19th-Century Hand Carved Whale Bone or Ivory Kni

INUIT WHALEBONE-HANDLED WHISK BROOMLate 19th CenturyOpenwork handle carved as a hand grasping an animalistic figure.Total length approx. 10".

CANE 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 f

Lot of 10 sailor-made 19th century carved whalebone whistles, about 2.5 inches long.

Pair 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 wit

RARE SAILOR MADE KNITTING NEEDLES Mid 19th c., whalebone and carved baleen and wood knitting needles, 13" l.

South 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, f

Native 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 stylized

**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, holding

Native 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 hea

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, So

Carved 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 it

APPROX. THIRTY-FOUR ASSORTED WHALEBONE, IVORY AND BALEEN ITEMS 19th Century Includes Inuit spearheads, sewing knives, bodkins and more. Lengths to 13.5”.

Carved Antique Whalebone Cane, 19th Century, with carved tassel decoration, brass collar, pine shaft, ending in brass ferrule

Native 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 the

USA, 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, c

Southeast 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; ben

WHALEBONE AND IVORY SINGLE SWIFTMid-19th CenturyYarn ball cup and clamp with incised sealing wax banding. Nice ring turning throughout.Height 21.75'.

America, 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 s

WHALEBONE DITTY BOX19th CenturyBeautifully carved fingers. Wood base. Lacking cover.Height 3.5”. Length 6.5”. Width 5.25”.

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 p

East 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 dr

Southeast 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, and

WHALEBONE AND WALRUS IVORY CANE19th CenturyWalrus ivory handle with metal inlay. Twist shaft.Length 32.5".

CARVED WHALEBONE FIGURAL CANELate 19th/Early 20th CenturyOne-piece tapered whalebone shaft with a head and bust carved just below the grip. Figure with applied glass bead eyes and brown hair and eyebr