on reverse; hole for screw, no longer present, on obverse. Age lines at tip and base.
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING "NELSONS SHIP VICTORY"ATTRIBUTED TO W. HILL Circa 1840s
Titled in banner that loops around a crown. The Victory is flying a Union Jack, the Royal Standard and assorted ensigns. Hull and rigging deeply engraved. Length 5.75". Includes custom wooden base.
Teeth with many of the same images are illustrated in Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders, Whales and Whalemen by E. Norman Flayderman (New Milford, Ct.: N. Flayderman & Co., Inc., 1972), p. 13, as well as in The Handicrafts of the Sailor by Steven Banks (1974), p. 16. Others are in the collection of the New Bedford Whaling Museum (numbers 2001.200.1354 and 2001.100.1079). According to Dr. Stuart M. Frank in Dictionary of Scrimshaw Artists, W. Hill was "one of the earliest known practitioners of pictorial scrimshaw".
From a Long Island Collection.
This item is not available for international delivery without CITES and other necessary permits. Obtaining these permits is the obligation of the buyer. Please be aware of current international and domestic regulations and bid accordingly.
Condition: Wood plug in base affixed with screw on reverse; hole for screw, no longer present, on obverse. Age lines at tip and base.
Please contact Eldred''s 48 hours prior to the auction start time with condition report requests. Please do not bid on any item without reading the condition report. The absence of a condition report does NOT imply that an an object is free of defects or restoration. Please contact Eldred''s before bidding with any questions as to condition. Condition reports are provided as a complimentary service and only reflect the opinion of Eldred''s and should not be taken as a statement of fact. Condition reports only detail flaws or restorations and do not take into account wear, fading, or other issues consistent with an object''s age.
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