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Sag Harbor Whale Scrimshaw Cribbage Board
Sag Harbor Whale Scrimshaw Cribbage Board

Sag Harbor Whale Scrimshaw Cribbage Board

$9,012Sale Price|30% Off

H 0.75 in W 9.5 in D 3.5 in

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

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Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antiquities

Materials

Tortoise Shell

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Rare Sailor-Made Whale Ivory Umbrella Form Needle Case
Rare Sailor-Made Whale Ivory Umbrella Form Needle Case

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

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20th Century American Nautical Objects

19th C Scrimshaw Whales Tooth of Horsted Place East Sussex Hot Air Ballon & Pig
19th C Scrimshaw Whales Tooth of Horsted Place East Sussex Hot Air Ballon & Pig

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

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Natural Fiber

Nantucket Watercolor of Catboat and Steamship at Brant Point by Robert Spring
Nantucket Watercolor of Catboat and Steamship at Brant Point by Robert Spring

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

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Vintage 1980s American Other Paintings

Materials

Paper

Sperm Whale Scrimshaw Nautical Faux Tooth
Sperm Whale Scrimshaw Nautical Faux Tooth

Sperm Whale Scrimshaw Nautical Faux Tooth

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H 6.3 in W 2.37 in D 2.37 in

Sperm Whale Scrimshaw Nautical Faux Tooth

Located in Nottingham, GB

In good condition From a private collection Free international shipping Sperm Whale Scrimshaw

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20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Resin

Hand Colored Map of Nantucket by Sol Levenson, 1981
Hand Colored Map of Nantucket by Sol Levenson, 1981

Hand Colored Map of Nantucket by Sol Levenson, 1981

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H 21.25 in W 30.25 in D 0.75 in

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
Set of Two Whale Oil Lamps from Whaler's Ship

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

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Antique 19th Century Dutch More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Iron

Pair Inuit Seal and Whale Scrimshaw Walrus Ivory Tusks
Pair Inuit Seal and Whale Scrimshaw Walrus Ivory Tusks

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

Nantucket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950
Nantucket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950

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

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Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Cane, Pine

Whales Tooth Scrimshaw
Whales Tooth Scrimshaw

Whales Tooth Scrimshaw

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H 5 in W 2.25 in D 1.75 in

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

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Antique 19th Century Folk Art Sculptures

C. 1862 Whale's Tooth with Scrimshaw
C. 1862 Whale's Tooth with Scrimshaw

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

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20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Whale Tooth Scrimshaw Carving 19th Century Azores Islands Signed
Whale Tooth Scrimshaw Carving 19th Century Azores Islands Signed

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

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Antique 1890s Spanish Nautical Objects

Baleen Inkwell Inlaid with Whale's Tooth
Baleen Inkwell Inlaid with Whale's Tooth

Baleen Inkwell Inlaid with Whale's Tooth

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H 5.5 in W 8.75 in D 5.75 in

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

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Antique Late 18th Century English Inkwells

Materials

Bone, Ebony

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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

$229,600Sale Price|33% Off

H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in

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...

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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

Other

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

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...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Natural Specimens

Materials

Bone

Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble
Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble

Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble

By Arval Argenti Valenza

Located in VALENZA, IT

Impressive sterling silver chess board medieval style chess set. The chess board, made by ARVAL ARGENTI VALENZA, was made in white marble and sodalite is supported by a STERLING SIL...

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2010s Italian Medieval Games

Materials

Marble, Sterling Silver

Retired Whaling Captain's Study, Nantucket, Miniature Room by Eugene Kupjack
Retired Whaling Captain's Study, Nantucket, Miniature Room by Eugene Kupjack

Retired Whaling Captain's Study, Nantucket, Miniature Room by Eugene Kupjack

By Eugene J. Kupjack

Located in Chicago, IL

This highly detailed Miniature Room of a Retired Whaling Captain's Study in Nantucket is an excellent example of the true talent of Eugene Kupjack. Tiny scrimshaw and knick-knacks fi...

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1980s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

Located in London, GB

This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Decorative Art

Materials

Other

Antique Victoran Coromandel Three Crystal Decanter Tantalus & Games 19th Century
Antique Victoran Coromandel Three Crystal Decanter Tantalus & Games 19th Century

Antique Victoran Coromandel Three Crystal Decanter Tantalus & Games 19th Century

Located in London, GB

This is a superb antique Victorian coromandel, ormolu mounted and cased three decanter tantalus and games compendium, circa 1870 in date. It was skilfully crafted in rare coromandel...

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Antique 1870s Victorian Crystal Serveware

Materials

Crystal, Ormolu

Antique Victorian Ivory Rosewood Walking Cane Stick G.N.C. Viceroy of India
Antique Victorian Ivory Rosewood Walking Cane Stick G.N.C. Viceroy of India

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 ...

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Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Bronze

Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved Scrimshaw, New Bedford Whaling Museum
Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved Scrimshaw, New Bedford Whaling Museum

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

31-Star Printed American Flag, Celebrating California Statehood, Circa 1850
31-Star Printed American Flag, Celebrating California Statehood, Circa 1850

31-Star Printed American Flag, Celebrating California Statehood, Circa 1850

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

This is a rare 31-star medallion printed American flag, celebrating the addition of California to the Union. The flag is printed on silk and has a spectacular “Great Star” canton pat...

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Antique 1850s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Silk

Strongbox Safe Iron Painted Armada Chest Nuremberg Renaissance
Strongbox Safe Iron Painted Armada Chest Nuremberg Renaissance

Strongbox Safe Iron Painted Armada Chest Nuremberg Renaissance

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Rare, small, late-Renaissance, Nuremberg, iron, 'armada box', strongbox or travelling safe with its original, naïve, painted decoration This is a rare, small, example of these cha...

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Antique 16th Century German Renaissance Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Iron

Pierre Auguste Renoir Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret
Pierre Auguste Renoir Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret

Pierre Auguste Renoir Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret

By Pierre Auguste Renoir

Located in Los Angeles, CA

PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret bears signature (lower left) oil on canvas 17 15/16 x 14 3/4 in (45.5 x 37.4 cm) Painted between 1862-1863 Footn...

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1860s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Irish Folk Art Whale Tooth
19th Century Irish Folk Art Whale Tooth

19th Century Irish Folk Art Whale Tooth

$4,500

H 3.5 in W 2 in D 2 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...

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Antique Late 19th Century Northern Irish Nautical Objects

Materials

Other

Original Nautical Mast figurehead
Original Nautical Mast figurehead

Original Nautical Mast figurehead

$48,750

H 22 in W 94 in D 19 in

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...

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Early Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Iron

Bell of the Dutch Colonial VOC Fortress in Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Bell of the Dutch Colonial VOC Fortress in Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Bell of the Dutch Colonial VOC Fortress in Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Located in Amsterdam, NL

The bell of the VOC fortress in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, marked JAFFANAPATNAM Ao 1747 VOC Cast in Jaffnapatnam or Colombo from Japanese copper, 1747 Measures: Height 44 x diameter 36...

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Antique Mid-18th Century Sri Lankan Nautical Objects

Materials

Bronze

Antique Nautical Ship Bench
Antique Nautical Ship Bench

Antique Nautical Ship Bench

$3,900Sale Price|43% Off

H 44 in W 84 in D 24 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...

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Antique Early 19th Century American Primitive Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

A rare 18th century VOC notebook with silver fittings VOC Chamber Rotterdam
A rare 18th century VOC notebook with silver fittings VOC Chamber Rotterdam

A rare 18th century VOC notebook with silver fittings VOC Chamber Rotterdam

Located in UTRECHT, UT

The black leather binding in faux shark skin, with silver fittings, unmarked, front and back centrally with a VOC ship within a symmetrical rococo cartouche, the two clasps with VOC ...

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Antique 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Books

Materials

Silver

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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.