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Scrimshaw — Precious Objects - Dunbar Sloane Ltd.

$856
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting whales, seal, polar bear…
$834
A whale's tooth scrimshaw flask depicting a ship with brass …
$830
Scrimshaw of an American Whaler Length 16 cm
$746
A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting a whale and whaling boat…








Auction House: Dunbar Sloane Ltd.
Number of lots recorded: 28
Lots with images: 28
Prices available: 28
Category: Scrimshaw



Lot Description Price Image
*** A whale's tooth scrimshaw depicting whales, seal, polar bear, walrus and bird. Length 14 cm ***
*** A whale's tooth scrimshaw flask depicting a ship with brass hinged cap to base. Length 14 cm ***
*** Scrimshaw of an American Whaler Length 16 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 depicting a highland Scotsman and Scotswoman to reverse side. Length 18 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 the ship ‘Firewitch. R. I. 1860’. Inscribed on reverse ‘P. Crooke. Master’. Length 11 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 the lookout up the mast. Inscribed ‘Looking for whale 1869’. Length 11 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 church tower to one side and Maori chief to the other. Length 16 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 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 lady Liberty with flag and eagle, inscribed ‘Ship Excelsior 1857’. 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 a sailor lashing a sail. Inscribed ‘Able Seaman’. Length 12 cm ***

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