“Sperm whale”
Located in Warren, NJ
Wayne Robbins Sperm Whale In Linden Made In 2006 Large. In good condition measures 42 inches long one of Wayne’s biggest pieces.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Sperm Whale
Vintage American Brass Sperm Whale Doorstop
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage American brass sperm whale doorstop is a delightful blend of charm and functionality, perfect for adding a splash of coastal flair to your space.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
"Peche au Cachalot" (Sperm Whale Fishing), Rare Lithograph by Lebreton
$3,500
H 26.875 in W 34.5 in D 2 in
"Peche au Cachalot" (Sperm Whale Fishing), Rare Lithograph by Lebreton
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Peche au Cachalot" (Sperm whale fishing) Original colored lithograph enhanced with watercolor by Louis Lebreton (?
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Prints
Materials
Paper
Vintage MCM 22" Off White Glazed Ceramic " Sperm Whale " or Moby Dick Sculpture
$1,575
H 12.5 in W 22 in D 7.88 in
Vintage MCM 22" Off White Glazed Ceramic " Sperm Whale " or Moby Dick Sculpture
By Jonathan Adler, Bitossi
Located in St. Louis, MO
Super cool, vintage mid-century large scale " Sperm Whale " or Moby Dick ceramic sculpture with off white glaze.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Leviathan of the Depths: The Sperm Whale in 18th Century Scientific Art, 1775
$258
H 9.85 in W 7.88 in D 0.01 in
Leviathan of the Depths: The Sperm Whale in 18th Century Scientific Art, 1775
Located in Langweer, NL
Description of the Illustration The sperm whale is depicted with notable attention to its distinct body shape and features, such as the large, block-shaped head which is characterist...
Category
Antique 1770s German Prints
Materials
Paper
Fossilized Whale Vertebrae #15
Located in Bradenton, FL
Natural weathered fossilized Whale Vertebrae. One section / specimen. Possibly sperm whale.
Category
Antique 19th Century Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
Antique Print of a Beached Whale by Van der Gouwen 'c.1680'
Located in Langweer, NL
Beautiful original antique print of the beach between Scheveningen and Katwijk, the Netherlands. It depicts a large sperm whale that has washed ashore and may figures.
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Decorative Bronze Sculpture of a Whale Nautical Modern
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Natural patina finish. Features a stylized whale figure, sometimes representing a sperm whale, displayed in a swimming pose on a pedestal.
Category
Vintage 1980s Organic Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
On a Stormy Sea
By Nicholas Berger
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Essex was a successul whaler during her carreer, but it was her unfortunate destruction by a sperm whale—and the unspeakable horrors that befell her crew afterward—that served as...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Northern Irish Nautical Objects
Materials
Other
Todd McCollisterTo Find Each Other, We Have to Leave Our Depths; To Survive, We Can Not Stay, 2022
$5,750
H 30 in W 14 in D 14 in
To Find Each Other, We Have to Leave Our Depths; To Survive, We Can Not Stay
Located in Boston, MA
What you may not have known is that there is some evidence giant squid (some as long as adult sperm whales) also hunt sperm whales. While this is dubious and unproven, if true it wou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Dye
Paul NicklenFeast from the Deep, Dominica by Paul Nicklen -Contemporary Wildlife Photography, 2019
$3,500
H 24 in W 36 in
Feast from the Deep, Dominica by Paul Nicklen -Contemporary Wildlife Photography
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Sperm whales are expert divers capable of reaching over a mile deep in search of squid while using echolocation to sound out their way through the pitch-black depths.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Nantucket Whaling Scene, 19th Century American School - Oil On Panel, 19th Century
$10,206
H 35 in W 50 in
Nantucket Whaling Scene, 19th Century American School - Oil On Panel
Located in Liphook, GB
Extensive view of a US whaling ship and crew surrounding a sperm whale in the foreground. Painted by a provincial painter and a rare early account or American whaling.
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Monumental American Folk Art Copper Whale Weathervane with Verdigris Patina
$1,500
H 20 in W 38 in D 4 in
Monumental American Folk Art Copper Whale Weathervane with Verdigris Patina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a great example of maritime Americana, shaped in the form of a sperm whale in profile with elegantly curved tail flukes.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Copper, Iron
Paul NicklenSentient Connections - by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography, 2019
$3,500
H 24 in W 36 in
Sentient Connections - by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Unlike their mostly solitary male counterparts, female sperm whales form close-knit pods made up of aunts, mother, and their young calves.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marine Mammals Print: Whales, Seals, Narwhal & Dolphin – Antique 1867
$211
H 11.23 in W 8.67 in D 0.01 in
Marine Mammals Print: Whales, Seals, Narwhal & Dolphin – Antique 1867
Located in Langweer, NL
Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) 8. Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) 9. Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) 10.
Category
Antique 1860s German Prints
Materials
Paper
Paul NicklenNurturing Bond - Dominica by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography, 2019
$3,500
H 24 in W 36 in
Nurturing Bond - Dominica by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
"Nurturing Bond" Dominica - 2019 Edition of 20: 24” x 36” (61 x 91.4 cm) $3,500 Edition of 15: 31” x 46.5” (78.7 x 118.1 cm) $7,500 Edition of 10: 40” x 60” (101.6 x 152.4 cm) $12,5...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved Scrimshaw, New Bedford Whaling Museum
$295
H 11.25 in W 9.5 in D 1.25 in
Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved Scrimshaw, New Bedford Whaling Museum
Located in valatie, NY
When the whalemen were not engaged in hunting whales or routine maintenance, some of their time was spent carving materials harvested from the whales themselves: the teeth and bones ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Paper
Paul NicklenMegaptera, Tonga by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography - Whale, 2019
$6,500
H 24 in W 36 in
Megaptera, Tonga by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography - Whale
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
"Megaptera" Tonga - 2019 Archival Pigment Print Available Sizes: Edition of 20: 24” x 36” (61 x 91.4 cm) - $6,500 Edition of 15: 31” x 46.5” (78.7 x 118.1 cm) - $7,500 Edition of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Paul NicklenMatriarch - Dominica by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography - Whale, 2019
$3,500
H 24 in W 36 in
Matriarch - Dominica by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography - Whale
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
"Matriarch" Dominica - 2019 Archival Pigment Print Available Sizes: Edition of 20: 24” x 36” (61 x 91.4 cm) - $3,500 Edition of 15: 31” x 46.5” (78.7 x 118.1 cm) - $7,500 Edition ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Eric Kanigan - Dreamers, Photography 2023, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
"Few sleepers are more recognizable than sperm whales. Not for how long, but for how they rest.
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Platinum, Silver Gelatin
Untitled
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
It's no surprise that his oils graced such titles as The Cruise of the Cachalot: Round the World After Sperm Whales, Treasure Island, The Mutineers, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, The ...
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Pearl of Panama"
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
It's no surprise that his oils graced such titles as The Cruise of the Cachalot: Round the World After Sperm Whales, Treasure Island, The Mutineers, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, The ...
Category
1930s Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Here is the Sea, by Jos Sances
Located in Palm Springs, CA
One print from Jos Sances cycle concerning Moby Dick. A vast sperm whale drifts below the surface, scarred by harpoons, while above floats a lone survivor on a coffin raft—a haunting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
Her is the Sea, by Jos Sances
Located in Palm Springs, CA
One print from Jos Sances cycle concerning Moby Dick. A vast sperm whale drifts below the surface, scarred by harpoons, while above floats a lone survivor on a coffin raft—a haunting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
Rick RivetAbove the Beach 9 - colourful, animal, indigenous, figurative, acrylic on canvas, 2022
$6,500
H 42 in W 47.5 in
Above the Beach 9 - colourful, animal, indigenous, figurative, acrylic on canvas
By Rick Rivet
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Using his characteristic expressive brushstrokes Rivet portrays a large sperm whale at the bottom of the canvas; the shallow waters of the ocean swirling above it.
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Paul NicklenSuspended Grace - Dominica by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography, 2019
$15,500
H 24 in W 36 in
Suspended Grace - Dominica by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Suspended Grace Dominica, 2019 Edition of 15: 31” x 46.5” (78.7 x 118.1 cm) $15,500 Additional Sizes: 3 Artist Proofs: 24” x 36” (61 x 91.4 cm) - $20,500 Edition of 10: 40” x 60” ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Eric KaniganEric Kanigan - Diners, Darkness, and Dives, Photography 2023, Printed After
$3,000
H 22.5 in W 18 in
Eric Kanigan - Diners, Darkness, and Dives, Photography 2023, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
And if ever there were a being built for the deep, it would be this one. The sperm whale is the largest predator on the planet, and these long, gray giants are physiological miracles.
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Platinum, Silver Gelatin
Eric KaniganEric Kanigan - How Deep is Your Love, Photography 2023, Printed After, 2023
$3,750
H 20 in W 30 in
Eric Kanigan - How Deep is Your Love, Photography 2023, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Just a few miles off the coast of Dominica, the ocean floor drops thousands of feet—making these close encounters all the more surreal. Sperm whales dive to incredible depths, somet...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Platinum, Silver Gelatin
Eric KaniganEric Kanigan - How Deep is Your Love, Photography 2023, Printed After, 2023
$3,750
H 8 in W 12 in
Eric Kanigan - How Deep is Your Love, Photography 2023, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Just a few miles off the coast of Dominica, the ocean floor drops thousands of feet—making these close encounters all the more surreal. Sperm whales dive to incredible depths, somet...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Platinum
Dora Thacker ClarkeSigned Graphite Portrait Drawing, English School, Mid-20th Century
$2,916
H 13 in W 7 in
Signed Graphite Portrait Drawing, English School, Mid-20th Century
Located in London, GB
Wood carving became her technique of choice, often working with hardwoods and, on occasion, sperm whale teeth. Clarke married Admiral Gervase B Middleton in 1938 but rarely exhibite...
Category
Mid-20th Century English School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Eric Kanigan - Think Tank, Photography 2022, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
At around 20 pounds, the sperm whale brain is five times the weight of a human's.
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Platinum, Silver Gelatin
Eric KaniganEric Kanigan - Rhapsody in Black & White, Photography 2023, Printed After
$5,000
H 18 in W 11.25 in
Eric Kanigan - Rhapsody in Black & White, Photography 2023, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
The composers here are whale-sized. After emerging from the depths following their hunt, sperm whales may take a pause from their linear movement at the surface to socialize.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Platinum, Silver Gelatin
Eric Kanigan - Social Hour, Photography 2022, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Socialization events, like the one captured here, are seldom witnessed. Sperm whales form tightly knit matrilineal units of around ten members.
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Platinum, Silver Gelatin
Eric Kanigan - Rhapsody in Blue, Photography 2023, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
The composers here are whale-sized. After emerging from the depths following their hunt, sperm whales may take a pause from their linear movement at the surface to socialize.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Platinum, Silver Gelatin
Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Illustrated by R. Kent, First Trade Edition Thus
$2,500Sale Price|41% Off
H 7.82 in W 6 in D 2.38 in
Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Illustrated by R. Kent, First Trade Edition Thus
By Rockwell Kent
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The historical ship, Essex, that was attacked by a sperm whale in 1820 was a major inspiration for much of Melville’s plot.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Books
Materials
Fabric, Paper
Hand Colored Map of Nantucket by Austin Strong (1881 - 1952), circa 1921
$2,800
H 17 in W 19.63 in D 0.63 in
Hand Colored Map of Nantucket by Austin Strong (1881 - 1952), circa 1921
Located in Nantucket, MA
The map illustrates the geographic locations and features on the island, in addition to Austin's own invented Nantucket Coat-of-Arms with Harpooner and Quaker flanking an inscribed s...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Folk Art Maps
Materials
Paper
Unbreakable Bond, Dominica by Cristina Mittermeier
By Cristina Mittermeier
Located in Chicago, IL
Please contact gallery for framed pricing. A pair of sperm whales share a dance through the crystal tides of Dominica.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Recent Sales
Sperm Whale Cufflinks in Solid 18 Karat Gold, Rose Gold, Sterling and Platinum
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W 0.24 in D 0.32 in L 1.19 in
Sperm Whale Cufflinks in Solid 18 Karat Gold, Rose Gold, Sterling and Platinum
By Diana Kim England
Located in Red Hook, NY
The name sperm whale is a shortened version for the spermaceti whale.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Cufflinks
Materials
14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum, Sterling Silver
19th Century Sailor done Whale Silhouette
Located in North Egremont, MA
The fragmentary lid of a seaman's trunk with a wonderful and iconic image of a sperm whale. The lid was at some point in it's life rescued from a Sailor's trunk where it may have fun...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
Tabua Ring is handmade of 24ct silver-plated bronze
Located in London, GB
Tabua is called a polished sperm whale tooth, which is an essential cultural item in Fijian society.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Tabua Ring is handmade of 24ct silver-plated bronze
Located in London, GB
Tabua is called a polished sperm whale tooth, which is an essential cultural item in Fijian society.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Starfruit Ring is handmade of 24ct gold-plated bronze
Located in London, GB
Tabua is called a polished sperm whale tooth, which is an essential cultural item in Fijian society.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Starfruit Ring is handmade of 24ct gold-plated bronze
Located in London, GB
Tabua is called a polished sperm whale tooth, which is an essential cultural item in Fijian society.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Tabua Ring is handmade of 24ct silver-plated bronze
Located in London, GB
Tabua is called a polished sperm whale tooth, which is an essential cultural item in Fijian society.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Tabua Ring is handmade of 24ct silver-plated bronze
Located in London, GB
Tabua is called a polished sperm whale tooth, which is an essential cultural item in Fijian society.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Tabua Ring is handmade of 24ct gold-plated bronze
Located in London, GB
Tabua is called a polished sperm whale tooth, which is an essential cultural item in Fijian society.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Tabua Ring is handmade of 24ct silver-plated bronze
Located in London, GB
Tabua is called a polished sperm whale tooth, which is an essential cultural item in Fijian society.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Materials
Bronze, Silver Plate
Tabua Ring is handmade of 24ct gold-plated bronze
Located in London, GB
Tabua is called a polished sperm whale tooth, which is an essential cultural item in Fijian society.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Rare First Period Argand Chandelier ca. 1800
Located in Snellegem, BE
The fuel used during that time was mostly sperm-whale oil, so only a really rich family could offord it in large quantities for burning it in chandeliers.
Category
20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Generations, Edition 350
Located in Stonington, CT
He has found ways to be part of their world: dived with research biologists and Humpback Whales, been within 50 feet of a Blue whale, observed River Dolphins in the Orinoco and Sperm...
Category
Early 2000s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sneak Peek, Edition 350
Located in Stonington, CT
He has found ways to be part of their world: dived with research biologists and Humpback Whales, been within 50 feet of a Blue whale, observed River Dolphins in the Orinoco and Sperm...
Category
Early 2000s American Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gray Cow and Calf II, Edition 350
Located in Stonington, CT
He has found ways to be part of their world: dived with research biologists and Humpback Whales, been within 50 feet of a Blue whale, observed River Dolphins in the Orinoco and Sperm...
Category
1990s American Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Inland, Edition 350
Located in Stonington, CT
He has found ways to be part of their world: dived with research biologists and Humpback Whales, been within 50 feet of a Blue whale, observed River Dolphins in the Orinoco and Sperm...
Category
Early 2000s American Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Blitzen (Rough Toothed Dolphin), Edition 350
Located in Stonington, CT
He has found ways to be part of their world: dived with research biologists and Humpback Whales, been within 50 feet of a Blue whale, observed River Dolphins in the Orinoco and Sperm...
Category
1990s American Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nantucket Sperm Whale Whirligig
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Sperm Whale Weather Vane Whirligig, having slender hand-whittled flukes with great graceful curve, and carved teeth.
Category
Antique 1890s American Folk Art Weathervanes
Materials
Wood
Sperm Whale Scrimshaw Nautical Faux Tooth
Located in Nottingham, GB
In good condition From a private collection Free international shipping Sperm Whale Scrimshaw Nautical Faux Tooth
Category
20th Century Nautical Objects
Materials
Resin
Hand Carved Rosewood Sperm Whale Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool hand carved rosewood sperm whale, circa the 1980s. The piece is in great condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Rosewood
Carved Sperm Whale, circa 1950s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage carved and painted sperm whale, by Willard Shepard (1912-1965), a beautifully carved-in-the-round small whale with inset black and red two-tone glass eyes, bas relief pectora...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
Folk Art Carved Sperm Whale
Located in Nantucket, MA
Contemporary Folk Art carved wooden sperm whale, made in the last ten years but in a manner to look much older.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Carved and Decorated Sperm Whale by M. Gracie, 1976
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage carved and polychromed wooden sperm whale by M. Gracie, South Dartmouth, MA, 1976, a skillfully carved sperm whale half-plaque, with open mouth exposing the lower jaw of teet...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
Outsider Painting in Acrylic of a Sperm Whale on Blue
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This is a great example of outsider art. This painting of a sperm whale is painted on a masonite board. At the center is a black sperm whale with an open mouth.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Outsider Painting in Acrylic of A Sperm Whale on Blue
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This is a great example of outsider art. This painting of a sperm whale is painted on a masonite board. At the center is a black sperm whale with an open mouth.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Masonite
Outsider Painting in Acrylic of a Sperm Whale on Blue
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This is a great example of outsider art. This painting of a sperm whale is painted on a masonite board. At the center is a black sperm whale with an open mouth.
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Masonite, Paint
Outsider Painting in Acrylic of a Sperm Whale on Blue
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This is a great example of outsider art. This painting of a sperm whale is painted on a masonite board. At the center is a black sperm whale with an open mouth.
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Masonite, Paint
Hand Carved and Decorated Sperm Whale Plaque, circa 1950 - 1960s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Hand Carved and Decorated Sperm Whale Plaque, circa 1950 - 1960s, a dramatic sculpture of a sperm whale attacking a whale boat, biting it in half, with a lone sailor poised w...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine
Carved and Decorated Sperm Whale Figure, circa 1900
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Carved Sperm Whale, circa 1900, a fine and early hand carved figure of a sperm whale with carved and painted detail to open jaw, in original black paint with highlights.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
Carved and Painted Sperm Whale Plaque by Clark Voorhees
By Clark Voorhees
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved and painted wooden sperm whale plaque, Clark G. Voorhees Jr. (1911-1980), Old Lyme, Connecticut, and Weston, Vermont, third quarter of the 20th century, signed with impressed ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American American Craftsman Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century Engraving of Sperm Whales, by Bertuch, 1790
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th Century Engraving of Sperm Whales, by Bertuch, 1790, an engraved zoological plate depicting what was thought to be two species of Sperm Whale (Physeter), the Cylindrical Pot-Wha...
Category
Antique 1790s German Other Prints
Materials
Paper
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 natural detail and mounted on a stepped wooden base with an inlaid bone heart bearing th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Verdigris Weather Vane in the Form of a Sperm Whale
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H 49.22 in W 24.81 in D 18.12 in
Late 19th Century Verdigris Weather Vane in the Form of a Sperm Whale
Located in London, GB
An unusual and charming verdigris weather vane with a sperm whale to the top, currently mounted on a wooden base.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Architectural Elements
Materials
Copper
18th Century Engraving of Sperm Whale and Dolphins, by Bertuch, 1790
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H 16.38 in W 18.13 in D 0.88 in
18th Century Engraving of Sperm Whale and Dolphins, by Bertuch, 1790
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th Century Engraving of a Sperm Whale and Dolphins, by Bertuch, 1790, an engraved zoological plate depicting a Sperm Whale (Physeter), and two species of Dolphin (appears to be a B...
Category
Antique 1790s Other Prints
Materials
Paper
scimshaw sperm whale teeth
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
Two engraved whales teeth one with a whaling scene
Category
Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Matt RixContemporary Modernist Naïve Style Animal Oil Painting - Submarine & Sperm Whale, 2020s
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H 17.13 in W 20.87 in
Contemporary Modernist Naïve Style Animal Oil Painting - Submarine & Sperm Whale
Located in Bristol, GB
SUBMARINE AND SPERM WHALE Size: 43.5 x 53 cm (including frame) Oil on board A very engaging nautical whale scene, painted in a naïve style in oil onto canvas, by British artist Matt...
Category
2010s Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
1979 Copper Sign of the Crab Nautical Sperm Whale Weathervane Whirligig 24"
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H 24 in W 23.5 in D 37 in
1979 Copper Sign of the Crab Nautical Sperm Whale Weathervane Whirligig 24"
Located in Dayton, OH
Features traditional cardinal directions in gilded iron, framed by a pair of graduated copper balls and topped with a hollow copper sperm whale. Includes instructions and brass mount...
Category
Vintage 1970s Garden Ornaments
Materials
Copper
Sperm Whale Carving by Clark Voorhees
By Clark Voorhees
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved and painted wooden whale plaque by the master carver Clark Voorhees (1911-1980). Carved from basswood with original paint and the original brass hanger on back. Signed with hi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Carved Sperm Whale from Reclaimed Burled Redwood
By Marcus Foley
Located in Nantucket, MA
Large whale carved from a solid piece of redwood by Nantucket artist Marcus Foley. A true one of a kind piece, the burled wood itself is a piece of art that flows through the carvin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Nautical Objects
19th Century Oil Painting Capturing a Sperm Whale
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This painting is a famous painting of a print first issued in 1835, believed to be the first indigenous American Whaling Print. It is derived from a sketch by a whaleman Cornelius Hu...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Paintings
Small Vintage Whale Plaque
Located in Nantucket, MA
The sperm whale is carved out of black walnut and is mounted on a molded walnut carved plaque.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Very Large Antique Whale Vertebrae #5
Located in Bradenton, FL
Natural weathered antique Whale Vertebrae. One section / specimen. Possibly sperm whale.
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
Carved Whale on Plaque
Located in Nantucket, MA
Sperm whale is carved from pine and mounted on oak, the frame is quarter sawn oak with gold painted molded liner.
Category
Late 20th Century North American Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak, Pine
Early 20th Century Folk Art Copper Whale Weathervane
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early weathervane in the form of a sperm whale in copper, of hollow body form with raised tail, open mouth and applied eyes.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Wonderful Large Hand Carved & Painted Wall Sculpture of a Whale
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Large hand crafted carved wood painted Sperm whale signed by master carpenter Ken Beckenhaupt.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hand-Caved Whale vs. Squid
By Randy Kolhoff
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Carved of white pine and painting in oils it depicts the drama of the deep. A sperm whale in life and death struggle with a giant squid. pierced carving and distressed to show age it...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Paint, Pine, Walnut
Spanish Modern Whale Paperweight in Oxidized Brass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A cast brass paperweight in a simply rendered but realistic likeness of a sperm whale with its tail curved upward. Impressed “Made in Spain” on underside.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Early 20th Century Rustic Carved Wooden Whale
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 20th century rustic carved wooden whale, circa 1910 or so, a rough hewn thick solid plank hand cut as a sperm whale with raised flukes and mouth agape.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Early Whale Weathervane Directional Hand Made
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This is and example of an early American Antique weather vane Sperm whale. Hand made by a skilled black smith the details are amazing.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American High Victorian Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
An early 19th century mariner’s walking cane
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An early 19th century mariner’s walking cane, the carved wrythen shaft with a plain octagonal top section running into a conforming handle carved from the tooth of a sperm whale, joi...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wood
Vintage Nantucket Basket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Tall form with ebony top surmounted by a delicately carved Sperm whale by Charlie Sayle. Interior of ebony top finely inscribed "June 1, 1953, Helen Morton Rae, Charles F.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Ebony, Oak, Rattan
Early Nantucket Creel Shaped Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Sayle first carved ebony Sperm Whales for him, and then carved whale tooth sperm whales, flying gulls and outlines of the island.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Rattan
Set of Two Whale Oil Lamps from Whaler's Ship
Located in Haarlem, NL
Many times he brought scrimshaws sperm whale teeth that he tried to sell. He once gave me a small engraved slice of tooth that I wore on my necklace.
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Iron
Moby Dick, Or The Whale by Herman Melville, Easton Press Collector's Ed., 1977
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H 10.25 in W 6.75 in D 1.75 in
Moby Dick, Or The Whale by Herman Melville, Easton Press Collector's Ed., 1977
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The historical ship, Essex, that was attacked by a sperm whale in 1820, was a massive inspiration for much of Melville’s plot.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Books
Materials
Leather, Silk, Paper
19th Century Whaling Panorama, circa 1890
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century Whaling Panorama, circa 1890, an oil on canvas view of whaling in the South Seas, with six boats lowered and three sperm whales in a flurry, three boats in peril and a c...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Georgian Horn Scrimshaw Folk Art English Hand Carved Beaker, circa 1810
Located in London, GB
Typically, it refers to the artwork created by whalers, engraved on the by-products of whales, such as bones or cartilage. It is most commonly made out of the bones and teeth of sper...
Category
Antique 1810s English Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bone
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Yann GuillonCaroline's Torso by Yann Guillon - Nude bronze sculpture, female torso, body, 1997
$5,505
H 11.82 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Caroline's Torso by Yann Guillon - Nude bronze sculpture, female torso, body
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Caroline's Torso is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 30 × 15 × 15 cm (11.8 × 5.9 × 5.9 in). Total height of the sculpture with base and shaft: 5...
Category
1990s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
$34,112
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 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
Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
Jennifer L. BakerFallen Angel Painting, Abstract Oil on Linen, Signed, 120x60 cm, 2026
$2,444
H 47.25 in W 23.63 in D 0.79 in
Fallen Angel Painting, Abstract Oil on Linen, Signed, 120x60 cm
By Jennifer L. Baker
Located in Silverthorne, CO
A dramatic expressionist painting dedicated to the soul of me before cancer, who believed in a benevolent universe, who saw signs and followed them, who somehow thought she would liv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Yayoi KusamaYayoi Kusama -Original HAND SIGNED 7/30 Pumpkin (Red) Sculpture on base with box, 1998
$188,900
H 3.25 in Dm 3.5 in
Yayoi Kusama -Original HAND SIGNED 7/30 Pumpkin (Red) Sculpture on base with box
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in New York, NY
Yayoi Kusama Extremely scarce - true collectors item - one of only 30 in the entire world hand signed by the artist. Original Limited Edition hand signed and numbered Pumpkin (Red),...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Ceramic, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker
Carlo Hauner for Forma, Brazilian Rosewood Queen Bed with Integrated Nightstand
$40,000
H 35 in W 134 in D 83 in
Carlo Hauner for Forma, Brazilian Rosewood Queen Bed with Integrated Nightstand
By Carlo Hauner
Located in New York, NY
Designed in the 1950s by Carlo Hauner for Forma, this exceptional Brazilian rosewood bed formed part of an ambitious and highly cohesive bedroom suite — a rare example of fully integ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Hardwood, Cane
Scott FroschauerNevermind - Playful Steel & Metal Street Sign Inspired Free Standing Sculpture, 2023
$825
H 32 in W 18 in
Nevermind - Playful Steel & Metal Street Sign Inspired Free Standing Sculpture
By Scott Froschauer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Positive street signs and mindful messages characterize the work of multidisciplinary artist Scott Froschauer. Froschauer utilizes a practice called "cultural jamming," which appropr...
Category
2010s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Metal, Steel
Laura MoriartyIndigo Meteorite - Abstract Geology Encaustic Geode Sculpture, 2025, 2025
$1,200
H 8 in W 10 in D 2.75 in
Indigo Meteorite - Abstract Geology Encaustic Geode Sculpture, 2025
By Laura Moriarty
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary encaustic sculpture, colorful layers of pigmented beeswax suggest a meteorite and geological formations. Handmade wood pedestal included in the price. Laura Mor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wax, Encaustic
Gillie and Marc SchattnerThey Rode to Save Wildlife (Red) 95/100 - Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 2010, 2025
$1,380
H 8.5 in W 8.25 in D 3 in
They Rode to Save Wildlife (Red) 95/100 - Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 2010
By Gillie and Marc Schattner
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary bronze figurative tabletop sculpture featuring animals is by Gillie and Marc. The British/Australian artistic duo of Gillie and Marc’s humorous bronze sculptures h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Drew Leshko"Bar" Miniature Wall-Mounted Storefront Sign by Drew Leshko, 2022
$1,600
H 17 in W 1.75 in D 10 in
"Bar" Miniature Wall-Mounted Storefront Sign by Drew Leshko
By Drew Leshko
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Bar" is original artwork made from paper, inkjet print, enamel, wire, chain, aluminum, and pastel by Drew Leshko. This piece measures 17”h x 1.75”w x 10”d. Paradi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Wire
Jean-Baptiste BaujaultBarbedienne Foundry Portrait of a Bearded Man, ca. 1880's
$900Sale Price|40% Off
H 12.75 in W 5.25 in D 4.5 in
Barbedienne Foundry Portrait of a Bearded Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Jean-Baptiste Baujault (1828-1899). Portrait of a Bearded Man, ca. 1880's Cast bronze on bronze base. Measures 12.75 x 5.25 x 4.5 inches. Created by the Ferdinand Barbedienne foun...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Takashi MurakamiTAKASHI MURAKAMI - HOMAGE TO FRANCIS BACON DIPTYCH Superflat, Pop Art, 2016
$6,469
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - HOMAGE TO FRANCIS BACON DIPTYCH Superflat, Pop Art
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
HOMAGE TO FRANCIS BACON (STUDY FOR HEAD OF ISABEL RAWSTHORNE AND GEORGE DYER) Date of creation: 2016 Medium: Offset lithograph with cold foil stamp on paper Edition: 113 and 114 of 3...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset
Airplane in landscape - landscape painting
By Jeroen Allart
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands. 'A farm stands before you on the horizon....
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Julie MarenBouquet - Colorful Acorns Wall Sculpture Neon Yellow Bright Pink Orange, 2022, 2022
$9,500
H 6 in Dm 50 in
Bouquet - Colorful Acorns Wall Sculpture Neon Yellow Bright Pink Orange, 2022
By Julie Maren
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary sculptural wall installation is comprised of more than 275 individual acorn caps mounted on brass pins - each cap is filled with plaster and paint in bright hues of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Frank SchottIRIS I - unique abstraction of colors in circular glass frame (45" diameter), 2013
$7,200
H 2 in Dm 45 in
IRIS I - unique abstraction of colors in circular glass frame (45" diameter)
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
a mesmerizing sea of blue, green and ocre color tones from an ongoing photography project since the late 1990s, capturing the details of the human iris and a pupil's unique abstracti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Photographic Film
Dylan MartinezSwedish Fish Glass Water Bag - Limited Edition Hyperreal Glass Sculpture, 2026
$6,000
H 13 in W 6.25 in D 4.5 in
Swedish Fish Glass Water Bag - Limited Edition Hyperreal Glass Sculpture
By Dylan Martinez
Located in East Quogue, NY
NEW! Limited Edition Hyperreal Swedish Fish glass water bag sculpture - solid and hollow glass by Dylan Martinez. Martinez's hyperreal sculptures are hand-molded, hot-sculpted glass...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Pierre YermiaFeline IV by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary animal sculpture, bronze, cat, elegant, 2018
$9,763
H 9.45 in W 35.44 in D 7.88 in
Feline IV by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary animal sculpture, bronze, cat, elegant
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
Feline IV is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 24 × 90 × 20 cm (9.4 × 35.4 × 7.9 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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Sperm Whale For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic sperm whale available at 1stDibs. A sperm whale — often made from wood, pine and softwood — can elevate any home. Find 11 options for an antique or vintage sperm whale now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect sperm whale — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each sperm whale bearing Folk Art hallmarks is very popular. Clark Voorhees, Wendy Lichtensteiger and Frank Finney each produced at least one beautiful sperm whale that is worth considering.
How Much is a Sperm Whale?
The average selling price for a sperm whale at 1stDibs is $1,400, while they’re typically $350 on the low end and $15,000 for the highest priced.