Scrimshaw Fossil Ivory Display Pieces
Product Description
"I cannot see that art is anything less than a way of making joys perpetual."As you can see from the large number of one-of-a-kind pieces on our website, we love making very special, personalized pieces. Our customers have appreciated this service for over thirty years, and very highly rate their experiences in helping us to design their pieces to order.
We will etch a picture of your own favorite boat or scene on a chunk of Fossil Ivory of your choice. Handcrafted wood mounting options include hand-turned Walnut, Rosewood, Pine, Oak or Cherry bases. Also available is the option of a handcrafted Sterling Silver base.
These pieces have been made as:
- Shelf or Table display
- Framed Wall Display
- Desk Pieces with Integral Pen and Pencil
- Sailing and Power Boat Trophies
- Fine Wooden Boxes and Humidors With Personalized Fossil Ivory Plaques and Escucheons.
The 4 1/2 inch piece shown in the photo above is Medium Tan Mammoth Ivory (with some bark), set on a hand-turned base of Rosewood. It has a carved Fossil Ivory banner with the ship's name set on the base. The scrimshaw is a rendition of the wonderful new reproduction topsail schooner "Lynx," built and launched in Maine in 2001.
Scrimshaw Etching Options
These are our regular Scrimshaw Design Etchings. In addition to these designs, as an added option, you may send us a picture of your choice for a commission price quote.
Fossil Ivory Color Charts
Below are the available colors of our fossil ivories. Our high quality fossilized ivories have been reclaimed from the ground after sharing the earth for up to 30 millennia! Even after all this time, Fossil Ivory remains warm and sensuous organic ivory; it is not petrified. It has developed its beautiful colors by taking up minerals from the earth and these colors are impossible to match in any contemporary ivories by modern processes.
