Antique Ship Figurehead
Antique Carved and Decorated Ship's Figurehead
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique carved and decorated ship's figurehead, circa 1890, depicting a regal bird with a beak. The
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Early 19th Century Indian Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Wood
Large Late 18th Century French Ship Figurehead
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Large late 18th Century French hand carved ships figurehead.
A rare survivor, this figurehead
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Late 18th Century French Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Polychrome Carved Ship Figurehead of Lord Nelson
Located in Queens, NY
19th century English carved wooden polychrome large ship figurehead of Lord Nelson.
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Wood, Paint
$67,500
H 60.5 in W 26 in D 20 in
Carved 19th Century English Ship's Figurehead of a Classical Male
Located in Essex, MA
Life-size draped classical male ship's figurehead of English 19th century origin. The carving is
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Oak
Extraordinary Carved Wood Antique British Ship's Figurehead for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
ship's masthead of Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson. Traditionally carved in Maritime tradition and having
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Wood
$65,000
H 61.5 in W 29 in D 14.5 in
19th Century Carved Ship Figurehead Oak Wood Female Figure Antique Maritime
Located in Milan, IT
some ships boasted gigantic figureheads weighing many tons and sometimes even carrying two, one on each
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1870s Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Wood
$42,667
H 60 in W 12 in D 11.7 in
19th Century Tobacconist’s Trade Sign
Located in Greenwich, CT
” wearing a distinctive headdress and dressed in a long robe, this advertising figure relates to many ship
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19th Century British Folk Art Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century 'The Virginian' Cigar Store Indian
By Samuel Anderson Robb
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
, with highly skilled woodcarvers—many former ship figurehead carvers—creating distinctive, detailed, and
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1920s Folk Art Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
An equestrian bronze of the Duke of Wellington by Edward Baily, 1844
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
) was born in Bristol to a family of ships’ figurehead carvers. At 16 he moved to the studio of John
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1840s English Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Bronze
$15,870
H 20.25 in W 17.75 in D 10 in
A fine model of sailing ship Vimiera built for Duncan Dunbar, 1851
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
gunports, a golden lion figurehead and the name Vimiera in applied gold lettering on the bow. There are
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19th Century English Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
British Sailor's Woolwork of Named HMS Atalanta Coming into Port
Located in Downingtown, PA
, one of the few tangible relics of the ship is its figurehead, held in the collection of the Royal
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Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Wool
Breton Cabinet, Carved French Sideboard, Oak, Late 19th Century, circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Breton, ships-wheel and figurehead mask to the top
Guilloche carved, bombe fronted pair of frieze
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Oak
$6,196
H 101.58 in W 51.19 in D 20.48 in
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American Ship's Nautical Folk Art Figurehead From Small Sailing Yacht
Located in Palm City, FL
accumulation of grime which we have been hesitant to clean. When mounted aboard ship, figureheads were painted
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19th Century American Antique Ship Figurehead
Novelty Silver Oil and Vinegar Cruet, London 1916
By James Wakely & Frank Clarke Wheeler
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
A stunning English novelty silver oil and vinegar cruet with female ships figurehead as handle. The
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1910s Great Britain (UK) Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Silver
The “Red Jacket” on Open Seas - Montague Dawson - Maritime Painting
By Montague Dawson
Located in NEW YORK, NY
(Sagoyewatha, or “he that keeps them awake”), from the Genesee River Valley. The ship’s figurehead was a
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Early 20th Century Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Solid Hand-Carved Three Root Dentist Trade Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
trade signs were often produced in the same workshops as figureheads and other ship decorations and
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Pine
19th Century Wrought Copper Exterior Drugstore Mortar and Pestle Trade Sign
By Mclewee & Son
Located in Chicago, IL
trade signs were often produced in the same workshops as figureheads and other ship decorations and
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Late 19th Century American Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Copper
19th Century Ship's Figurehead
Located in Nantucket, MA
A carved and painted full length ship’s figurehead of a young classical woman dressed in green
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Mid-19th Century European Folk Art Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Paint, Pine
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
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Pine
H 19.75 in W 3.5 in D 4.25 in
Antique Carved and Decorated Ship's Figurehead, circa 1890
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique carved and decorated ship's figurehead, circa 1890, depicting a beautiful woman draped in
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Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Wood
Circa 1790/1810 Regency Irish Carved Ships Figurehead
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A very well carved Regency ships figurehead believed to off been originally from an Irish ship. The
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18th Century Irish Regency Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century Hand Carved Wooden Carnival/Circus Mermaid/Ship Figurehead
Located in Surrey, BC
Intriguing wooden Folk Art from a carnival or circus, representing a ship figurehead/mermaid. Hand
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1910s Canadian Folk Art Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Wood
H 80 in W 24 in D 24 in
18th Century Ship Figurehead Finely Carved Depicting Female Nautical Antiques
Located in Milan, IT
figurehead is a wooden decoration, often a female or animal figure, which was found on the prow of ships from
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1750s Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Wood
H 33.7 in W 7.85 in D 14.5 in
19th C Wales Llanbedrog Ships Figurehead Fragment Naval Maritime King Alfred
Located in Lowestoft, GB
surrounding areas.
It believed the figurehead was a depiction of King Alfred, the carving was vandalised
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19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Pine
H 20.08 in W 10.24 in D 6.3 in
Figurehead Fragment Bust
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved and painted ship's figurehead fragment of a neoclassical woman.
Finely carved with dark
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Mid-19th Century North American Folk Art Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Pine
Authentic American 19th Century Figurehead
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved ships figurehead bust of a bearded seaman.
The figure is dressed in period sailor attire
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1850s American Folk Art Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Pine
19th Century Ship's Figurhead of a Woman
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved ship figurehead of a woman wearing an elaborate gold necklace and holding a bouquet of roses
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Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Wood
Pair of Vintage Distressed Plaster Figureheads Ship Busts Terms Depicting Ladies
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer lovely pair of antique ships figurehead busts or terms in plaster
A
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19th Century European Victorian Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Plaster
H 39.38 in W 7.68 in D 5.32 in
Large Carved Oak Shelf
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century oak wall bracket. The large rectangular shelf supported on three stylized ship
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Late 19th Century British Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Oak
19th American Carving in the Form of Lady Liberty's Head
Located in Nantucket, MA
larger carving, perhaps a ships figurehead or for a public space. Carvings of this scale were often
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1870s American Folk Art Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Wood, Paint
Galion Mermaid Figurehead from a Northern European Ship
Located in Kastrup, DK
Figurehead of a mermaid from a Northern European ship, circa 1820-1830.
The figure is crafted from
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Early 19th Century European Other Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Pine
19th Century Polychromed Terracotta Virgin Figure 'Figurehead'
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
they were placed on the ship's bow (figurehead) as an ornament.
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19th Century Spanish Napoleon III Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Terracotta
CARVED & GILDED EAGLE, WILLIAM RUSH, 1810-30
Located in York County, PA
famous carvers of eagles. He was trained in the carving of ship's figureheads and produced them for 4 of
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19th Century American Antique Ship Figurehead
"Beach Day"
By William Zorach
Located in Southampton, NY
, carved with a jackknife, drew on the aesthetics of cubism as well as such folk objects as ships
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Early 1900s American Impressionist Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Oil, Board
Sailor's Woolwork Woolie of Fully Dressed Ship with Coastal Village on the Shore
Located in Downingtown, PA
Figurehead and the captain’s cabin outlined in gold embroidery floss are unusual features. The ship features
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1860s Folk Art Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Wool
H 19.5 in W 25.5 in D 1 in
French Sailor's Silk and Woolwork of Sailors Working on the Masts of a Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
masts and rigging. The ship has a large Mermaid figurehead at the bow.
There are two long boats off the
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1870s French Folk Art Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Wool, Silk
Folk Art Sailor's Large Woolwork Woolie of the Royal Navy Ship H.M.S. Crocodile
Located in Downingtown, PA
rough waters. The ship is a converted sailing ship. A female figurehead can be seen on the brow (poetic
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19th Century Great Britain (UK) Folk Art Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Wool
H 29.5 in W 35.5 in D 1.25 in
Antique Bronze Sculpture Fortune, Allegory of Sea Trade, France 1870
Located in Antwerp, BE
net on the bow of a classical ship with a Triton figurehead blowing a trumpet.In her right hand she
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1870s French Empire Revival Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Bronze
British Sailor's Woolwork of H.M.S. Challenger
Located in Downingtown, PA
after the ship. Her figurehead is on display in the foyer of the National Oceanography Centre
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Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Wool
Carved Eagle from the Shop of John Bellamy, Unusual Grey Paint, ca 1890-1905
Located in York County, PA
entrepreneurial roots as a carver of various things. Ship's decoration, including figureheads, cat's heads, stern
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Late 19th Century American Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Wood
H 9 in W 52 in D 5.25 in
Ship Figurehead
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous ship figurehead from the bow of an old vessel. Intricately carved woman with ornate
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1920s American Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Wood
Ship Figurehead
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome wood figurehead with hand-painted detailing and glass eyes. Great colors. Beautiful
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1920s French Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century American Carved and Decorated Ship's Figurehead, circa 1880
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century American Carved and Decorated Ship's Figurehead, circa 1880, in the form of an elegant
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1880s American Folk Art Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Pine
Admiral Horatio Nelson 19th Century English Ship's Figurehead- Ex H.M.S. Bo
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Carved and painted wood from the 21 gun Frigate H.M.S. Boreas. Mounted on a wood box with identifying plaque.
Nelson is shown with his short white wavy hair and dressed in the unifo...
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Wood
Small Carved Oak Shelf
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century oak wall bracket. The rectangular shelf supported on two stylized ship’s figureheads
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Late 19th Century British Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Oak
Antique Console Table, Victorian Giltwood and Marble, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
.
The giltwood bracket is well carved in the form of a ship's figurehead, female in form sashed and
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19th Century British High Victorian Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Marble
Anonymous | Female Ship Figurehead | Found in New England
Located in Wyomissing, PA
Exceptional carved wooden figure with blue period dress
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Ship Figurehead
Figurehead of a Model Ship
Located in Paris, FR
Figurehead disassembled from a model ship on display in an Italian museum.
Carved wood, covered
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Mid-18th Century Italian Greco Roman Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Stucco, Wood
Folk Art Portrait Carving Of a Man with a Moustache
Located in London, GB
character and style. As with many pieces of folk sculpture, it was probably created by a ship’s figurehead
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Ship Figurehead
Early 19th Century English Carved Figurehead Depicting the Head of a Merchant
Located in Pau, FR
Early 19th century English hand carved massive partial ship's figurehead, depicting the head of a
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Early 19th Century English Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Wood
H 26 in W 22 in D 10 in
19th Century Ship Bow Figurehead
Located in New Orleans, LA
Decorative ship bow figurehead from the 19th century.
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19th Century Antique Ship Figurehead
19th Century Gilden Wood Optometrist or Optician Storefront Trade Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
direction. three-dimensional carved trade signs were often produced in the same workshops as figureheads and
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Late 19th Century American Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Glass, Wood
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By Cartier
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
High Jewelry by Cartier Contemporary Creations Hardcover Large Book.
1st edition.
A sumptuous tribute to Cartier’s creations with spectacular new photographs of unique pieces, many o...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Paper
$295
H 13.5 in W 11.25 in D 1.5 in
Bespoke Handmade Belgian Linen Daybed
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Introducing the home collection.
An iconic, unobtrusive design.
A small selection of timeless Flemish designs made by hand for us in a small third generation workshop in Belgium....
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2010s Belgian Modern Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Linen
12th Century Indian Carved White Marble Figure of a Jain Tirthankara or Jina
Located in Austin, TX
A well carved Indian white marble Jain temple relief fragment featuring an image of a Jina, circa 12th century, Rajasthan or Gujarat, India.
The Tirthankara (also called a Jina) is ...
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15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Marble
$18,000
H 12.5 in W 5 in D 5 in
Antique Regency Style Leather Chaise Longue
Located in London, GB
A superb antique leather chaise longue, made in England and dating from around the 1950’s.
This is of amazing quality, it is extremely well made and is a real statement piece. The d...
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1950s British Regency Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Catholic Reliquary Box Crucifix Pendant, Saint Relic Wood Carved 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This antique reliquary contains a relic of Saints with paper roll telling the name in latin. It is hand made of wood, hand carved and very professional made.
it can be worn or just d...
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Late 19th Century Italian Edwardian Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Wood
$780
H 9 in W 3.88 in D 1 in
Period George III Cuban Mahogany Bowfront Sideboard of Late 18th Century
Located in Essex, MA
Period George III magnificently figured Cuban mahogany sideboard.
Bowfront
Original finish cleaned and waxed
Beautiful patina and color
Sectioned central drawer
Flanking side ...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Mahogany
$9,800
H 35.5 in W 72 in D 29 in
Extra Large Jurassic Ammonite Fossil 11 x 10.5 x 3.75" w/ Leafy Suture Patterns
Located in Warrenton, OR
Extra Large Jurassic Ammonite Fossil 11 x 10.5 x 3.75" w/ Leafy Suture Patterns. Comes with a second, tiny (1.25 x 1 x .5) ammonite, further demonstrating the size of this one.
This...
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15th Century and Earlier Unknown Prehistoric Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Shell, Organic Material
$1,580 Sale Price / set
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H 11 in W 10.5 in D 3.75 in
Johann Berthelsen Signed UN Building Winter Impressionist New York Street Scene
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist view of New York City oil painting by Johann Berthelsen (1883 - 1972). Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 12H by 16L.
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1950s Impressionist Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$5,400 Sale Price
20% Off
H 19 in W 24 in D 2 in
The Shipcarvers' Art: Figureheads & Cigar-Store Indians in 19th-C America 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Shipcarvers' Art: Figureheads and Cigar-Store Indians in Nineteenth-Century America by Ralph Sessions. Published by Princeton University Press, 2005. 1st Ed hardcover with dust j...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Paper
$120
H 12.25 in W 9 in D 1 in
Large Italian Clam Shell
Located in New York, NY
Large Italian clam shell. Large sculptural shell in Scagliola with natural patina, Italy, early 20th century.
Dimensions: 32" W x 20" D x 9.5" H.
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Scagliola
English Honesty Box or Dispenser of Brass from the Georgian Era
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English honesty box or tobacco dispenser of brass from the Georgian era, circa 1820 - the rectangular brass box featuring a double-hinged lid and two compartments, one for coi...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Metal, Brass
Sandoz art deco rabbit table bell
By Edouard-Marcel Sandoz
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Susse Frers Foundry
Circa 1930 Origin Francia
Handmade technique
It is a table bell (electrical system is missing)
The bronze of the sculpture is in excellent condition.
It has its ...
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1930s French Art Deco Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Bronze
Sizable Mid-20th Century Carved Oak Owl, Rare and Symbol of Learning and Wisdom
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and beautifully carved owl.
This hand-carved owl is well loved by its previous owners and therefor it is still in magnificent condition. Owl sculptures of this period are rare...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Oak
$1,382
H 14.5 in W 6 in D 6 in
Immaculate Conception. Oil on canvas. Colonial school, 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Immaculate Conception. Oil on canvas. Colonial school, 18th century.
Oil on canvas showing the Virgin Mary among angels, in a landscape and standing on a crescent moon, wearing a wh...
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18th Century South American Neoclassical Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Other
$3,605
H 46.86 in W 34.85 in D 1.19 in
Spring Walk, Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas by Lucien Neuquelman
By Lucien Neuquelman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lucien Neuquelman, French (1909 - 1988) - Spring Walk, Year: 1938, Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated lower right, Size: 13 x 9.5 in. (33.02 x 24.13 cm), Frame Size: 20.5 x ...
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1930s Impressionist Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Oil
$9,500
H 20.5 in W 17.5 in
19th Century Yew Wood Gateleg Dropleaf Wake Table
Located in Essex, MA
19th Century English Gateleg dining table or wake table. The oval top raised on ring turned and block supports, each leaf having gate leg action. Solid yew wood.
Wonderful patina.
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18th Century English George I Antique Ship Figurehead
Materials
Yew
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Antique Ship Figurehead For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique ship figurehead you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique ship figurehead for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, pine and softwood. Your living room may not be complete without an antique ship figurehead — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique ship figurehead, designed in the Folk Art, Georgian or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.
How Much is a Antique Ship Figurehead?
Prices for an antique ship figurehead start at $1,060 and top out at $67,500 with the average selling for $7,700.
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