Whalers Drying Sails

“Whalers Drying Sails” black and white scrimshaw on pre-ban African Ivory by Gerry Dupont. Very large cut of pre-ban ivory for this impressive work by Dupont. The whiteness of the ivory is perfect for Dupont’s signature black and white style. The piece has the title inlaid into the rosewood stand “Drying Sails”. Scrimshander, Dupont, has added this description on the back of the ivory slab “Two whalers, just arrived, dry their sails at a New Bedford wharf”. Really like the addition of the townspeople on the wharf, gawking at the whalers. Dupont created this in 2008 and it is from the collection of one of our clients who is no longer with us. Ivory of this size had to come from a very large tusk that probably weighed at least 65 to 80 pounds. Hard to find ivory like this in the U.S. today. Excellent addition to any scrimshaw collection.

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 to you and everyone complies with the law. Any questions, email or call us.