Preparing to Strike

“Preparing to Strike” black and white scrimshaw on pre-ban African Ivory by Ray Peters. A lone whaleboat, far from the whaler, approaches a sounding whale as the harpooner prepares to strike. Perhaps it will be a luck strike, perhaps not. This was done by award winning scrimshander, Peters, somewhere in the late 70s or early 80s. It is from the collection of one of our long time clients who is no longer with us and is mounted on a beautiful ebony base by the late Ken Fredericks.

Notice:
This scrimshaw is done on pre-ban African ivory. Since the passage of the CITIES Treaty in 1973, there has been no African ivory brought into the U.S. However, ivory that was in the U.S. prior to 1973 can be legally sold and shipped within the U.S. However, new legislation taking effect in 2016 restricts pre-ban African Ivory from being shipped interstate. It can only legally be shipped intrastate, (within the state). All of our pre-ban ivory is located with our associate in the state of Florida. It can be purchased directly from our website and shipped only to an address within the state of Florida. If one has a relative, trusted friend or business associate within the state of Florida, we can ship to that specified address in order to comply with the new Federal legislation. The scrimshaw can then be forwarded it to you and everyone complies with the law. Any questions email or call us.