Carved Sea Captain
Romer Carved Italian Figures Boat Captain Sailor
Located in Ferndale, MI
varied trades people , professionals , hobbyists . These three are sea faring men . Two captains and one
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
English Mahogany Oval Sea Captains Leather Top Desk, Circa 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany oval sea captains desk with hinged leather top concealing two upper hidden
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Desks
Materials
Brass
English Camphor Wood Sea Captain's Chest with Braided Beckets, Circa 1770
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Camphor wood sea captain's chest with hinged top, exposed corner dovetailing, original
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Antique 1770s English George III Nautical Objects
Materials
Fruitwood, Rope
H 17.5 in W 37 in D 18.25 in
19th Century China Trade Pair of Portraits of Sea Captain and Wife
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century China Trade Pair of Portraits of Sea Captain and Wife, circa 1850s, matched pair of
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Antique 1850s Hong Kong Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Carved and Painted Model of Hms Emerald, 1811 and ‘Hms Emerald & Hms Amethyst
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A carved and painted model of HMS Emerald, 1811, the frigate finely modelled and painted with a
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Antique 19th Century British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Paint
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
18th Century Blue and White Chinese Nanking Cargo and Cafe-au-lai Porcelain Bowl
Located in Brea, CA
journey to the Netherlands and sank in the south China Sea, of the crew 32 survived and 80 went down with
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Sag Harbor Whale Scrimshaw Cribbage Board
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Authentic Scrimshaw carved into and antique tortoise shell with brass legs. Carved aboard the Ship
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Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Tortoise Shell
19th Century Chinese Wood and Hand Painted Leather Trunk with Nail Head Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
camphor-wood chests were originally used by westerners (traders, sea captains, military men) in the early
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
H 16 in W 35.5 in D 18.5 in
Large French Pirate Corsair's Chest - Safe - Louis XIV Period - France XVIIth
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Exceptional and extremely rare privateer/pirate chest in solid oak.
The wood is richly carved with
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Antique 17th Century French Louis XIV Trunks and Luggage
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Wrought Iron
H 23.04 in W 34.45 in D 21.66 in
Seascape with Portrait of a Schooner-Rigged Yacht, Signed and Dated 1937
Located in Nantucket, MA
racing yacht with all canvas aloft including topsails and staysails, smartly uniformed crew, captain and
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Canvas
H 20.75 in W 27.63 in D 1.5 in
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President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian Tea Table
By Albert Hadley, Sister Parish
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Large Marine Chest / Campaign Chest in Camphor Wood from the 19th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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19th Century Camphor Wood Campaign Chest
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
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Antique Master Shipwright's Chest, English, Mahogany, Tool Trunk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique master shipwright's chest. An English, ebonized mahogany tool trunk with ornate interior, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880.
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Mahogany
H 21.07 in W 35.83 in D 19.69 in
Exceptionally Rare circa 1860 Walnut Military Officers Campaign Chest of Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare and very fine solid walnut Military Officers Campaign chest of drawers
If you’re in the market for the absolute finest c...
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H 40.16 in W 40.16 in D 19.69 in
"Portrait of a Lady" - 19th-Century French Framed Antique Woman Oil Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
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Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of antique paintings, oil on canvas, portraits. Around 1850.
Portrait of a well-known artist and his wife.
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Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 19th century
Brass mounted camphor chest w/ key & provenance.
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Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
By George Romney
Located in Miami, FL
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19th Century Brass-Bound Camphorwood Chest
Located in New York, NY
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Nautical Folk Art Whirligig Sea Captain in Boat Toy
Located in Lenox, MA
with a red base, and depicts a sea captain in a boat. Whirligigs were creatively used to keep unwanted
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Early 19th Century Portrait of a Sea Captain Attributed to John Neagle
By J. Neagle
Located in Woodbury, CT
Oil on canvas portrait of a sea captain in original carved gold-leaf frame. Sea captain is seated
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Ancient Writing Desk, India
Located in Vigevano, IT
This small Indian travel trunk tells about stories of the Europeans who, defying the sea, arrived
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EARLY 20THC HAND CARVED AND PAINTED SEA CAPTAIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS FOLKY OLD SEA MAN HAS GREAT PERSONALITY AND WONDERFUL FORM. THIS GREAT FOLK ART CARVING IS
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Italian Carved Walnut Captain's Box with Sea Monsters, Coat of Arms and Dolphins
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This rare Italian carved walnut captain's box or trunk features carvings on the top and three sides
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
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H 13 in W 20 in D 13.5 in
19th Century Regency Style Mahogany Sea Captain’s Demilune Bar or Server
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful English Regency style sea captain’s demilune form bar or server with raised shelf with
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Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Cabinets
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Early 1900s Carved Wood Chandelier from Brittany, France, "Sailors of St. Malo"
Located in Dallas, TX
Based on the 19th-century folklore of the lost fisherman of St. Malo, France, this highly carved
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Antique Chinese Chest Luggage Box Carved Camphor Wood
Located in Potters Bar, GB
(traders, sea captains, military men) in the early 1800's to carry tea, silks and porcelain from China to
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Antique Early 1800s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Antique Chinese Chest Luggage Box Carved Camphor Wood
Located in Potters Bar, GB
(traders, sea captains, military men) in the early 1800's to carry tea, silks and porcelain from China to
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Antique Early 19th Century Living Room Sets
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Mid Century Gerald Pat Hannah Canadian Carved Wood Figure Stay at Home
Located in Dayton, OH
old man dressed as a sea captain, once leaning on a walking stick. “One of the original three Hannah
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19th Century Chinese Camphor Wood and Leather Trunk with Hand-Painted Flowers
Located in Atlanta, GA
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H 10.75 in W 25.75 in D 13 in
Nautical Shadowbox of the Ketch "Grace Darling" built by Capt George Bolt
Located in Nantucket, MA
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Anglo-Indian Rosewood Campaign Chest with Bookcase Top, circa 1840
Located in Milford, NH
A unique form three-piece Anglo-Indian rosewood Campaign chest, possibly a sea captain’s chest or
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Pair of Lewis Barnes Hand Painted Cane Seat Fancy Chairs, Portsmouth NH c 1820
Located in Milford, NH
(1776-1856) was a Portsmouth merchant and sea captain. A similar example can be found in the New
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H 34.88 in W 18.5 in D 18 in
Ship Diorama, English, circa 1865
Located in Nantucket, MA
A Great and rare Trinity House cased diorama of an English clipper. Carved and painted wood hull
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Nantucket Painting "Fall Fishing at Sconset" by James Walter Folger
By James W. Folger
Located in Nantucket, MA
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James W. Folger was born on Nantucket, the son of a sea
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Regency Mahogany Library Chair by Gillows English, circa 1815
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
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Early 19th C Royal William 1:48 Scale Model Ship Naval Prov Russell-Cotes Museum
Located in Lowestoft, GB
as result to the 1719 establishment in totally untouched original condition.
The hull carved below
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Antique Early 19th Century English Nautical Objects
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Pine
H 57.09 in W 61.03 in D 13 in
Large Scale Antique Panoramic Park Scene by Joseph Dufour, circa 1805
By Joseph Dufour Et Cie
Located in Dallas, TX
de la mer du Pacifique (“Savages of the Pacific Sea”), which detailed the voyage of Captain Cook, was
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Antique Early 19th Century French Decorative Art
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Canvas, Wood, Paper
H 85.125 in W 132.25 in D 2.5 in
U.S. Navy Homeward-Bound or Commissioning Pennant with 10 Stars
Located in York County, PA
captain getting the blue segment and stars and the crew dividing the red and white striped portion equally
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18th Century Oil Painting Marine Seascape by Peter Monamy
By Peter Monamy
Located in London, GB
Peter MONAMY (1681-1749, English)
After the Storm
c. 1740
Oil on canvas
Framed in a carved and
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Mid Century Faux Argillite Haida Statue of a "Boston Sea Captain"
Located in Nantucket, MA
Scarce Vintage Museum Replica Faux Argillite Haida Statue of a "Boston Sea Captain," a cast resin
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Ship's Bow Figurehead, Antique Hand Carved Wood, circa 1930s
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
1930s. Carved in the shape of a male ship captain, the figurehead wears a blue and gold jacket, a
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English Portrait Miniature of a Nobleman in Carved Bone
Located in Stamford, CT
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British Folk Art Whimsical Enamel Painted Carved Wood Model Ship Toy Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand painted and carved wooden sculpture. polychrome enamel paint with rope
hand signed and dated
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British Folk Art Whimsical Enamel Painted Carved Wood Model Ship Toy Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand painted and carved wooden sculpture. polychrome enamel paint with rope
hand signed and dated
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H 8 in W 12.25 in D 4.5 in
Victorian Agate Intaglio Ship Ring
Located in New York, NY
captain. Large hand carved intaglio of a sailing ship within the waves, carved on agate (white to black
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Chinese Camphor Antique Chest Luggage Box Table, 1920
Located in Potters Bar, GB
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Victorian Ship's Buffet Cabinet, HMS Espiegle Nautical Cupboard, English
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
circa 1880 originally gracing the Captain's cabin. (Please see further notes as to the provenance at the
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H 35.04 in W 42.92 in D 20.08 in
Vintage Carved Sea Captain Figure
Located in Kensington, MD
A fine vintage carved pine figural sculpture depicting a sea captain. The captain is standing and
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Hand-Carved Wooden Sea Captain Miniature Dated 1937
Located in Cookeville, TN
Isabel Jane wrote a sweet message on the back of this hand-carved wooden Sea Captain. She wrote
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