18th Century Naval
18th-Century Naval Officer Oil Portrait Miniature
Located in Madrid, ES
An exquisite 18th-century oil portrait miniature depicting a distinguished naval officer, dressed
Category
Antique 1750s Paintings
Materials
Bronze
Maritime Salute: The Elegance of 18th-Century Naval Grace, circa 1920
Located in Langweer, NL
scene with ships that could be from the late 18th or early 19th century, characterized by their full
Category
Vintage 1920s Prints
Materials
Paper
$799 Sale Price
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H 18.51 in W 23.23 in D 0 in
French Floating Batteries Bombarding Gibraltar During the Great Siege, 1782
Located in Langweer, NL
ingenuity and ambition of 18th-century naval warfare. Bertuch's renowned children's encyclopedia stands as a
Category
Antique Early 1800s Prints
Materials
Paper
$130
H 9.06 in W 7.49 in D 0.01 in
Venetian Naval Battle Print – Rare Optical Vue of Venice versus Turks, c.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
, circa 1770
This rare and vividly hand-colored 18th-century 'vue d’optique' titled 'Combat naval dans le
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
$582
H 12.88 in W 19.26 in D 0.01 in
Ancient Roman Fresco/Naval Battle - Original Etching by V. Aloja - 18th Century
By Vincenzo Aloja
Located in Roma, IT
etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Aloja in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$164 Sale Price
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H 4.73 in W 9.85 in D 0.08 in
18th-Century German Engraving – Allegory of War, Poem & Naval View
Located in Langweer, NL
A rare and intriguing 18th-century German engraving combining a finely detailed allegorical scene
Category
Antique Early 18th Century German Prints
Materials
Paper
$927
H 15.95 in W 12.21 in D 0.02 in
LARGE GUNNER'S POWDER HORN Naval - French, late 18th century.
Located in TEYJAT, FR
Original Large French Gunner's Powder Horn, Naval - French, late 18th century. Of large size used
Category
Antique 19th Century Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Horn, Wood
B.West Engraving "Naval Battle, Battle of the Houge" 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Benjamin West.
It depicts the Battle of Barfleur- La Hougue, the naval battle during the War of the League
Category
Antique 18th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique 18th Century European Oil On Canvas Of A Naval Scene
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An 18th-century oil on canvas originating from mainland Europe, this painting captures a
Category
Antique 18th Century European Other Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Fine 18th Century British Marine Oil Painting Naval Shipping in Stormy Seas
By Charles Brooking
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Naval Shipping in Stormy Seas
English School, 18th century
circle of Charles Brooking, (1723-1759
Category
18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,046
H 20 in W 25 in D 1 in
Late 18th C Sailors Naval Maritime Nautical Folk Art Pen & Ink Sketch's
Located in Lowestoft, GB
, sailing coordinates latitude and longitude, historical naval battles and journeys.
Age related
Category
Antique Late 18th Century European Nautical Objects
Materials
Paper
$2,321 / set
H 16.15 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
See Landscape Night Naval Battle Mercanti 17/18th Century Paint Oil on copper
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Ilario Mercanti, known as ‘lo Spolverini’ (Parma, 1657 - 1734)
Scene of a night-time naval battle
Category
17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil
$7,297 Sale Price
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H 32.68 in W 38.59 in
Frederick Chapman: ‘Naval Architecture War Vessels’, circa 1770
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
FREDERICK CHAPMAN: ‘Naval Architecture War Vessels’, circa 1770, , 50 engraved plates of various
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Books
Materials
Paper
Naval Commanders of Zeeland – Gelein & Kornelis Evertsen, Adriaan Bankert, c1750
Located in Langweer, NL
finely executed set of 18th-century copper engravings presents three distinguished naval leaders from the
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Prints
Materials
Paper
$451 / set
H 8.59 in W 5.32 in D 0.01 in
Antique Portrait of Bentinck, a Dutch Naval Hero by Vinkeles
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'Wolter Jan Gerrit Baron Bentinck (..)'. Portrait of the Dutch naval hero
Category
Antique 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$418 Sale Price / item
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H 15.75 in W 12.6 in D 0 in
Antique Naval Portrait – Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen, Dutch Sea Captain, c.1785
Located in Langweer, NL
notable print for collectors interested in maritime history, Dutch naval figures, or late 18th-century
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Prints
Materials
Paper
$214
H 12.41 in W 8.86 in D 0.01 in
Dutch Naval Leaders – Florisz, Sweers, and Van Nes, c.1750 Copper Engravings
Located in Langweer, NL
finely engraved 18th-century portraits presents prominent naval commanders of the Dutch Republic: Pieter
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Prints
Materials
Paper
$451 / set
H 8.59 in W 5.32 in D 0.01 in
Set of Three Dutch Naval Portraits – Kortenaer, Kallenberg, and Van Nes, c.1700s
Located in Langweer, NL
fine set of three 18th-century copperplate engraved portraits depicting prominent Dutch naval leaders
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Prints
Materials
Paper
$451 / set
H 8.59 in W 5.32 in D 0.01 in
Set of Three Dutch Naval Portraits – Van der Hulst, Kallenberg & Sweers, c.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
engraved set of three 18th-century portrait prints depicting notable Dutch naval commanders of the 17th
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Prints
Materials
Paper
$451
H 8.59 in W 5.32 in D 0.01 in
Set of Three Dutch Naval Portraits – Tromp, Van Ghend, and Florisz, c.1700s
Located in Langweer, NL
of three 18th-century portrait prints depicting prominent Dutch naval commanders from the 17th
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Prints
Materials
Paper
$451
H 8.59 in W 5.32 in D 0.01 in
Naval Engagement at Unalata, Guam: The Peril of HMS Success, circa 1790
Located in Langweer, NL
This is an 18th-century engraving depicting a nautical scene with dramatic action. The image shows
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$209 Sale Price
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H 8.86 in W 14.77 in D 0 in
Circa 1780 Sailor's Naval Maritime Pen & Ink Wash Portrait Sketch's Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming late 18th century pen and ink wash group of portrait sketches on paper, housed in a
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Nautical Objects
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
$540
H 8.67 in W 12.21 in D 0.99 in
The Battle Of Sluys (1340), oil on canvas, 100 Hundred Years War Naval Scene
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Battle Of Sluys (1340), oil on canvas, 16th/17th Century
Rare account of the opening
Category
18th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$5,806 Sale Price
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H 15.75 in W 19.69 in
Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588: 18th-Century Engraving by Alexander Hogg
Located in Langweer, NL
representation of 18th-century perceptions of Elizabethan England’s naval dominance. The condition is very good
Category
Antique 1780s Prints
Materials
Paper
$166
H 15.16 in W 9.26 in D 0.01 in
Fort St. George on the Coromandel Coast – Hand-Colored Engraving by Sayer, 1754
Located in Langweer, NL
Robert Sayer, one of the foremost British map and print publishers of the mid-18th century, the print
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
$390 Sale Price
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H 10.56 in W 16.46 in D 0.01 in
Dutch Admirals of Zeeland – Jan & Kornelis Evertse and Louis van Boisot, ca.1774
Located in Langweer, NL
engraved set of three 18th-century copperplate portraits depicting prominent naval commanders from the
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Prints
Materials
Paper
$451 / set
H 8.59 in W 5.32 in D 0.01 in
1784 View Of Portsmouth Harbour And Dartmouth Castle By Walpoole
Located in Langweer, NL
status as a hub of 18th-century British naval power. This is particularly significant given the maritime
Category
Antique 1780s Prints
Materials
Paper
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18th Century Mahogany Naval Campaign Chair
Located in New York, NY
designed for use aboard battleships of the 18th century.
Officer in the 18th century British Royal Navy
Category
Antique 1770s English Campaign Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Naval Officers Sea Chest
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
’’ wide x 22’’ deep and stands 18’’ high.
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George II Blanket Chests
Materials
Teak
18th Century Mouth Blown Ship Wreck Wine Bottle Maritime Naval
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A fine 18th century mouth blown wine bottle, encrusted with crustaceans from years beneath the sea
Category
Antique 18th Century European Nautical Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber, Glass
Pair of 18th Century Mouth Blown Ship Wreck Port Bottles Maritime Naval
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A fine pair of 18th century mouth blown port bottles, encrusted with crustaceans from years beneath
Category
Antique 18th Century European Nautical Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber, Glass
H 13.78 in Dm 5.71 in L 13.78 in
Very Large Dutch 18th Century Wood and Wrought Iron Naval Pulley
Located in Haarlem, NL
Beautiful huge and heavy ships pulley with three wheels, assembled with wrought iron nails and fittings.
The wood patine and the handmade ironwork on this robust item makes it a ...
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wrought Iron
Fine 18th Century English Oil Naval Portrait of Captain & his Ship
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
the artist, George Stubbs.
Title:
Portrait of a naval captain in a wooded cliffside coastal setting
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Folk Art Half Length Portrait Naval Officer Oil on Board Antique
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A late 18th Century half length portrait of a gentleman officer, unframed oil on board.
The
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Paintings
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
H 15.36 in W 12.6 in D 0.2 in
A Naval Engagement
By Francis Swaine
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Francis Swaine (1725-1782)
A Naval engagement
Oil on panel
Oval
Painting size - 4 x 5 in
Framed
Category
18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dutch-Anglo Naval Engagement
Located in Wiscasett, ME
School of Ludolf Bakhuyzen I (1630/31-1708). There are faint monogram initials (LB) in the lower left on the wooden dock, which is his known signature. There are also early labels on...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nautical Coffee Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unusual midcentury walnut coffee table incorporating a hand colored 18th century French engraved
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut, Paper
Rare French Naval Officer's Traveling Writing Desk of Solid Mahogany, circa 1780
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late 18th century naval officer's traveling writing desk was found at the port of Bordeaux
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
H 7 in W 16 in D 10 in
18th Century Sea Wreck Iridescence Maritime Naval Wine Bottles
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A pair of mid 18th century wine bottles, hand blown thick green glass with good sized punts.
Both
Category
Antique 18th Century European Nautical Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Large British Maritime Naval Battle Engagement at Sea 18th Century Classic Ships
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Naval Engagement at Sea
by Roger John Collins (British 20th century(
signed oil on canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Naval Ingenuity at Sea: HMS Grafton's Homeward Voyage, 1758
Located in Langweer, NL
of the ship's crew and the adaptability of naval technology during the 18th century. It also provides
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
The Quebec and the Surveillante [an animated naval battle scene]
Located in Middletown, NY
Engraving with extensive handcoloring, on laid paper with a Fleur de Lys watermark, with margins. Plate 11 13/16 x 15 3/4 (300 x 400 mm); Sheet: 12 1/2 x 16 3/8 inches (317 x 415 mm)...
Category
Late 18th Century English School Landscape Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Watercolor, Engraving
1770s Engraving of Commodore Byron's Historic Encounter with the Patagonians
Located in Langweer, NL
indigenous Patagonian people of South America during his exploratory voyage in the mid-18th century. Byron, a
Category
Antique 1770s Prints
Materials
Paper
H 7.68 in W 15.44 in D 0 in
18th Century Portrait of a Naval Officer
Located in London, GB
English School, 18th century
Portrait of a Naval officer c.1770
Oil on canvas; held in a
Category
Antique 1770s English Paintings
Antique French Naval Engravings
Located in Southampton, NY
A Set of Three (Sold Seperately) Hand-Colored War Game Naval Engravings.Fascinating Details and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Drawings
Materials
Paper, Paint
Hepplewhite Naval Chair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
The back of this mahogany naval chair is influenced by the designs of George Hepplewhite and makes
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Fighting ships, Nottingham and Mars, 1746
By John Bentham-Dinsdale
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century naval warfare and the age-old conflict between England and France, here represented by the
Materials
Oil, Board
Nelson, Viscount Admiral Horatio British Naval Commander and National Hero
Located in Jersey, GB
British naval commander and national hero (1758-1805), Nelson was famed for his bold decisions and
Category
Antique 18th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Pair of Miniature Bronze Signal Cannons
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A pair of miniature 18th century style naval cannons with bronze barrels and oak carriages
Category
Antique 1880s English Arms, Armor and Weapons
19th Century Pair of Marine Paintings
Located in London, GB
18th century naval art. The soft colors employed in both sea and sky enable us to focus on the vessels
Category
Early 20th Century English Paintings
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Set of 12 Antique Mycology Prints of Various Fungi by Barla, circa 1890
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of twelve antique mycology prints depicting various fungi / mushrooms. These prints originate from 'Flore mycologique illustrée: les champignons des Alpes-Maritimes' by J.B. Barla.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
$749 Sale Price / set
40% Off
H 13.39 in W 10.24 in D 0.02 in
Ancient Crossroads: Albania to Assyria in Antiquity, Published in 1880
Located in Langweer, NL
The map titled "ALBANIA, IBERIA, COLCHIS, ARMENIA, MESOPOTAMIA, BABYLONIA, ASSYRIA" portrays the ancient regions that would encompass parts of modern-day Eastern Turkey, Armenia, Aze...
Category
Antique 1880s Maps
Materials
Paper
$440
H 18.51 in W 15.56 in D 0 in
Copper Engraving by Merian of The Battle Fleet off Constantinople, 1646
Located in Langweer, NL
An engraving by Matthäus Merian senior depicting the "Sea battle of the Venetians against the Turks in the Dardanelles" from 1646 . It presents a dramatic and detailed scene capturi...
Category
Antique 1640s German Prints
Materials
Paper
$437 Sale Price
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H 11.82 in W 14.45 in D 0 in
When I live my Dream - 21st Ct Contemporary Painting of Boy with Bare Chest
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
David van der Linden
'When I live my dream''
60 x 70 cm (Framed 70x80 cm, frame is included in price)
Oil on wood panel
David van der Linden is a Dutch artist who studied at the ' C...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,665 Sale Price
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H 23.63 in W 27.56 in D 0.4 in
Small Book with 26 Views of the Palaces and Gardens of Versailles and Trianon
Located in Langweer, NL
Small antique book titled 'Palaces and Gardens of Versailles and Trianon'. English edition containing 26 views of Versailles and Trianon. Drawn from nature by Jaime. Published by Bru...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Books
Materials
Paper
$178
H 4.34 in W 6.89 in D 0.28 in
Antique Map of Principality of Monaco
By Antonio Vallardi Editore
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
ST/619 - "Old Geographical Atlas of Italy - Topographic map of ex-Principality of Monaco" -
ediz Vallardi - Milano -
A somewhat special edition ---
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Other Prints
Materials
Paper
David Bautz 'Dutch' Oil Portrait of a Young Mother and Child, circa 1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th century Dutch oil portrait of a young mother and child by David Bautz (Dutch, 1884-1955).
A fine oil portrait, circa 1920s.
A young mother breast feeding her child. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Paintings
Materials
Walnut
$2,400
H 8.5 in W 6.25 in D 0.5 in
Native American Antique Large Micmac model Birch Bark canoe Woodlands C 1850
Located in London, GB
Native American Antique Large Micmac model Birch Bark canoe Woodlands C 1850
A superb Large Micmac Model Birch bark canoe with floral quill work decoration.
Native American Woodla...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Native American Objects
Materials
Birch
$1,588
H 6 in W 10 in D 35 in
"a Fontainebleu, " Charles Francis DeKlyn, Barbizon, Oil, French Countryside
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Charles Francis De Klyn was born in Westchester County, New York, in 1865. A landscape, marine, portrait and figure painter, De Klyn studied in New York and Paris from 1886 to 1891, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$2,500
H 21.5 in W 18.25 in
Bermuda Landscape
By Will Howe Foote
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful early landscape by American artist, Will Howe Foote (1874-1965). Bermuda Landscape, ca. 1890-95. Oil on on textured cardboard panel, measures 14 x 18 inches. Original attri...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
The Poor Girl – An Early Genre Scene by Julius Kronberg, 1873
Located in Stockholm, SE
This small, tenderly rendered painting— titled The Poor Girl (Den fattiga flickan)—offers a rare glimpse into Julius Kronberg’s early period, when he was still exploring the genre mo...
Category
1870s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,821
H 12.21 in W 10.24 in
19th Century Oil Portrait of an Elegant Young Woman Arranging Flowers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil portrait of an elegant young woman arranging flowers
19th century, initialed "J.M."
Wonderful oil painting housed in a gilded frame.
The painting shows a young woman arr...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Bernard Corey, a wonderful example by the artist of a wooded landscape
By Bernard Corey
Located in Rockport, MA
Bernard Corey’s painting "Forest Scene" captures a quiet, natural landscape with a lush display of trees and foliage, rendered in earthy tones and soft brushstrokes. His impressionis...
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge European Antique Oil Painting Merchants & Ships in Ancient Trading Port
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tall ships in a rocky bay, with figures in Eastern costume in boats and on the shoreline
19th Century School
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 39.5 x 36 inches
canvas: 34 x 30 inches
the...
Category
19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 20th Century English Autumn river landscape, cows drinking from the stream
By Abraham Hulk the Younger
Located in Woodbury, CT
Early 20th Century English Autumn river landscape with cows drinking from a stream.
Abraham Hulk Junior was born in the Netherlands in 1851 to renowned Dutch marine painter Abraham ...
Category
1890s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,560 Sale Price
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H 22 in W 18 in
A Lady with a Parasol at the Beach. Oil on Canvas
Located in St. Albans, GB
Hubert Glansdorff
Belgian 1877 – 1963
Signed bottom right
Picture Size: 19 x 28" (47 x 70cm)
Outside Frame Size: 27 x 36" (67 x 90cm)
A rare chance to buy one of Glansdorff figure p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
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Art Glass Snail
Arte Pewter
Arts And Crafts Grandfather Clock
Ash Bucket
Ash Shovel
Ashanti Wood Sculpture
Asian Cache Pot
Asian Dancing Figure