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Very Large Fossilized Whale Vertebrae #8
Located in Bradenton, FL
Natural weathered fossilized Whale Vertebrae. One section / specimen. Possibly sperm whale. Likely
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
Very Large Fossilized Whale Vertebrae
Located in Bradenton, FL
sperm whale. Likely 19th century.
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
Jonah in the Whale
Located in Nantucket, MA
Contemporary carved and painted weathered wooden sperm whale with Jonah in the jaws, crafted from
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Pine
Very Large Antique Whale Vertebrae #1
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large natural weathered antique Whale Vertebrae. One section / specimen. Possibly sperm whale
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
Whale Whirligig by Lincoln Ceely, circa 1940s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Whale Whirligig by Lincoln Ceely, circa 1940s
Carved and painted sperm whale whirligig,
in its
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
19th Century Whale Painting
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
dramatic image of the whaling life of the mid-19th century. Two long boats in pursuit of the almighty sperm
Category
Antique 1860s American American Classical Paintings
Original Antique Print of Physeter, a genus of Toothed Whales
Located in Langweer, NL
species in this genus: the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). [here as Cachalot whales] Two fossil
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Nantucket Carved Whale by William Dickson, 1971
By William J. Dickson
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage hand carved sperm whale by Nantucket artist William J. Dickson, 1971, a smoothly carved
Category
Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Whale Decorated Wheel Barrow Panel
Located in Nantucket, MA
panel in original red paint, well worn, with a sperm whale painted in white wash. The whale is surely
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
Where Have All The Whalers Gone
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderfully detailed bass wood sculpture of a sperm whale with a whaler’s boat by American
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Nantucket Whale Weather Vane Whirligig, circa 1950s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Nantucket sperm whale weather vane whirligig, circa 1950s, a well used midcentury whale
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Weathervanes
Materials
Wood
Nantucket Whale Weather Vane Whirligig, circa 1950s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Nantucket sperm whale weather vane whirligig, circa 1950s, a well used midcentury whale
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Weathervanes
Materials
Wood
The Essex Taking on Provisions
By Nicholas Berger
Located in Greenwich, CT
destruction by a sperm whale—and the unspeakable horrors that befell her crew afterward—that served as the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Large Size, Kidney Shape, 14K Gold Nantucket Basket Pendant by Diana Kim England
By Diana Kim England
Located in Palm Beach, FL
seashells and the inside of the lid is scrimshawed with a black, sperm whale.
This large size pendant
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Folk Art Sign for "The Sea Devil
s Foc
sle" at "The Spouter Inn", circa 1960s
Located in Nantucket, MA
primitive hand painted wooden pub sign featuring a sperm whale with very well done spout enshrouding the Inn
Category
Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Plywood
Art Deco Sterling Silver Tea Service by H Pidduck
Sons
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
carved from sperm whale and further compliment the already Art Deco designed silver bodies. The set
Category
Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Coffee and Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Nantucket Basket by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
having a carved ebony sperm whale by Charlie Sayle mounted on a maple top plate, the lid fastened by
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane
Jose Formoso Reyes "Cocktail Purse" Nantucket Basket, circa 1950
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
carved ebony sperm whale by Charlie Sayles, signed on the bottom "Made In Nantucket, Jose Formoso Reyes
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Ebony
Late 19th Century Scrimshaw Beaker
Located in London, GB
cartilage. It is mostly made from the bone and teeth of sperm whales, the baleen of other whales, and the
Category
Antique 1880s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bone
Uncut Sheet of Nautical Decorated Commercial Banknotes, Circa 1850s - 1860s
Located in Nantucket, MA
).
The Ten Dollar note features a Whaling vignette in the upper left with a sperm whale in a flurry, one
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Federal Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Nantucket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
ebony sperm whale by Charlie Sayle mounted on cherry top plate; signed on the bottom Made In Nantucket
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Pine
Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent, 1930
By Rockwell Kent
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
attacked by a sperm whale in 1820 was a major inspiration for much of Melville’s plot. Even the memorable
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Books
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Scrimshaw whale tooth engraving of fine workmanship dated around 1850
Located in Milan, IT
. 1. Sul retro del dente è incisa la seguente frase: Crew of the Nonsuch about to fasten to a Sperm
Category
Antique 1850s Nautical Objects
Materials
Teeth
Whale Weathervane
Located in Stamford, CT
This hollow body sperm whale weathervane has a fine worn gilt patina. It comes on a museum stand.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
$4,995
Brass Whale Letter Opener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming solid brass Nantucket sperm whale letter opener. Beautifully aged with lots of character.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Wesley Webber American (1841-1914)
Located in Litchfield, CT
Capturing a Sperm Whale
Signed (l.r.): W. Webber 1879
Inscribed on verso in the
Category
Antique 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Folk Art Carved and Painted Wood Whale, 27" L
Located in Essex, MA
A well carved and painted wood figure of a sperm whale, together with bracket for wall mounting.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Rare 19th Century Sperm Oil Apothecary Bottle
Located in Essex, MA
A rare, early 19th century colorless blown glass apothecary bottle to dispense Sperm Whale Oil, of
Category
Antique 19th Century American Nautical Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Midcentury Whale Sculpture on Stand, Circa 1960s
Located in Northampton, MA
This midcentury folk art sculpture features a cobalt blue sperm whale rendered in soldered tin
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
Elegant 19th Century Fijian Wasekaseka / Waseisei Necklace, Ex UK Collection
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful 25 short tusk Fijian sperm whale tooth necklace. These necklaces were highly important
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Fijian Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Ivory
Black Leather Whale Ottoman
By Omersa, Abercrombie
Fitch
Located in Waltham, MA
English black leather pouf or ottoman in the shape of a Sperm whale. Marked Made in England to the
Category
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Leather
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Sperm Whale For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic sperm whale available at 1stDibs. A sperm whale — often made from wood, pine and softwood — can elevate any home. Find 11 options for an antique or vintage sperm whale now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect sperm whale — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each sperm whale bearing Folk Art hallmarks is very popular. Clark Voorhees, Wendy Lichtensteiger and Frank Finney each produced at least one beautiful sperm whale that is worth considering.
How Much is a Sperm Whale?
The average selling price for a sperm whale at 1stDibs is $1,400, while they’re typically $350 on the low end and $15,000 for the highest priced.