“Great Horned Owl Domino” color scrimshaw on rare antique ivory domino by David Adams. Last two of these dominos we had and Adams did a superb job on both of them. Mounted on a cocobolo stand, this would be a fine addition to any scrimshaw collection.

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

“Fox Family” color scrimshaw on ancient mammoth tusk ivory bark by David Adams. Wildlife scrimshaw collectors will get a fine work with this charming Adams effort. Really interesting piece of mammoth bark with just the right amount of workable ivory for this outstanding work by Adams, probably the best wildlife scrimshander working today. A winner!

“Winter Wolf Hunting” black and white scrimshaw on ancient mammoth tusk bark by David Adams. Stealthy hunting wolf portrayed in snow clad forest, alert and hungry. Adams is just brilliant using the natural tones of the mammoth ivory white contrasted with the black tones of the wolf and background detail. This is what black and white scrimshaw should be. Really amazing composition here.

“Great Horned Owlets” color scrimshaw on ancient mammoth ivory bark by David Adams.  These fuzzy pair look like they will soon take flight.  The window polished into the ivory bark provides a perfect natural frame for Adams’ exceptional scrimshaw. Great Horned Owl young remain in the nest for about six weeks, then climb out onto nearby branches. They begin taking short flights at seven weeks, and can fly well at 9-10 weeks.