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Martha's Vineyard Folk Art Sperm Whale Plaque, by K. Emack

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  • Folk Art Brigantine Weathervane by Frank Adams, Martha's Vineyard, circa 1930s
    Located in Nantucket, MA
    Folk Art Brigantine Weathervane by Frank Adams (1871 - 1944), West Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, circa 1930s, a hand built weathervane of a brigantine with square-rigged foremast and fore-and-aft-rigged mainmast, with wooden hull, characteristic cut sheet metal sails with folded fore-edges, and wire rigging. The weathervane is in original nicely weathered paint and condition. Frank Adams was a folk artist on the Vineyard best known for his duck decoys, but also for these weathervanes, ship models, miniature decoys...
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  • 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. A ve...
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    Early 20th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects

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    Pine

  • Schooling Mackerel by Barnaby Porter, circa 1970's
    Located in Nantucket, MA
    Schooling Mackerel by Barnaby Porter, circa 1970s, a sculpture made from reclaimed wood on the mid-coast of Maine. Porter used old found wood to cut and hand paint these three mackerel "weathervanes," mounted together as a school - this was part of an original room-sized installation. The sculpture is in excellent, as made "distressed" condition as shown in photographs. Porter's work has been exhibited in the Farnsworth Museum and elsewhere and has been featured in the TV show, "Made in Maine', and in magazines such as Fine Woodworking...
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    Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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  • 19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Woolie of a Square-Rigged Ship, circa 1850
    Located in Nantucket, MA
    19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Woolie of a Square-Rigged Ship, circa 1850, a sailor's folk art hand stitched wool yarn picture of a British single decker Ship of the Line, flying the...
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    Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects

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  • 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 of a bluff-bowed and wide abeam whale ship. The model wa...
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    Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects

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  • Mid 20th Century Folk Art Cowboy Rodeo Whirligig
    Located in Nantucket, MA
    Mid 20th century Folk Art cowboy Rodeo Whirligig, circa 1940s to 50s, comprising four carved and painted cowboys mounted on horseback riding in a circle a...
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