THOMAS WILLIS (NY/DENMARK, 1850-1925)

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American Yacht Underway, mixed media, oil on canvas with silkwork hull and rigging, cardstock sails, signed lower left an dated 1910, in red walnut molded frame.

OS: 16 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (41.9 x 62.2 cm.), SS: 15 x 23 in. (38.1 x 58.4 cm.)

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THOMAS WILLIS (NY/DENMARK, 1850-1925)

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Estimate $600-$800Feb 21, 2026, 11:00 AM EST

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Winter Enchantment - Day 2

Feb 21, 2026 11:00 AM EST

Thomaston, ME, United States

LARGE WHALE'S TOOTH W/ PRELIMINARY SCRIMSHAW DRAWING: Five Men Hauling a Line, sealed pencil drawing on polished tooth, gouged cross on upper edge, horizontal, no stand. 12.5 oz.Size: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.)

Feb 21, 2026LARGE WHALE'S TOOTH W/ PRELIMINARY SCRIMSHAW DRAWING

DATED 1833 SCRIMSHAWN WHALE BALEEN BUSK: Corset Busk, signed James Wentworth, 1833 with anchor at bottom, ship, laurel wreath, eagle and several other faintly incised scrimshaw figures, possibly a woman among them.Possibly Paul Wentworth

Feb 21, 2026DATED 1833 SCRIMSHAWN WHALE BALEEN BUSK

(2) LARGE POLISHED WHALE'S TEETH FOR SCRIMSHAW: One side of each polished. 6.5 oz & 6.25 oz.Lrg: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm.), sml: 4 in. (10.2 cm.)

Feb 21, 2026(2) LARGE POLISHED WHALE'S TEETH FOR SCRIMSHAW

THOMAS WILLIS (NY/DENMARK, 1850-1925): Two Schooner Yachts Underway, both flying the New York Yacht Club burgees, oil on canvas with embroidered hulls and rigging, dimensional silk sails. Unsigned but his distinct style, in the original

Feb 21, 2026THOMAS WILLIS (NY/DENMARK, 1850-1925)

SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH OF ARCTIC WHALERS TALL SHIP: Three-panel tooth initialed 'dp' in an oval, featuring Penguins captioned Whaling Ship with long boats out in whale pod captioned "To The Arctic Circle", Lone Walrus at bottom, vertical. 11 oz,

Feb 21, 2026SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH OF ARCTIC WHALERS TALL SHIP

Feb 21, 2026JOSE FORMOSO REYES LARGE NANTUCKET BASKET, MID-20TH C

SMALL SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH OF WHALING SHIP: Whaler under full sail, bow view, with men in longboat broken by rising whale in foreground, signed 'Kathy', vertical, no stand. 5 oz.Size: 4 in. (10.2 cm.)

Feb 21, 2026SMALL SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH OF WHALING SHIP

PHILLIP HAYDE SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH OF SAILOR WORKING: Heaving the Lead, tossing a lead line to dock worker, signed J. P. Hayde (Phillip Hayde Seattle, WA), oval rope border with caption riband. 8 oz, includes stand.Size: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm.)

Feb 21, 2026PHILLIP HAYDE SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH OF SAILOR WORKING

JEROME HOWES (NY/MA, 1955 - ): Portrait of "Dorothy Parker", the last of the 14 ships known as the "Unlucky Fleet" of five-mast schooners built by George L. Welt in Waldoboro, Maine for Roxbury's W.F. Palmer. Oil on hard board,

Feb 21, 2026JEROME HOWES (NY/MA, 1955 - )

SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH OF WINDJAMMER: Bow View of Clipper Ship under full sail, with compass rose at top, oval rope border, captioned. 14.0 oz, with stand.Size: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.)

Feb 21, 2026SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH OF WINDJAMMER

SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH OF WHALING SHIP: Whaler under full sail with men in longboat and rising whale in foreground, signed 'Sonny', vertical, with stand. 6.5 oz.Size: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm.)

Feb 21, 2026SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH OF WHALING SHIP

RARE 19TH C. CAMPHORWOOD SEA CAPTAIN'S DESK ON STAND: Rare Brass Mounted Traveling Desk, in ebony inlaid camphorwood, with side locks, with key, and brass side handles, the lid with hinged document storage compartment; the interior fitted with inkwell,

Feb 21, 2026RARE 19TH C. CAMPHORWOOD SEA CAPTAIN'S DESK ON STAND

SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH OF LARGE SHIP: Stern View of Royal Navy Man-of-War, small boats around, signed Kathy, vertical. 9.75 oz, includes stand.Size: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.)

Feb 21, 2026SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH OF LARGE SHIP

SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH OF WHALING SHIP: Whaler under full sail , bow view, with men in longboat and sounding whale in foreground, signed 'Kathy', vertical, with stand. 9.5 oz.Size: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm.)

Feb 21, 2026SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH OF WHALING SHIP

SAILOR'S VALENTINE IN INLAID SATINWOOD BOX: Contemporary Decorative Shellwork Keepsake, mounted in a 19th c. marquetry and parquetry inlaid satinwood octagonal box, having a hinged lid centered with conch shell patera, the sides with oval

Feb 21, 2026SAILOR'S VALENTINE IN INLAID SATINWOOD BOX

SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH OF WHALING SHIP: Whaler under full sail, starboard view, with seagulls above, signed 'Frank B.', horizontal, no stand. 7.1 oz.Size: 4 in. (10.2 cm.)

Feb 21, 2026SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH OF WHALING SHIP

LARGE SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH OF US NAVY SHIP USS HANCOCK, 1777: Broadside View of the Warship under full sail with guns run out, vertical. 20 oz. Signed "DP" in an oval.Size: 5 in. (12.7 cm.)

Feb 21, 2026LARGE SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH OF US NAVY SHIP USS HANCOCK, 1777

LATE 19TH C. BRASS YACHT COMPASS BINNACLE BY NEGUS, NEW YORK: Late 19th c. medium sized ship's binnacle wet compass by Negus of New York. All original solid brass with mount, top vent of hood stamped "Negus New York", rim of compass marked "36753. Boston." Hood

Feb 21, 2026LATE 19TH C. BRASS YACHT COMPASS BINNACLE BY NEGUS, NEW YORK

SMALL SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH WHALING SHIP & LIGHTHOUSE: Brig under full sail, rising whale breaking a long boat, Nantucket Light to right, initialed 'KV', horizontal, no stand. 6.5 oz.Size: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm.)

Feb 21, 2026SMALL SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH WHALING SHIP & LIGHTHOUSE

LARGE SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH OF SCHOONER: Canadian Fore and Aft Schooner, port side view, dock in foreground, signed 'dp', vertical, with stand. 9 oz.Size: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm.)

Feb 21, 2026LARGE SCRIMSHAWN WHALE'S TOOTH OF SCHOONER

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