Nantucket Lightship Basket RARE Scrim Scene 4 Heirloom FREE Shipping to our Fellow Collector Friends in USA ! Start Price USD 167.00 Current Price USD 167.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, October 06, 2008 End Time Monday, October 13, 2008 Location Birmingham, Michigan See more about 'Nantucket Lightship Basket RARE Scrim Scene 4 Heirloom' Description Note FREE Shipping and Insurance for our fellow Collector friends in the Continental United States of America! Scrimshaw Scene of  "Old Nantucket Towne Harbour 1850" skillfully scrimmed and colored  in lampblack- The harbour is resplendant with Whalers, Barqs and Schooners at Port and entering the  Harbour.  What an exciting time to live on Nantucket- where their whale oil lit the lamps of not only America, but lit the night in Europe as well.  Begin a Family Heirloom now and pass this treasure on to generations to come as we are doing with many of our other pieces... we just have too much ! Click to view supersize image Click to view supersize image Click to view supersize image Click to view supersize image Click to view supersize image Items shown below are ALL currently listed for sale by our Family in our family's eBay store site for your pleasure and to add to your collection.... Click to view supersize image Click to view supersize image Click to view supersize image Click to view supersize image Click to view supersize image Matched pair of Sperm Whale Teeth (Circa 1860) from the famous Jared Coffin Whaling Fleet, Nantucket Island - Custom daggers made many years ago by Chuck Buck's Custom Shop (Buck Knife) - are dated and numbered.  Srimshaw commerating the battle of Old Ironsides done by world famous marine artist and scrimshander Jim Clary ! Click to view supersize image Click to view supersize image Click to view supersize image Click to view supersize image Click to view supersize image Click to view supersize image Click to view supersize image The Scrimshawn scene if of "Old Nantucket Towne Harbour 1850" and all done in meticulous detail... a lovely and appropriate scene for this beautiful Nantucket Lightship Basket Purse! Purchased Portsmouth, NH 1998 at a lovely shop near the bridge to Maine. It is dated 1998 and has a beautiful shiny US Penny mounted in the bottom. This is a beautiful, Heirloom quality "Nantucket" offered for a very attractive price.  The condition is "AS NEW" as it has only been displayed behind glass, in our collection- smoke free and out of direct sun light, and has never been used.  Nantucket Light Ship Basket Purse - Beautiful Scrimshaw Dated 1998 (July) with a shiny U.S. Penny in the bottom and the finest quality leather hinges and closure! This is considered a "standard size Nantucket" at approx.  7.5" wide x  8+" high/deep and  about 7.5" deep front to back (all without handle measurements). Intricate scene of a common day in the Whaling and Shipping Port Harbor of Nantucket Town, Nantucket Island, Mass scrimshawn on lid.   If you want to know if this is a nice Nantucket....  read the wonderful feedback I received from the other two eBay buyers of the identical basket but from different years and different trips.. you will be glad you did ! Always feel free to email me with questions or for more photos, Regards, Genevieve' GenevieveLLC@aol.com As fellow stewards of our planet and the Giant Creatures of the sea, the scrimshaw art is done on a special polymer which is a perfect medium for this true form of American East Coast Folk Art indigenous to the East Coast of America! Very well hand made - Beautiful Scrimshaw work - Collectable medium of American Folk Art Retail was $315.00 (1998)  BEAUTIFULLY WOVEN - INTRICATE SCRIMSHAW SCENE as done when whaling was the way of life and the basis of an entire economy  - CLASSIC & Historical form of American Folk Art indigenous to the Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, New Bedford and Newport area.  Elegant & Traditional for an East Coast afternoon or to display and collect !  Not only a part of East Coast history, the Nantucket Lightship style basket is a true American Folk Art form indigenous to the Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and the Newport / New Bedford region.  also see our eBay Store listings for other Treasures from our travels and family's collections, some shown below .... and above. Email me for an early picture of the (second and third) Nantucket Lightships in 1855 on ..... and a little history of the "Lightship Basket"   A bit of History:   "The first ship (Nantucket Lightship) had a rather brief tour of duty. After just 18 months at the Shoal (Nantucket South Shoals), her mooring failed and she was blown 50 miles to the west, where she went aground on Montauk Point, Long Island, New York. Nantucket's second Lightship (shown above) faired better in longevity but not in staying put.  Though she served faithfully for almost 37 years, it is reported that she parted from her mooring at least 23 times while at the Shoals. In 1878 a Nor'easter blew her clear to Bermuda, some 800 miles south of Nantucket! She crept back to the Island without a motor, rigged only with 2 small tri-sails. Her end at the Shoals came with a final, unanticipated journey.  During a blizzard in March of 1892, she parted her chain, and weeks passed without any sign of her whereabouts. Finally she was spotted grounded on a reef at Norman's Land near Martha's Vineyard. The crew survived, the ship was repaired and sent away to calmer waters.  "It was aboard those early Lightships stationed at the South Shoals that 'basket making' emerged as a cottage industry for the Nantucket's crewmen. Their craft was as much a means of diversion from confinement, as it was a source of extra income." (adapted from the writings of RR Reed) Scrimshaw scene was done in BLACK scrimshander lampblack coloring . "Elegant & Traditional for an East Coast afternoon or to display at home or your ocean front cottage as well as collect !" The Scrimshaw scene of Old Nantucket Town Harbour full of whalers and clippers is done on polymer and is very fine artwork by a local Newport scrimshander ! This basket was purchased in Newport, RI with others and is extremely nice and a wonderful gift for any special lady.   Part of its beauty is it is real, well made, beautifully finished and appointed and does not cost several thousand dollars... like some older ones do.. but then you can't use or enjoy them either because they fall apart from age and drying.  This is the ONE to own and display!  "A common piece among the fine ladies of Boston, The Cape, New Bedford, Martha's Vineyard, Newport, Nantucket and points in between." PayPal Preferred & Verified American ( USA ) Collector Family Member Take a peak at some of the other really nice items we have listed for auction and in our eBay STORE - some examples below.... This beautiful large Scratch Model of the " TASHMOO " The Sidewheel Lake Steamer TASHMOO  This model was commissioned and built to the original ship blue prints by Master Shipbuilder Raymond Kaiser (St. Clair Shore, Michigan 1979) over fourteen months.  It is 100% SCRATCH in every respect right down to the hand jeweler soldered railings.  She is very Colorful and a Historical model as well. Price  $14,950.00 The model is:  40" LOA  -   The Custom Glass on Oak Case:  47.5" Long  19.5" High  13.5" Deep ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   --- .... another of our Scratch models we are selling from our collection Fall River Line Night Boat Steamship Lines Steamship Plymouth  $8,885.00 a Cape Cod (Long Island to Boston) area favorite "Night Boat".  Museum Cased (glass upper not shown). Fall River Line Night Boat Steamship Lines 1/8" = 1'  Scale Model   100% Scratch   "Built to original Naval Architect Blue Prints" The physical model is 27" LOA   x  10.5"  to the tip of her stack. This historic and beautiful, as well as colorful scratch model took the retired engineer model maker nearly 7 months to complete-  often working on her 6 and 7 days a week.  See her in our eBay STORE with other pieces from our collection.  We have been collecting the finest as well as most unusual Nautical art, Models and Memorabilia for many years. and some beautiful marine art too... Please write me personally with any questions or for more photos of any of our items to: GenevieveLLC@aol.com                 Original Marine Art, Antiques, Classic and Collector Car parts and accessories, Scrimshaw & Ship Models by World renowned Marine Artists, Scrimshanders and Shipbuilding / Model Building Artisans, as well as famous Classic Automobile marques such as  Mercedes-Benz, Rolls-Royce, BMW, Ferrari, Jaguar, Bentley and other Classic Superior Automobiles that we have in our own Family's Collections.   Payment Payment is due within 24 hours of winning bid.  PayPal is accepted as well as Cashiers Check (with approval by us BEFORE YOU BID, U.S. Bank only) or your Credit or Debit Card. Shipping We INSURE every package we send for a minimum of what you paid and Often for a higher, more realistic amount as most items we have are either Not Replaceable and/or would cost considerably more than you paid to replace.  We use a professional shipping service which carefully and properly packages all items- in almost all cases, Double-Boxed. Fine Art (only) is always available for local pick-up OR crated shipment by proper carrier.  Unframed collector prints may be sent via Federal Express, USPS Priority, DHL, and UPS.  We also use your personal or company account with any of these companies for shipping if you prefer.  If a flat shipping charge is not shown in this listing you are welcome to email me for a quote at: GenevieveLLC@aol.com   Terms of Sale Payment for ALL items purchased from our Family's Collections is due within 24 hours of winning bid unless other or special arrangements have been made with the Buyer PRIOR to bidding. About Us Our Family has been collecting Marine Art in all forms including Original Oil Paintings, Singed Limited Edition Artist Remarqued Prints, Hand-built Sailing Ships, Large Model Ships and Sailboats (never a Kit), Scrimshaw, Nautical  Antiques, and Classic Cars (along with a sufficient supply of spare parts) for well over 40 years.  We love and enjoy every single piece we own.  However, as a result of selling several homes, our area for display and enjoyment of our treasures has been decreased by nearly 14,000 sq. feet-  Therefore you will see listed by our family treasures which you normally would never be able to purchase at prices which are not only  realistic in a Buyers Market, but on the Extreme Low End-  below value in all cases.  We do not believe in "storing" Treasures such as these we are parting with- they are to be displayed and enjoyed! Most often we are in Birmingham, Michigan (small very nice town North of Detroit, MI) and always happy to hear from you. Very best regards,  Genevieve' and Family GenevieveLLC@aol.com            Contact Us With the wonders of 21st. Century communication we are available to answer your questions, send you additional photographs, or take care of anything else you would like to contact us about seven days a week by emailing:  GenevieveLLC@aol.com                     Place a Bid!