Whale Fishery
1825 Hand-Colored Aquatint Engraving by T. Sutherland "South Sea Whale Fishery"
By William John Huggins
Located in Morristown, NJ
. Titled "South Sea Whale Fishery", after a painting by William John Huggins (English, 1781-1845
Category
Antique 1820s English George IV Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Giltwood, Paper
H 25.75 in W 30.75 in D 0.5 in
Early 18th Century Engraving of the Northern Whale Fishery, circa 1720
Located in Nantucket, MA
Very early 18th century Dutch woodblock engraving of the Northern Whale Fishery, circa 1720, a hand
Category
Antique 1720s Dutch Baroque Prints
Materials
Paper
American Darting Gun Toggle Iron Harpoon, Marked Macy, for Bark Sunbeam
Located in Nantucket, MA
a long career in the New Bedford whale fishery of 17 voyages to the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian
Category
Antique 1860s American Other Nautical Objects
Materials
Steel
H 2.5 in W 38.38 in D 0.75 in
19th C. Painting of a South Seas Whaling Scene, attributed to a Captain E. Howes
Located in Nantucket, MA
, an oil on canvas folk art seascape of the South Seas Whale Fishery with panoramic view of four whale
Category
Antique 1850s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas
H 18.5 in W 26.5 in D 1.5 in
Little Shadow
By Cristina Mittermeier
Located in Chicago, IL
draw orcas to its abundant waters. Despite their reputation as “killer whales” these orcas are
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Unbreakable Bond
By Cristina Mittermeier
Located in Chicago, IL
of 6
Archival Pigment Print printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Paper
A pair of sperm whales share a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Antarctic Cascade
By Cristina Mittermeier
Located in Chicago, IL
humpback whale glistening under the setting sun." -Cristina Mittermeier
Cristina Mittermeier Biography:
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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Inuit Eskimo Igloo Life Polar Region Hunting Dog Sled Rollable Wallchart
Located in Berghuelen, DE
The vintage pull-down wallchart illustrates the Inuit life in the polar region with an inside view of an igloo, dog sleds, fishing with boats (umiak) and ice fishing. The artist is G...
Category
Vintage 1980s German Country Prints
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paper
H 29.14 in W 38.98 in D 0.79 in
Nantucket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950, a very early Nantucket woven purse from during the first few years Reyes was making Nantucket baskets, having a cane weave on ratta...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Pine
19th C., Vanity Fair Framed Chromolithographs of Gentlemen Ex. Christie's, 12
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Morristown, NJ
[English Gentlemen], from Vanity Fair twelve chromolithographs, on wove papers. Printed by Vincent Brooks Day & Son., with various dates from 1875 to 1897. Eight are by Spy, two are ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Moby Dick by Herman Melville, First Edition, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent, 1930
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Melville, Herman. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Moby Dick. New York: Random House, 1930. First Trade Edition with Kent Illustrations. Rebound in full leather. Housed in a matching cu...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Books
Materials
Paper
H 8 in W 6 in D 2.5 in
H. M.Bateman Don't be Fuel-ish Original Vintage Poster WW2 Home Front
By Henry Mayo Bateman
Located in London, GB
To see our other original vintage public information posters, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller" - or send us a message if you ca...
Category
1940s Modern More Prints
Materials
Lithograph
'Fougasse' Rugby Referees Cyril Kenneth Bird original poster
By Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird)
Located in London, GB
To see our other original vintage public information posters, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller" - or send us a message if you ca...
Category
1940s Modern More Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Whaling – 1900 Monumental Zoology Vintage Lithograph
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Joseph Fleischmann, 'Whaling' (Hartingers Wandtafeln: Zoologie T. XXXII), monumental vintage color lithograph, 1900. Signed in the matrix, lower right. A superb, beautifully nuanced ...
Category
Early 1900s Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Habitat Relocation Project" Etching on archival paper, botanical, floral
By Katie VanVliet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
intaglio with a la poupée on Somerset paper, unframed, edition of 6
Please message us directly if you are interested in a framed print.
Bio // Katie VanVliet is a sculptor and prin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching, Intaglio
18th Century, Nantucket Origin, Coffin Family Stand-Up Blanket Chest
Located in York County, PA
18th CENTURY, NANTUCKET-ORIGIN, STAND-UP BLANKET CHEST, EXUBERANTLY PAINT-DECORATED, OWNED BY THE COFFIN FAMILY AND NICKNAMED "THE TIGER CHEST" BY FAMILY MEMBERS, WHO HANDED IT DOWN ...
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Antique 18th Century American Painted Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Early 19th Century American Hand Carved and Gilded Mirror, circa 1820s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 19th century American hand carved and gilded mirror, circa 1820s
Wonderful early American antique mirror. Beautifully carved and gilded. Acorns hang from the top and a shell c...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American American Classical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Elements of Time & Space
By Katie VanVliet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Intaglio on Somerset paper, edition of 4
The artwork is shipped unframed. Please message us directly if you are interested in purchasing the piece already framed.
Bio // Katie Van...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Intaglio
Handcrafted Wood Whale Puzzle Sculpture Signed
Located in San Diego, CA
Handcrafted what sculpture made of solid wood. Amazing design an workmanship. Signed and dated.
Category
1990s American Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Santa Lucia Model Ship, Museum Quality
Located in Bafra, 55
The handmade, historical Santa Lucia model ship is a sailboat made of mahogany and eucalyptus wood. At a length of 28 inches and a height of 20.7 inches, this beautiful ship has been...
Category
Antique 17th Century Turkish Arts and Crafts Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Bookmatched Veneered Bowfront Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Port Chester, NY
A handsome bowfront chest of drawers with bookmatched flame mahogany veneer. Other features of note are the eye catching knobs, which may be replaced, the sweet bun feet, and the or...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Northwest TOTEM
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Northwest totem with whale, man figure (possibly prominent individual within the tribe or society where the hands are shown in a holding position which would designation an individua...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Cedar
Federal Early 19th Century Sheraton Bow Front Cookie Corner Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Exceptional early 19th century Sheraton bow front chest of drawers. The case is constructed of lovely flame mahogany. There are four drawers all fitted with the stunningly detailed o...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 43.5 in W 41 in D 18 in
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Cirica 1860 Map of North America
By George Virtue
Located in New York, NY
. Parry Wintering in the Arctic Regions, Whale Fishery, First Landing of Columbus, Remains of Ancient
Category
Mid-19th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
19th Century Greener Gun Toggle Iron Harpoon
Located in Nantucket, MA
especially particularly popular in the California whale fishery.
Category
Antique 1860s English Other Nautical Objects
Materials
Steel
Early 19th Century American Grommet Iron Harpoon, circa 1830
Located in Nantucket, MA
). In modern times the wrought iron grommet harpoon was developed in the American Whale Fishery around
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Steel
Whale Fishery, a set of four colour aquatints after John Heavenside Clark, 1813
By Matthew Dubourg
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
original colour. The titles of each plate : 'Whale Fishery Plate 1 A Ship's Boat Attacking a Whale', 'Whale
Category
1810s Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Aquatint
Decorative Antique Map of North America, circa 1860
By George Virtue
Located in Langweer, NL
White Bears, Capt. Parry Wintering in the Artic Regions, Whale Fishery, First Landing of Columbus
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Maps
Materials
Paper
Antique Azorean or Madeiran Improved Toggle Iron Harpoon, Early 20th Century
Located in Nantucket, MA
the days of Moby Dick. The fishery declined after midcentury and was banned by the 1980s. The
Category
Early 20th Century Portuguese Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Steel
H 1.75 in W 29 in D 1.75 in
Painting Engraving by W.J.Huggins, Northern Whale Fishery, 1829
By William John Huggins
Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
& whales. The image is titled Northern Whale Fishery and depicts a whale hunt with the Harmony of Hull and
Category
Antique 1820s English Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the whale fishery you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, paper and steel, every whale fishery was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the whale fishery you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A whale fishery, designed in the folk art, Baroque or Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. George Virtue each produced at least one beautiful whale fishery that is worth considering.
How Much is a Whale Fishery?
Prices for a whale fishery start at $303 and top out at $2,650 with the average selling for $1,135.