Carved Ship Figurehead
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.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
$67,500
H 60.5 in W 26 in D 20 in
19th Century Carved Ship Figurehead Oak Wood Female Figure Antique Maritime
Located in Milan, IT
Figurehead in carved oak depicting a female figure whose body has the shape of a siren, symbol of
Category
Antique 1870s Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
$42,598
H 60 in W 12 in D 11.7 in
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Busts
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Indian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$65,000
H 61.5 in W 29 in D 14.5 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
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Cigar Store Indian, Early 20th Century, Carved Wood With Polychrome Decoration
Located in Cotignac, FR
the men in the business originally carved figureheads for ships. But with the decay of American
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
$3,971
H 37.01 in W 13.78 in D 11.82 in
1992 Original poster exhibition “Les Vikings” held at the Grand Palais in Paris
Located in PARIS, FR
Viking ship's prow—its spiral figurehead looming into modernist typography—the design is a visual fusion
Category
1990s More Prints
Materials
Paper
$839
H 63 in W 46.46 in
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Fine 20th Century Carved Wood Nautical Folk Art Figurehead
Located in Palm City, FL
An authentic, carved wood, ship's figurehead, possibly American, which is in a style that was quite
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Folk Art Decorative Objects
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
Category
Antique 18th Century Irish Regency Sculptures and Carvings
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
Category
Antique 1850s American Folk Art Nautical Objects
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Ships Figurehead of Crowned Lion
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships figurehead of a crowned lion. Deeply carved, painted finish.
Overall dimensions: 45" H X 9
Category
Vintage 1980s Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Folk Art Nautical Objects
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
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
H 19.75 in W 3.5 in D 4.25 in
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
Category
Vintage 1910s Canadian Folk Art Carnival Art
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
Elegant figurehead in finely carved oak wood depicting a female figure of the second half of the
Category
Antique 1750s Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
H 33.7 in W 7.85 in D 14.5 in
Figurehead Fragment Bust
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved and painted ship's figurehead fragment of a neoclassical woman.
Finely carved with dark
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century North American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
Ship's Bow Figurehead, Antique Hand Carved Wood, circa 1930s
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a beautifully crafted large antique ship figurehead, hand carved and hand painted from the
Category
Vintage 1930s Historical Memorabilia
Materials
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
Category
Antique 1880s American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
Carved and Painted Miniature Ship's Figurehead of the Pequot Harpooner Tashtego
By Willard Shepard
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Carved and Painted Miniature Ship's Figurehead of the Pequot Harpooner Tashtego (from Moby
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
H 18 in W 5.63 in D 6 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Figurative Sculptures
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Architectural Elements
Materials
Oak
Figurehead of a Model Ship
Located in Paris, FR
Figurehead disassembled from a model ship on display in an Italian museum.
Carved wood, covered
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stucco, Wood
Anonymous | Female Ship Figurehead | Found in New England
Located in Wyomissing, PA
Exceptional carved wooden figure with blue period dress
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures
19th Century Ship Bow Figurehead
Located in New Orleans, LA
Decorative ship bow figurehead from the 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 26 in W 22 in D 10 in
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Located in Lowestoft, GB
African Leopard Cub Skin Rug (Panthera pardus), circa 1912-1913, British East Africa, by Edward Gerrard & Sons, Taxidermists & Osteologists, 61 College Place, Camden Town, London
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Category
Early 20th Century British Taxidermy
Materials
Natural Fiber
$3,158
H 4.34 in W 55.91 in D 36.23 in
20th Century Louis XVI Style Basket Applique Wall Lamp
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Louis XVI style basket applique wall lamp
Finely engraved bronze with hand ground French ball-prism cords.
(F-Me-4).
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Moroccan Vintage Moorish Glass Lantern from Marrakech
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Oversized Moroccan candle glass lantern from Marrakesh, clear and multicolored glass adorned with filigree Moorish designs. High end traditional Moroccan hurricane candle lantern han...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Large Mah Jong sofa in original fabric by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois 35 pieces
By Roche Bobois, Hans Hopfer
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Large Mah Jong sectional sofa in original fabric designed by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois in original fabric.
The sofa features 35 pieces:
20 seat cushions
9 backrest (2 corner back...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Foam
$55,198 / set
H 27.56 in W 37.41 in D 37.41 in
English Sheffield Cut Crystal Acanthus & Berry Epergne, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
English Sheffield epergne with a centered cut crystal bowl, four scrolled arms with fitted crystal bowls, chased vine & berry motif throughout, and terminating on a squared base with...
Category
Antique 1830s English George IV Centerpieces
Materials
Crystal, Sheffield Plate
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....
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Sofas
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 ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Antiquities
Materials
Marble
$18,000
H 12.5 in W 5 in D 5 in
High Jewelry by Cartier Contemporary Creations Hardcover Large Book 1st Ed.
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Books
Materials
Paper
$295
H 13.5 in W 11.25 in D 1.5 in
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...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Edwardian Religious Items
Materials
Wood
$780
H 9 in W 3.88 in D 1 in
Woolly Mammoth Tooth
Located in New York, NY
This extraordinary Woolly Mammoth tooth from Siberia is a rare relic of the Pleistocene epoch, dating back tens of thousands of years. Exhibiting distinct ridges and exceptional pres...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
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...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Unknown Prehistoric Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Organic Material
$1,580 Sale Price / set
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H 11 in W 10.5 in D 3.75 in
The Catcher in the Rye (First edition, second printing)
Located in New York, NY
First edition, second printing of J.D. Salinger’s iconic American bildungsroman, first published by Little, Brown, and Company on July 16, 1951. The second printing followed in the s...
Category
Vintage 1950s Books
Materials
Paper
Moroccan Moorish Glass Lantern/Light
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Morroccan lantern with pierced brass and ruby red glass.
Category
Antique 19th Century Moorish Chandeliers and Pendants
Emanuel Oberhauser “Mermaids and Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting
By Emanuel Oberhauser
Located in Queens, NY
Emanuel Oberhauser (Austrian 1854 - 1919) “Mermaids, Neptune and Sea Water Nymphs”
An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting painted circa 1885.
Masterfully painted, this artwork dep...
Category
19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$50,000 Sale Price
60% Off
H 38 in W 52 in D 3 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Scagliola
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Carved Ship Figurehead For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic carved ship figurehead available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, paint and oak, every carved ship figurehead was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the carved ship figurehead you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A carved ship figurehead made by folk art designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — is very popular.
How Much is a Carved Ship Figurehead?
Prices for a carved ship figurehead start at $1,585 and top out at $75,000 with the average selling for $8,895.









