*205. A VERY ATTRACTIVE, 19TH CENTURY, POLYCHROME COLORED

TOOTH. One side has along bottom three different views of a sailing ship. The

water which goes completely around the base of the tooth is colored green.

Above the vessels are two pots of delicate flowers and two small trees. All the

leaves are colored green and flowers are red and gold. Pots also with red high-

lights. Reverse with port view of a ship that has another pot of delicate flowers

above it. Everything on this side also colored like first side. 5 1/4" tall x 2 1/2"

wide. Condition excellent. Nice age color. Circa 1840. This is an exceptionally

pretty scrimshaw tooth.

sold

206. WHALING AND SCRIMSHAW AUCTION CATALOG. "The Whaling

Collection of The Late Richard J. Wehle". May 30, 1990. Richard Bourne

Company, Hyannis, MA. Important catalog of this well known and respected whaling and nauti-

cal collection. Lots of good scrimshaw and whaling implements. Price key. Excellent reference. Have a few

copies available. Each

25.00

*207. LARGE WHALEBONE FID. Length 12 1/2". Diameter of mushroom shaped top 1 3/4". Has two finely

incised lines decorating upper portion. Condition excellent. Deep age

color throughout. Nice early working tool. Circa 1850.

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*208. LARGE WHALEBONE FID WITH INITIALS. Overall length

12 1/4". Diameter at top 1 5/8". Has two deeply incised lines decorat-

ing upper portion. Crudely cut into very top are initials

"DWO/SHIP/CM". These letters appear absolutely authentic to me and could denote ownership by a sailor

aboard the Morgan but there is no way to prove that. Condition fine. Great age patina. Circa 1850.

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*209. 20TH CENTURY SCRIMSHAW TOOTH...CHARLES W. MORGAN. Exact tooth illus-

trated page 52 in Flayderman's "Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders". Desirable size and shape

measuring 7 1/2" high x 3 1/2" wide. This is a 19th century tooth that the artist smoothed

one side only leaving reverse in natural state as when it came out of whale. Front with lower

half depicting a sailor seated on a barrel while he smokes a pipe and wears a straw hat.

Above him is a seagull, the port view of a ship with old English caption below "Charles W.

Morgan". The lower right corner is signed "FRANK". The quality of the engraving is absolute-

ly remarkable with attention paid to the most minute details. Condition excellent. Side that

was engraved with lighter patina than reverse which was left untouched and has a beautiful

deep age color. Has a simple wood display stand. This is the work of very well known

Portuguese/Azorian artist Frank Barcelos who came to America and settled in the New

Bedford area. He began his career as an illustrator and the professional quality of work on

this tooth bears that out. I would guess this piece would date at least back to 1960's. I

bought it from Norm 34 years ago and was so attracted to the quality and subject that I just always kept it

around and never offered it until now. Has to rank amongst the very best examples of Frank's work. 5975.00

*210. POLYCHROME COLORED SCRIMSHAW TOOTH WITH WHALING SCENE. One side

boldly engraved depicting stbd view of ship. Below waterline col-

ored red with water being blue/green. Reverse with well known,

19th century, whaling scene depicting large Sperm Whale rolled

over on his back as he is about to be lanced by a man in a long-

boat. Red and blue/green coloring in water surrounding whale.

Scene undoubtedly a variation taken from famous and widely

circulated, 19th century print titled "South Sea Whale Fishery". 5 3/4" l. x 2 1/2"w. Condition

fine. Great age patina. Beautiful quality workmanship.

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*211. SCRIMSHAW WALKING STICK with tapered

whalebone shaft. Overall length 32 3/4". Upper han-

dle section 4" long and made of whale ivory with baleen washers at

joints. Faceted knob that has 16, dot sized, baleen inlays. Condition excellent. Fine age color especially on

whale ivory. Not a heavy cane so possibly for use by a lady. Overall a very nice quality example of its type.

Circa 1850.

1475.00