Antique Scrimshaw
Rare Scrimshaw Decorated Horn
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A rare scrimshaw decorated horn, engraved over one side with the Royal Arms countersigned and
Category
1860s English Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Horn
Vintage Beaded Bone Scrimshaw Necklace
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
This Vintage Beaded Bone Scrimshaw Necklace is a captivating piece of wearable folk art, rich with
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Scrimshaw
Vintage Beaded Bone Elephant Scrimshaw Necklace
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
This Vintage Beaded Bone Elephant Scrimshaw Necklace is a captivating piece of wearable folk art
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Scrimshaw
Sag Harbor Whale Scrimshaw Cribbage Board
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Authentic Scrimshaw carved into and antique tortoise shell with brass legs. Carved aboard the Ship
Category
Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Tortoise Shell
19th Century Antique Powder Horn with Scrimshaw
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare 19th century antique powder horn with scrimshaw, circa 1872. The horn is inscribed "Charles
Category
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Metal
Antique Walking Stick with Horn Handle Adorned with Elephant Scrimshaw
Located in San Diego, CA
Fabulous antique walking stick with horn handle decorated with elephant scrimshaw, circa 1900. The
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Hardwood, Horn
Early 19thc Scrimshaw and Walnut Hand Carved with Heart Cutlery Caddy
Located in Savannah, GA
Scrimshaw is the art of carving bone, ivory, or other materials. It was a popular pastime for
Category
1820s American Folk Art Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Bone, Walnut
19th Century English Scrimshaw Steer Horn with Black Armorial Crest Engraving
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's office with this fine, antique scrimshaw steer Horn. Found in England, circa 1870
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Horn
H 4.5 in W 22.5 in D 4 in
Scrimshaw of engraved whale tooth depicting the Captain F. Swain 1850
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso, raffigurante da un lato il mezzo busto del Captain F. Swain
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Teeth
Rare scrimshaw of large whale tooth in vertical bas-relief a sailor
Located in Milan, IT
Raro scrimshaw di un grande dente di balena raffigurante in verticale a bassorilievo il profilo di
Category
1850s Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Teeth
Scrimshaw of whale tooth with whaler named Fox and engraved Greek vase 1850s
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso, databile attorno alla metà del XIX secolo, di pregevole
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Bone
H 1.2 in W 4.9 in D 1.6 in
Scrimshaw of whale tooth engraved with 1820s truncated pyramid cippus and Man
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso, raffigurante da un lato, cippo a piramide tronca culminante
Category
1820s Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Teeth
19th Century British Sailors Woolwork Royal Coat of Arms in Folk Art Frame
Located in London, GB
intact and present.
Overall: 57 x 66cm.
Along with arts and crafts such as wood carving, scrimshaw and
Category
1870s English Folk Art Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Metal
H 22.45 in W 25.99 in D 0.99 in
18th Century Ox Bone Carved Riding Hunting Cups Classical Figures Green Man
Located in Lowestoft, GB
decorated with a sgraffito scratched design with ink forced into the marks, very much in the scrimshaw style
Category
18th Century European Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Natural Fiber
Revolutionary War Powder Horn
Located in New Orleans, LA
soldiers, sailors and explorers for practical use during their journeys. Through scrimshaw—an intricate
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18th Century American American Colonial Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Horn
19th Century Sailor Work Bone Model of a Four Masted Schooner Named Peggy
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A decorative 19th century sailor made or scrimshaw model of Peggy, a four masted schooner presented
Category
19th Century European Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Bone, Glass, Mahogany
H 13.39 in W 29.93 in D 9.06 in
Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells with Heart and Star Designs
Located in Downingtown, PA
: Routledge. p. 447. ISBN 9780415929868.
Norma Faria, "Scrimshaw Art in Bequia", Caribbean Compass, March
Category
1880s Bajan Folk Art Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Shell
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Antique Horn Carved Scrimshaw Powder Horn Flask
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century carved scrimshaw "Walrus" powder horn flask. This one of a kind carved scrimshaw bone
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Bone, Leather, Wood
C. 1890 Walrus Ivory Carved Scrimshaw Tusk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Offering a C.1890 walrus ivory relief carved and polychromed scrimshaw walrus tusk. This tusk was
Category
19th Century American Antique Scrimshaw
Iane Scrimshaw, age hunrde twenty six april ye 3rd 1710.
By John Faber the Elder
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Portrait of Jane Scrimshaw, reportedly 126 years old at the time. Uncommon and rare print.
State
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Mezzotint
Late 19th century Dutch ebonised ripple frame style mirror
Located in London, GB
Ebonised Dutch style ripple frame mirror with amber style cabochons and bone scrimshaw corners. The
Category
Early 1900s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Wood
19th Century Small Secretaire with Faience Medaillons
Located in Wels, AT
details. Some gilded scrimshaw, ebonized wood.
Category
1860s European Antique Scrimshaw
Northwest Coast Walrus Tusk Cribbage Board and Map
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a beautifully carved and scrimshawed piece. Both sides of the tusk are interesting. One
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Ivory
Decorated Ships Hatch Cover circa 1900
Located in Bedford, NY
" , Threre are two areas on either en
of the hatch with "Scrimshawes Sail Vessels"
The unit is in excellent
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Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Antique Scrimshaw
Very Fine 19th C. Whalebone Crochet Needle with Fist.
Located in Woodbury, CT
. Throughout the 19th century whalers would practice the art of scrimshaw to keep themselves occupied since
Category
19th Century American Antique Scrimshaw
Antique Grand Tour Souvenir Of Rome Italy Ebony & Ivory Frame
Located in South Coast, CA
acanthus and urns. The souvenir is of Rome, however, and the 4 corners show scrimshaw-like depictions of
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Glass
Early 19th century Scrimshaw
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An amazing piece of Whaling history. This piece was created on the Ship Argonaut in 1817. The Argonaut was the first Sag Harbor Whaling Ship to round cape horn on it's quest for whal...
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1810s American American Colonial Antique Scrimshaw
1887 Powder Horn with Scrimshaw
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1887 Powder horn with scrimshaw of bird with skeleton face, 1887 and Alvin Hill.
Category
1880s Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Brass
19th Century Scrimshaw Snuff Box
Located in London, GB
19th Century Scrimshaw Snuff Box
We are proud to offer an early 19th Century fork art bone
Category
1820s British Folk Art Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Bone
19th Century Scrimshaw Powder Horn
Located in London, GB
19th century Scrimshaw powder Horn
We are proud to offer a lovely example of a 19th century
Category
1880s British Folk Art Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Horn
19th Century Scrimshaw Spanish Powder Horn
Located in London, GB
19th century Scrimshaw Spanish powder horn
We are proud to offer an early 19th century Spanish
Category
1840s Spanish Folk Art Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Bone
Pair of 19th Century Scottish Scrimshaw Horns
Located in valatie, NY
Pair of 19th Century Scottish Scrimshaw Horns - impressive size.
Our Reference: 40
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19th Century Scottish Antique Scrimshaw
Rare 18th Century Germanic Scrimshaw Figural Spoon
Located in Nottingham, GB
Rare 18th Century Germanic Scrimshaw Figural Spoon
Good condition
From a private collection.
Free
Category
18th Century Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Horn
Mid-19th Century English Horn Scrimshaw Beaker
Located in London, GB
Mid-19th century Scrimshaw beaker
A rare example of a mid-19th century scrimshaw beaker. Detailed
Category
1840s British Folk Art Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Bone
Scrimshaw Turban Shell Carved with the Leviathan
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A scrimshaw turban shell carved with the Leviathan, the polished mother-of-pearl shell incised
Category
1850s English Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Shell
19th Century Sailor Made Scrimshaw Box, circa 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor Made Scrimshaw Box, circa 1850, a rectangular mahogany box with cross-band
Category
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Bone, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Pair of Scrimshaw Miniature Plaques
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century pair of scrimshaw miniature plaques, each framed, Japanese. Miniature sumi-e type
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Wood, Ivory
Rare English 19th Century Scrimshaw Sailors Gaming Dice Game
Located in London, GB
A rare 19th century scrimshaw sailors gaming dice game
We are proud to offer a rare 19th century
Category
1890s British Folk Art Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Bone
Scrimshaw Blonde Turtle Shell Carapace, Early 20th Century Taxidermy
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A 'SCRIMSHAW' GIANT AMAZON RIVER OR ARRAU TURTLE SHELL (PDOCNEMIS EXPANSA)
Marked John Clayton
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Marine turtle
Pair of Antique Scrimshaw Cups, Welsh, Ram's Horn, Carved Tumbler, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique scrimshaw cups. A Welsh, ram's horn carved tumbler, dating to the
Category
Late 19th Century Welsh Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Horn
H 3.35 in W 2.37 in D 2.37 in
Georgian Horn Scrimshaw Folk Art English Hand Carved Beaker, circa 1810
Located in London, GB
Georgian horn scrimshaw beaker circa 1810
We are proud to offer a folk-art English scrimshaw
Category
1810s English Folk Art Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Bone
Antique Inuit Carved Bone Folk Art Scrimshaw Cribbage Game Board
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Inuit folk art carved bone cribbage board featuring a Polar Bear propped up by Seals. Measure: 10".
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Bone
Scrimshaw di dente di balena inciso verticalmente pregevole fattura datato 1882
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso verticalmente, di pregevole fattura datato 1882, lunghezza
Category
1880s Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Bone
19th Century Scrimshaw Sailors Nut Ship Run Aground Dylan Ford Maritime Naval
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful early 19th century sailors scrimshaw nut/seed.
Typically naive and charming
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Natural Fiber
H 1.19 in W 2.17 in D 1.58 in
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso verticalmente pregevole fattura del 1830
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso verticalmente, di pregevole fattura datato 1830, altezza
Category
1830s Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Teeth
H 4.5 in W 2.45 in D 1.3 in
7990 Scrimshaw di dente di balena inciso verticalmente databile attorno al 1850
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso verticalmente databile attorno alla metà del XIX secolo
Category
1850s Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Teeth
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso datato 1861 raffigurante SHIP NOLAN
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso datato 1861, raffigurante da un lato grande veliero a vele
Category
1860s Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Teeth
Grande scrimshaw dente di balena datato 1838 SHIP PARKER Capt William AUSTIN
Located in Milan, IT
Grande scrimshaw di un dente di balena cm 17,5 – inches 6.85, datato 1838, raffigurante scena di
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1830s Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Teeth
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena con faro inciso verticalmente datato 1868
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso verticalmente datato 1868 raffigurante un faro in primo
Category
1860s Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Teeth
Scrimshaw originale di un dente di balena inciso datato 1853 lunghezza inch 7.7
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso, di pregevole fattura datato 1853, lunghezza cm 18,7
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Teeth
H 1.7 in W 7.7 in D 2.4 in
Scrimshaw di dente di balena inciso di ottima fattura databile attorno al 1850
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso e di ottima fattura databile attorno alla metà del XIX
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Teeth
Scrimshaw di dente di balena inciso raffigurante donna nuda dal viso molto 1850
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso, raffigurante donna nuda dal viso molto fine, con lunghi
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Teeth
Scrimshaw di dente di balena inciso davanti veliero sul retro il baleniere Jack
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso, da un lato veliero a vele spiegate e sotto il nome BEDFORD
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Teeth
Scrimshaw di un dente di orca inciso verticalmente con mezzo busto Capitano RYAN
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw di un dente di orca inciso verticalmente , databile attorno alla metà del XIX secolo
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Teeth
Scrimshaw di un grande dente di balena inciso pregevole fattura metà XIX secolo
Located in Milan, IT
Bellissimo e ricco Scrimshaw di un grande dente di balena inciso, di pregevole fattura databile
Category
1850s Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Teeth
Scrimshaw di dente di balena inciso datato 1858 con scena di caccia alla balena
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso datato 1858, raffigurante scena di caccia alla balena, con 3
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Teeth
Scrimshaw di dente di orca inciso nativa delle isola Marianne semi nuda del 1850
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw di un dente di orca inciso raffigurante nativa delle isola Marianne semi nuda, sopra le
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Teeth
Scrimshaw di dente di balena inciso con veliero a tre alberi isola capanna palme
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso, raffigurante veliero a tre alberi barca a remi con 5
Category
1860s Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Teeth
Scrimshaw di dente di balena inciso e di ottima fattura databile attorno al 1850
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso e di ottima fattura databile attorno alla metà del XIX
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Teeth
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso del Generale Grant Presidente USA 1869-77
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso verticalmente e di ottima fattura, databile attorno alla
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Teeth
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso verticalmente Ship Huron datato 1839 cm 9
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso verticalmente, di pregevole fattura datato 1839, altezza cm
Category
1830s Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Teeth
19th C Scrimshaw Whales Tooth of Horsted Place East Sussex Hot Air Ballon & Pig
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A Victorian scrimshaw whale tooth, circa/post 1850.
Detailed engraved decoration depicting
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Natural Fiber
Folk Art Maritime Scrimshaw Shipwreck Tagua Nut "The Peruvian" 1899 E.E.Evans
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A carved and painted Tagua nut also known as vegetable ivory, the cargo of the Peruvian when it ran aground on the 8th of February 1899 during a vicious storm.
Probably created by H...
Category
1890s English Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Natural Fiber
H 1.78 in W 1.97 in D 1.58 in
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso metà '800 cm 12, nome della Nave Fox
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso, databile attorno alla metà del XIX secolo, di pregevole
Category
1850s Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Teeth
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso 1850 che ritrae Lady of the pocks nuda
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso verticalmente, di pregevole fattura e databile attorno alla
Category
1850s Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Teeth
Large Gesso Shop Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very large and original shop mirror with scrimshaw-like gesso decoration and original mirror
Category
1880s French Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Mirror
Art Nouveau Alabaster Fixture, France 1920
Located in New York, NY
A richly veined alabaster light fixture features a delicate scrimshaw style floral carving. The
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Alabaster
English Bamboo Tray Table
Located in Austin, TX
table accented in bamboo fretwork and the handles featuring ivory scrimshaw ends - each with a hand
Category
19th Century English Antique Scrimshaw
Set of Two Whale Oil Lamps from Whaler's Ship
Located in Haarlem, NL
would visit us. Many times he brought scrimshaws sperm whale teeth that he tried to sell. He once gave
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Iron
Pair of American Whaling Woolies
Located in Nantucket, MA
Museum
until it closed in 2004.
Reference: "Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders Whalers and Whalemen" by E
Category
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Wool
Rare Regency Pen Work English Treen Snuff Bottle, circa 1840
Located in London, GB
form, depicting across its surface a scrimshaw like detail in pen work of floral motifs, and a few
Category
1840s British Regency Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Nantucket Miniature Decorated Sea Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
of good fortune and prosperity often seen on scrimshaw.
The chest and painted decoration is in
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Wood
Sailor’s Folk Art Game of Recluse, Late 18th-Early 19th Century
Located in Nantucket, MA
piece of Scrimshaw.
Board measures 9 1/8 in L x 5 1/8 in W x 1 in H, and the pegs vary from ¾ to 7/8
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Folk Art Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Bone, Rosewood
19th Century American Sailor’s Woolie, 19th Century
Located in Nantucket, MA
hand tying these intricate yarn pictures. A nice story inspired by scrimshaw, but it is tenuous to
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Canvas, Wool
19th Century Trinity House Sailor's Woolie
Located in Nantucket, MA
hand tying these intricate yarn pictures. A nice story inspired by scrimshaw, but it is tenuous to
Category
Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Canvas, Wool
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Marine Ivory Walking Stick
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A good example of a 19th century walking stick
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Scrimshaw
Rare English Georgian Brighton Pavilion Octagonal Cribbage Board
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare English wooden cribbage game board with a view of Brighton Pavilion dating from the reign of George IV, 1820 to 1830. The octagonal shaped board stands raised on four original...
Category
1820s British George IV Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Wood
Handmade Cribbage Board with Brass Inlay and Magnetic Storage Drawers
By Jack McDevitt, McDevitt Metal
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A cribbage board made from brass and steel with intricate inlayed brass details.
A felt-lined drawer on one end holds a deck of cards while the two drawers on the opposite end hold p...
Category
2010s American Art Deco Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Brass, Steel
H 1.375 in W 12.125 in D 3.5 in
Antique Nautical Ship Bench
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This is a very unique item, It was a bench used on the rear of an old ship. There are handles made of iron that were used to move it on an off the ship when it wasn't needed. The ori...
Category
Early 19th Century American Primitive Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Hardwood
The Dugout, Post Cover
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Lower Left
The present work was published on the cover of the September 4th, 1948 edition of The Saturday Evening Post. An accompanying “Keeping Posted” article abo...
Category
1940s Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Oil, Gouache
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century
On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Category
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Other
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved Scrimshaw, New Bedford Whaling Museum
Located in valatie, NY
Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved: Scrimshaw in the New Bedford Whaling Museum by Stuart M Frank. Stated 1stEd hardcover with dust jacket. By the middle of the nineteenth cent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Paper
H 11.25 in W 9.5 in D 1.25 in
Antique Victorian Ivory Rosewood Walking Cane Stick G.N.C. Viceroy of India
Located in Doha, QA
A very rare unique example of British late Victorian 19th century Ivory and rosewood walking stick/cane.
Carved Ivory clenched fist holding a removable scroll grip, the rest of the ...
Category
19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Bronze
H 35.83 in W 3.55 in D 1.38 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian)
Morocco
The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco.
I att...
Category
15th Century and Earlier African Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Bone
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Antique English Oak Cribbage Game Board, circa 1910
Located in Pearland, TX
An early 20th Century handmade English cribbage oak game board with beveled edges and 4 pegs, circa 1910. Maker's mark on reverse. It would make a wonderful gift!
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Oak
Extraordinary Carved Wood Antique British Ship's Figurehead for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine massive and elaborate 18th/19th century English
hand carved, geso and paint decorated
ship's masthead of Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson. Traditionally carved in Maritime tradit...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Wood
H 61.5 in W 29 in D 14.5 in
19th Century Irish Folk Art Whale Tooth
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Irish Folk Art. This sperm whale tooth was etched during the 19th century, in Ireland. There'sa a drinking sailor on one side, and a barmaid on the other - "Forget me not". We receiv...
Category
Late 19th Century Northern Irish Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Other
Outstanding Games Box in Burl Walnut, Brass and Malachite, c.1880
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning English Victorian Games / playing card box made from Burl Walnut mounted with impressive polished brass mounts beautifully detailed, and in turn, inset with polished green...
Category
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Antique Wood Cribbage Game Board Hughes Manufacturing Co Los Angeles
By Milton Bradley Co.
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Antique Vintage Wood Cribbage Game Board
Hughes Manufacturing Company Los Angeles
Original vintage unrestored condition. Game board only.
Some wood marquetry missing.
Paper label pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Wood
Original Nautical Mast figurehead
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This antique mast figure is French and as the story goes salvaged off a French Ship damaged in the Anglo-French War (1803–1815). The one side shows fire damage and is burned in charc...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Iron
Jenna Jameson (Diptych-Clothed/Nude), Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
By Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders (1952)
Title: Jenna Jameson (Diptych-Clothed/Nude) from the XXX 30 PORN-STAR PORTRAITS SERIES
Year: 2004
Medium: Color Print
Edition: 6 plus 3 AP
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Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Antique Scrimshaw
Materials
Color
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