whale's teeth - scrimshaw
66 item(s) found, 1-50 shown:
Scrimshaw whale bone and mahogany Ditty box 19th century, likely English Riveted construction, good patina. Height 9.8 cm. Width 25 cm. Depth 13 cm
Two scrimshaw engraved Whales' Teeth mid 20th century, depicting Victorian lady and gentleman sailor. Length 13 cm
A small whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting a ship and whale. Crudely carved. Length 10 cm
A small whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting 'The Horatio 1877'. Signed illegibly. Length 11 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting a dock yard scene '1860'. Inscribed on reverse 'Weighing whale bone Natucket'. Length 11 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting a burning warehouse, cargo and two battleships. Inscribed on reverse 'Battle of turtle Bay'. Length 11 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting the lookout up the mast. Inscribed 'Looking for whale 1869'. Length 11 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting a ship's 'Mate' at work. Length 10 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting a man on the run. Inscribed on reverse 'Ship Runaway 1867'. Length 13 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting a dancing man. Inscribed on reserve 'Ship dancing girl 1861'. Length 13 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting the ship 'Orca'. Inscribed on reverse 'Taking on water Isles of FeeGee 1871'. Length 10 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting the ship 'Firewitch. R. I. 1860'. Inscribed on reverse 'P. Crooke. Master'. Length 11 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting a 'Griffin' and a whale date 1871. Inscribed on reverse 'T. Parr of Boston master'. Length 13 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting an American sailing ship. Inscribed 'Moon 1870' on reverse. Length 11 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting the ships navigator and chart. Inscribed on reverse 'Captain/Where lies the whale'. Length 12 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting a sailor and ship. Inscribed 'Going to seek whales'. Length 12 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting a sailor lashing a sail. Inscribed 'Able Seaman'. Length 12 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting a sailor, flag and canon '1835'. Inscribed to reverse 'Cornelia, formerly Slaver Venus taken off Calabar 1828'. Length 13 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting Lady Liberty with flag and eagle, inscribed 'Ship Excelsior 1857'. Length 12 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting whales, seal, polar bear, walrus and bird. Length 14 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting a whale and whaling boat. Inscribed to reverse 'Whaling off New Zealand '. Length 14 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw flask depicting a ship with brass hinged cap to base. Length 14 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting a highland Scotsman and Scotswoman to reverse side. Length 18 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting a whale and whale boat. Inscribed to reverse 'Fast to a sperm whale'. Length 12 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting a whale smashing a boat. Inscribed 'A dead whale or a stove boat/ship Franklin Whitby 1864'. Length 12 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting a whale and a giant squid. Inscribed 'Sperm Whale vs Giant Squid'. Length 11 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting whaling boat harpooning a whale. Inscribed to reverse 'Moonfire 1870'. Tooth capped with ivory at base. Length 13 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting a Maori chief with taiaha to one side and crudely carved chief to the other. Length 15 cm
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting a church tower to one side and Maori chief to the other. Length 16 cm
A large scrimshaw whale's tooth, New Zealand /Australia; 19th century engraved with an image of the three masted whaling ship 'Pacific' and compass points formed by intersecting harpoons inscribed 28th January 1860, Captain Sherburd,…
A very fine scrimshaw whale's tooth, 19th century, finely engraved with a ship to one side and a whaling scene to the other, 12 cm long
Pair of rare stands made for displaying scrimshaw (decorated sperm whale teeth), made from Tasmanian blackwood and superbly crafted in a combination of wood turning and carving and joined with a spiral screw
Whale tooth scrimshaw of a period lady, head and shoulders image, with faint patina and yellowing
A 19th century scrimshaw sperm whale tooth finely etched with the figure of a young boy with a can. Length 16.5 cm
Scrimshaw c1750-1850, of Unknown, origin. Well toned large whale teeth each with faint image. One male, one female. Teeth show age and use. (2)
19th century whale pan bone, etched with a two mast and a three mast boat, 14.5 x 23.5 cm
Carved figure, possibly whale's tooth or mammal's tusk. Height 17 cm
A 19th century scrimshaw Sperm whale tooth with etched decoration of a dandy with a dog and on reverse, finely etched with the figure of a young boy with a can. Length 16.5 cm
A pair of Sperm Whales tooth and ebonised bookends, original descriptive label to the underside. Height 11 cm
A large whale's tooth painted with a Sketch of a a Whaling vessel, mounted on an oval whale's tooth section. Length 20.5 cm
A collection of scrimshaw, including a whale?s tooth scrimshaw engraved with sailor in a cannon, a whales tooth scrimshaw engraved with a three-masted sailing ship in full sail, a whale?s tooth scrimshaw engraved with Hm steam Frigate ?warrior?, a whale?…
A 19th century whale tooth scrimshaw, carved with a scene of 19th century Fremantle as recorded from landmarks taken from Monument Hill including the Roundhouse, Arthur head Rottnest River Estuary and Carnack Island, 16 cm
Antique carved Whales tooth scrimshaw depicting the figure of Confucius on stand. Height 13 cm
Whale tooth scrimshaw. Engraved with tall ship and titled 'Ship, new Bedford'. Reverse engraved with scene of a sperm whale and hunting party
A group of eight whales' tooth scrimshaws, 19th century, the teeth incised as follows: a young man, a canon and six flags bearing the British ensign, 11.…
Whale tooth scrimshaw, depicting whaling scenes and gold mining in the mountains, 12 cm long
Scrimshaw on bone, depicting whale and three small whale boats with sails, inscribed 'Sperm Whaling 1857'. Approx, 16.5 cm long
A 19th century scrimshaw whale's tooth, incised with a scene showing a tall ship hunting a whale in rough seas, polychrome highlights, 16 cm high
A 19th century scrimshaw whale's tooth incised with a scene depicting girl in a flowing dress, standing at the entrance to a castle, polychrome highlights, 16.5 cm high
A scrimshaw whale's tooth, incised with an image of a tall ship at sea, with long boats and submerged whales in the foreground, 18 cm high.
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