Scrimshaw Whale
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
Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Tortoise Shell
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Rare Sailor-Made Whale Ivory Umbrella Form Needle Case
Located in Woodbury, CT
A very rare whale Ivory scrimshaw umbrella form needle-holder. Throughout the 19th century whalers
Category
20th Century American Nautical Objects
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
Antique Mid-19th Century English Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Natural Fiber
Nantucket Watercolor of Catboat and Steamship at Brant Point by Robert Spring
By Robert Spring
Located in Nantucket, MA
was famous for his scrimshaw whale's teeth, but first studied as a watercolorist and returned to
Category
Vintage 1980s American Other Paintings
Materials
Paper
H 21.38 in W 26.38 in D 0.75 in
Sperm Whale Scrimshaw Nautical Faux Tooth
Located in Nottingham, GB
In good condition
From a private collection
Free international shipping
Sperm Whale Scrimshaw
Category
20th Century Nautical Objects
Materials
Resin
Hand Colored Map of Nantucket by Sol Levenson, 1981
By Sol Levenson
Located in Nantucket, MA
Scrimshawed Whale's Tooth, Barque under full sail, Whale Boat and Harpooner. The piece is in excellent
Category
Vintage 1980s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paper
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
Antique 19th Century Dutch More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Iron
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
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Tribal Antiquities
Materials
Bone
1835s Scrimshaw Vertically Engraved Whale Tooth Antique Nautical Workmanship
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw of a vertically engraved whale tooth, of
fine workmanship, length 12.7 cm, depicting the
Category
Antique 1830s Nautical Objects
Materials
Bone
H 5 in W 1.5 in D 2.2 in
19th Century Scrimshaw Engraved Whale Tooth Antique Original Marine Artcraft
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw of a vertically engraved whale tooth, of exquisite workmanship, length 12.6 cm, depicting
Category
Antique 1850s Nautical Objects
Materials
Teeth
H 5 in W 1.5 in D 2.6 in
19th Century Scrimshaw Engraved Whale Tooth Fine Antique Nautical Workmanship
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw of an engraved whale tooth, of fine workmanship from the half of the 19th century, length
Category
Antique 1850s Desk Sets
Materials
Bone
H 4.3 in W 1.55 in D 1 in
19th Century Scrimshaw of an Engraved Whale Tooth Antique Nautical Workmanship
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw of an engraved whale tooth, very fine
workmanship, made in the half of the 19th century
Category
Antique 1850s Nautical Objects
Materials
Bone
H 5.5 in W 1.6 in D 2 in
19th Century Scrimshaw of Antique Engraved Whale Tooth Fine Nautical Workmanship
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw of an engraved whale tooth, very fine
workmanship, half of the 19th century,
length 15
Category
Antique 1850s Nautical Objects
Materials
Bone
H 5.5 in W 1.5 in D 1.8 in
19th Century Antique Scrimshaw of an Engraved Whale Tooth Ancient Marine Art
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw of an engraved whale tooth, of exquisite workmanship, from the mid 19th century length 14
Category
Antique 1850s Nautical Objects
Materials
Teeth
H 1.5 in W 1.6 in D 5.5 in
Nantucket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
artisans. Known for his carvings of whales, scrimshaw, ship models, shadowboxes and folk art, he was
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Pine
Whales Tooth Scrimshaw
Located in Stamford, CT
19th Century scrimshaw. One side stipple work figure of a woman; reverse side figure of a man in
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art Sculptures
C. 1862 Whale's Tooth with Scrimshaw
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Offering an old whale's tooth with scrimshaw dated 1862. It seems to have a Civil War theme, has
Category
20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Whale Tooth Scrimshaw Carving 19th Century Azores Islands Signed
Located in Harrogate, GB
Fine, genuine scrimshaw art carving on a whale tooth. Late 19th Century origin, signed by artist
Category
Antique 1890s Spanish Nautical Objects
Baleen Inkwell Inlaid with Whale's Tooth
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Ebonized baleen pen stand inlaid with a motif of tusk rounds, and scrimshaw whale teeth depicting a
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Inkwells
Materials
Bone, Ebony
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Early 19th Century French School Vanitas Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in London, GB
Antique Vanitas Oil Painting, Antique Memento Mori Oil Painting, Antique Skull Oil Painting, Gothic Antique Painting, 19th Century Vanitas Still Life Oil Painting.
Early 19th Centur...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Gothic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
$5,893
H 18.23 in W 15.04 in D 2.37 in
Antique Jerusalem Rosary Cross – 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Exquisite 19th-century rosary cross from Jerusalem, crafted from olive wood and adorned with engraved mother-of-pearl plaques. The cross and beads are made of authentic olive wood, a...
Category
Antique 1860s Religious Items
Materials
Fruitwood
Alphonse Mucha's Documents Decoratifs (Complete in Four Portfolios)
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in New York, NY
Suite of 72 lithographic plates on wove paper, many in color, plus expository pages (title page, half-title page, preface) and four covers. Published in Paris in 1902 by Librairie Ce...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Books
Materials
Paper
‘Maple’ Sub-Adult Triceratops Skull
Located in London, GB
A skull of a sub-adult Triceratops prorsus from the Maastrichtian, late Cretaceous period (68-65 million years ago).
The triceratops roamed the plains of what is now North America ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier North American Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
Tyrannosaurus Rex Tooth Fossil
Located in London, GB
FOSSILISED TYRANNOSAURUS REX TOOTH
Circa 67 million years ago
H. 12.5 cm x W. 4.2 cm
PROVENANCE
Found in Butte County, South Dakota, USA, Summer 2021.
An extremely large and extrao...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
BrittleStar Fossil Specimen, 443 to 485 Million Years Old, Ordovician Period
Located in Warrenton, OR
BrittleStar Fossil Specimen, 443 to 485 Million Years Old, Ordovician Period
This is a stunning starfish fossil specimen that will make a very nice display. The brittlestar is clearl...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Organic Material
$650
H 4 in W 6 in D 0.75 in
Framed 15th Century Illuminated Book of Hours Manuscript
Located in Houston, TX
Framed 15th century illuminated Book of Hours manuscript circa 1450, France. Gouache, ink gold wash and gold burnishing on vellum. Framed within large decorative matt. In very good a...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Medieval Religious Items
Materials
Glass, Wood, Parchment Paper
Early 1900 Large Black Forest Fine Carved Burling Stag / Deer Sculpture Statue
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size and beautifully carved, wooden Black Forest stag sculpture.
From the posture it is obvious that this impressive stag, with his head turned up, is attempting to attract and...
Category
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,505
H 14.5 in W 17.5 in D 6 in
D-Day Flag, 1940s, one of the first American flags flown on June 6th, 1944.
By United States Navy
Located in London, GB
An original, battle -scarred, 48 -star US flag from the minesweeper USS YMS -381, one of the first boats to start Operation Neptune. This flag is one of the rarest items from D -Day ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Fabric
$386,011 Sale Price
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H 30 in W 57 in D 0.5 in
Naturalistic Victorian silver plated folding biscuit box made circa 1890
By James Dixon & Sons
Located in London, London
Made circa 1890 by James Dixon & Sons, this attractive, Antique, Victorian, Silver Plate folding Biscuit Box, is of traditional form, with push button opening to each side, and gilt ...
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
$2,584
H 10.63 in W 9.45 in D 9.45 in
18th Century Italian Gilded Boiserie Fragment
Located in Round Top, TX
A stunning 18th century boiseries fragment from the Veneto region of Italy. Beautifully crafted from carved wood, polychromed and gilded. the motif is of a delightful Putto or Angel ...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood
Framed Late 15th Century Illuminated Book of Hours Manuscript
Located in Houston, TX
Framed late 15th century illuminated Book of Hours manuscript circa 1500, France. Gouache, ink gold wash and gold burnishing on vellum. Framed within large decorative matt. In very g...
Category
Antique 16th Century French Medieval Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
Georgian Sterling Silver Coffee Pot London 1769
By Edward Aldridge
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Sterling silver coffee pot with acorn finial
Date : Hallmarked in London in 1769 for Edward Aldridge II
Period : George III
Origin : London, England
Decoration : Baluster f...
Category
Antique 1760s British George III Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Mary SHELLEY. Frankenstein: Or The Modern Prometheus. 1839 - 3RD ED 4TH PRINTING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: SHELLEY, Mary Wollstonecraft - Frederick Schiller.
TITLE: Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus - bound with - The Ghost-Seer.
PUBLISHER: London: Richard Bentley, 1839.
...
Category
Antique 1830s British Books
Materials
Leather
$15,000 / item
H 7 in W 5 in D 0.75 in
Pair of Cast Georgian Silver Candlesticks London 1742
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Pair of Georgian silver candlesticks – Cast
Date : Hallmarked in London in 1742 – makers mark rubbed
Period : George II
Origin : London, England
Decoration : Detachable sco...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Candlesticks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Handcarved Nautical Diorama from the Romanoff Caviar Co.
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An exceptional early 20th century handcarved nautical diorama framed with glass above an associated 19th century mahogany console table with Carrara marble top.
Ex. property of a Br...
Category
Early 20th Century German Edwardian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Carrara Marble
$41,323
H 61.82 in W 50.6 in D 23.63 in
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Scrimshaw Whale For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the scrimshaw whale you’re looking for. Frequently made of bone and tortoise shell, every scrimshaw whale was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer scrimshaw whale, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each scrimshaw whale bearing Folk Art hallmarks is very popular.
How Much is a Scrimshaw Whale?
The average selling price for a scrimshaw whale at 1stDibs is $1,958, while they’re typically $750 on the low end and $12,875 for the highest priced.