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Place of Origin: American
Folk Art Boat Model, 1930’s
Located in Doylestown, PA
A folk-art ship model of a freighter, circa 1930, carved in wood and hand-painted with details in metal.
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art American Nautical Objects
Materials
Scrap Wood
Early 20th Century Folk Art Ship Diorama
Located in San Mateo, CA
Folk art diorama of a ship being towed by a tug boat. At the bottom of the diorama is a representation of the shore with buildings and a lighthouse. The glass is earlier wavy glass a...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art American Nautical Objects
Materials
Rope, Glass, Wood
Carved and Decorated Sperm Whale Figure, circa 1900
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Carved Sperm Whale, circa 1900, a fine and early hand carved figure of a sperm whale with carved and painted detail to open jaw, in original black paint with highlights. A ve...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art American Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
Relief Carved and Painted Frigate
Located in Greenwich, CT
A rare relief carved and painted sailing ship on heavy board depicting a three-masted 26 gun third-class US naval frigate under partially reefed sail nearing a point of land with a l...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique American Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
1870s Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Very Rare Large Victorian Hand Carved Salesman Sample Skiff Boat American C 1865
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very rare large size salesman sample skiff boat, circa 1865; hand carved out of a single piece of wood (perhaps maple) with Victorian period black print stenciling to the side in inc...
Category
1860s Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair Davy Jones Pirate Treasure Chest Bookends With Skull And Cross Bones Hats
Located in South Burlington, VT
Antique pair hand cast pirate treasure chest sculptural book ends, circa 1930
Skull and crossbones hats.
Designer: Hubley
Dark original patin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Nautical Objects
Materials
Iron
Two Vintage Sailor's Valentines in a Hinged Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty pair of sailor's valentines. One with a floral motif and one with a heart, both ambitiously handcrafted in exotic sea shells meticulously composed and presented under glass in ...
Category
Late 20th Century Victorian American Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Mahogany
Handcrafted Natural Coastal Sea Shell Encrusted Anchor Wall Hanging
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A natural hand-crafted sea shell encrusted anchor wall hanging. Created from wood, this piece is in the shape of a boat anchor, and features applied natural sea shells of all colors....
Category
20th Century Victorian American Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Wood
Mid Century Large Motorized Hand Made Chris Craft Cabin Cruiser C1955
By Chris Craft Boats
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and large cabin cruiser boat model with an untested motor and batteries. 41.5 inches long and sitting on a brand new custom made stand with a nautical theme. In very good vi...
Category
1950s Folk Art Vintage American Nautical Objects
Materials
Metal
Sailor's Woolie of the American Protected Cruiser "USS Chicago", circa 1885
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Sailor's Woolie of the American Protected Cruiser "USS Chicago", circa 1885, a sailor's hand crafted folk art woolwork picture of a bark-rigged auxiliary steam sailor with in...
Category
1880s Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
American American Painted Cast Iron "Old Salt" Maine Fisherman Doorstop
By Hubley Manufacturing Company 2
Located in Downingtown, PA
American Painted Cast Iron "Old Salt" Maine Fisherman Doorstop or Bookend,
Hubley Manufacturing Company,
The 1920s.
The two larger figures depict an old salt fisherman standing ...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art American Nautical Objects
Materials
Iron
American Three Masted Clipper Ship in Bottle on Original Wood Stand, Circa 1880
Located in Hollywood, SC
American three masted clipper ship in bottle with cloth rigging in full sail on a painted sea, flanked by a sea side town with evergreen trees, a pain...
Category
1880s Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Mounted Half Block Ship Model of a 1936s America's Cup Sloop the Endeavour II
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early Mounted Half Block Ship Model of a 1936s America's Cup Sloop
This half block miniature boat model is dedicated to Joe and has quiet the provenanc...
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Nautical Objects
Materials
Cherry, Maple
Carved Pine Half Hull Model of a Coasting Schooner
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Carved Pine Half Hull Model of a Coasting Schooner, circa 1920, a hollow-carved shell half hull model with clipper bow and great shear, and nice serpentine carved trailboard....
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art American Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
Round Sea Shell Encrusted Pink Flower Motif Decorative Box with Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pretty coastal-inspired round decorative box encrusted with a sea shell motif. This box is round and features an attached lid. The lid is decorated with an array of seashells and t...
Category
20th Century American Classical American Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Ship's Engine Order Telegraph by Charles Cory and Son of New York
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ship's engine order telegraph with faceplates from Charles Cory and Son Patentees, New York. Smaller size than most, meticulously polished and lacquered.
Overall Dime...
Category
1920s Vintage American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Large 1810 Half Hull Sailing Ship Model with Rare Bowsprit
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a very unique large 1810 half Hull Sailing Ship model with rare bowsprit.
I'm told its very very rare to find one of these with a Bowsprit Mermaid.
Category
1810s American Colonial Antique American Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
American Naval Two Masted Clipper Ship Brig Model Under Glass, US Perry 20th C.
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Naval two masted clipper ship brig model mounted on stand under a glass case. The US Perry was a brig commissioned by the United States Navy October 1843 prior to the American Civil War...
Category
20th Century American Empire American Nautical Objects
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Pine, Paint
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects
Materials
Rope, Oak
Schooling Mackerel by Barnaby Porter, circa 1970's
Located in Nantucket, MA
Schooling Mackerel by Barnaby Porter, circa 1970s, a sculpture made from reclaimed wood on the mid-coast of Maine. Porter used old found wood to cut and hand paint these three mackerel "weathervanes," mounted together as a school - this was part of an original room-sized installation.
The sculpture is in excellent, as made "distressed" condition as shown in photographs.
Porter's work has been exhibited in the Farnsworth Museum and elsewhere and has been featured in the TV show, "Made in Maine', and in magazines such as Fine Woodworking...
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage American Nautical Objects
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art American Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
Nest of Three 19th Century Signed Nantucket Lightship Baskets
By Rowland Folger
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nest of three Nantucket lightship baskets, the swing handles, staves and the ears ( which attach the handle to the basket) are all carved from oak. The bottoms are made from pine and each are stenciled with the maker's mark, "R Folger Maker Nantucket Mass." Rowland Folger (1803-1883) is considered one of Nantucket's first makers of lightship baskets. His baskets are very durable and were definitely used as utilitarian.These three baskets were discovered in an attic, where they were living for the last 90 years...
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Cased Model of a Whaling Longboat
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive handmade whaling longboat model with canvas sails and a realistic painted wood hull complete with oars and harpoons. Presented in a custom mahogany and glass case with bra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Arts and Crafts American Nautical Objects
Materials
Hardwood
20th C, Hand Crafted Tall Copper Electrified Lighthouse Table Lamp
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Amazing craftsmanship in this one of a kind piece hand crafted from copper. Hammered repousse in and around the entire lighthouse. Tall 33 inches by 14 diameter with an 11 inch balcony. Entirely lights up, Tower with a large dome light...
Category
1940s Folk Art Vintage American Nautical Objects
Materials
Copper
Seascape with Ship Racing a Barkentine, by C.A.S. Orne, 1920
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Seascape with square-rigged ship racing a Barkentine, by C.A.S. Orne, 1920, a watercolor on paper stormy seascape with two square-riggers running before the wind, with choppy...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage American Nautical Objects
Materials
Paper
Late 18th Century Naive American School Gouache Marine, Estate Scene Maritime
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A late 18th/early 19th century gouache on paper landscape, an unusual composition with passing ships two large naval, small rowing and sail boats centred by a large country estate.
It has the feel of being American in origins, but we could be wrong. Some creasing lines are apparent, but apart fro that is good untouched condition, housed in a period maple and gilt slip frame and glazed.
Provence By descent from Douglas Shepherd (1922-1989), a designer and architect working on public houses for the brewery firm Ind Coope. He was heavily influenced by and was a serious collector of Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau, including leading designers and artists such as Charles Ashlee and Jessie M King...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique American Nautical Objects
Materials
Paper
Vintage Large Nautical Maritime Brass Glass Ship's Hourglass Display Model Timer
Located in San Diego, CA
Very unique large maritime/nautical brass and glass hourglass. Wonderful dorm and design. Brass has a wonderful patina and can be polished if desired. H...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Nautical Objects
Materials
Bronze
Nautical Folk Art Hand Carved Wooden Whimsy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
American whimsy with traditional 'ball in cage' decoration, all carved and whittled from one continuous piece of wood, circa early 20th century. The bottom tip suggests that this pie...
Category
1910s Folk Art Vintage American Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
19th Century Watercolor Seascape with Shipwreck
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique seascape with shipwreck on a rocky shore, mid-19th century, a watercolor on paper seascape with a shipwrecked brig on the rocks, with another squall rolling in on horizon, un...
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects
Materials
Paper
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...
Category
1870s Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects
Materials
Other
19th Century Seascape with Lighthouse
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century seascape with lighthouse, circa 1890, an oil on canvas view of a white-washed lighthouse tower on a small offshore rocky ledge, most...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects
Materials
Canvas
Folk Art Brigantine Weathervane by Frank Adams, Martha's Vineyard, circa 1930s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Folk Art Brigantine Weathervane by Frank Adams (1871 - 1944), West Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, circa 1930s, a hand built weathervane of a brigantine with square-rigged foremast and fore-and-aft-rigged mainmast, with wooden hull, characteristic cut sheet metal sails with folded fore-edges, and wire rigging.
The weathervane is in original nicely weathered paint and condition.
Frank Adams was a folk artist on the Vineyard best known for his duck decoys, but also for these weathervanes, ship models, miniature decoys...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art American Nautical Objects
Materials
Metal
19th Century Chromolithograph of a Sailor Boy
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century chromolithograph of a sailor boy, circa 1880, a colored print on canvas view of a young American sailor boy sitting astride a bowsprit. A class...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique American Nautical Objects
Materials
Canvas
19th C. Silk Embroidered and Hand Painted Seascape by Thomas Willis
By Thomas Willis
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century silk embroidered and hand painted oil on canvas seascape by Thomas Willis (1850 - 1925), depicting the schooner-rigged racing yacht MARION W...
Category
1880s Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects
Materials
Canvas, Silk
Portrait of the Clipper Ship Oriental by Lucius A. Briggs, 1925
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Seascape Portrait of the Clipper Ship ORIENTAL by Lucius A. Briggs, (Boston and New Bedford: 1852 - 1931), 1925, a watercolor seascape with the tea clipper under rosy sky, si...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage American Nautical Objects
Materials
Paper
American Polished Steel Sky Light Binnacle with Rope Carved Base, Phil. C. 1880
By Hands & Sons
Located in Hollywood, SC
American polished steel sky light binnacle with rope carved base, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Norfolk VA. Late 19th century. Binnacle has been electrified fo...
Category
1880s American Empire Antique American Nautical Objects
Materials
Steel, Brass
Yacht Vent Cowl of Solid Brass
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass Perko air vent. Highly polished ventilator cowl from a boat. Nine inch diameter vent opening. Base is six inch diameter. Twelve inches tall with base flange pierced for f...
Category
1940s Vintage American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
19th Century Whaler Made Turned Ebony Stemmed Cup
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century whaler made carved and turned ebony stemmed cup. "Manila P.I." painted on one side. Manila, Philippine Islands would have been a port of call on ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects
Materials
Ebony
Antique Nautical Ship Bench
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This is a very unique item, It was a bench used on the rear of an old ship. There are handles made of iron that were used to move it on an off the ship when it wasn't needed. The ori...
Category
Early 19th Century Primitive Antique American Nautical Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Two Brass Maritime Taffrail Spinners
Located in Norwell, MA
Two solid brass taffrail spinners with braided rope and coupling used to send data back to the shipboard log. The blade is engraved "NEGUS NEW TORK" with a large "N" also. This unit ...
Category
1940s Vintage American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Carved and Painted Tuna Fish Carving
Located in Norwell, MA
Quality carving of a yellow fin tuna. Painted body. Very well carved with fins, gills, eyes, tail, etc. Reminiscent of the signs that hung in the fish stalls at the Dover England fis...
Category
2010s American Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Painting of a New York Yacht Club Yacht Underway
Located in Norwell, MA
Worden wood motor yacht painting showing a New York Yacht Club "Sportfish Underway". The outriggers are set and the vessel is flying a swordfish pennant an...
Category
1940s Vintage American Nautical Objects
Materials
Canvas
Antique Wood and Brass Ship's Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Eight spoke varnished wood ship's wheel with brass hub and brass trim ring. The brass hub cap is mounted to an iron hub. Warm patina on this maritime relic. C...
Category
1910s Vintage American Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Ship Name Board From NY Tugboat "St. Martin"
Located in Norwell, MA
Great old nautical quarter board from the tugboat St. Martin. Incised letters in gold with black backboards with splits and cracks from years at sea. Gre...
Category
1920s Vintage American Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Vintage Handmade Boat Model Diorama
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage handmade boat model diorama of the "Sovereign of the Seas" a three masted schooner, displayed in its original case. Originally built in Massac...
Category
19th Century American Colonial Antique American Nautical Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Wood, Water, and Light: Classic Wooden Boats by Joel White Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Wood, Water, and Light: Classic Wooden Boats by Joel White. Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2000. Stated 1st Ed hardcover. Twenty-four wooden boat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Nautical Objects
Materials
Paper
Sailing Ship Diorama, Late 19th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a beautifully detailed diorama or shadow box of a late 19th century schooner and tug boat.
Category
Early 20th Century American Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool, Paper, Plaster
Varnished Six Spoke Yacht Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships wheel with six turned spindles, brass hub with keyhole. Seventeen inch diameter. Circa 1950.
Category
1950s Vintage American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Unique Yacht Windlass Capstan
Located in Norwell, MA
Substantial yacht windlass built from brass and iron. The yacht name has been obscured from too much polishing over the years. This relic is fitted with a ratchet pole to crank the g...
Category
1920s Vintage American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
1880s Onion Porch Lantern Rustic Caged Globe Cabin-Modern Nautical Bubble Lamp
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Nice antique onion lantern, unknown maker. A wonderful rustic decor for tabletop or hanging. Sold as a prop for decor only, the function of the o...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique American Nautical Objects
Materials
Glass
Folk Art Nantucket Island Ornamental Fishing Line "Fish" Spool Souvenir
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand carved and painted mint green fish souvenir spool from Nantucket Island (ca. 1940s, MA, USA). The fishing twine is connected to a small metal hook affixed to the fish's mouth. Warm patina / good age commensurate with history (small spots of wood / paint loss along with crazing). Small but impressive vintage fishing collectible...
Category
1940s Folk Art Vintage American Nautical Objects
Materials
Stone
Solid Brass Antique Yacht Binnacle Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Kevin White Boston Yacht binnacle with a highly polished and lacquered pillar shape binnacle. Art deco style. Removable hood with porthole window. Fitted to a thick wood base. Circa ...
Category
1930s Vintage American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
John Whalley In New Light by John Whalley, Signed 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
John Whalley: In New Light by John Whalley, Signed. Published by John Whalley Studio, ME, 2006. Signed 1st Ed hardcover no dust jacket. The Maine artist l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Nautical Objects
Materials
Paper
Folk Art Ship Model
Located in Doylestown, PA
A naive Folk Art ship model in carved wood with fabric sails and elaborate rigging, American, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art American Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Vintage Nautical Table Lamp with Patinated Brass Boat Propeller Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Impressive nautical table lamp composed of a nylon rope wrapped stem anchored by a vintage boat propeller, (circa 1970s, USA). Accents and prope...
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Amazing Cameo Carved Shell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic hand carved shell with a girl carved out. Fine condition.
Category
1880s French Provincial Antique American Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
E.S. Ritchie & Söns Boston Brass Compass on Teak Socket
Located in Vienna, AT
E.S. Ritchie & Sons, Boston. Patinated brass nighthouse on solid lacquered teak plinth. Transport box for compass, included. Measures: H. 106 cm. Ø. 31 cm....
Category
1920s Vintage American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
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