Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art

A CHARMING SAILORWORK JEWEL CASKET, CIRCA 1860 carved in the round with reliefs framed with parquetry borders, the designs including a swan; lover...

A SAILOR'S WOOLWORK PICTURE, CIRCA 1865 depicting a two-deck auxillary man o' war with raised funnel sailing in a choppy sea, with finely detailed...

AN INTERESTING LATE 18TH CENTURY POLISHED 'BUG BEAR' NUT OF WHALING INTEREST carved overall with six whale profiles, a three-masted whaler and thr...

A SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED COCONUT SAILOR'S SWEETHEART GOBLET, CIRCA 1840 incised in the round and depicting a three-masted warship at sail off a headl...

A 19TH CENTURY SAILOR'S WOOLWORK PICTURE depicting a three-masted man 'o war underway -- 17¼ x 21½in. (44 x 55cm.)

Ø AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY IVORY TEE TOTUM engraved with numbers over 25 sides, one surface with finely worked crown -- 1½in. (4cm.); 60g

Ø A MID-19TH CENTURY FIJIAN TABUA, CIRCA 1840 comprising a plain sided sperm whale tooth drilled at each end and complete with coconut husk suspen...

AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR PAIR OF BONE SALAD SERVERS, CIRCA 1800 carved overall, the fork with period repair -- 12½i...

TWO EARLY 19TH CENTURY NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE STATUETTES carved from shin bone in the form of a fashionable gentleman in tailcoat, top ha...

Ø A FINE AND RARE SAILOR-MADE WHALEBONE AND MARINE IVORY SILVER-MOUNTED ARCHITECTURAL WALKING STICK, CIRCA 1860 the tapering four-stage shaft fini...

Ø A SAILOR-MADE WHALEBONE AND MARINE IVORY WALKING STICK, CIRCA 1870 wth tapering barley-twist shaft with tortoiseshell inlay and marine ivory dom...

Ø A SAILOR-MADE WHALEBONE AND MARINE IVORY WALKING STICK, CIRCA 1890 with plain tapering whale bone shaft, wooden divider to handle to the form of...

Ø A 19TH CENTURY WHALEBONE WALKING STICK the plain tapering shaft with silver-mounted neck piece, and square section handle inscribed FCH -- 35in....

Ø A 19TH CENTURY SAILORWORK SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALEBONE STAY BUSK incised near the top with scenes the South Downs off Dover and a Solent fort n...

Ø TWO MARINE IVORY INUIT CARVINGS, CIRCA 1900 comprising a walrus; and a sperm whale on pedestal mount -- walrus 4½in. (11.5cm) wide; 103g (combin...

Ø A PAIR OF WHALE EAR BONES, CIRCA 1905 of typical form, one with remnants of pasted label dated '27.7.1905' -- 6in. (15cm.) wide; 1,838g (combine...

Ø A LARGE INUIT SCRIMSHAW DECORATED CRIBBAGE BOARD WALRUS TUSK, CIRCA 1910 the top depicting an Inuit with his canoe, and polar bear capturing a s...

Ø A 19TH CENTURY SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH incised overall with natural history scenes comprising a giant Galapagos tortoise, a full profi...

Ø A LARGE 19TH CENTURY SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH incised over one side with Byzantium townscape -- 8½in. (21.5cm.); 831g

Ø A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY SCRIMSHAW DECORATED AMERICAN WALRUS TUSKS each incised over one side with sailors, sweethearts, the American crest and a ...

Ø AN UNUSUAL PAIR OF SAILORWORK SCRIMSHAW DECORATED TEETH, CIRCA 1840 each incised over one side with portraits of Queen Victoria and her half-sis...

Ø A 19TH CENTURY SAILORWORK SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH incised over both sides with King Neptune riding a hippocamp, three-masted Royal Nav...

Ø A 19TH CENTURY SAILORWORK SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH incised over both sides and depicting an American and French whaler underway -- 4½in...

Ø A 19TH CENTURY SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH COMMEMORATING ADMIRAL NELSON AND H.M.S. VICTORY incised over both sides depicting a view of the...

Ø A 19TH CENTURY SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH COMMEMORATING AMERICA AND HER BRITISH AND FRENCH ALLIES incised over one side with depiction of...

Ø A 19TH CENTURY SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH incised with a half-length view of a huntsman with percussion rifle pursuing a duck, and inscri...

A MARQUETRY WORK BOX, CIRCA 1850 the lid inlaid with depiction of an early twin funnel paddle steamer within Tunbridgeware border, compartmented t...