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
Materials
Sterling Silver
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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Antique Mid-19th Century French Baroque Wall Mirrors
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Bone
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.
Category
Antique 19th Century Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
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
Category
Antique 19th Century North American Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
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
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier English Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
Fossilized Carved Whale Vertebrae #16
Located in Bradenton, FL
Natural weathered fossilized Carved Whale Vertebrae. One section / specimen. Possibly sperm whale
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
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 Early 19th Century British Victorian Sports Equipment and Memora...
Materials
Horn, Ebony
H 36.25 in W 1.5 in D 1.5 in
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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Antique Early 19th Century British Victorian Sports Equipment and Memora...
Materials
Horn, Ebony
H 35 in W 35 in D 35 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
Materials
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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Paper
H 11.25 in W 9.5 in D 1.25 in
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
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 38 in W 11 in D 7 in
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
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 45.5 in W 11.5 in D 8 in
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1800's Antique Austrian Carved Walnut, Pair, with Rails, Twin Beds, Set of 2
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French Wooden Antique Bed, WK189
Located in Wrexham, GB
A fine example of a French bed from the early Twentieth Century with elegant shaping and fine carving.
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Vintage 1920s Beds and Bed Frames
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Wonderful French Bronze if Female Dancer by S. Bauer, circa 1910s
By S. Bauer
Located in Oakland, CA
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Moroccan Dowry Box Inlaid with White Camel Bone Rectangular Carved Wood Trunk
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique handcrafted Moroccan jewelry wooden box with camel bone inlay trunk.
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Antique French Rococo or Louis XV Walnut Full-SIze Headboard c1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Rococo solid walnut headboard, with a beautifully hand-cared detail at the top and probably made just before or after c1900. The headboard is just about the width of ...
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Antique 1890s French Rococo Beds and Bed Frames
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Inuit Native American Eskimo Signed Stone Carved Walrus Sculpture
By Native American Art
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful soapstone carving of a walrus by the indigenous Inuit People who inhabit parts of the arctic regions of Greenland, Canada, and Alaska.
Signed ("E.Y.") and numbered/dat...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
"Brot" French Hotel Vanity Mirror with Light by S.G.D.G.
By S.D.G.
Located in New York, NY
A Brot hotel vanity mirror with integrated light made by S.G.D.G. France, circa 1930. Features original nickel plate, with wall mount on a ball and socket base. Signed, Le Mirophar ...
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Early 20th Century French More Mirrors
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Nickel
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Fur, Hide, Cotton, Wood
H 6 in W 17.25 in D 5 in
Antique French Rococo Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Cherubs & Heart Bed Frame
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Rococo Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Cherubs & Heart Bed Frame. Set featured includes a beautifully carved tall headboard and impressively carved footboard with heart ...
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Antique 19th Century Rococo Beds and Bed Frames
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Walnut
Geometric Trinket Box in Brass with Bone Inlay, Handcrafted in Morocco, 1970's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Handmade mosaic trinket box in beaded brass metal over wood with bone inlays. The box has a geometrical octagon design with a footed base and lidded top. It features incised metal ...
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Vintage 1970s Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes
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Brass
Lucinda Oakes Coral Cabinet of Curiosities Chimney Board
Located in New York, NY
Oil on board
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2010s English Neoclassical Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Antique French 19th Century Walnut Double Bed
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
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Antique 19th Century Beds and Bed Frames
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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
Category
Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Sculptures
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Ivory, Wood
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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Antique 19th Century French Boxes
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
Category
Vintage 1970s Canadian Tribal Art
Materials
Bone
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
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
Materials
Mirror
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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Paint, Pine, Walnut
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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Wood, Paint
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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21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Bone, Mahogany
H 25.75 in W 7 in D 1.5 in
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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Antique 1840s Unknown Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
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
Materials
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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Bone, Glass, Wood
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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Bone
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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Late 20th Century American Natural Specimens
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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
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
Materials
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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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
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Glass, Walnut
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
Beluga Whale by Inuit Artist Josephie Padluq, Canada 1976
Located in Quechee, VT
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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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
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
- What is bone carving called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Bone 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.