Whale Carving
MIKE MATAS - Vintage Folk Art Whale Carving on Stand - Signed - Canada - C. 1980
Located in Chatham, ON
MIKE MATAS - Vintage folk art hand-carved pine model of a whale - mounted by two brass pins to the
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Brass
H 6.75 in W 9.13 in D 4 in
Ed Russ Killer Whale
By Russ
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ed Russ carved argilite. Known as one of the best carvers, very fine attention to details. Signed bottom 1998.
Category
1990s Canadian Anglo-Indian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Hand Carved and Decorated Sperm Whale Plaque, circa 1950 - 1960s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Hand Carved and Decorated Sperm Whale Plaque, circa 1950 - 1960s, a dramatic sculpture of a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine
Vintage Brazilian Hand-Carved Ironwood Sculpture of Whale and a Shark
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Brazilian hand carved Ironwood sculpture of a whale and a shark.
Hand carved Brazilian
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Huge Antique Captain Whale Fisherman Satsuma Charger, 18 Inches & Box
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese Satsuma, a fine and monumental 18" Meiji period charger Ozara with rare motif: Captain fisherman and his fish.
Depicting a tale of Urashima Tarō* (see below),
Signed Jyuk...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
H 18 in W 18 in D 1 in
18 Karat Sapphire Reverse Crystal Carving of a Whale Family Pendant in 18 Karat
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
18 Karat Reverse Crystal Carved Pendant of a Whale Family with a Sapphire bail by Idar Oberstein
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Necklace Enhancers
Materials
Crystal, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Huge Prehistoric Fossilised Whale Bone
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Standing at over 120cm (47 inches) tall, this rare prehistoric fossilised whale bone is a
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier English Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
"SAM HOUSTON" HORN CARVING 1936 TEXAS CENTENNIAL AMAZING WORK
Located in San Antonio, TX
carvings resemble the traditional art of scrimshaw, carvings from whale bone, we’ve not been able to
Category
1930s Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other Medium
"Long Island Sailing Grounds" Watercolor by Cappy Hjalmar Amundson
By Cappy
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
floorboards and carving whale forms out of them to sell.”
Infamous around Sag Harbor as a “sipper”, younger
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Paintings
Materials
Paper
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19th Century Whale Tail Adze
Located in North Egremont, MA
wonderful, 19th century boatwright's adze in the form of a whale's tail. wrought iron blade made in
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Sculptures and Carvings
Natural Rhodochrosite Whales Figurine Carved Animal Artisanal Statue Sculpture
By Eastern Artisans
Located in Milano, IT
, and is a manganese carbonate mineral. Unique pink whales figurines carved as a exotic animal creating
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Vintage 1980s Hong Kong Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Other
H 1.38 in W 2.17 in D 1.38 in
Rhodochrosite Pink Whale Figurine Carved Animal Artisanal Chinese Sculpture
By Eastern Artisans
Located in Milano, IT
, and is a manganese carbonate mineral. Unique pink whale figurines carved as an exotic animal creating
Category
Vintage 1980s Hong Kong Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Other
H 0.99 in W 2.56 in D 1.78 in
Ancient Ice Inuit Hand Carved Whale Necklace
By Alison Nagasue AKN Design
Located in Rutherford, NJ
Vintage likely Inuit hand carving of a whale one of a kind necklace in 18K. Natural simply designed
Category
2010s American Artisan Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Other, Gold, 18k Gold
Pacific Northwest Native American Whale Carving
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Pacific Northwest Native American whale carving, a First Nations folk art carved and
Category
Vintage 1960s Canadian Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Driftwood
Sperm Whale Carving by Clark Voorhees
By Clark Voorhees
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved and painted wooden whale plaque by the master carver Clark Voorhees (1911-1980). Carved from
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Whale Carving Plaque
By Randy Kolhoff
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An original carved wood whale. Created by artist Randy Kolhoff of Sag Harbor NY this whale is a one
Category
2010s American Wall-mounted Sculptures
Folk Art Blue Whale and Calf
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Antique whale carving, two blue whales carved in a beautiful piece of burl walnut, signed J
Category
Early 20th Century American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Burl, Walnut
Carved and Painted Whale Board
By Captain George Grant
Located in Nantucket, MA
Featuring twelve carved whales mounted on a painted pine board with roped frame.
Signed on the
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Folk Art Carved Sperm Whale
Located in Nantucket, MA
Contemporary Folk Art carved wooden sperm whale, made in the last ten years but in a manner to look
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Sculpture Whale Plaque Signed Randy Kolhoff
By Randy Kolhoff
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Folk Art carving from Randy Kolhoff NY sculpture from Sag Harbor NY home to New England Whaling
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2010s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Fir
Midcentury Whale Sculpture on Stand, Circa 1960s
Located in Southbury, CT
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
Folk Art Carved and Decorated Sei Whale, circa 1920s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Folk Art carved and decorated Sei Whale, circa 1920s. An early vintage or antique hand carved and
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Carved and Decorated Finback Whale Plaque by Clark Voorhees, circa 1960
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved and decorated finback whale plaque by Clark Voorhees (1911 - 1980), circa 1960, carved
Category
Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine
H 4.25 in W 18.5 in D 2.13 in
Carved and Painted Humpback Whale Plaque by Thomas DeMont, Martha's Vineyard
By Thomas DeMont
Located in Nantucket, MA
A Folk Art hand carved Humpback Whale Plaque, by the late renown Edgartown scrimshaw artist Thomas
Category
2010s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine
H 10 in W 28.88 in L 10 in
Brazilian Modern Kinetic Sculpture of a Whale in Resin, Abraham Palatinik, 1960s
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in New York, NY
This Brazilian modern kinetic sculpture of a whale in resin was designed by Abraham Palatinik in
Category
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Resin, Polyester
H 5.1 in W 3.5 in D 0.6 in
Duluth Fish Decoy American Folk Art Carved Painted Orca Killer Whale Sculpture
By Duluth
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce early Duluth Fish Decoy American folk art sculpture, depicting a Orca killer whale, hand
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
H 3.25 in W 8 in D 4.75 in
19th C Scrimshaw Whales Tooth of Horsted Place East Sussex Hot Air Ballon & Pig
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A Victorian scrimshaw whale tooth, circa/post 1850.
Detailed engraved decoration depicting
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Natural Fiber
Aisa Piungetug Inuit Whale Bone Carving Native American
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Large Inuit Eskimo whale bone carving "Man Dancing" by artist Aisa Piungetug 1981 from Clyde North
Category
Vintage 1980s Canadian Native American Objects
Materials
Bone
Grea Whale Monumental Wood Carving , Americas, Early to Mid-20th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
America’s, a monumental carved wooden whale, early to mid-20th century.
The large simply carved
Category
Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Nantucket Whale Sculpture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Primitive wood carving of a whale on a weathered metal rod, possible a Northeastern folk art
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Mounted Objects
Materials
Lucite, Wood
Nantucket Whaling by Jeff Raymond
By Jeff Raymond
Located in Nantucket, MA
Large rectangular shadow box depicting a stove boat. The carvings of the whale, boat,line tubs and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Japanese Collectible Nautical Whale, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Early Japan collectible whale - signed
Japanese whale with old patina- signed on side.
This
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Abraham Palatnik Lucite Whale, Brazil, 1970s
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Downingtown, PA
Abraham Palatnik Lucite whale,
1970s.
The Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik (1928) was the
Category
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Lucite
Early 20th Century Carved Blue Whale Plaque
Located in Nantucket, MA
brass plaque inscribed "Blue Whale." An anonymous carving, small, but quite beautifully rendered
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Carved Sperm Whale by William Shepard, circa 1950s
By Willard Shepard
Located in Nantucket, MA
eagles and other carvings. His work seems to have been influenced by that of Gordon Grant.
This whale
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine
Carved and Painted Blue Whale by Wendy Lichtenstieger
By Wendy Lichtensteiger 1
Located in Nantucket, MA
The Blue Whale is beautifully carved from basswood and given multiple layers of milk paint to give
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Carved and Painted Sperm Whale by Wendy Lichtenstieger
By Wendy Lichtensteiger 1
Located in Nantucket, MA
The whale plaque is beautifully carved from basswood and given multiple layers of milk paint to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Nantucket Carved Sperm Whale by William Dickson, 1967
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage hand carved sperm whale by Nantucket artist William J. Dickson, 1967, a smoothly carved
Category
Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine
Carved and Painted Minke Whale by Wendy Lichtenstieger
By Wendy Lichtensteiger 1
Located in Nantucket, MA
The Minke plaque is beautifully crafted from basswood and given multiple layers of milk paint to give the finished product a wonderful surface and personality.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paint, Wood
Martha's Vineyard Folk Art Sperm Whale Plaque, by K. Emack
Located in Nantucket, MA
Martha's Vineyard Folk Art sperm whale plaque, by K. Emack, circa 1940s, having a flat cut pine
Category
Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine
Seri Ironwood Animal Sculptures of a Pelican and a Whale
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage hand carved Ironwood Mexican seri sculptures of a pelican and a whale.
Very nice
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Inuit Soapstone Carving of a Whale
By Nuzaliaq Qimirpik
Located in Montreal, QC
Green soapstone Inuit carving of a whale by Nuzaliaq Qimirpik.
Category
Vintage 1960s Canadian Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Original Wick Ahrens Humback Whale Plaque Carving
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This beautiful wood carving by the late Richard "Wick" Ahrens depicts a Humpback Whale. The details
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
North American Moose Antler Carving of a Humpback Whale
Located in New York, NY
Detailed moose antler carving of a humpback whale, from Indonesia. This is a one of a kind object
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Grand Tour Animal Sculptures
Materials
Antler
1835s Scrimshaw Vertically Engraved Whale Tooth Antique Nautical Workmanship
Located in Milan, IT
process of engraving and carving whale bones and teeth, making objects both usable in everyday life and
Category
Antique 1830s Nautical Objects
Materials
Bone
H 5 in W 1.5 in D 2.2 in
Arne Tjomsland Whale Tooth Utensils Goodwill Produkter A/S Norway
By Arne Tjomsland
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare Arts and Crafts Carving from Whale Teeth. Flounder Bottle Opener, Handled Bottle Opener
Category
Vintage 1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Barware
Materials
Stainless Steel
19th Century Scrimshaw Engraved Whale Tooth Antique Original Marine Artcraft
Located in Milan, IT
process of engraving and carving whale bones and teeth, making objects both usable in everyday life and
Category
Antique 1850s Nautical Objects
Materials
Teeth
H 5 in W 1.5 in D 2.6 in
19th Century Scrimshaw Engraved Whale Tooth Fine Antique Nautical Workmanship
Located in Milan, IT
through a process of engraving and carving whale bones and teeth, making objects both usable in everyday
Category
Antique 1850s Desk Sets
Materials
Bone
H 4.3 in W 1.55 in D 1 in
19th Century Scrimshaw of an Engraved Whale Tooth Antique Nautical Workmanship
Located in Milan, IT
on board; this form of craft developed through a process of engraving and carving whale bones and
Category
Antique 1850s Nautical Objects
Materials
Bone
H 5.5 in W 1.6 in D 2 in
19th Century Scrimshaw of Antique Engraved Whale Tooth Fine Nautical Workmanship
Located in Milan, IT
carving whale bones and teeth, making objects both usable in everyday life and ornamental, which are
Category
Antique 1850s Nautical Objects
Materials
Bone
H 5.5 in W 1.5 in D 1.8 in
19th Century Antique Scrimshaw of an Engraved Whale Tooth Ancient Marine Art
Located in Milan, IT
through a process of engraving and carving whale bones and teeth, making objects both usable in everyday
Category
Antique 1850s Nautical Objects
Materials
Teeth
H 1.5 in W 1.6 in D 5.5 in
Nantucket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
artisans. Known for his carvings of whales, scrimshaw, ship models, shadowboxes and folk art, he was
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Pine
Primitive Wooden Whale Carving
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Folk Art whale carving mounted on iron base.
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art Sculptures
Set Of 8 Shield Back Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Set Of 8 Shield Back Chairs with Prince Of Whales Carving. 2 Arms and 6 Side Chairs.
Category
Antique 19th Century Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Whale Tooth Scrimshaw Carving 19th Century Azores Islands Signed
Located in Harrogate, GB
Fine, genuine scrimshaw art carving on a whale tooth. Late 19th Century origin, signed by artist
Category
Antique 1890s Spanish Nautical Objects
Alaskan Native Folk Art Carving
Located in San Francisco, CA
Signed Inuit folk carving of a whale on a custom stand
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Blue Whale Carving by Clark Voorhees
By Clark Voorhees
Located in North Egremont, MA
captured the spirit and movement of whales in his iconic whale plaques. Carving has original paint with an
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Exceptional 19th Century Eskimo Whale Bone Carving
Located in Chicago, IL
on the top....26 in all. There is inscribed scratchwork carving on both the sides of the whale boneh
Category
Antique 19th Century Canadian Native American Objects
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Vintage hand carved Ironwood Southwestern seri sculpture of an Eagle.
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Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Pat Dixon Argilite Totem, 1969
By Dixon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Category
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Materials
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Whale Carving For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the whale carving you’re looking for. A whale carving — often made from wood, softwood and pine — can elevate any home. There are 16 variations of the antique or vintage whale carving you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect whale carving — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A whale carving is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Folk Art and Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made whale carving over the years, but those crafted by Wendy Lichtensteiger, Randy Kolhoff and Abraham Palatnik are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Whale Carving?
A whale carving can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $945, while the lowest priced sells for $135 and the highest can go for as much as $8,500.