Whaling Ship
An Unusual Pencil Drawing of “Canton”, a Three-Masted Whaling Ship-at This Point
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual pencil drawing of “Canton“ a three masted whaling ship by Harold Wyllie. New Bedford was
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Drawings
Materials
Paper
$3,072
H 16 in W 17 in D 0.1 in
19th Century Walnut Box With Bone and Mother Of Pearl Inlay
Located in Stamford, CT
crafted box would have been made during the long voyage of a whaling ship. The star inlay at center is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
Sag Harbor Whale Scrimshaw Cribbage Board
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Argonaut. A whaling ship from Sag Harbor New York from 1814-1832. The detailed carving is amazing with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Frederick Leo Hunter "Old New Bedford Whaler Andrew Hicks" C. 1929 Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
attention to atmospheric detail, depicts the majestic whaling ship **Andrew Hicks** navigating the turbulent
Category
Early 20th Century American British Colonial Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
$1,495
H 21.5 in W 27.625 in D 1 in
Set of two Mystic Seaport Whaling Woodblock Prints by James Arnold
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Set of two Mystic Seaport whaling woodblock prints, titled “The Ship Joseph Conrad”, and “Whaleship
Category
Vintage 1920s Edwardian Prints
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
$270 Sale Price
40% Off
H 27 in W 11 in D 1 in
18th or 19th Century French Ship Chandler's Trade Sign
Located in Nantucket, MA
catering to the whaling trade (what other ships needed barrel making on par with a rope walk?) that retains
Category
Antique 1790s French Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
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ASailor-Made Whalebone Fid With Ebony Inlay
Located in Woodbury, CT
used by sailors aboard whaling ships for many tasks to include splicing lines and punching holes in
Category
20th Century American Nautical Objects
Materials
Ebony
Large 19th Century Quadruple Gimballed Whaling Oil Light
Located in Haarlem, NL
Impressive and unique in its size this large rare oil whaling ship lamp.
It is heavy because it is
Category
Antique 19th Century British Nautical Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century Original Whaling Painting by Benjamin Russell, circa 1880
By Benjamin Russell
Located in Nantucket, MA
, Massachusetts in 1804 to a wealthy family. He spent a few years working as a cooper aboard a whaling ship
Category
Antique 1880s American Other Paintings
Materials
Other
Early 19th century Scrimshaw
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An amazing piece of Whaling history. This piece was created on the Ship Argonaut in 1817. The
Category
Antique 1810s American American Colonial Historical Memorabilia
19th Century Whaleman's Letter Delivered on Whaling Grounds in the Indian Ocean
Located in Nantucket, MA
delivered to Captain Charles Gifford of New Bedford, master of the whaling Ship BENJAMIN TUCKER IN 1855, the
Category
Antique 1870s American Federal Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
H 18 in W 13.25 in D 0.5 in
Set of Three Nantucket Lightship Baskets
Located in Chicago, IL
region of the US and were first created by crewmen on whaling ships and lightship vessels as a way of
Category
Late 20th Century American Rustic Decorative Baskets
Materials
Rattan, Oak
Antique Oak and Brass Ships Wheel and Salters Scales for Whale Meat 19th Century
Located in London, GB
in date.
This exceptional nautical collectable was recovered from a whaling ship and features
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
H 29.14 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
19th Century Scrimshaw Snuff Box
Located in London, GB
probably began on whaling ships in the late 18th century and survived until the ban on commercial whaling
Category
Antique 1820s British Folk Art Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Bone
Scrimshaw originale di un dente di balena inciso datato 1853 lunghezza inch 7.7
Located in Milan, IT
reca la seguente incisione Arctic whaling Ship Kathleen 1853 con foglie e fiori.
Buono stato, qualche
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Nautical Objects
Materials
Teeth
H 1.7 in W 7.7 in D 2.4 in
Scrimshaw of engraved whale tooth and excellent workmanship datable to around 1850
Located in Milan, IT
. Palmer. Di lato la seguente scritta: The Whaling Ship ROMULUS. Sul fondo le iniziali del capitano M.P
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Nautical Objects
Materials
Teeth
18th or 19th Century French Ship Chandler's Trade Sign
Located in Nantucket, MA
catering to the whaling trade (what other ships needed barrel making on par with a rope walk?) that retains
Category
Antique 1790s French Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
Moby Dick by Herman Melville, First Edition, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent, 1930
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
amount of time on the whaling vessel, Acushnet, and acquired first-hand whaling experience on the ship
Category
Vintage 1930s American Books
Materials
Paper
H 8 in W 6 in D 2.5 in
Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Illustrated by Boardman Robinson, Easton Press
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
spent a substantial amount of time on the whaling vessel, Acushnet, and acquired first-hand whaling
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Books
Materials
Leather, Silk, Paper
H 10.25 in W 6.88 in D 1.88 in
Moby Dick, Or The Whale by Herman Melville, Easton Press Collector's Ed., 1977
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
acquired first-hand whaling experience on the ship. The historical ship, Essex, that was attacked by a
Category
Vintage 1970s American Books
Materials
Leather, Silk, Paper
H 10.25 in W 6.75 in D 1.75 in
Antique Print of a Whaling Ship by Brandard, circa 1880
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Whalers'. Steel engraving of a whaling ship. Engraved by R. Brandard after a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Large 19th Century Quadruple Gimballed Whaling Oil Light
Located in Haarlem, NL
Impressive and unique in its size this large rare oil whaling ship lamp.
It is heavy because it
Category
Antique 19th Century British Nautical Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century Antique Scrimshaw of an Engraved Whale Tooth Ancient Marine Art
Located in Milan, IT
brig / whaling ship.
The back of the tooth bears the following incision THE WHALE SHIP GLEANER.
Very
Category
Antique 1850s Nautical Objects
Materials
Teeth
H 1.5 in W 1.6 in D 5.5 in
19th Century Scrimshaw Engraved Whale Tooth Fine Antique Nautical Workmanship
Located in Milan, IT
form and to the different products of this art, born on board American whaling ships between 1745 and
Category
Antique 1850s Desk Sets
Materials
Bone
H 4.3 in W 1.55 in D 1 in
1835s Scrimshaw Vertically Engraved Whale Tooth Antique Nautical Workmanship
Located in Milan, IT
to the different products of this art, born on board American whaling ships between 1745 and 1759 as
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
the different products of this art, born on board American whaling ships between 1745 and 1759 as a
Category
Antique 1850s Nautical Objects
Materials
Teeth
H 5 in W 1.5 in D 2.6 in
19th Century Scrimshaw of Antique Engraved Whale Tooth Fine Nautical Workmanship
Located in Milan, IT
products of this art, born on board American whaling ships between 1745 and 1759 as a way to occupy time
Category
Antique 1850s Nautical Objects
Materials
Bone
H 5.5 in W 1.5 in D 1.8 in
19th Century Scrimshaw of an Engraved Whale Tooth Antique Nautical Workmanship
Located in Milan, IT
board American whaling ships between 1745 and 1759 as a way to occupy time during the long leisure hours
Category
Antique 1850s Nautical Objects
Materials
Bone
H 5.5 in W 1.6 in D 2 in
The Hudson River: 1850-1918: A Photographic Portrait, 1st Ed Pre-Publication
Located in valatie, NY
monopolies, Indian settlements, whaling ships, and the showboat era are some of the subjects covered in the
Category
Vintage 1980s American Books
Materials
Paper
H 11.25 in W 9 in D 0.75 in
19th Century English Hunting Scene Scrimshaw Beaker
Located in London, GB
practice of sailors on whaling ships creating common tools, where the by-products of whales were readily
Category
Antique 1850s British Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Bone
Late 19th Century Scrimshaw Beaker
Located in London, GB
ships in the late 18th century and survived until the ban on commercial whaling. The practice survives
Category
Antique 1880s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bone
Cape Cod Gardens and Houses by Catherine Fallin Taylor Lewis Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
merchant seamen, whaling ships and the China trade, pirates and commercial fishermen, the Cape was settled
Category
20th Century American American Classical Books
Materials
Paper
Large Watercolor Painting of a Nantucket Whaling Ship
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A large and colorful mid-20th century watercolor painting of the Nantucket Whaling ship, Factor.
Category
Vintage 1940s American American Classical Paintings
Materials
Paper
Anna Keys, “Pappa’s ship”
Located in London, GB
Delightful Naive Folk Art Needlework Picture
Depicting Two Whaling Ships and Whales in a Choppy
Category
Antique 1860s South American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Whaling Scene Painting, Danish or American School
Located in Litchfield, CT
: Sanford Smith Gallery, New York
This wonderful rendering of a whaling scene depicting an American whaling
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Scrimshaws (set of 2)
Located in San Francisco, CA
whaling ships. Signed by artist.
Category
20th Century Decorative Objects
Antique Whalebone Dominoes
Located in North Beninngton, VT
Set of Whalebone Dominoes. Probably made by a sailor on a whaling ship in the 1800's. One piece
Category
Antique 19th Century American More Folk Art
Materials
Bone, Ink
William Wilke “Niantic Hotel, San Francisco”, Oil Painting on Panel, c. 1930s
Located in San Francisco, CA
intended for trade with China, but spent nearly two decades primarily as a whaling ship. As the gold rush
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint, Plywood
H 36.88 in W 27.88 in D 0.25 in
Charles Norgan Ship Box Diorama
Located in New York City, NY
A unique diorama of the Charles W Morgan, the last whaling ship in the US. Handmade and set within
Category
Early 20th Century American Shadow Boxes
Baleen Inkwell Inlaid with Whale's Tooth
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
commonly by sailors working on whaling ships in the late 18th century. Pictures or designs were etched on
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Inkwells
Materials
Bone, Ebony
Very Rare Mid-19th Century Carved Whale Bone Skull Set with Human Teeth
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
England whaling ship and its meticulous creation would have helped pass the long hours at sea. Whale bone
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone
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Antique 19th Century European Decorative Boxes
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Elegant small Biedermeier half cabinet from Southern Germany, circa 1830. The charming piece is veneered in richly grained walnut on a solid spruce body, displaying the warm tones an...
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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Chinese Celadon Glazed Lotus Charger, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
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Early silver gelatin photograph print of the Gaff rigged yacht Wayward by Beken
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Category
Antique Early 1900s English Prints
Materials
Paper
$378
H 18.11 in W 16.5 in D 0.1 in
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By Andrew Grant Kurtis
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Winding River
by Andrew Grant Kurtis (British, 20th century)
signed oil on canvas, framed
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Provenance: Private collection, UK
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Materials
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30% Off
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Whaling Ship For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the whaling ship you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A whaling ship — often made from bone, paper and wood — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a whaling ship — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A whaling ship, designed in the folk art, Baroque or Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one whaling ship that is appealing in its simplicity, but Benjamin Russell produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Whaling Ship?
The average selling price for a whaling ship at 1stDibs is $2,488, while they’re typically $87 on the low end and $45,000 for the highest priced.