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Nicolas Briganti View of Amalfi Coast Oil on Canvas
Nicolas Briganti View of Amalfi Coast Oil on Canvas

Nicolas Briganti View of Amalfi Coast Oil on Canvas

Located in Pasadena, TX

Briganti exhibited at the New Bedford Art Club and his work is in the New Bedford Free Public Library.

Category

Early 20th Century American Romantic New Bedford Antique

Materials

Paint

Victorian Pairpoint Figural Silverplate Turtle Napkin Ring
Victorian Pairpoint Figural Silverplate Turtle Napkin Ring

Victorian Pairpoint Figural Silverplate Turtle Napkin Ring

By Pairpoint Silver Company

Located in Riverdale, NY

Beautifully modeled turtle holding the napkin ring made by the Pairpoint Co. New Bedford, Massachusetts, circa 1890.

Category

1890s American Late Victorian New Bedford Antique

Materials

Silver Plate

Wave Crest Bowl
Wave Crest Bowl

Wave Crest Bowl

$395

H 2.5 in W 6 in D 6 in

Wave Crest Bowl

Located in Tampa, FL

Manufactured by the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company, New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Category

Early 1900s American New Bedford Antique

Materials

Brass

New England Farmhouse
New England Farmhouse

New England Farmhouse

By Robert Swain Gifford

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Swain Gifford and his family moved to the New Bedford, Massachusetts, area when he was two years old.

Category

Late 19th Century Barbizon School New Bedford Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Darting Gun Toggle Iron Harpoon, Marked Macy, for Bark Sunbeam
American Darting Gun Toggle Iron Harpoon, Marked Macy, for Bark Sunbeam

American Darting Gun Toggle Iron Harpoon, Marked Macy, for Bark Sunbeam

Located in Nantucket, MA

His book "Sperm Whaling From New Bedford" is comprised of his photographic record of his voyage aboard the SUNBEAM.

Category

1860s American Other New Bedford Antique

Materials

Steel

Anglo Indian Inlaid Work Box
Anglo Indian Inlaid Work Box

Anglo Indian Inlaid Work Box

$950

H 5 in W 12 in D 8 in

Anglo Indian Inlaid Work Box

Located in Tampa, FL

The tray lifts up from the box on the lid which is also inlaid in ivory and ebony and has a bone round disc that is signed New Bedford 1810. There are nine compartments and the tops ...

Category

1810s Indian New Bedford Antique

Materials

Bone, Ivory, Ebony

Grand Tour Pencil Drawing "Remains of the Parthenon" Fine Carved Frame
Grand Tour Pencil Drawing "Remains of the Parthenon" Fine Carved Frame

Grand Tour Pencil Drawing "Remains of the Parthenon" Fine Carved Frame

$1,036Sale Price|20% Off

H 9.5 in W 11.5 in D 1 in

Grand Tour Pencil Drawing "Remains of the Parthenon" Fine Carved Frame

Located in Atlanta, GA

Charles Lamson Swasey (American New Bedford Massachusetts, 1815-1888). This wonderful grand tour graphite on paper drawing was done in December 1839 and depicts the remains of the ...

Category

19th Century American Grand Tour New Bedford Antique

Materials

Wood, Paper

Ship Model of the Whaleship Wanderer
Ship Model of the Whaleship Wanderer

Ship Model of the Whaleship Wanderer

$1,395

H 31 in W 21 in D 11 in

Ship Model of the Whaleship Wanderer

Located in Norwell, MA

Primitive model of the American whaleship Wanderer of New Bedford. Details include a winch, whaleboats, hatches, companionways, barrels, tryworks, etc.

Category

1920s North American New Bedford Antique

Materials

Wood

Fishing Boats at the Dock
Fishing Boats at the Dock

Harry NeylandFishing Boats at the Dock

$12,000

H 25.63 in W 27.38 in

Fishing Boats at the Dock

By Harry Neyland

Located in Sheffield, MA

According to a 1948 Lowell "Telegraph" article, he had a one-man show of over seventy stately ship paintings at the Whistler House Museum of Art and presented his own forty-five minu...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist New Bedford Antique

Materials

Oil

Mt. Washington Glass Cologne Bottle
Mt. Washington Glass Cologne Bottle

Mt. Washington Glass Cologne Bottle

$8,850

H 7.13 in W 3 in D 2.75 in

Mt. Washington Glass Cologne Bottle

Located in New Orleans, LA

Washington Glass Works relocated to New Bedford, circa 1870, where it produced a fantastic array of fine cut and engraved glass.

Category

Late 19th Century American Other New Bedford Antique

Materials

Art Glass

Slack Tide, Polperro, Cornwall, England, Summer, 1904
Slack Tide, Polperro, Cornwall, England, Summer, 1904

Slack Tide, Polperro, Cornwall, England, Summer, 1904

By Harry Neyland

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A member of the Providence Art Club in Rhode Island, Neyland exhibited with a number of art organizations in Canada and New England, especially the New Bedford Art Club.

Category

Early 1900s Realist New Bedford Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rocks and Sea

Robert Swain GiffordRocks and Sea

$2,500

H 4.75 in W 14 in

Rocks and Sea

By Robert Swain Gifford

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Swain Gifford and his family moved to the New Bedford, Massachusetts, area when he was two years old.

Category

Late 19th Century American Impressionist New Bedford Antique

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Evening Landscape

Evening Landscape

By Robert Swain Gifford

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Swain Gifford and his family moved to the New Bedford, Massachusetts, area when he was two years old.

Category

1880s Barbizon School New Bedford Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Set of 6 Pairpoint EPNS Silver Plate Goblets Wine Glasses
Set of 6 Pairpoint EPNS Silver Plate Goblets Wine Glasses

Set of 6 Pairpoint EPNS Silver Plate Goblets Wine Glasses

By Pairpoint Silver Company

Located in Clifton Forge, VA

Here is an elegant and shiny set of 6 wine glasses or goblets made by the Pairpoint silver company in New Bedford Massachusetts. The goblets are in nice condition with only minor sig...

Category

Late 19th Century American Mid-Century Modern New Bedford Antique

Materials

Silver Plate

Tangier
Tangier

Robert Swain GiffordTangier, 1870

$7,500

H 11.75 in W 14.5 in

Tangier

By Robert Swain Gifford

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Swain Gifford and his family moved to the New Bedford, Massachusetts, area when he was two years old.

Category

1870s Realist New Bedford Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Victorian Pairpoint Silver Plate Tilting Pitcher with Goblet
19th Century Victorian Pairpoint Silver Plate Tilting Pitcher with Goblet

19th Century Victorian Pairpoint Silver Plate Tilting Pitcher with Goblet

By Pairpoint Silver Company

Located in Cincinnati, OH

Stand with pierced supports; stamped on base by famous maker, Pairpoint, Quadruple silver plate, New Bedford, Mass. Pitcher and goblet also have maker stamp.

Category

Late 19th Century American New Bedford Antique

Materials

Silver Plate, Metal

Wooded Sand Dune

Robert Swain GiffordWooded Sand Dune

$6,500

H 12 in W 18.13 in

Wooded Sand Dune

By Robert Swain Gifford

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Swain Gifford and his family moved to the New Bedford, Massachusetts, area when he was two years old.

Category

Late 19th Century Barbizon School New Bedford Antique

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Landscape with Haystacks

Landscape with Haystacks

By Robert Swain Gifford

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Swain Gifford and his family moved to the New Bedford, Massachusetts, area when he was two years old.

Category

19th Century New Bedford Antique

Materials

Oil

The Edge of the Forest

The Edge of the Forest

By Robert Swain Gifford

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Swain Gifford and his family moved to the New Bedford, Massachusetts, area when he was two years old.

Category

19th Century Tonalist New Bedford Antique

Materials

Oil

Arts And Crafts Fire Screen, Signed Arthur Grinnell 1854-1924
Arts And Crafts Fire Screen, Signed Arthur Grinnell 1854-1924

Arts And Crafts Fire Screen, Signed Arthur Grinnell 1854-1924

$3,040Sale Price|20% Off

H 35.5 in W 31.75 in D 15 in

Arts And Crafts Fire Screen, Signed Arthur Grinnell 1854-1924

Located in South Burlington, VT

Arthur Grinnell: He worked in New Bedford from 1899 to 1924 and was elected as a Master Craftsman by the Boston Society of Arts and Crafts in 1915.

Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts New Bedford Antique

Materials

Wood

An Unusual Pencil Drawing of “Canton”, a Three-Masted Whaling Ship-at This Point
An Unusual Pencil Drawing of “Canton”, a Three-Masted Whaling Ship-at This Point

An Unusual Pencil Drawing of “Canton”, a Three-Masted Whaling Ship-at This Point

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

An unusual pencil drawing of “Canton“ a three masted whaling ship by Harold Wyllie. New Bedford was a major whaling centre in the 19th century.

Category

Early 1900s English New Bedford Antique

Materials

Paper

CLIPPER SHIP - NORTHERN LIGHT OF BOSTON
CLIPPER SHIP - NORTHERN LIGHT OF BOSTON

CLIPPER SHIP - NORTHERN LIGHT OF BOSTON

By Fitz Henry Lane

Located in Jacksonville, FL

The painting was illustrated, and discussed in the New Bedford Whaling Museum exhibition of William Bradford's work.

Category

19th Century New Bedford Antique

Materials

Oil

Mount Washington Colonialware signed Trumpet Vase c 1907 1924
Mount Washington Colonialware signed Trumpet Vase c 1907 1924

Mount Washington Colonialware signed Trumpet Vase c 1907 1924

By Mount Washington Glass Works

Located in Worcester Park, GB

In 1870, they moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts. From 1880 until 1894, they supplied glass to the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company.

Category

Early 1900s American Art Nouveau New Bedford Antique

Materials

Art Glass

Breton Chores
Breton Chores

Clement SwiftBreton Chores, 1870

Price Upon Request

H 34 in W 25 in D 2 in

Breton Chores

Located in Missouri, MO

He also wrote poetry -- in particular, verses which were published in the New Bedford Standard on August 27, 1916, featuring "The Ship that Never Will Sail" in praise of the building...

Category

1870s Victorian New Bedford Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pairpoint Cobalt Blue Engraved Floral Center Bowl Controlled Bubble Pedestal
Pairpoint Cobalt Blue Engraved Floral Center Bowl Controlled Bubble Pedestal

Pairpoint Cobalt Blue Engraved Floral Center Bowl Controlled Bubble Pedestal

By Pairpoint Glassworks

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Pairpoint Cobalt Blue Wheel-Engraved Floral Art Glass Center Bowl with Controlled Bubble Pedestal, New Bedford, circa 1915–1930 A striking example of early 20th-century American art...

Category

Early 20th Century American Edwardian New Bedford Antique

Materials

Blown Glass

An American 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass centerpiece
An American 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass centerpiece

An American 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass centerpiece

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The Mount Washington Glass Works, founded in 1837 in South Boston, became renowned after relocating to New Bedford, Massachusetts, where it produced innovative art glass like Burmese...

Category

19th Century North American Louis XVI New Bedford Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Pairpoint Monumental Hand-Painted Orientalist Oil Lamp, Pyramids, Palms c 1905
Pairpoint Monumental Hand-Painted Orientalist Oil Lamp, Pyramids, Palms c 1905

Pairpoint Monumental Hand-Painted Orientalist Oil Lamp, Pyramids, Palms c 1905

By Pairpoint Glassworks

Located in Brooklyn, NY

In 1870, Mount Washington relocated to New Bedford, Massachusetts. In the 1880s, the company primarily produced art glass.

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco New Bedford Antique

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Portrait of the Whaleship Charles W. Morgan, by James Cree, circa 1910
Portrait of the Whaleship Charles W. Morgan, by James Cree, circa 1910

Portrait of the Whaleship Charles W. Morgan, by James Cree, circa 1910

Located in Nantucket, MA

Morgan, by James Cree (1867 – 1951), artist active in the New Bedford area from 1910 to about 1932, a watercolor of the iconic American whaleship under sail.

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art New Bedford Antique

Materials

Paper

Antique Art Nouveau Pairpoint Large Silver Plated Candelabra. 1880s-1900s
Antique Art Nouveau Pairpoint Large Silver Plated Candelabra. 1880s-1900s

Antique Art Nouveau Pairpoint Large Silver Plated Candelabra. 1880s-1900s

By Pairpoint Silver Company

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

In 1880, Thomas Pairpoint, the head designer of Meriden Britannia Company, established the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company in New Bedford, MA, supplying silver-plated metal mounts fo...

Category

Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau New Bedford Antique

Materials

Silver Plate, Bronze

“Manchester-by-the-Sea” Ann Sophia Towne Darrah, 19th C. Female Artist American
“Manchester-by-the-Sea” Ann Sophia Towne Darrah, 19th C. Female Artist American

“Manchester-by-the-Sea” Ann Sophia Towne Darrah, 19th C. Female Artist American

Located in Yardley, PA

In 1858 she took part in the Bierstadt Exhibition in New Bedford, Massachusetts. She exhibited at the Boston Athenaeum from 1855 to 1865 and at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts ...

Category

Late 19th Century Hudson River School New Bedford Antique

Materials

Oil, Board

Howard & Sons 'Portarlington' Sofa with Giltwood Legs, circa 1905
Howard & Sons 'Portarlington' Sofa with Giltwood Legs, circa 1905

Howard & Sons 'Portarlington' Sofa with Giltwood Legs, circa 1905

By Howard & Sons Ltd

Located in Kinderhook, NY

A C R O T E R I O N is pleased to offer this wonderful, rare, and possibly unique, circa 1905 fully-stamped 'Portarlington' model upholstered sofa by renowned London firm Howard & So...

Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian New Bedford Antique

Materials

Brass

Entablature II, from Entablature Series
Entablature II, from Entablature Series

Entablature II, from Entablature Series

By Roy Lichtenstein

Located in London, GB

Screenprint in colours with embossing and collage of gloss copper and mat pink metallic foil, 1976, on Rives BFK paper, signed and dated in pencil, numbered from edition of 30 (there...

Category

1670s American Modern New Bedford Antique

Materials

Screen

Alphonse Mucha 1896 Lorenzaccio Theatre De La Renaissance Lithograph Poster
Alphonse Mucha 1896 Lorenzaccio Theatre De La Renaissance Lithograph Poster

Alphonse Mucha 1896 Lorenzaccio Theatre De La Renaissance Lithograph Poster

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in Dallas, TX

Dimensions (H, W, D): 79.75"h, 29.5"w; Framed: 82.25"h, 32" Provenance: Astrid Schenk, L'Arlequin Antiques, New York, acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s Private Collection, Be...

Category

1890s Art Nouveau New Bedford Antique

Materials

Archival Paper, Lithograph

Fishing Camp on the Labrador Coast
Fishing Camp on the Labrador Coast

Fishing Camp on the Labrador Coast

By William Bradford

Located in New York, NY

Fairhaven, across the mouth of the Acushnet River from the whaling center of New Bedford was described by a New York journalist in 1857 as “the Brooklyn of New Bedford” (Home Journal...

Category

19th Century American Realist New Bedford Antique

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Oil

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New Bedford Harbor
New Bedford Harbor

New Bedford Harbor

By Charles Henry Gifford

Located in New York, NY

This is a rare large-format work featuring Gifford’s favorite New England harbor. Marked by the glowing skies and precise painting that characterizes the Luminist style, New Bedford ...

Category

Mid-19th Century New Bedford Antique

Materials

Oil, Canvas

An Attractive Hepplewhite Tall Case Clock Of New Bedford, Mass
An Attractive Hepplewhite Tall Case Clock Of New Bedford, Mass

An Attractive Hepplewhite Tall Case Clock Of New Bedford, Mass

Located in Sharon, MA

An attractive Hepplewhite tall case clock of New Bedford, Massachusetts origins, circa 1820.

Category

19th Century American New Bedford Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Seascape

Charles Henry GiffordSeascape

Unavailable

H 32 in W 47 in D 3 in

Seascape

By Charles Henry Gifford

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Soc., New Bedford, 1986 (retrospective); Katonah Art Gallery, NY, 1987 (retrospective)

Category

Early 19th Century New Bedford Antique

Materials

Oil

Antique 1920s Metal Apostrophe Shaped Coffee Table
Antique 1920s Metal Apostrophe Shaped Coffee Table

Antique 1920s Metal Apostrophe Shaped Coffee Table

Unavailable

H 18 in W 48 in D 36 in

Antique 1920s Metal Apostrophe Shaped Coffee Table

Located in Fall River, MA

Rare black apostrophe shaped table made in New Bedford, MA in the 1920s. Original finish with some scratches as shown, otherwise good condition for its age.

Category

1920s American New Bedford Antique

Materials

Metal

Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait

William BradfordSelf-Portrait

Unavailable

H 30 in W 27 in D 2 in

Self-Portrait

By William Bradford

Located in Los Angeles, CA

In 1858, his painting New Bedford Harbor at Sunset was included in Albert Bierstadt's landmark New Bedford Art Exhibition.[1] Looking out of Battle Harbor, 1877 He is known for his...

Category

Mid-19th Century New Bedford Antique

Materials

Oil

Pair of William Prior Portraits of Durfee Brothers
Pair of William Prior Portraits of Durfee Brothers

Pair of William Prior Portraits of Durfee Brothers

By William Matthew Prior

Located in Columbus, OH

James Durfee Jr. and Horatio Nelson Durfee Attributed to William Matthew Prior (1806-1873), New Bedford, MA. Each is oil on artist board, 16 3/4 x 13 inches, with reproduction ve...

Category

19th Century American New Bedford Antique

Rare Pair of Leather Fire Buckets
Rare Pair of Leather Fire Buckets

Rare Pair of Leather Fire Buckets

Unavailable

H 12.5 in W 3 in D 3 in

Rare Pair of Leather Fire Buckets

Located in Litchfield, CT

Provenance: Wing Russell, Sandwich, MA and New Bedford, MA. The fire buckets descended through the original family and are in a remarkable state of preservation.    

Category

Mid-19th Century North American Folk Art New Bedford Antique

Materials

Leather

American Victorian Brass Bedroom Infant Bassinet 19th Century
American Victorian Brass Bedroom Infant Bassinet 19th Century

American Victorian Brass Bedroom Infant Bassinet 19th Century

Located in Woodbridge, CT

The skirt is made of moiré and the small mattress is supported by rope webbing. Purchased in New Bedford, MA purportedly form a fine Newport, RI mansion.

Category

Late 19th Century American Late Victorian New Bedford Antique

Materials

Brass

Two-Masted Schooner "Gipsy"-  Ship Model
Two-Masted Schooner "Gipsy"-  Ship Model

Two-Masted Schooner "Gipsy"- Ship Model, 1910

Unavailable

H 108 in W 90 in D 48 in

Two-Masted Schooner "Gipsy"- Ship Model

Located in Stonington, CT

The model was de-accessioned from the Collection of the New Bedford Whaling Museum twenty years ago..

Category

Early 20th Century Realist New Bedford Antique

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Silvered Metal Table Lamp Base with Puffy Style Shade
Early 20th Century Silvered Metal Table Lamp Base with Puffy Style Shade

Early 20th Century Silvered Metal Table Lamp Base with Puffy Style Shade

By Pairpoint Glassworks

Located in Pasadena, CA

Pairpoint Manufacturing Company was founded by Thomas J. Pairpoint in 1880 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Whimsical and one-of-a-kind, this Art Nouveau-style lamp is composed of a si...

Category

19th Century American Other New Bedford Antique

Materials

Glass

Neoclassical Mahogany Pedestal Base Secretary or Desk by Stephen Smith, Boston
Neoclassical Mahogany Pedestal Base Secretary or Desk by Stephen Smith, Boston

Neoclassical Mahogany Pedestal Base Secretary or Desk by Stephen Smith, Boston

By Stephen Smith

Located in Andover, MA

This desk belonged to whaling financier, Charles W. Morgan of New Bedford, and was purchased directly from a descendant.

Category

1830s American American Empire New Bedford Antique

Materials

Ash, Baize, Mahogany, Poplar

Highly Carved Classical Mahogany Four Poster Bed, Massachusetts, circa 1820
Highly Carved Classical Mahogany Four Poster Bed, Massachusetts, circa 1820

Highly Carved Classical Mahogany Four Poster Bed, Massachusetts, circa 1820

Located in Providence, RI

Provenance: Ansel Gibbs (b.1773 - d.1835) of Fairhaven, MA: Shipmaster, Merchant and Justice of the Peace. Deaccessioned from New Bedford Whaling Museum. This bed is composed of ...

Category

Early 19th Century American American Classical New Bedford Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Nautical Twin Dolphin American Dry Card Compass Display
Antique Nautical Twin Dolphin American Dry Card Compass Display

Antique Nautical Twin Dolphin American Dry Card Compass Display

Located in Palm City, FL

Baker was born in New Bedford, MA in 1792. Baker is listed in Webster's and also in the Whaleman's list which shows he was a dealer in nautical instruments.

Category

19th Century American New Bedford Antique

Antique Builder's Half Hull Nautical Folk Art Ship Model
Antique Builder's Half Hull Nautical Folk Art Ship Model

Antique Builder's Half Hull Nautical Folk Art Ship Model

Located in Palm City, FL

The ship registered 338 tons, was 118 feet long with a 30 foot beam and drew 11 feet. The New Bedford Whaling Museum in their research states that the average size whaler of this per...

Category

19th Century American New Bedford Antique

A Heath Scene, near Norwich - John Crome - British
A Heath Scene, near Norwich - John Crome - British

A Heath Scene, near Norwich - John Crome - British

By John Crome

Located in NEW YORK, NY

JOHN CROME British, 1768–1821 A Heath Scene, near Norwich Oil on canvas 18 x 27 inches (45.7 x 68.6 cm) Framed: 26 x 36 inches (66 x 91.4 cm) Provenance George Ashburnham, 3rd Ear...

Category

Early 19th Century New Bedford Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Carving Of A Seal, New Bedford, Ma,
Carving Of A Seal, New Bedford, Ma,

Carving Of A Seal, New Bedford, Ma,

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H 11 in W 9 in D 9.25 in

Carving Of A Seal, New Bedford, Ma,

Located in York County, PA

CARVING OF A SEAL, NEW BEDFORD, MA, 1860-80: Carving of a seal, found in New Bedford, MA, made ca 1860-80, with pleasing, original surface

Category

19th Century American Folk Art New Bedford Antique

Frederick Leo Hunter "Old New Bedford Whaler Andrew Hicks" C. 1929 Painting
Frederick Leo Hunter "Old New Bedford Whaler Andrew Hicks" C. 1929 Painting

Frederick Leo Hunter "Old New Bedford Whaler Andrew Hicks" C. 1929 Painting

Located in Atlanta, GA

Built at New Bedford, Mass. – F. Leo Hunter."* This label not only identifies the subject of the painting but also connects it to the legendary shipbuilding industry of New Bedford,...

Category

Early 20th Century American British Colonial New Bedford Antique

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Large Antique Steel Sprocket, circa 1940
Large Antique Steel Sprocket, circa 1940

Large Antique Steel Sprocket, circa 1940

Located in San Francisco, CA

Creator: Babbit Inc., New Bedford, Mass. Date of manufacture: circa 1940.

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial New Bedford Antique

Materials

Steel

Vintage Framed Sepia Sailing Photograph by Albert Cook Church
Vintage Framed Sepia Sailing Photograph by Albert Cook Church

Vintage Framed Sepia Sailing Photograph by Albert Cook Church

Located in Chappaqua, NY

Vintage framed sepia sailing photograph by Albert Cook Church (1880-1965), New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Category

Early 20th Century American New Bedford Antique

Materials

Paper

Bust of Sea Captain, America, 19th Century
Bust of Sea Captain, America, 19th Century

Bust of Sea Captain, America, 19th Century

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H 18.5 in W 20.5 in D 12 in

Bust of Sea Captain, America, 19th Century

Located in Culver City, CA

Bust of sea captain, America, 19th century. Plaster bust of a New Bedford, Massachusetts sea captain.

Category

19th Century American New Bedford Antique

Materials

Plaster

Sawbuck Bench In Red Over Green Paint
Sawbuck Bench In Red Over Green Paint

Sawbuck Bench In Red Over Green Paint

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H 17 in W 66 in D 16 in

Sawbuck Bench In Red Over Green Paint

Located in York County, PA

Found in the whaling port city of New Bedford, Massachusetts and presumably made in the general vicinity.

Category

19th Century American New Bedford Antique

Antique Model of the Famous Whaleship "Lagoda"
Antique Model of the Famous Whaleship "Lagoda"

Antique Model of the Famous Whaleship "Lagoda"

Located in Norwell, MA

Antique model of the famous whaling bark "Lagoda" of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Fully rigged with many details including lifeboats, figurehead, marlin strike etc.

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Early 20th Century New Bedford Antique

Painting of the Whaleship "Charles W. Morgan" by James Cree, circa 1921
Painting of the Whaleship "Charles W. Morgan" by James Cree, circa 1921

Painting of the Whaleship "Charles W. Morgan" by James Cree, circa 1921

Located in Nantucket, MA

Cree was active in New Bedford from 1910 to 1932, an important eye witness to the last days of whaling under sail.

Category

1920s American Other New Bedford Antique

Materials

Paper

Perkins Cove in Ogunquit
Perkins Cove in Ogunquit

Edward Meriam StetsonPerkins Cove in Ogunquit, 1913

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H 15.5 in W 22.63 in D 1.25 in

Perkins Cove in Ogunquit

Located in Milford, NH

New Bedford was the subject of much of his work, but he was also known as a basket weaver.

Category

1910s American Impressionist New Bedford Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Victorian Aesthetic Pairpoint Quadruple Plated Tea Set Cream Sugar Pot
Antique Victorian Aesthetic Pairpoint Quadruple Plated Tea Set Cream Sugar Pot

Antique Victorian Aesthetic Pairpoint Quadruple Plated Tea Set Cream Sugar Pot

By Pairpoint Silver Company

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique quadruple silver plate three piece tea set by the Pairpoint Manufacturing Co. of New Bedford Massachusettes. 324. Measures: 9.5” x 5.5” x 8” / Sugar Bowl - 6.25” x 4” x 4”...

Category

Early 20th Century Aesthetic Movement New Bedford Antique

Materials

Silver Plate

Historic Ship Model from the DeCoppet Collection
Historic Ship Model from the DeCoppet Collection

Historic Ship Model from the DeCoppet Collection

Located in Norwell, MA

Nineteenth Century ship model of an American Brig from the esteemed New Bedford Whaling Museum, formerly the Old Dartmouth Historical Society, with carved trail boards, planked hull ...

Category

1920s European New Bedford Antique

Materials

Wood

Historic Ship Model from the DeCoppet Collection
Historic Ship Model from the DeCoppet Collection

Historic Ship Model from the DeCoppet Collection

Located in Norwell, MA

Nineteenth Century ship model of an American Brig from the esteemed New Bedford Whaling Museum, formerly the Old Dartmouth Historical Society, with carved trail boards, planked hull ...

Category

1920s North American New Bedford Antique

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Silver Plate Humidor by Pairpoint in the Form of a Champagne Bottle
Art Deco Silver Plate Humidor by Pairpoint in the Form of a Champagne Bottle

Art Deco Silver Plate Humidor by Pairpoint in the Form of a Champagne Bottle

By Pairpoint Silver Company

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Marked on the bottom, "PAIRPOINT / NEW BEDFORD, MASS" / "QUADRUPLE PLATE".

Category

Early 20th Century American Edwardian New Bedford Antique

Materials

Silver Plate

Lake George, New York
Lake George, New York

Lake George, New York

By Samuel Griggs

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

That year he exhibited three paintings, one of which was a White Mountain view (View on the Pemigewasset River), in an exhibition coordinated by Albert Bierstadt and held in New Bedf...

Category

Late 19th Century Hudson River School New Bedford Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sunrise on Lake George New York
Sunrise on Lake George New York

Sunrise on Lake George New York

By Samuel Griggs

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

That year he exhibited three paintings, one of which was a White Mountain view (View on the Pemigewasset River), in an exhibition coordinated by Albert Bierstadt and held in New Bedf...

Category

Late 19th Century Hudson River School New Bedford Antique

Materials

Oil

“Sailboats off the Coast”
“Sailboats off the Coast”

“Sailboats off the Coast”

By Lemuel D. Eldred

Located in Southampton, NY

ELDRED (1848–1921) Raised in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, near the whaling industry of New Bedford, Lemuel D. Eldred went on to become a talented marine painter.

Category

1880s Hudson River School New Bedford Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Original Whaling Painting by Benjamin Russell, circa 1880
19th Century Original Whaling Painting by Benjamin Russell, circa 1880

19th Century Original Whaling Painting by Benjamin Russell, circa 1880

By Benjamin Russell

Located in Nantucket, MA

Benjamin Russell was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1804 to a wealthy family.

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1880s American Other New Bedford Antique

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Other

"Grazing At The Waters Edge" by Albert Bierstadt

"Grazing At The Waters Edge" by Albert Bierstadt

By Albert Bierstadt

Located in Wiscasset, ME

Birth place: Solingen, Germany Death place: NYC Addresses: New Bedford, MA, 1850-53 and 1857-59; NYC, 1860-70; San Francisco, CA, 1871-73; New York, after 1873 Profession: L...

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19th Century American Romantic New Bedford Antique

"Autumn View" Painting by William Ferdinand Macy

"Autumn View" Painting by William Ferdinand Macy

By William Ferdinand Macy

Located in Nantucket, MA

He studied in New York City at the Cooper Union Art School under the tutelage of New Bedford artist R.

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1890s American American Classical New Bedford Antique

Antique Pairpoint Embossed Silver Plate Tilting Beverage Pitcher with Goblet
Antique Pairpoint Embossed Silver Plate Tilting Beverage Pitcher with Goblet

Antique Pairpoint Embossed Silver Plate Tilting Beverage Pitcher with Goblet

By Pairpoint Silver Company

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique pairpoint quadruple silver plate beverage pitcher with stand and goblet features lavishly embossed foliate, floral and aviary decoration; Stand with pierced supports; signed ...

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19th Century American High Victorian New Bedford Antique

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Silver Plate

Antique Oversized Baroque C.F. Monroe Wavecrest Glass and Bronze Dresser Box
Antique Oversized Baroque C.F. Monroe Wavecrest Glass and Bronze Dresser Box

Antique Oversized Baroque C.F. Monroe Wavecrest Glass and Bronze Dresser Box

Located in Big Flats, NY

Monroe wavecrest opaque glass dresser box features embossed scrollwork throughout, hand-painted floral spray on lid with bronze attachments on lid and base, circa 1880 FYI wave cr...

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Late 19th Century French Baroque New Bedford Antique

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Bronze

Pair of Silvered Bronze Buffet Lamps
Pair of Silvered Bronze Buffet Lamps

Pair of Silvered Bronze Buffet Lamps

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H 16 in W 10 in D 4.25 in

Pair of Silvered Bronze Buffet Lamps

By Pairpoint Silver Company, Pairpoint Glassworks

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Washington Glass Company moved from Boston to New Bedford, it merged with Pairpoint Manufacturing.

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Early 20th Century American Adam Style New Bedford Antique

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Onyx, Bronze

Whiteface Mt, Lake Placid NY
Whiteface Mt, Lake Placid NY

Whiteface Mt, Lake Placid NY

By William Bradford

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

Bradford was born and raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts to Quaker parents who disapproved of his desire for a painting career.

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Late 19th Century Hudson River School New Bedford Antique

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Canvas, Oil

Artist Signed Pairpoint Reverse Painted Lamp, circa 1920s
Artist Signed Pairpoint Reverse Painted Lamp, circa 1920s

Artist Signed Pairpoint Reverse Painted Lamp, circa 1920s

By Pairpoint Glassworks

Located in Kingston, NY

Pairpoint Manufacturing Company was founded by Thomas J. Pairpoint in 1880 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. It soon joined with the glassworks nearby and made glass, silver-plated piec...

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1920s Art Deco New Bedford Antique

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Bronze

"Sunset in the Harbor" by Elisha Taylor Baker
"Sunset in the Harbor" by Elisha Taylor Baker

"Sunset in the Harbor" by Elisha Taylor Baker

By Elisha Taylor Baker 1

Located in Wiscasset, ME

His works are in the collections of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, the Mariners’ Museum and Mystic Seaport.

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1870s American New Bedford Antique

Hand Made Wooden Half Hull, C.1940
Hand Made Wooden Half Hull, C.1940

Hand Made Wooden Half Hull, C.1940

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H 7.25 in W 28 in D 3.25 in

Hand Made Wooden Half Hull, C.1940

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT An original hand made half hull constructed of layers of different of types of wood with a brass plaque "Bark Wanderer The Last Whaler To Sail From New Bedford". CREATOR...

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Early 20th Century American New Bedford Antique

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Brass

19th Century Colored Lithograph of Sperm Whaling with Its Varieties, 1870
19th Century Colored Lithograph of Sperm Whaling with Its Varieties, 1870

19th Century Colored Lithograph of Sperm Whaling with Its Varieties, 1870

By Benjamin Russell

Located in Nantucket, MA

Benjamin Russell was a native of New Bedford and spent four years on a whaler in the 1840s.

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1870s American Other New Bedford Antique

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Paper

Early 19th Century American Grommet Iron Harpoon, circa 1830
Early 19th Century American Grommet Iron Harpoon, circa 1830

Early 19th Century American Grommet Iron Harpoon, circa 1830

Located in Nantucket, MA

An iconic symbol of American whaling under sail, a grommet iron is clutched in hand by the New Bedford whaleman's statue.   

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Early 19th Century American Folk Art New Bedford Antique

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Steel

Frederick Douglass 1880 Signature and First Day Issue Stamp
Frederick Douglass 1880 Signature and First Day Issue Stamp

Frederick Douglass 1880 Signature and First Day Issue Stamp

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

After an initial failed attempt, Douglass finally arrived in the free state of New York on September 3, 1838. From there, he traveled to a prosperous African American Community in Ne...

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1880s American New Bedford Antique

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Paper

Largest Size Wave Crest Floral Jewelry Casket or Trinket Box
Largest Size Wave Crest Floral Jewelry Casket or Trinket Box

Largest Size Wave Crest Floral Jewelry Casket or Trinket Box

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

Wave Crest glass is an opaque white glassware manufactured by the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and some French factories.

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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau New Bedford Antique

Materials

Glass

19th Century National Whaling Bank Check
19th Century National Whaling Bank Check

19th Century National Whaling Bank Check

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H 9.25 in W 13.38 in D 0.5 in

19th Century National Whaling Bank Check

Located in Nantucket, MA

While much smaller than the Nantucket or New Bedford fleets, New London was also an important New England whaling port.

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1870s American Victorian New Bedford Antique

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Paper

19th Century Whaleman's Letter Delivered on Whaling Grounds in the Indian Ocean
19th Century Whaleman's Letter Delivered on Whaling Grounds in the Indian Ocean

19th Century Whaleman's Letter Delivered on Whaling Grounds in the Indian Ocean

Located in Nantucket, MA

The present letter was delivered to Captain Charles Gifford of New Bedford, master of the whaling Ship BENJAMIN TUCKER IN 1855, the Ship MINERVA from 1856 to 1860, and then after the...

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1870s American Federal New Bedford Antique

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Paper

Antique Burmese Peach Blown Art Glass Covered Butter Dish, circa 1880
Antique Burmese Peach Blown Art Glass Covered Butter Dish, circa 1880

Antique Burmese Peach Blown Art Glass Covered Butter Dish, circa 1880

By Mount Washington Glass Works

Located in Big Flats, NY

It was made in 1885 by the Mount Washington Glass Company of New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. Burmese glass found favour with Queen Victoria.

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19th Century American New Bedford Antique

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Art Glass

Important 18th Century Tile Panel Depicting the Whale Hunt
Important 18th Century Tile Panel Depicting the Whale Hunt

Important 18th Century Tile Panel Depicting the Whale Hunt

Located in AMSTERDAM, NH

Only three of these pieces are known to have survived the centuries. One is in the New Bedford Whaling Museum, Massachusetts, USA.

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Mid-18th Century Dutch New Bedford Antique

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Ceramic

Antonio Nicolo Jacobsen, 1850 – 1921, American Painter, Liner La Champagne
Antonio Nicolo Jacobsen, 1850 – 1921, American Painter, Liner La Champagne

Antonio Nicolo Jacobsen, 1850 – 1921, American Painter, Liner La Champagne

Located in Knokke, BE

Today, his paintings can be found in important private and public collections, including in Amsterdam Scheepvaart Museum, Briston Art Gallery, Maritime Museum Kronborg Castle (Elsino...

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Late 19th Century Realist New Bedford Antique

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Canvas, Oil

"On the Upper Delaware, " Worthington Whittredge, Hudson River School Landscape
"On the Upper Delaware, " Worthington Whittredge, Hudson River School Landscape

"On the Upper Delaware, " Worthington Whittredge, Hudson River School Landscape

By Worthington Whittredge

Located in New York, NY

Among them was the young Albert Bierstadt who came from New Bedford, Massachusetts. It was with Bierstadt that Whittredge enjoyed many sketching trips to Westphalia.

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1870s Hudson River School New Bedford Antique

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Canvas, Oil

Pairpoint Reverse Painted "Copley" Lamp Shade with Mahogany and Brass Base
Pairpoint Reverse Painted "Copley" Lamp Shade with Mahogany and Brass Base

Pairpoint Reverse Painted "Copley" Lamp Shade with Mahogany and Brass Base

By Pairpoint Glassworks

Located in Cincinnati, OH

This gorgeous antique lamp was made by the renowned Pairpoint Manufacturing Company of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Pairpoint traces its origins to 1880, and prided themselves as "mak...

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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau New Bedford Antique

Materials

Brass

American Revenue Cutter Service Ensign Belonging To Capt. W. H. Bagley
American Revenue Cutter Service Ensign Belonging To Capt. W. H. Bagley

American Revenue Cutter Service Ensign Belonging To Capt. W. H. Bagley

Located in York County, PA

It also contains two protests filed in Havana and New Bedford. The protests involve the brig Angeline.

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1870s American New Bedford Antique

Antique Volkmar Dated 1916 Signed Durant Kilns Arts & Crafts Art Pottery Vase
Antique Volkmar Dated 1916 Signed Durant Kilns Arts & Crafts Art Pottery Vase

Antique Volkmar Dated 1916 Signed Durant Kilns Arts & Crafts Art Pottery Vase

By Leon Volkmar

Located in Wilton, CT

Antique Leon Volkmar for Durant kilns, Bedford, New York vase, signed and dated 1916. Simple and slender form with great variegated turquoise crackle glaze.

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1910s American Arts and Crafts New Bedford Antique

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Pottery

Fabulous, Large Egyptian Revival Bowl on Sphinx Pedestal by Leon Volkmar
Fabulous, Large Egyptian Revival Bowl on Sphinx Pedestal by Leon Volkmar

Fabulous, Large Egyptian Revival Bowl on Sphinx Pedestal by Leon Volkmar

By Leon Volkmar

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Fabulous and rare, this large, stunning Egyptian Revival bowl resting on a gold-glazed base with three winged lion figures was made in 1919 by Leon Volkmar in Bedford Village, New Yo...

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1910s American Egyptian Revival New Bedford Antique

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Clay

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$395

H 3 in W 2.25 in D 2.5 in

Victorian Aesthetic Silverplate Napkin Ring

By Meriden Silver Plate Co.

Located in Riverdale, NY

Victorian Aesthetic Silverplate Napkin Ring by Meriden Co. Charming details include Japonesque fan, florals and hidden butterfly under ring. 1870's USA.

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1870s American Victorian New Bedford Antique

Materials

Silver Plate

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