“Whaleship Searching” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Elusive whales make for a long voyage. The average whaling voyage was around three years. Long day at the office, indeed.
“Brigantine all Alone” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Scrimshander always does his best, time after time. So much detail on these ancient walrus teeth. Fine stand with mammoth ivory caps it off.
“Clipper Nearing Lighthouse” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Clipper leaving port, heading for California during the Gold Rush. At one time, there were nearly 700 abandoned vessels in San Francisco Bay as the crew would jump ship and head for the Gold Country.
“Drake vs Ranger 24 April 1778” black and white scrimshaw on ancient mammoth ivory bark by Gerry Dupont. Famous battle of the Revolutionary War, as the American vessel took the war to the English shores for the first time, capturing the British man-o-war, Drake. Although the British had larger cannons, they were not as quick at loading as the Americans and soon gave up after an hour and change. Excellent work by well known scrimshander, Dupont. Note the title engraved on the top of this thick piece of mammoth ivory. Nice touch.
“Massive Blue Whale” black and white scrimshaw on ancient mammoth ivory bark by Gerry Dupont. Blue whale takes up most of the ivory. Fitting. The heart of a blue whale is the size of a Volkswagon Beetle. Amazing. Well done work by award winning scrimshander, Dupont.
“Clipper Coming Home” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Long voyage coming to an end with familiar lighthouse guiding the way to safe harbor. Award winning scrimshander, Dupont, always does first rate work.
“Bark A.R. Tucker” black and white scrimshaw on pre-ban African Ivory by Gerry Dupont. This was one of the smallest whalers ever built. Fine detail by Dupont, as usual. Check out the stern and you can see the name engraved. Amazing.
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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.
” Big Blue Whale” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Excellent composition by Dupont as he has used the entire surface of this large walrus tooth. Fine color in the ivory, the result of minerals that have been absorbed into the tooth over hundred of years in the Northern Bering Sea area.
“Epic Undersea Battle” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tusk ivory artifact by Gerry Dupont. Sperm whale and giant squid battle deep in the ocean’s depths. It was not uncommon to discover large sections of flesh torn out of the massive whales by this squid. This is done on a piece of ancient ivory used as a tool hundreds of years ago. Interesting that just enough enamel was left to create a work of art after all of the time it was buried. Great color in the ivory.
“Graceful Schooner” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Excellent composition by Dupont on this tooth.
Schooners were built primarily for cargo, passengers, and fishing. The Norwegian polar schooner Fram was used by both Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen in their explorations of the poles. Bluenose was both a successful fishing boat and a racer.
Schooners were built primarily for cargo, passengers, and fishing. The Norwegian polar schooner Fram was used by both Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen in their explorations of the poles. Bluenose was both a successful fishing boat and a racer.