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Period: 1870s
19thC Nautical Six Spoke Solid Brass Yacht Steering Wheel. American, Circa 1870
Located in Incline Village, NV
This 19th century American solid brass ship steering wheel was, more than likely, from a yacht. Fishing and commercial boats were more inclin...
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American Folk Art Antique 1870s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship, The sailor's woolwork or woolie depicts a starboard view of a Second-Rate Royal Navy Ship with three masts. T...
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English Folk Art Antique 1870s Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

19th Century Painting of Island Lighthouse in Maine, Signed E. Chase
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Painting of Island Lighthouse in Maine, signed E. Chase, an oil on board folk art painting of what appears to be Nash Island Light in Maine with square light tower...
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American Folk Art Antique 1870s Nautical Objects

Materials

Other

19th Century Carved Ship Figurehead Oak Wood Female Figure Antique Maritime
Located in Milan, IT
Figurehead in carved oak depicting a female figure whose body has the shape of a siren, symbol of fertility and protection, with female features in the upper part and fish tail inste...
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Antique 1870s Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

19th Century Trinity House Inlaid Rosewood Sewing Box, circa 1870
Located in Nantucket, MA
Fine 19th century trinity house marquetry inlaid rosewood sewing box, circa 1870, made by a Trinity House Lighthouse Keeper or sailor aboard a Lightship for sale to passing ships. The rosewood box features marquetry inlaid cutter-rigged sloops sailing past a lighthouse within a crossbanded reserve on the lid, and additional inlaid cutters and escutcheon on the front. The interior is fitted with a velvet pincushion and various cuddies both open or covered by a rosewood lid with petite ivory finial; the tray lifts out to reveal a paper-lined storage compartment. The bottom of the box retains its original paper covering. Delicate marquetry inlay does not survive well in the damp environments of lighthouses and ships, so these highly prized Trinity House boxes...
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British Folk Art Antique 1870s Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood, Rosewood

Chart of Japan by James Imray and Son
Located in Norwell, MA
Chart of southern Japan compiled by James F. Imray and published in 1870. The chart captures the coast and islands. Includes Nagasaki, Kii Channel, Gulf of Yed...
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English Antique 1870s Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

British Woolwork 'Woolie' of Three Ships
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large British woolwork of three ships including the Ada and two smaller craft, circa 1875. The wool depicts three ships- a port side view of The Merchant ship Ada, another sail-i...
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English Folk Art Antique 1870s Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

American Solid Brass Five Spoke Ringed Yacht Wheel, Circa 1870
Located in Hollywood, SC
American solid brass five spoke ringed yacht wheel with original brass hub, Late 19th century.
Category

American American Empire Antique 1870s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ships Port Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished and lacquered ships port lantern with Fresnel glass lens, vented top and mounting tabs. Very unusual shape. Mounted to a custom wood base ...
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Antique 1870s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

English Brass and Mahogany Yacht Binnacle Southampton, Circa 1870
Located in Hollywood, SC
English yacht binnacle mounted on a mahogany rope motif base, oval glass viewing port, with the original removable brass vented side light and carrying handle. Binnacle is fitted with an interior compass submerged in alcohol signed...
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English Victorian Antique 1870s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Gwen, a Named British Sailor's Woolwork
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork or Woolie, The Gwen, Circa 1875 The small British sailor's woolie depicts a starboard view of the brigantine Gwen sailing on a calm blue sea and flying...
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English Folk Art Antique 1870s Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

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French 19th Century Folk Art Leather Box
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French Carved Snuff Box, Mid-19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The elaborately carved snuff box with a scene of two mermaids on the cover and deeply carved shell on the reverse.
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British Soldier's Woolwork or Woolie, 19h Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an exceptional example of a 19th century British soldier's "Woolie" or woolwork that is signed "G.W. Whitby/India. The woolwork depicts the ...
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19th Century Oil Painting of Reclining Spaniels in Interior Signed by Armfield
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Sailing Ship Diorama 19th Century Signed
Located in Norwood, NJ
George Vempley Burwood British (1844-1917) signed and dated. Sailing ship, schooner diorama shadow box with figures and painted background.
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Pair of Antique Oil Paintings 19th Century Signed Lambert
Located in Buxton, GB
This stunning pair of antique oil paintings is an incredible example of traditional French art, signed by the renowned artist Lambert. The medium-siz...
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English Shipwright's or Carpenter's Sash Fillister Plane by Atkin and Sons
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English shipwright's or carpenter's sash fillister or plough plane, c.1900, of finely patinated beech wood and brass by Atkin and Sons, Sheffield Works, Birmingham Marked A &...
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Metal, Brass

Painting, Duomo in Firenze, Signed P.K, 19th Century
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Painting, Duomo in Firenze, signed P.K, 19th century.
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Early 20th Century Carved Wooden Miniature Pequot Ship's Figurehead Model
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 20th Century Carved Wooden Miniature Pequot Ship's Figurehead Model, circa 1920s, a wonderful folk art carving of a Pequot-Mohican Indian in the form of a ship's figurehead: this is in fact the figurehead of the Whale Ship...
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19th Century English Folk Art Encased Ship Diorama
Located in London, GB
19th Century Folk Art Encased Ship Diorama A delightful and highly decorated example of a late 19th century English folk art ships model diorama...
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Late 19th Century Sailor's Knot Board
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Sailor's Folk Art Knot Board, circa 1880s, an intricate and elaborate array of approximately 41 bends, hitches, knots, splices, rigging and other fa...
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Late 19th Century Sailor's Knot Board
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H 24 in W 33.5 in D 1.13 in
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19th Century Small Sailor's Woolie with Schooner, Signed M.A., circa 1870
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English Folk Art Antique 1870s Nautical Objects

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19th Century Sailor's Small Woolie of a Steam Sailor
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century sailor's small woolie of a steam sailor, circa 1870, a hand-crafted woolwork with a starboard side view of a ship-rigged auxiliary sailor, apparently a steel hulled double decker warship, flying the ensign of the White Fleet...
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19th Century Brass Sextant Signe Marshall London Antique Marine Navigation Tool
Located in Milan, IT
Mid 19th century brass English sextant signed Marshall London, instrument complete with three telescopes, one of which is long, and a filter and it is in its original mahogany box wi...
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Antique 1870s Nautical Objects

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Brass

Gwen, a Named British Sailor's Woolwork
Located in Downingtown, PA
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British Sailor's Woolwork, the Sailor's Farewell
Located in Downingtown, PA
British sailor's woolwork of The Sailor's Farewell, Circa 1865. This is a particularly lovely example of this rare sailor's woolie subject. The Sailor’s Farewell and the Sailor's...
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Sailor's Woolwork Woolie of Two Ships and Fort
Located in Downingtown, PA
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Naive Folky British Sailor's Woolwork Ship Woolie
Located in Downingtown, PA
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British Sailor's Woolwork or Woolie with House and Bridge
Located in Downingtown, PA
British sailor's woolwork or woolie with house and bridge, Circa 1875 The most unusual woolie depicts a starboard-side view of a Royal Navy Frigate sailing offshore. In the foreg...
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Sailor's Woolwork Woolie with Trapunto Sails
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's Woolwork Woolie with Trapunto Sails, Circa 1875 The sailor's woolwork depicts a starboard view of a three-masted British Royal Navy Vessel flying the White Ensign with a ...
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Two Day Marine Chronometer by Victor Kulberg No. 9270
By Victor Kullberg
Located in Norwich, GB
A Fine Two Day Marine Chronometer by Victor Kulberg No. 9270 c,1870 Three tier mahogany box with rectangular brass plaque to both the top and the second tier below a brass ‘push button’ knob opening to a third tier with round brass escutcheon. The movement has full hatched plates, chain fusee with four ringed pillars and ten jewels with Harrison’s maintaining power. Earnshaw type spring detent escapement with split bi-metallic balance and cylindrical shaped temperature compensation weights, polishes steel helical balance spring and faceted endstone. The four and three quarter inch silvered dial signed ‘Victor Kulberg, maker to the Admiralty, The Indian and Italian Governments. 105 Liverpool Road, London. N.’ Numbered 9270 with Roman numerals and subsidiary dials for ‘state of wind’ and seconds. Inside the seconds dial bears the mark denoting military use. The movement is set in a lacquered brass bowl with screw down bezel mounted within a pivoted gimbal with knurled locking screw and original tipsy key. Victor Kulberg was born in Gothland, ( Sweden) in 1824, he then worked for Louis Urban Jurgensen...
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