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Fine Antique English 5 pc. Silver Plate & Cobalt Glass Decanter Set in Stand
Fine Antique English 5 pc. Silver Plate & Cobalt Glass Decanter Set in Stand

Fine Antique English 5 pc. Silver Plate & Cobalt Glass Decanter Set in Stand

By John Sherwood & Sons 1

Located in CHARLESTON, SC

Please note the stand has wonderful detail including a nautical rope border with a central leaf handle flanked by two slithering snakes or serpents.

Category

Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Crystal, Silver Plate

Handblown Crystal Decanter with Nautical Gold Rope Motif Doughnut Shaped Body
Handblown Crystal Decanter with Nautical Gold Rope Motif Doughnut Shaped Body

Handblown Crystal Decanter with Nautical Gold Rope Motif Doughnut Shaped Body

Located in Great Barrington, MA

The clear crystal body is embellished with raised paste gold rope applied symmetrically over the decanter evoking a nautical theme.

Category

Early 1900s French Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Crystal

American Pine and Leather Nautical Sea Chest with Braided Rope Beckets, C. 1800
American Pine and Leather Nautical Sea Chest with Braided Rope Beckets, C. 1800

American Pine and Leather Nautical Sea Chest with Braided Rope Beckets, C. 1800

Located in Charleston, SC

American pine and leather brass studded Nautical sea chest with braided rope beckets, wrought iron side mounts, painted fitted interior with flanking tills, and terminating on a carv...

Category

Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Brass

American Carved and Painted Nautical Sculpture Trade Sign for Whaling Store.
American Carved and Painted Nautical Sculpture Trade Sign for Whaling Store.

American Carved and Painted Nautical Sculpture Trade Sign for Whaling Store.

Located in Charleston, SC

American hand-carved figural and painted nautical sculpture of Whaler. The wheel man is standing on a raised plinth holding a whaling iron, rope, and was used as a trade sign for a s...

Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Iron

Late 19th c. Rope Twist Hand Made Pair of Andirons
Late 19th c. Rope Twist Hand Made Pair of Andirons

Late 19th c. Rope Twist Hand Made Pair of Andirons

Located in Greenwich, CT

Late 19th c. craftsman made American or English pair of andirons having a very tailored and slightly nautical design with rope-twist shaft and stylized port-hole finial.

Category

19th Century American Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Wrought Iron

English Regency 'Trafalgar Chairs' with Sabre Legs
English Regency 'Trafalgar Chairs' with Sabre Legs

English Regency 'Trafalgar Chairs' with Sabre Legs

Located in Astoria, NY

English Regency 'Trafalgar chairs' with sabre shaped legs and brass embellishments. Nautical elements like rope carved risers evoke the British Royal Navy and the Battle of Trafalgar...

Category

1810s English Regency Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Brass

Antique Sterling Silver and Enamel Capstan Inkwell
Antique Sterling Silver and Enamel Capstan Inkwell

Antique Sterling Silver and Enamel Capstan Inkwell

By George Dresden

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

A capstan is a revolving waisted cylindrical component of nautical machinery used to wind rope and/or cables.

Category

1910s English Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

British Royal Navy Solid Brass Ships Porthole Rope Mirror
British Royal Navy Solid Brass Ships Porthole Rope Mirror

British Royal Navy Solid Brass Ships Porthole Rope Mirror

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Rare British Royal Navy solid brass ships porthole window converted to a mirror and mounted on a wood disk with hanging hardware. Features a thick nautical rope border and fully func...

Category

19th Century English Industrial Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Brass

Rare & Decorative French Art Deco, Nautical Rope Bunch Design Wall Clock, Paris
Rare & Decorative French Art Deco, Nautical Rope Bunch Design Wall Clock, Paris

Rare & Decorative French Art Deco, Nautical Rope Bunch Design Wall Clock, Paris

Located in Lisse, NL

This fine Parisian clock (somehow the best makers were always located in the capital) is the perfect clock for a yacht, a boat house or any other nautical (inspired) interior. The br...

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Spelter, Brass

Pair of British Royal Navy Brass Ships Portholes
Pair of British Royal Navy Brass Ships Portholes

Pair of British Royal Navy Brass Ships Portholes

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Matched set of British Royal Navy brass ships portholes converted to wall decorations and mounted on wood discs with brass hanging hardware. Features a thick nautical rope border wit...

Category

19th Century English Industrial Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Brass

Rope Pulley
Rope Pulley

Rope Pulley

Sold|$395

Rope Pulley

Located in Norwell, MA

Nineteenth Century wood ships pulley block from a sailing ship, with wood pulleys and rope wrapped hoisting hook. Quality relic. Look at rope work. Weight: 10 LBS Overall Dimensi...

Category

1880s North American Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Wood

American Nautical Painted Life Ring with Sailing Vessel, America's Cup. Mid 19th
American Nautical Painted Life Ring with Sailing Vessel, America's Cup. Mid 19th

American Nautical Painted Life Ring with Sailing Vessel, America's Cup. Mid 19th

Located in Charleston, SC

American nautical life ring with painted sailing vessel surrounded by exterior rope commemorating the 1st America's cup.

Category

1850s American American Empire Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Rope, Wood, Paint

American Nautical Painted Life Ring with Sailing Vessel Isle of White Race, 1851
American Nautical Painted Life Ring with Sailing Vessel Isle of White Race, 1851

American Nautical Painted Life Ring with Sailing Vessel Isle of White Race, 1851

Located in Charleston, SC

American nautical painted life ring with two masted sailing vessel, us flag, and decorative outer roping, isle of white race.

Category

1850s American American Empire Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Rope, Wood, Paint

1800s British Sailors Sea Chest Trunk Painted Whaling Scene Flags Rope Beckets
1800s British Sailors Sea Chest Trunk Painted Whaling Scene Flags Rope Beckets

1800s British Sailors Sea Chest Trunk Painted Whaling Scene Flags Rope Beckets

Located in Hyattsville, MD

Antique British monogrammed sailors sea chest / trunk with original very detailed braided rope beckets. Red Ensign post 1801 Flag on right. Trunk tapers from 18 inch base to 15 inch ...

Category

19th Century British British Colonial Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Wood

Bronze Rudder Tiller Arm with Rope Twist Handle
Bronze Rudder Tiller Arm with Rope Twist Handle

Bronze Rudder Tiller Arm with Rope Twist Handle

Located in London, GB

A bronze rudder tiller arm with carved rope twist handle. circa 1900.

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Bronze

Life Ring Showing America's Cup Yacht Resolute
Life Ring Showing America's Cup Yacht Resolute

Life Ring Showing America's Cup Yacht Resolute

Located in Norwell, MA

Authentic life ring with later painted decoration depicting the 1920 America's Cup Yacht "Resolute" of the New York Yacht Club. A portrait of the yacht is painted on a wood panel, mo...

Category

1920s American Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Rope, Resin

Early 20th Century Japanese Green Glass Fishing Float in Tied Knotted Ropes
Early 20th Century Japanese Green Glass Fishing Float in Tied Knotted Ropes

Early 20th Century Japanese Green Glass Fishing Float in Tied Knotted Ropes

Located in Haarlem, NL

Very large and heavy early 20th century Japanese green glass fishing float in tied knotted rope. Glass fishing floats were once used by fishermen in many parts of the world to kee...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Rope, Blown Glass

Pair of Large 19th C Carpenter Model War Ships Maritime Naval Sailor Folk Art
Pair of Large 19th C Carpenter Model War Ships Maritime Naval Sailor Folk Art

Pair of Large 19th C Carpenter Model War Ships Maritime Naval Sailor Folk Art

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A highly detailed pair of carpentered model ships. The larger model is a 19th century model of an early 18th century French war ship the 20inch hull carved from the solid, mounted ...

Category

19th Century English Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Fabric, Rope, Wood

Early 20th Century Folk Art Ship Diorama
Early 20th Century Folk Art Ship Diorama

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 American Folk Art Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Rope, Glass, Wood

American Decorative Painted Ship Carpenter Trunk with Orig. Rope Beckets, C 1864
American Decorative Painted Ship Carpenter Trunk with Orig. Rope Beckets, C 1864

American Decorative Painted Ship Carpenter Trunk with Orig. Rope Beckets, C 1864

Located in Charleston, SC

American ship's hinged carpenter trunk with exterior decorative painted American Flag and Union Jack, interior till, original flanking rope beckets, and resting on a molded edge bas...

Category

1860s American American Empire Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Pine, Paint

English 19th Century Sailors Folkart Beckets Museum Display
English 19th Century Sailors Folkart Beckets Museum Display

English 19th Century Sailors Folkart Beckets Museum Display

Located in London, GB

Beckets Museum Display We are proud to offer a unique ex maritime museum example, of a Sailors 19th Century folk art wooden oar with applied early beckets. A wonderful English museu...

Category

1860s British Folk Art Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Leather, Rope, Wood

S. Fielding & Co. English Majolica Multicolored Seaweed Oyster Plate
S. Fielding & Co. English Majolica Multicolored Seaweed Oyster Plate

S. Fielding & Co. English Majolica Multicolored Seaweed Oyster Plate

By S. Fielding Co.

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The boldly glazed oyster wells surround a center condiment well, all on a bed of seaweed glazed in sea green and a light turquoise. A yellow nautical rope borders the central well an...

Category

19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Earthenware

19th C. English Majolica Fielding Oyster Plate
19th C. English Majolica Fielding Oyster Plate

19th C. English Majolica Fielding Oyster Plate

Located in Winter Park, FL

A 19th Century English glazed majolica oyster plate with six turquoise blue oyster wells surrounding a center well for sauce on cream ground with seaweed relief accented with yellow ...

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Majolica

19th Century Fielding & Co. English Majolica Oyster Plate
19th Century Fielding & Co. English Majolica Oyster Plate

19th Century Fielding & Co. English Majolica Oyster Plate

By S. Fielding Co.

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A predominately turquoise ground, the border is a yellow nautical rope. The verso is glazed ‘oyster gray’ with six raised scallop shell shaped feet with applied felt pads.

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Earthenware

S. Fielding & Co. English Majolica Turquoise/White Shell & Seaweed Oyster Plate
S. Fielding & Co. English Majolica Turquoise/White Shell & Seaweed Oyster Plate

S. Fielding & Co. English Majolica Turquoise/White Shell & Seaweed Oyster Plate

By S. Fielding Co.

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Turquoise oyster wells surround a center condiment well, all on a molded bed of off-white seaweed with cranberry red and yellow tips. An olive green nautical rope border encircles th...

Category

19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Earthenware

WWI Royal Navy white ensign flag for HMS Vindictive
WWI Royal Navy white ensign flag for HMS Vindictive

WWI Royal Navy white ensign flag for HMS Vindictive

Located in London, GB

A large WWI Royal Navy white ensign flag for HMS Vindictive, dated 1914. Made by Lane & Neeve Ltd. Millwall. London. Height: 165 cm 65 in Width: 330 cm 130 in The below dim...

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Wool, Rope

Early 20th Century S.S.L.E Hurwitz Alemeda Calif, Life Perserver, circa 1940
Early 20th Century S.S.L.E Hurwitz Alemeda Calif, Life Perserver, circa 1940

Early 20th Century S.S.L.E Hurwitz Alemeda Calif, Life Perserver, circa 1940

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT World War II era life preserver from a Safety, Security and Law Enforcement vessel called the L.E. Hurwitz in Alemeda, California. Creator Unknown Date of manufacture c...

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Rope, Foam

Early-Mid 20th c. Hand Made Wooden Half Hull with Oars
Early-Mid 20th c. Hand Made Wooden Half Hull with Oars

Early-Mid 20th c. Hand Made Wooden Half Hull with Oars

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT An original hand made half hull with two oars mounted on a wooden plaque bordered with thick rope. Original label on back. CREATOR Cape Cod Ship Models, Rt. 28, Dennisp...

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Wood, Rope

English Camphor Wood Sea Captain's Chest with Braided Beckets, Circa 1770
English Camphor Wood Sea Captain's Chest with Braided Beckets, Circa 1770

English Camphor Wood Sea Captain's Chest with Braided Beckets, Circa 1770

Located in Charleston, SC

English Camphor wood sea captain's chest with hinged top, exposed corner dovetailing, original mounted braided beckets, and terminating on the original rectangular molded edge base....

Category

1770s English George III Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Fruitwood, Rope

Antique Gilded Bronze Statue with Marble Base from Belgium, circa 1900
Antique Gilded Bronze Statue with Marble Base from Belgium, circa 1900

Antique Gilded Bronze Statue with Marble Base from Belgium, circa 1900

Located in Dallas, TX

He is sitting upon a post with a nautical rope going through the ring on the pier. The artist’s ability to sculpt figures very realistically is superb.

Category

Early 1900s Belgian Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Nautical Pullies Now as Lamps
Pair of 19th Century Nautical Pullies Now as Lamps

Pair of 19th Century Nautical Pullies Now as Lamps

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Made of wood, iron and rope. These are rather heavy, around 50 pounds each.

Category

19th Century American Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Iron

Large English Nautical Wooden Table Lamp
Large English Nautical Wooden Table Lamp

Large English Nautical Wooden Table Lamp

Located in New York, NY

A circa 1900 English nautical lamp with gilt metal rope on body and gilt coat of arms.

Category

Early 1900s English Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Wood

Anchor & Rope Antique Bookends, Circa Early 20th Century
Anchor & Rope Antique Bookends, Circa Early 20th Century

Anchor & Rope Antique Bookends, Circa Early 20th Century

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Nice set of cast metal nautical bookends with gold cast rope around a ship's anchor.

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Nautical Rope

18th Century New England Cherry Daybed or Rope Bed
18th Century New England Cherry Daybed or Rope Bed

18th Century New England Cherry Daybed or Rope Bed

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Charming late 18th century New England cherry daybed or rope bed made in the Federal style and period. Features a newly upholstered frame with a blue and white ticking stripe and rop...

Category

18th Century American Rustic Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Iron

1920s Nautical Rope Ladder
1920s Nautical Rope Ladder

1920s Nautical Rope Ladder

Located in Seattle, WA

This is a fantastic handmade nautical rope ladder with seven wood rungs, and one lead rung on the bottom, adding weight for when the ladder would've been thrown overboard.

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Lead

NAUTICAL ROPE FRAME
NAUTICAL ROPE FRAME

NAUTICAL ROPE FRAME

Located in Essex, MA

Unusual and fine nautical rope frame, the elaborately braided and knotted rope decorating a rectangular frame, the back of which is wrapped in sail cloth.

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Rope, Wood

English Antique Water Gilded Overmantle Mirror
English Antique Water Gilded Overmantle Mirror

English Antique Water Gilded Overmantle Mirror

Located in London, Greenwich

A Classic nautical rope English antique overmantle mirror with good mercury plate, creating a warm sparkle to its reflection, and original backboards.

Category

1860s British British Colonial Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Giltwood

19th Century Fid and Rope Ring Toss Game
19th Century Fid and Rope Ring Toss Game

19th Century Fid and Rope Ring Toss Game

Located in Essex, MA

A 19th century American fid. A fid is a conical tool made of wood or bone. It is used to work with rope and canvas in marlinespike seamanship. A fid is used to hold open knots and ho...

Category

19th Century American Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Wood

Monkey Fist
Monkey Fist

Monkey Fist

Sold|$675

Monkey Fist

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Large rope ball, woven by sailors, used to throw from boat to dock or boat to boat for tying up

Category

19th Century American Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Rope

Ship Block
Ship Block

Ship Block

Sold|$1,295

Ship Block

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Late 19th century wood ship block with iron eyelet at top, bound by shipman's rope work, all in as found surface and condition, Maine origin, new table stand

Category

19th Century American Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Iron

19th Century Sailor's Knot Shadowbox
19th Century Sailor's Knot Shadowbox

19th Century Sailor's Knot Shadowbox

Located in Concord, MA

Perfect gift for the sailor in your family! This 19th century shadowbox includes approximately 40 various knots with named labels, mounted on black backing. Dimensions: 21 x 23 x 1...

Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Rope

19th Century Sailor Made Ropework Basket
19th Century Sailor Made Ropework Basket

19th Century Sailor Made Ropework Basket

Located in Essex, MA

A 19th century sailor-made rope work basket with intricately knotted sides and openwork bottom. From sea chest handles, or beckets, to flask covers, balls and knife covers, sailors ...

Category

Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Rope

Large vintage pond sailer...sailboat
Large vintage pond sailer...sailboat

Large vintage pond sailer...sailboat

Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY

How's this for a pond sailer ? Almost five feet long!!! Nice original paint and condition with a weighted keel . Some string rigging could use a little TLC and a small piece of the b...

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Wood, Rope, Fabric

New England Federal Giltwood Convex Girandole Mirror
New England Federal Giltwood Convex Girandole Mirror

New England Federal Giltwood Convex Girandole Mirror

Located in Woodbury, CT

A nautical rope-twist carved gilt wood convex mirror, with an American Eagle landing on a rock ledge and oak leaf foliate carved pendant.

Category

19th Century American Federal Antique Nautical Rope

Sovereign of the Seas Clipper Ship Model
Sovereign of the Seas Clipper Ship Model

Sovereign of the Seas Clipper Ship Model

Located in Essex, MA

This large, beautifully made and extraordinarily well detailed, carved wood model of the celebrated clipper ship, Sovereign of the Seas, comes from the Independence Seaport Museum in...

Category

1880s American Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Brass

Nautical Center Table
Nautical Center Table

Nautical Center Table

Located in San Francisco, CA

Charming American pine table decorated all over with rope in various patterns. Made about 100 years ago

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Wood, Rope

19TH CENTURY SCOTTISH NAUTICAL MIRROR
19TH CENTURY SCOTTISH NAUTICAL MIRROR

19TH CENTURY SCOTTISH NAUTICAL MIRROR

Located in Essex, MA

An unusual 19th century Scottish nautical themed mirror in mahogany stained oak, brass, iron and steel, the shield-form brass framed bevelled mirror mounted on a rope-tied trophy o...

Category

19th Century Scottish Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Brass, Iron, Steel

Decorated Nautical Sea Chest with Clipper Ship
Decorated Nautical Sea Chest with Clipper Ship

Decorated Nautical Sea Chest with Clipper Ship

Located in New York City, NY

Decorated Pine Nautical Trunk with Becket Handles and Painted picture of an American Ship

Category

19th Century American Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Pine, Rope

Pair of 19th Century Gilt Wall Bracket Mirrors with Nautical Style
Pair of 19th Century Gilt Wall Bracket Mirrors with Nautical Style

Pair of 19th Century Gilt Wall Bracket Mirrors with Nautical Style

Located in Uppingham, Rutland

Fabulous pair of 19th century English gilt wall bracket mirrors with a nautical reference to their rope ribbons and the anchors with two flags draped above.

Category

1820s English Regency Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Softwood

Vintage Brass Ship's Wheel Side Table, c. 1900
Vintage Brass Ship's Wheel Side Table, c. 1900

Vintage Brass Ship's Wheel Side Table, c. 1900

Located in New York, NY

Brass and Oak Ship's Wheel Stamped, "John Hastie, Greenrock, Scotland", c. 1910; Now Mounted as a Table on Modern Base in a Nautical Motif of Rope and Brass Nail Head Design. 25 i...

Category

Early 20th Century Scottish Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Brass

Sculptural Fisherman's Net or Rope Hanging Hook

Sculptural Fisherman's Net or Rope Hanging Hook

Located in London, GB

Carved from the solid with integral loop hole Weathered and patinated carved burr birch Swedish, circa 1780 Measures: 10" high x 4 ½" wide x 1 ½" deep.

Category

Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Birch

English Rope Edge Circle Aneroid Barometer in Working Order
English Rope Edge Circle Aneroid Barometer in Working Order

English Rope Edge Circle Aneroid Barometer in Working Order

Located in Bridport, CT

English 7 1/2" dial rope edge circle aneroid barometer in working order, circa 1880. Overall barometer diameter is 11".

Category

1880s English Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Glass, Wood

Sailor Made Nautical Ropework Mirror, circa 1920s
Sailor Made Nautical Ropework Mirror, circa 1920s

Sailor Made Nautical Ropework Mirror, circa 1920s

Located in Essex, MA

A beautifully crafted sailor made, nautical ropework frame, the thick coiled rope decorated with intricate knot work at each corner over a border of intricate knotted and braided rop...

Category

1920s American Folk Art Antique Nautical Rope

Materials

Rope

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Antique Nautical Rope For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique nautical rope you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of natural fiber, rope and wood, every antique nautical rope was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique nautical rope — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique nautical rope bearing Folk Art, Art Deco or Industrial hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique nautical rope that is appealing in its simplicity, but A. Schrader's Son Inc. produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Nautical Rope?

The average selling price for an antique nautical rope at 1stDibs is $1,714, while they’re typically $222 on the low end and $14,500 for the highest priced.