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25 Jul 2019  |  United States
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH BY EDWARD BURDETT Inscribed on lower edge "Engraved. by Edward Burdett. of Nantucket. onboard of...

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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH Relating scenes of the "U.S. Sloop of War St. Louis" at sea and "The Queen of the Sea", a long-haired woman...

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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH Obverse with a three-quarter-length portrait of a prim lady wearing a bonnet and a striped dress. Reverse wi..

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FINE AND IMPORTANT WHALE IVORY, EBONY AND COCONUT SHELL DIPPER Shell bowl elaborately carved with an American eagle clutching a "Uni...

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ELABORATELY ENGRAVED SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH Obverse depicts a building, possibly an American consulate in Africa or South America,...

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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH Both sides engraved with multiple elaborate and finely engraved vignettes. Obverse with Prince of..

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HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH SIGNED BY WILLIAM A. GILPIN Subtlety signed "W A Gilpin" within a delica..

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EXTRAORDINARY CARVED, SCRIMSHAWED AND INLAID WHALE IVORY AND WHALEBONE CANE Whale ivory handle carved as a fist clenching a snake co...

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FINE WHALEBONE CANE WITH WHALE IVORY HANDLE CARVED AS A CLENCHED FIST Handle and faceted collar carved from a single piece of whale...

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CANE WITH SUPERBLY CARVED WALRUS IVORY HANDLE IN PATRIOTIC MOTIFS Grip portion of the L-shaped handle carved in the form of an eagle...

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PAIR OF SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH WITH WALRUS IVORY AND WHALEBONE STAND Both teeth with bust portraits of gentlemen, one of a man in u..

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PAIR OF WHALEBONE CANDLESTICKS Turned socles and stems. Rectangular feet with beveled edges. Heights approx. 5".

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PANBONE BOX WITH POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW DECORATION OF AN EAGLE Rectangular lidded box with dovetail construction, made from panbone se...

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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH BY EDWARD BURDETT Inscribed on lower edge "Engraved, By Edward Burdett. Onboard Of The. Wm Tell."..

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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH Depicts a full-length portrait of a woman wearing a red beaded necklace and an extravagantly patt..

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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH Obverse with portrait of a bark flying a house flag with star. Reverse with portrait of a paddlew..

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PINE BOX WITH WHALE IVORY, EBONY AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL ADORNMENTS Top with central figured wood pyramid topped with a mother-of-pearl...

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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH IN THE MANNER OF EDWARD BURDETT Depicts a three-masted whaleship flying a large American flag off..

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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING NAVAL ENGAGEMENTS One side depicts the battle between the "Shannon" and the "Chesapeake..

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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTED TO THE BATTLE ENGRAVER Obverse depicts an Anglo-American battle between two warships,...

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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH PORTRAIT OF THE SHIP CYANE Obverse with a fine portrait of the U.S. Navy sloop-of-war flying a long pen..

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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTED TO THE LOCKET ENGRAVER Obverse depicts a characteristic Locket Engraver portrait of a dark-haired..

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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTED TO THE LOCKET ENGRAVER Obverse with two ship portraits, one identified as the "John Adams". Rever..

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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH BY THE NAVAL MONUMENT ENGRAVER WITH ORIGINAL WHALING SCENE This is the only known tooth by the Na..

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PATRIOTIC POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH Obverse depicts a "Liberty" banner above a spread-wing eagle clutching an "E Pluribus U..

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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW PANBONE SECTION ATTRIBUTED TO THE PANBONE ENGRAVER Depicts exceedingly well rendered and finely detailed portra...

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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH EAGLE AND SHIP PORTRAIT Probably Civil War era. Obverse depicts a spread-wing eagle, a banne..

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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH PATRIOTIC MOTIFS Obverse depicts an image and verse sourced from The Kedge Anchor; or, Young..

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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY VINCENT GERRODETTE Obverse depicts two conjoined vignettes: two hearts pierce..

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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY VINCENT GERRODETTE Obverse depicts two vignettes: a red floral wreath enclosi..

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PATRIOTIC POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTED TO SAMUEL W. TENNEY Tenney is also known as the "King of the Sea Artist". Sc..

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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH LADY LIBERTY AND OTHER PATRIOTIC IMAGES Obverse depicts Lady Liberty holding a flag in her l..

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PATRIOTIC SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH HONORING GEORGE WASHINGTON An assemblage of patriotic imagery wraps around the circumference of th..

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BRASS MODEL OF A 24-POUND LONG GUN Based on plans for cannons used on the U.S.S. Constitution. Wooden carriage with wooden wheels an...

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BRASS MODEL OF A CARRONADE Based on plans for cannons used on the U.S.S. Constitution. Wooden carriage with brass wheels and copper...

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SMALL BINNACLE Wood case with brass carrying handle at top, a glass-paned slanted lid, and a brass lantern at side. Contains an unma...

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LIGNUM VITAE DEADEYE Mounted as a table lamp on a sheave base salvaged from the whaleship Wanderer. The lamp was assembled by Bill S...

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SILVER PLATED PRESENTATION SPEAKING TRUMPET Inscribed "Presented By A Friend To Captain Josh. A. Bailey". Bailey was purportedly cap...

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SINGLE-DRAW TELESCOPE BY NEGUS Brass tube with canvas wrap. Engraved "Negus New York". Purportedly belonged to a whaling captain. Le...

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LARGE COLLECTION OF RICHARD A. BOURNE COMPANY AUCTION CATALOGS Approx. 57 catalogs dating from October 16, 1965 through February 13,...

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SET OF BARBARA JOHNSON WHALING COLLECTION AUCTION CATALOGS Catalogs from Parts I, II, III and IV of the Sotheby's auctions held in N..

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INLAID AND COPPER-BOUND OAK LIFT-TOP BOX Whale ivory and alternating wood inlay creates a compass rose, heart and banded design on t...

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DOUBLE-SIDED SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE PLAQUE Obverse depicts a whaling scene with a whaleship and four whaleboats in pursuit of a pod of...

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DOUBLE-SIDED SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE PLAQUE Obverse with scene of a whaleship cutting in above an active whaling scene with at least thr...

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PAIR OF SCRIMSHAW WALRUS TUSKS Both with an elaborate floral vine above four vignettes. One tusk depicts a puppy jumping on a child...

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SCRIMSHAW WALRUS TUSK Depicts the H.M.S. Blenheim and two other ships anchored off cliffs known as the Downs in southern England, a...

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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING A HARPOONED MERMAID A whimsical scene of a whaleman standing at the bow of a whaleboat to harpoon...

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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING THE "BURNING OF MOSCO" Proscenium arches surround a scene of Napoleon on horseback leading his tro..

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WHALE IVORY AND WHALEBONE SWIFT ON AN OCTAGONAL WOODEN BASE Swift with turned whale ivory yarn cup, adjustment knobs and screw, whal...

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WHALEBONE AND WHALE IVORY SWIFT WITH COIN SILVER ACCENTS Turned whale ivory yarn cup, adjustment knob and clamp, all with coin silve...

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WATERCOLOR PORTRAIT OF THE WHALESHIP GEORGE & ALBERT OF LE HAVRE Broadside larboard portrait of the whaler, depicted flying a "W" ho...

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PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WHALESHIPS WANDERER AND PROGRESS Photo of the Wanderer is a rare view of the ship run aground, not seen in Albert...

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ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE RACE, United Kingdom, 1872-1957, Portrait of the ship Craigmore of Glasgow,, Overall diameter 12".

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SET OF FOUR HAND-COLORED WHALE SCENE ENGRAVINGS Published by Edward Orme, Bond Street, London, 1813. Each depict a different stage o...

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MOUNTED BUILDER'S HALF HULL MODEL OF A FULL-RIGGED SHIP, POSSIBLY A WHALESHIP Hardwood laminated hull with eleven lifts and applied...

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MOUNTED BUILDER'S HALF HULL MODEL OF A SCHOONER Hardwood laminated hull with five lifts and applied bowsprit and skeg. Pine backboar..

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WALNUT SEA CHEST WITH PAINTED LID Dovetail construction. Rope handles attached to beckets. Interior of lid depicts the Cutty Sark wi...

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WROUGHT IRON DOUBLE FLUE HARPOON Marked "JB Morse" for maker and "WW", probably for ship William Wirt. Length 34". Provenance: Morga...

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WROUGHT IRON SINGLE FLUE HARPOON Marked "D & A" for Ezra Dyer and Nathan Adams, who worked at 3 Hazard's Wharf in New Bedford. Also...

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WROUGHT IRON TOGGLE HARPOON Marked "JB" for James Barton, who worked on City Wharf in New Bedford from 1852/1856 until 1882, then on...

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WROUGHT IRON TEMPLE TOGGLE DARTING GUN Marked "Macy". Also punch marked "BK KN", probably for the bark Kathleen, and "LB" for larboa...

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WROUGHT IRON TEMPLE TOGGLE DARTING GUN HARPOON Marked "D & D" for maker Dean and Driggs. Also marked "HCR", probably for ship Herald...

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WROUGHT IRON LANCE WITH EARLY STYLE HEAD May have been used for sea elephants, although this size lance was also used in whaling. Le...

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WROUGHT IRON TOGGLE HARPOON Marked "JD" for maker James Durfee. Also marked "B Java" for the ship Java and "...." for bow boat. Leng...

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DIAMOND POINT HARPOON HEAD Marked "J. Tinkham" for a Fairhaven, Massachusetts shipsmith. Length 9.5". Provenance: Michael Vienneau,...

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IRON SWORDFISH DART Spring-activated dart patented by Frank Gilbert Hinsdale, number 1344693, issued June 29, 1920. Marked on shaft...

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THREE WHALING IRON SHEATHS All canvas-covered wood and retaining lengths of rope. Lengths 7.75", 8.5" and 9". The Collection of Paul...

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WHALEBOAT OARLOCK Believed to come from the whaleship Wanderer. Oarlock is padded with rope to muffle sound. Length 8.25". Provenanc...

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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM LEWIS RODERICK Depicts a whaling scene of a whaleship, three whaleboats and two visibl..

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RARE SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH ANTI-SLAVERY IMAGERY Obverse, sourced from the frontispiece of Abel Bowen's The Naval Monument, de.

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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING KELLY THE PIRATE Attributed to Israel Young of Scituate, Massachusetts. A sawtooth and harlequin b..

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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING A WHALESHIP AND A WARSHIP Obverse depicts a highly detailed view of a whaleship cutting..

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