“Whaler at Sea” Black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Clean work by well known scrimshander, Dupont. Nicely mounted, this would make a fine addition to any scrimshaw collection.
“Bowhead Whale” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tusk ivory by veteran scrimshander, Gerry Dupont. Excellent choice of subject matter for this horizontal tooth. Dupont always does first rate work.
“Three Master at Sea” black and white scrimshaw on ancient mammoth ivory bark by Gerry Dupont. Highly detailed work by award winning scrimshander, Dupont. Really like the way he has used the entire working surface of this nice piece. of mammoth ivory. Excellent work at a fine price as well.
“Clipper Returning Home” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Nicely shaped tooth perfect for Dupont. Great price for this gem.Not much of this type of ivory around today.
“Breaching Humpback and Ship” black and white scrimshaw on ancient mammoth ivory bark by Gerry Dupont. Racing whaler bypasses this humpback. Must have been going for something else that day. Very large, thick piece of mammoth bark and Dupont has taken full advantage of the working surface. Don’t get many this size at such a great price. Winner all the way around.
“Clipper Heading to San Francisco” black and white scrimshaw on ancient mammoth tusk ivory by Gerry Dupont. Most of the 49’ers came this way. Often, the entire crew would jump ship to seek their fortunes as well. At one time, there were over 700 abandoned vessels in San Francisco Bay.
“Whaler Niger Working” black and white scrimshaw on ancient mammoth tusk ivory bark by Gerry Dupont. Nice composition as Dupont has the masts in the higher corner. He always studies the ivory before beginning Also, he has used the entire workable surface of the mammoth ivory. A fine addition to any collection. Nice stand completes the picture.
“Whale and Lighthouse” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Curious whale wants to look around. Humpbacks are known to do this simply to find their bearings. Nice work by Dupont, as usual.
“Morgan Returning Home” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Famous whaler Charles W. Morgan returns to port after a long and successful voyage. Excellent composition for this slim walrus tooth, but one would expect that of Dupont.
Black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Excellent rendition of a famous brigantine by scrimshander, Dupont. The entire surface has been worked as Dupont always does a first class job. Professional.