Sold2021INUIT WHALEBONE-HANDLED WHISK BROOMINUIT WHALEBONE-HANDLED WHISK BROOMLate 19th CenturyOpenwork handle carved as a hand grasping an animalistic figure.Total length approx. 10".See Sold Price
Sold2022CANE WITH HANDLE CARVED AS THE HEAD OF A BULLDOG 19thCANE WITH HANDLE CARVED AS THE HEAD OF A BULLDOG 19th Century Walrus ivory handle and elongated throat. Bulldog with inset amber glass bead eyes and a silver metal collar. Whalebone shaft with metal fSee Sold Price
Sold202010 WHALEBONE WHISTLESLot of 10 sailor-made 19th century carved whalebone whistles, about 2.5 inches long.See Sold Price
Sold2015(2) 19th c. hand painted fans in shadowboxesPair of 19th century hand painted fans with carved ivory, mounted in gilt shadowbox frames: (1) depicting a courting couple, 19"h x 25"w, and (1) beaded silk and ivory, depicting a villa on a lake witSee Sold Price
Sold202419th C. Whalebone Spiral Carved Cane19th Century Whalebone Spiral Carved Cane. This cane has a graduating knob at top, spiral carved lower section, herringbone center section, and diamond carved upper section. Measures 39" long and apprSee Sold Price
Sold2023RARE SAILOR MADE KNITTING NEEDLES Mid 19th c., whalebone and carved baleen and wood knittingRARE SAILOR MADE KNITTING NEEDLES Mid 19th c., whalebone and carved baleen and wood knitting needles, 13" l.See Sold Price
Sold202319th C. Indo-Persian / Mughal Musician FigureSouth Asia, India, Indo-Persian / Mughal culture, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved elephant ivory figurine of a male musician standing upon a wood base and wearing a long coat, sash, fSee Sold Price
Sold202219th C. Tlingit Haida Walrus Ivory Amulets Sturgeon + RavenNative American, Pacific Northwest Coast, United States or Canada, Tlingit or Haida people, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A hand carved walrus ivory amulet and pendant, both shaped as stylizedSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. Japanese Okimono Figure Dikokuten (Lucky God)**First Time At Auction** East Asia, Japan, Meiji period, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved elephant ivory okimono figurine of Daikokuten (Daikoku), one of the Seven Lucky Gods, holdingSee Sold Price
Sold201719th C. Eskimo Ivory Tool - Thunderbird ImageryNative American, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, Eskimo, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved walrus ivory tool, possibly a harpoon counterweight or a small breast yoke to help carry heaSee Sold Price
Sold2023WHALEBONE "BRASS KNUCKLES" Second Half of the 19th Century Length 4.75".WHALEBONE ";BRASS KNUCKLES";Second Half of the 19th CenturyCrudely carved from a single piece of whalebone.Length 4.75";. Notes:A similar example was part of the Barbara Johnson Whaling Collection, SoSee Sold Price
Sold2017Signed 19th C Hand Carved Japanese Nesuke TurtleSigned 19th C Hand Carved Japanese Nesuke Turtle Backed Traveler. Looks like a turtle from one side, but reveals a traveler when turned over. Signed under one foot. Hand-carved bone; measures 1.75 incSee Sold Price
2021Carved Whalebone Model Ship, probably French PrisonerCarved Whalebone Model Ship, probably French Prisoner of War-made, late 18th/early 19th century, with extensive rigging and details, all whalebone carvings of deck, side planks and pegs, masts, and itSee Sold Price
Sold2022APPROX. THIRTY-FOUR ASSORTED WHALEBONE, IVORY ANDAPPROX. THIRTY-FOUR ASSORTED WHALEBONE, IVORY AND BALEEN ITEMS 19th Century Includes Inuit spearheads, sewing knives, bodkins and more. Lengths to 13.5”.See Sold Price
Sold2022Carved Antique Whalebone Cane, 19th CenturyCarved Antique Whalebone Cane, 19th Century, with carved tassel decoration, brass collar, pine shaft, ending in brass ferruleSee Sold Price
Sold202219th C. Inuit Walrus Ivory Smoking Pipe w/ Polar BearNative American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Inuit, Yupik, Inupiat (Inupiaq), ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A charming hand-carved walrus ivory pipe with a polar bear standing on theSee Sold Price
Sold2022Sailor, Perpetual Calendar CaneUSA, 19th century wood, whalebone 38” x 1.5” Sailor made cane with carved whalebone handle and faceted perpetual calendar shaft and copper tip. Tags: folk art, vernacular, whaling, time, cSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. Indonesian Kris w/ Repousse Silver SheathSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A personal ceremonial sword known as a kris (also keris) with a hand-carved dugong ivory handle bearing an abstract phytomorphic form; benSee Sold Price
Sold2021WHALEBONE AND IVORY SINGLE SWIFTWHALEBONE AND IVORY SINGLE SWIFTMid-19th CenturyYarn ball cup and clamp with incised sealing wax banding. Nice ring turning throughout.Height 21.75'.See Sold Price
Sold2015Carved Coconut & Whalebone LadleAmerica, 19th century. coconut shell with mermaid carving and shaped whalebone handle. L13" Private Collection of a Carolina Gentleman. No international shipping or sales of this lot. No shipping or sSee Sold Price
Sold2022WHALEBONE DITTY BOX 19th Century Height 3.5”. Length 6.5”. Width 5.25”.WHALEBONE DITTY BOX19th CenturyBeautifully carved fingers. Wood base. Lacking cover.Height 3.5”. Length 6.5”. Width 5.25”.See Sold Price
Sold2023A whalebone walking stick,A whalebone walking stick, A whalebone walking stick, 19th century, the carved finial modelled as a fist, over two plain cuffs separated by horn inlays, the shaft carved with geometric motifs over a pSee Sold Price
Sold2024Japanese Meiji Ivory Card Holder + Victorian MenuEast Asia, Japan, Meiji period, ca. 19th century; Northern Europe, England, Victorian period, ca. late 19th century CE. A lovely figural place card holder, hand-carved from ivory to present a child drSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. Indonesian Kris w/ Silver Sheath & Ivory HandleSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A forged-steel kris with a straight profile and a projecting hand guard. The abstract phytomorphic handle is hand-carved from dugong ivory, andSee Sold Price
Jun 07Jasper5219th C. Wooden Hand Carved Large Springerle Cookie Board Press Stamp, Horse And Rider$50