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Carved Whale Bone

Carved Whale Bone Wrapped in Sterling Silver Pendant Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Intricate carving of a green-eyed man entwined with a snake. The snake eyes are rubies. The back of the piece feature carvings of leaves, representational of the fall harvest. Th...
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20th Century English Rustic Collectible Jewelry

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Sterling Silver

Inuit Fossilized Whale Bone Sculpture #13
Located in Bradenton, FL
Inuit fossilized whale bone sculpture. Unique whale vertebrae with hand carved depiction of a ship.
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Antique 19th Century Organic Modern Natural Specimens

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Bone

Inuit Fossilized Whale Bone Sculpture #13
Inuit Fossilized Whale Bone Sculpture #13
H 7.25 in W 9.25 in D 1.75 in
Inuit Fossilized Whale Bone Sculpture #12
Located in Bradenton, FL
Inuit fossilized Whale Bone sculpture. Unique Vertebrae carved with the image of a native Eskimo
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Antique 19th Century North American Organic Modern Natural Specimens

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Bone

Huge Prehistoric Fossilised Whale Bone
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Standing at over 120cm (47 inches) tall, this rare prehistoric fossilised whale bone is a
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier English Mounted Objects

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Metal

Huge Prehistoric Fossilised Whale Bone
Huge Prehistoric Fossilised Whale Bone
H 47.64 in W 24.41 in D 14.18 in
Fossilized Carved Whale Vertebrae #16
Located in Bradenton, FL
Natural weathered fossilized Carved Whale Vertebrae. One section / specimen. Possibly sperm whale
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20th Century Organic Modern Natural Specimens

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Bone

Fossilized Carved Whale Vertebrae #16
Fossilized Carved Whale Vertebrae #16
H 3 in W 13.5 in D 11.75 in
Pair Inuit Seal and Whale Scrimshaw Walrus Ivory Tusks
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of antique Alaskan walrus tusks with scrimshaw decoration, one with three different whales
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Antique Early 1900s American Tribal Antiquities

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Bone

Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved Scrimshaw, New Bedford Whaling Museum
Located in valatie, NY
themselves: the teeth and bones of sperm whales, baleen from right and bowhead whales, and walrus tusks
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Scallop Shell & Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
marine life that lived in those banks at the time including oysters and whale bones. After these shells
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

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Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Shell and Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
marine life that lived in those banks at the time including oysters and whale bones. After these shells
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

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Gold Leaf

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Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This extraordinary concert grand piano with 88 keys was made by the prestigious firm Steinway & Sons around 1894. The case's decoration was entrusted to the company Cuel & Cie and mo...
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Inuit Native American Eskimo Signed Stone Carved Walrus Sculpture
By Native American Art
Located in Studio City, CA
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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
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Tyrannosaurus Rex Tooth Fossil
Located in London, GB
The tooth of an adult Tyrannosaurus Rex, dating to the Late Cretaceous, approximately 67 million years old. A large, beautifully preserved specimen, with mottled caramel-coloured ena...
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Located in London, GB
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Located in Long Island City, NY
An exquisite pair of French Art Nouveau vases in its original patina. It can be turned into a stunning pair of table lamps with marble bases with an additional charge. Re-plating in...
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Native Nootka Totem by Rick Williams, 2 Foot
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Rick Williams (Nootka / Nuu-chah-nulth, b. 1955). 2 Foot Red Cedar Seattle Pole" painted wood sculpture hand carved by Rick Williams and signed with title on verso of pole. A wonderf...
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Pacific Northwest Coast Carved Cedar Killer Whale Rattle
Located in Nantucket, MA
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Yupik Yup'ik Native American Alaska Carved Polychrome Wood Anthropomorphic Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic and somewhat playful mask by the Yup'ik (Yupik) aboriginal, indigenous people of South-Western & South Central Alaska. The Yup'ik people, who are related to the Inuit peo...
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1930's French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Mountains Behind Foggy Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
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Modern Twins Curved Sofa, Terracotta Jacquard, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
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French Small Desk or End Table Unusual Open Barley Twist Legs c1800's Restored
Located in Chicago, IL
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Vintage Carved Wood Five Spices Whale Display Nautical Folk Art
Located in Palm City, FL
Presented is a hand carved display of five whales of different spices mounted on a backboard with a
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Prisoner of War Sewing Box
Located in Denver, CO
Napoleonic Prisoner of War Sewing Box, whale bone, hand carved with original velvet
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Prisoner of War Sewing Box
H 5 in W 9 in D 7 in
Inupiat eskino carved whale bone mask from Point Hope Alaska
By Omnik
Located in Palm Springs, CA
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Inuit Whale Bone Sculpture, circa 1970a
Located in Toronto, ON
A hand carved and crafted whale bone sculpture of two birds in flight. The base is antler and the
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Vintage 1970s Canadian Tribal Art

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Inuit Fossilized Whale Bone Sculpture #14
Located in Bradenton, FL
Inuit fossilized whale bone sculpture. Unique whale vertebrae with image of a native Eskimo hunter
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Antique 19th Century Organic Modern Natural Specimens

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Bone

Ornate 18th c. French Beveled Mirror Carved from Whale Bone
Located in Dallas, TX
Ornate 18th c. French Beveled Mirror Carved from Whale Bone. Carved by French Sailors. Beveled oval
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

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Antique Victorian Vintage Ivory Bovine Whale Bone Walking Swagger Stick Cane
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Fine & Rare Example of a Mariner’s Whale Bone Walking Cane of exceptional quality. First
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Antique Victorian Vintage Ivory Bovine Whale Bone Sterling Walking Stick Cane
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Fine & Rare Example of a Mariner’s Whale Bone Walking Cane of exceptional quality. First
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Carved and Painted White Whale by Frank Finney
By Frank Finney
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved and painted sperm whale by world renowned artist Frank Finney, b.1947. Carved in the round
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Carved and Painted Model of a Sperm Whale by Frank Finney
By Frank Finney
Located in Nantucket, MA
Full bodied carving of a sperm whale with open mouth and raised tail. Carved and painted with
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21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Nautical Objects

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Mahogany Whaleboard Plaque with Seven Different Whale Species by Bill Sayle
By Bill Sayle
Located in Nantucket, MA
and Narwhal. Each whale is carved from antique bone and is identified with and engraved tablet. The
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Rare Inupiaq Baleen basket w/ carved bone top by Abe Simmonds
Located in Palm Springs, CA
the mouths of filter-feeding whales. In texture, it is comparable to modern plastics, and has long
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Vintage 1950s American Native American Objects

19th Century Russian Archangel Carved Whalebone Box
Located in London, GB
Century Material: Whale Bone Origin: Russian Condition: Aged Completely solid in structure and form
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Georgian Horn Scrimshaw Folk Art English Hand Carved Beaker, circa 1810
Located in London, GB
, engraved on the by-products of whales, such as bones or cartilage. It is most commonly made out of the
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Antique 1810s English Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Bone

Two Superb 19th Century Naval Sailing Ship Dioramas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Outstanding work with sails fashioned from whale bone. One larger than other, each in window box
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Wall-mounted Sculptures

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19th Century Scrimshaw Snuff Box
Located in London, GB
, such as bones or cartilage. It is mostly made from the bone and teeth of sperm whales, the baleen of
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Antique 1820s British Folk Art Tobacco Accessories

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Jose Reyes Nantucket Basket, circa Early 1950s
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
attached to rim by copper rivets, a carved ebony sperm whale by Charlie Sayle mounted on maple top plate
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Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

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Inuit Whale Bone Vertebrae Hand Carved Two Sided Signed Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible Inuit whale bone vertebrae hand carved two sided signed sculpture, circa 1980s. The
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Bone

Late 19th Century Scrimshaw Beaker
Located in London, GB
refers to the artwork created by whalers, engraved on the by-products of whales, such as bones or
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Antique 1880s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Bone

Late 19th Century Scrimshaw Beaker
Late 19th Century Scrimshaw Beaker
H 4.5 in W 3 in D 2.8 in
Oak Box With Multiple Games, Chess, Checkers, Backgammon and Many Others
Located in Petaluma, CA
ever or possibly never used. The chess, checkers and dominoes are all made from whale bone not ivory in
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Games

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Lead

1950s Isamu Noguchi Style Organic Modern Glass Top Side Tables
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Miami, FL
walnut in a stylized whale bone form. When not in use, the bases swing shut. Measurements: 33 inches
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Glass, Walnut

French Dieppe Carved Cartouche Mirror, Mid 19th Century
Located in Free Union, VA
A very finely carved whale bone ivory tessellated mirror, a specialty of the ivory carvers of
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Bone

Carved Bone Whimsy
Located in North Egremont, MA
Carved bone whimsy with tulips, heart, anchor and whale in the design. date 1908. probably sailor
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Early 20th Century American Decorative Art

Carved Bone Whimsy
Carved Bone Whimsy
H 24.5 in W 8.5 in D 1 in
Beluga Whale by Inuit Artist Josephie Padluq, Canada 1976
Located in Quechee, VT
. Josephie and his wife Nooshoota are both sculptors who also carve and etch ivory, whale bone and walrus
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Vintage 1970s Canadian Folk Art Sculptures

Large 20th Century Susan Chase Ottison Nantucket Lightship Purse
Located in Concord, MA
Susan Chase Ottison very large oval swing handled Nantucket basket adorned with a carved bone
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

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Rattan

Very Rare Mid-19th Century Carved Whale Bone Skull Set with Human Teeth
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The unique and extremely rare whale bone sculpted human skull, expertly proportioned and set with
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bone

Large 20th Century Susan Chase Ottison Nantucket Lightship Basket
Located in Concord, MA
Susan Chase Ottison very large oval swing handled Nantucket basket adorned with a carved bone
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

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Rattan

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Carved Whale Bone For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the carved whale bone you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each carved whale bone for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using bone, metal and gold leaf. Your living room may not be complete without a carved whale bone — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A carved whale bone is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in folk art and Rococo styles are sought with frequency. Interi each produced at least one beautiful carved whale bone that is worth considering.

How Much is a Carved Whale Bone?

A carved whale bone can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,250, while the lowest priced sells for $295 and the highest can go for as much as $11,575.
Questions About Carved Whale Bone
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Bone carving is called scrimshaw, which means any engravings or carvings done in ivory or bone. Traditionally a hobby for whalers, designs featured could be very simple, and as techniques advanced, so did the artwork. Engravings depicted detailed scenes with engraving work done with pigments for color. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic bone carvings from some of the world’s top sellers.