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Nantucket Whale

"Nantucket Whale Burgee" Watercolor 2023
"Nantucket Whale Burgee" Watercolor 2023

"Nantucket Whale Burgee" Watercolor 2023

Located in Bristol, CT

Art Sz: 4 1/2"H x 6 1/2"W Frame Sz: 10"H x 12"W

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Carved and Painted Six Whale Species Board Made by Nantucket Whaler, circa 1940
Carved and Painted Six Whale Species Board Made by Nantucket Whaler, circa 1940

Carved and Painted Six Whale Species Board Made by Nantucket Whaler, circa 1940

By Captain George Grant

Located in Nantucket, MA

Made by George Grant of Nantucket (1857-1942). Grant, the son of whaling captain Charles Grant

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Pine, Paint

Large 19th Century Presentation Half Hull Model of a Whale Ship
Large 19th Century Presentation Half Hull Model of a Whale Ship

Large 19th Century Presentation Half Hull Model of a Whale Ship

Located in Nantucket, MA

19th Century Presentation Half Hull Model of a Whale Ship, circa 1850, a large plank on frame model

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Pine

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Susan Lister Locke Moby Tuxedo Studs in Sterling Silver Set of Four
Susan Lister Locke Moby Tuxedo Studs in Sterling Silver Set of Four

Susan Lister Locke Moby Tuxedo Studs in Sterling Silver Set of Four

By Susan Lister Locke

Located in Nantucket, MA

The Nantucket Whale Collection "Moby" Tuxedo Studs in Sterling Silver complete the look for your

Category

2010s American Artisan Cufflinks

Materials

Sterling Silver

Susan Lister Locke Magnificent Moby Cufflinks in Sterling Silver
Susan Lister Locke Magnificent Moby Cufflinks in Sterling Silver

Susan Lister Locke Magnificent Moby Cufflinks in Sterling Silver

By Susan Lister Locke

Located in Nantucket, MA

Magnificent Moby Cufflinks from the Nantucket Whale Collection are inspired by Nantucket

Category

2010s American Artisan Cufflinks

Materials

Sterling Silver

Nantucket Whale Sculpture
Nantucket Whale Sculpture

Nantucket Whale Sculpture

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H 16.25 in W 26 in D 6 in

Nantucket Whale Sculpture

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Primitive wood carving of a whale on a weathered metal rod, possible a Northeastern folk art

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Mounted Objects

Materials

Lucite, Wood

Nantucket Sperm Whale Whirligig
Nantucket Sperm Whale Whirligig

Nantucket Sperm Whale Whirligig

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H 4.25 in W 16.5 in L 4.25 in

Nantucket Sperm Whale Whirligig

Located in Nantucket, MA

Nantucket Sperm Whale Weather Vane Whirligig, having slender hand-whittled flukes with great

Category

Antique 1890s American Folk Art Weathervanes

Materials

Wood

Large 14 Karat Yellow Gold Whale Nantucket Basket Charm / Pendant
Large 14 Karat Yellow Gold Whale Nantucket Basket Charm / Pendant

Large 14 Karat Yellow Gold Whale Nantucket Basket Charm / Pendant

Located in McLeansville, NC

A large 14 karat yellow gold whale nantucket basket charm / pendant. An oval, rope basket motif

Category

Vintage 1970s Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Hanging Right Whale Carving by Jeff Raymond, Folk Art from the “Whale Guy”
Hanging Right Whale Carving by Jeff Raymond, Folk Art from the “Whale Guy”

Hanging Right Whale Carving by Jeff Raymond, Folk Art from the “Whale Guy”

Located in New York, NY

brackets and remains in very good condition. Raymond, affectionately known as the “Whale Guy” in Nantucket

Category

20th Century American Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Carved and Decorated Sperm Whale Figure, circa 1900
Carved and Decorated Sperm Whale Figure, circa 1900

Carved and Decorated Sperm Whale Figure, circa 1900

Located in Nantucket, MA

age of 16. He was later the  curator of the Nantucket Whaling Museum. One of the nicer whales we

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Pine

Jose Formoso Reyes "Cocktail Purse" Nantucket Basket, circa 1950
Jose Formoso Reyes "Cocktail Purse" Nantucket Basket, circa 1950

Jose Formoso Reyes "Cocktail Purse" Nantucket Basket, circa 1950

By Jose Formoso Reyes

Located in Nantucket, MA

whale and latch peg by Charlie Sayles, signed on the bottom "Made In Nantucket, Jose Formoso Reyes" with

Category

Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Cane, Ebony

Tin Biscuit Box with Hand Painted Whaling Scene, circa 1920s
Tin Biscuit Box with Hand Painted Whaling Scene, circa 1920s

Tin Biscuit Box with Hand Painted Whaling Scene, circa 1920s

Located in Nantucket, MA

artwork is accurate and detailed, strongly indicating a Nantucket origin. The whale boats are in proper

Category

Vintage 1920s American Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Tin

Nantucket Whale Weather Vane Whirligig, circa 1950s
Nantucket Whale Weather Vane Whirligig, circa 1950s

Nantucket Whale Weather Vane Whirligig, circa 1950s

Located in Nantucket, MA

Vintage Nantucket sperm whale weather vane whirligig, circa 1950s, a well used midcentury whale

Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Weathervanes

Materials

Wood

Nantucket Whale Weather Vane Whirligig, circa 1950s
Nantucket Whale Weather Vane Whirligig, circa 1950s

Nantucket Whale Weather Vane Whirligig, circa 1950s

Located in Nantucket, MA

Vintage Nantucket sperm whale weather vane whirligig, circa 1950s, a well used midcentury whale

Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Weathervanes

Materials

Wood

Nantucket Carved Whale by William Dickson, 1971
Nantucket Carved Whale by William Dickson, 1971

Nantucket Carved Whale by William Dickson, 1971

By William J. Dickson

Located in Nantucket, MA

Vintage hand carved sperm whale by Nantucket artist William J. Dickson, 1971, a smoothly carved

Category

Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Nantucket Carved Sperm Whale by William Dickson, 1967
Nantucket Carved Sperm Whale by William Dickson, 1967

Nantucket Carved Sperm Whale by William Dickson, 1967

Located in Nantucket, MA

Vintage hand carved sperm whale by Nantucket artist William J. Dickson, 1967, a smoothly carved

Category

Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

Nantucket Style Wicker Resin Whale Basket Handbag Circa 1980s
Nantucket Style Wicker Resin Whale Basket Handbag Circa 1980s

Nantucket Style Wicker Resin Whale Basket Handbag Circa 1980s

Located in University City, MO

Nantucket style woven wicker resin whale handbag c 1980s The iconic oval shaped basket handbag is

Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Novelty Bags

Diana Kim England Nantucket Basket Pendant
Diana Kim England Nantucket Basket Pendant

Diana Kim England Nantucket Basket Pendant

By Diana Kim England

Located in Palm Beach, FL

An 18K yellow gold pendant by Diana Kim England. With a unique kidney shape, this Nantucket basket

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary More Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold

Jose Formoso Reyes "Cocktail Purse" Nantucket Basket, circa 1950
Jose Formoso Reyes "Cocktail Purse" Nantucket Basket, circa 1950

Jose Formoso Reyes "Cocktail Purse" Nantucket Basket, circa 1950

By Jose Formoso Reyes

Located in Nantucket, MA

carved ebony sperm whale by Charlie Sayles, signed on the bottom "Made In Nantucket, Jose Formoso Reyes

Category

Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Cane, Ebony

Susan Lister Locke Magnificent Moby Cufflinks in 18 Karat Gold
Susan Lister Locke Magnificent Moby Cufflinks in 18 Karat Gold

Susan Lister Locke Magnificent Moby Cufflinks in 18 Karat Gold

By Susan Lister Locke

Located in Nantucket, MA

Magnificent Moby Cufflinks from the Nantucket Whale Collection are inspired by Nantucket

Category

2010s American Artisan Cufflinks

Materials

18k Gold, Gold

Brass Whale Letter Opener
Brass Whale Letter Opener

Brass Whale Letter Opener

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Charming solid brass Nantucket sperm whale letter opener. Beautifully aged with lots of character.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

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Mid-Century Modern Palm Leaves Chandelier Murano Glass and Brass
Mid-Century Modern Palm Leaves Chandelier Murano Glass and Brass

Mid-Century Modern Palm Leaves Chandelier Murano Glass and Brass

By Maestri Muranesi

Located in Puglia, Puglia

Mouth blown Murano glass chandelier, green Murano glass leaves, brass frame, three light bulbs. The chandelier reproduces the crown of a palm tree. Rewired to European and US standar...

Category

Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Young Girl - Scottish art early 20th century oil painting female portrait
Young Girl - Scottish art early 20th century oil painting female portrait

Young Girl - Scottish art early 20th century oil painting female portrait

Located in Hagley, England

A fine Scottish portrait oil painting of a young girl in a red dress with pretty collar. This is a quality portrait and dates to circa 1900 and is housed in a fine Watts frame. A bea...

Category

Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Harbor Scene, Oil on Board Possibly Cape Cod by Albert R Thayer, ca 1950
Vintage Harbor Scene, Oil on Board Possibly Cape Cod by Albert R Thayer, ca 1950

Vintage Harbor Scene, Oil on Board Possibly Cape Cod by Albert R Thayer, ca 1950

Located in Baltimore, MD

This harbor scene oil painting is by noted Massachusetts artist Albert Rufus Thayer. Thayer was born in Concord in 1878 and studied in Boston and New York before returning to his hom...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

LUhans Indoor Outdoor Sconce 'Pat Cop'
LUhans Indoor Outdoor Sconce 'Pat Cop'

LUhans Indoor Outdoor Sconce 'Pat Cop'

$1,400 / item

H 6 in W 6 in D 7.75 in

LUhans Indoor Outdoor Sconce 'Pat Cop'

By Lumfardo Luminaires

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Part of our Lumfardo Luminaries contemporary collection, this LUhans patinated un-lacquered copper indoor outdoor sconce is inspired by Scandinavian mid-century design. Wired with a ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights a...

Materials

Copper

Marco Bogazzi Modern Outdoor Adirondack Chair in Teak or Mahogany
Marco Bogazzi Modern Outdoor Adirondack Chair in Teak or Mahogany

Marco Bogazzi Modern Outdoor Adirondack Chair in Teak or Mahogany

Located in Portland, OR

Modern outdoor rocking chair designed for traditional/transitional and modern/contemporary outdoor decks, patio, porches, and poolsides. Built using mortise and tenon joinery, th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Lounge Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, Teak

Mexican Ceramic Corn Skull Sculpture Hand Crafted Folk Art  Day of the Dead
Mexican Ceramic Corn Skull Sculpture Hand Crafted Folk Art  Day of the Dead

Mexican Ceramic Corn Skull Sculpture Hand Crafted Folk Art Day of the Dead

By Omar Hernández

Located in Queretaro, Queretaro

“My purpose in making this skull is to represent the different types of native maize that since remote times have brought food security to our ancestors, giving them the time to deve...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

A corner sofa by J.M. Middelraad for H. Pander & Zn, circa 1900, The Netherlands
A corner sofa by J.M. Middelraad for H. Pander & Zn, circa 1900, The Netherlands

A corner sofa by J.M. Middelraad for H. Pander & Zn, circa 1900, The Netherlands

By H.Pander & Zonen

Located in Delft, NL

A corner sofa by J.M. Middelraad for H. Pander & Zn A corner sofa with fabric upholstery. The beautiful hand-carved details in Art Nouveau patterns and dragonflies, as well as on th...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Palmwood

Hin Qua Attrib: Chinese Export "Anita" Ship Painting on Canvas C. 1869
Hin Qua Attrib: Chinese Export "Anita" Ship Painting on Canvas C. 1869

Hin Qua Attrib: Chinese Export "Anita" Ship Painting on Canvas C. 1869

$7,160Sale Price|20% Off

H 25.5 in W 30 in D 2 in

Hin Qua Attrib: Chinese Export "Anita" Ship Painting on Canvas C. 1869

Located in Atlanta, GA

Hin Qua (Chinese, 19th century), circa 1869 Attributed to Hin Qua: Chinese Export "Anita" Ship Painting on Canvas C. 1869. A well accomplished oil on canvas maritime painting of th...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Vintage Mosaic Glass Disco Ball With Rotor 1980s
Vintage Mosaic Glass Disco Ball With Rotor 1980s

Vintage Mosaic Glass Disco Ball With Rotor 1980s

Located in Palermo, IT

Vintage mosaic glass disco ball with rotor 1980s Intact and functional, it has a diameter of 30 cm. Very good condition. We guarantee adequate packaging and will ship via DHL, insu...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Mirror

Mason Premier Grade Bluebill Drake, circa 1920
Mason Premier Grade Bluebill Drake, circa 1920

Mason Premier Grade Bluebill Drake, circa 1920

$1,475

H 6 in W 13.75 in D 5.25 in

Mason Premier Grade Bluebill Drake, circa 1920

Located in Nantucket, MA

Antique Mason Premier Grade Bluebill Drake Decoy, circa 1920, having head with glass eyes and carved mandible, nares and nail on bill, attached to hollow carved two part body (seam i...

Category

Vintage 1920s American Folk Art Decoys

Materials

Wood

Miniature 19th Century Austrian Pastoral Oil on Wood
Miniature 19th Century Austrian Pastoral Oil on Wood

Miniature 19th Century Austrian Pastoral Oil on Wood

Located in Soquel, CA

Original Miniature 19th Century Austrian Pastoral Figurative Oil Painting on Wood Painted in the manner of late Romanticism, this charming miniature pastoral landscape by Edmund Fri...

Category

1870s Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Oil, Board

19th Century Black Forest Carved Bear Chair
19th Century Black Forest Carved Bear Chair

19th Century Black Forest Carved Bear Chair

$6,500

H 38 in W 18 in D 18 in

19th Century Black Forest Carved Bear Chair

By Black Forest

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Black Forest Swiss carved chair having bear on fallen log. Carved bear on lifting seat which once had a music box. Part of the Brienz collection plate 26. Origin: Swiss Period: Las...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Chairs

Materials

Wood

Lavishly-Filled German Wooden Grocery Dollhouse Store Toy 1900s
Lavishly-Filled German Wooden Grocery Dollhouse Store Toy 1900s

Lavishly-Filled German Wooden Grocery Dollhouse Store Toy 1900s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

A beautiful grocery shop room box, painted and stained wood with lithographed wall and floor papers, side stair case and upper gallery, some drawers on rear wall with metal handles a...

Category

Antique Early 1900s German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Porcelain, Fabric, Wood

British Sailor's Large Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship Under Full Sail
British Sailor's Large Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship Under Full Sail

British Sailor's Large Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship Under Full Sail

Located in Downingtown, PA

Seafaring Artistry: A British Sailor's Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship, Circa 1865–75 This remarkable British sailor's woolwork, or "woolie," is a poignant and visually stunning exam...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Verner Panton 'Easy' Sofa for Verpan
Verner Panton 'Easy' Sofa for Verpan

Verner Panton 'Easy' Sofa for Verpan

$9,787 / item

H 33.08 in W 70.87 in D 70.87 in

Verner Panton 'Easy' Sofa for Verpan

By Verner Panton

Located in Tilburg, NL

Verner Panton 'Easy' sofa for Verpan. Designed in 1963. New, current production. With its round shapes and layered design, the Easy collection stands out as one of the most visual...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas

Materials

Fabric

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Nantucket Whale For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal nantucket whale for your home. Each nantucket whale for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and pine. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer nantucket whale, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A nantucket whale, designed in the folk art or mid-century modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Captain George Grant and Jose Formoso Reyes each produced at least one beautiful nantucket whale that is worth considering.

How Much is a Nantucket Whale?

A nantucket whale can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,800, while the lowest priced sells for $595 and the highest can go for as much as $39,500.