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19th Century Diorama of Sailing Ship ‘Eleanor’
19th Century Diorama of Sailing Ship ‘Eleanor’

19th Century Diorama of Sailing Ship ‘Eleanor’

Located in Dublin 8, IE

19th Century diorama of the sailing ship ‘Eleanor’ in original glazed case. Painted antique shadowbox diorama of a three-masthead clipper ship along with tender dinghy sailing alo...

Category

Antique 19th Century Folk Art Models and Miniatures

Materials

Glass, Wood

Windjammer Ship Model Diorama
Windjammer Ship Model Diorama

Windjammer Ship Model Diorama

Located in Norwell, MA

Cased diorama of a three masthead clipper ship. Fully rigged with fifteen spars on the three masts.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Magnificent, Tragic Clipper
Magnificent, Tragic Clipper

Magnificent, Tragic Clipper

Located in San Francisco, CA

As no clipper ship by the name San Francisco ever existed, history detectives might reasonably infer that this work was created in San Francisco, and that it was created in 1905 by E.

Category

Early 1900s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sterling silver sail ship in a beautiful wood and glass display case.
Sterling silver sail ship in a beautiful wood and glass display case.

Sterling silver sail ship in a beautiful wood and glass display case.

Located in Buchanan, MI

A stunning model of a clipper ship in sterling silver (actually higher silver content than sterling: .960 vs. .925) by Japanese master silversmith Seki Takehiko.

Category

20th Century English Neoclassical Nautical Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Painting Of Ship At Sea, Daytime - Oil On Canvas, Framed
Painting Of Ship At Sea, Daytime - Oil On Canvas, Framed

Painting Of Ship At Sea, Daytime - Oil On Canvas, Framed

Located in Dekalb, IL

Artist: Unknown (unsigned) Date: Late 19th-early 20th century Medium: Oil on canvas Style/Movement: Romantic / Maritime Additional Details: Depicts a fully rigged clipper ship under...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Ship Model Torrens
Ship Model Torrens

Ship Model Torrens

Located in Norwell, MA

Outstanding ship model of the clipper ship Torrens by famous model maker Francis Crowell of Paramount Massachusetts.

Category

Vintage 1960s North American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Brass Ships Masthead Lantern
Brass Ships Masthead Lantern

Brass Ships Masthead Lantern

Located in Norwell, MA

Very rare, very early example of a American ships lantern from the Clipper Ship Era. Circa 1855.

Category

Antique 1850s American Lanterns

Materials

Brass

Wrought Iron Magazine Stand w/ Heart Design
Wrought Iron Magazine Stand w/ Heart Design

Wrought Iron Magazine Stand w/ Heart Design

Located in San Francisco, CA

C. 20th century 1940's style wrought iron magazine stand w/ heart design & hand painted clipper ships.

Category

20th Century Bookcases

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique Ship Model "Flying Cloud"
Antique Ship Model "Flying Cloud"

Antique Ship Model "Flying Cloud"

Located in Norwell, MA

Antique early twentieth century model of the American clipper ship Flying Cloud by Thomas Rosenquist of Far Rockaway, New York.

Category

Vintage 1920s North American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

American Watercolor Painting
American Watercolor Painting

American Watercolor Painting

By John Clifton

Located in Queens, NY

American watercolor on paper depicting the clipper ship "Wasp" at sail within a molded maple frame (sgnd: John Clifton/ 1872).   

Category

Antique 19th Century American Country Paintings

Materials

Maple, Paper

Premium Ships Binnacle by Whyte Thomson & Co’s
Premium Ships Binnacle by Whyte Thomson & Co’s

Premium Ships Binnacle by Whyte Thomson & Co’s

Located in Norwell, MA

Very rare dry card compass on hanging gimbal, all polished to perfection. This is a clipper ship era binnacle Circa 1860! A clinometer is mounted to the base.

Category

Antique 1860s European Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Country Diorama Wall Plaque in Federal Style
19th Century English Country Diorama Wall Plaque in Federal Style

19th Century English Country Diorama Wall Plaque in Federal Style

Located in Queens, NY

American Country style (19th Century) painted diorama wall plaque with clipper ship and American ship painted on back in mahogany frame encased in a wood and glass case.

Category

Antique 19th Century American Federal Decorative Art

Materials

Glass

Hin Qua Attrib: Chinese Export "Anita" Ship Painting on Canvas C. 1869
Hin Qua Attrib: Chinese Export "Anita" Ship Painting on Canvas C. 1869

Hin Qua Attrib: Chinese Export "Anita" Ship Painting on Canvas C. 1869

Located in Atlanta, GA

Hin Qua (Chinese, 19th century), circa 1869 Attributed to Hin Qua: Chinese Export "Anita" Ship Painting on Canvas C. 1869. A well accomplished oil on canvas maritime painting of th...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Wedgwood Porcelain Plaques of the Ships the Great Republic and the Dashing Wave
Wedgwood Porcelain Plaques of the Ships the Great Republic and the Dashing Wave

Wedgwood Porcelain Plaques of the Ships the Great Republic and the Dashing Wave

By Wedgwood

Located in Downingtown, PA

Dating from 1976–81, these plaques celebrate two iconic American clipper ships: the Great Republic and the Dashing Wave.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Classical Decorative Art

Materials

Porcelain

Nautical water color print 1966 Currier & Ives Panam Airline Menu Cover
Nautical water color print 1966 Currier & Ives Panam Airline Menu Cover

Nautical water color print 1966 Currier & Ives Panam Airline Menu Cover

By Currier & Ives

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

This 1966 nautical portrait is of the clipper ship "Sweepstakes". Originally intended as a menu cover for Pan Am Airlines, this piece has never been used and is in pristine condition.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Aviation Objects

Materials

Paper

Ship At Sea - Going Right  Framed Oil Painting, Signed
Ship At Sea - Going Right  Framed Oil Painting, Signed

Ship At Sea - Going Right Framed Oil Painting, Signed

Located in Dekalb, IL

Additional Details: This maritime oil painting portrays a fully rigged clipper ship under sail, its form cutting steadily across a dynamic green sea beneath a sky touched with soft c...

Category

Early 20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Ship At Sea - Going Left  Framed Oil Painting, Signed
Ship At Sea - Going Left  Framed Oil Painting, Signed

Ship At Sea - Going Left Framed Oil Painting, Signed

Located in Dekalb, IL

Additional Details: This maritime oil painting portrays a fully rigged clipper ship under sail, its form cutting steadily across a dynamic green sea beneath a sky touched with soft c...

Category

Early 20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Hermes Style Printed Shirtwaist Dress by Holly Hoelscher
Hermes Style Printed Shirtwaist Dress by Holly Hoelscher

Hermes Style Printed Shirtwaist Dress by Holly Hoelscher

Located in New York, NY

The Hermes style amusing silk scarf print of clipper ships in blues, browns, gold and greens. Skirt organza lined to create fullness with deep pleats at sides and center back.

Category

1950s American Day Dresses

19th Century Carved and Painted Ship's Billethead
19th Century Carved and Painted Ship's Billethead

19th Century Carved and Painted Ship's Billethead

Located in Nantucket, MA

A billethead was a smaller carving used in place of a figurehead, mounted under the bowsprit of a ship. As the 19th Century progressed and the age of clipper ships saw a move towards...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Federal Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

19th Century Anglo-Chinese Carved Teak and Inlaid Stand, circa 1880
19th Century Anglo-Chinese Carved Teak and Inlaid Stand, circa 1880

19th Century Anglo-Chinese Carved Teak and Inlaid Stand, circa 1880

Located in San Francisco, CA

19th century Anglo-Chinese carved teak and inlaid stand, circa 1880 From the China Trade, clipper ship, period. Very in vogue and exotic decor popular in Europe and America in the l...

Category

Antique 1860s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Bone, Boxwood, Teak

Vintage Brass Nautical Sailing Ship Fireplace Tool Set with Tripod Stand
Vintage Brass Nautical Sailing Ship Fireplace Tool Set with Tripod Stand

Vintage Brass Nautical Sailing Ship Fireplace Tool Set with Tripod Stand

Located in San Diego, CA

The large dimensional clipper-ship ornament gives the set a strong nautical and maritime character.

Category

Mid-20th Century American American Classical Fireplace Tools and Chimney...

Materials

Brass, Iron

Nautical English Vanity Jewelry Dish
Nautical English Vanity Jewelry Dish

Nautical English Vanity Jewelry Dish

Located in New York, NY

A small round English jewelry or trinket dish with a nautical 'Red Cross' clipper ship design, circa 20th century, England.

Category

Mid-20th Century English Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Gilded 19th Century Porcelaine de Paris Medici Vase, Hand-Painted
Gilded 19th Century Porcelaine de Paris Medici Vase, Hand-Painted

Gilded 19th Century Porcelaine de Paris Medici Vase, Hand-Painted

By Porcelaine de Paris

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

This impressive 19th century Restoration period Medici vase is beautifully crafted from gilded Paris porcelain, and features an exquisite hand-painted panel on its front of a clipper...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Centerpieces

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Art Prints Framed - Sailing Ship Painting Print - Nautical Wall Art
Vintage Art Prints Framed - Sailing Ship Painting Print - Nautical Wall Art

Vintage Art Prints Framed - Sailing Ship Painting Print - Nautical Wall Art

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Sail into history with this breathtaking print of the Cutty Sark, a British clipper ship built in 1869. Measuring 30x21 inches, this artwork captures the ship in full sail on a storm...

Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Other

Oversized Art Deco Silverplate Tray by Reed & Barton, c1937
Oversized Art Deco Silverplate Tray by Reed & Barton, c1937

Oversized Art Deco Silverplate Tray by Reed & Barton, c1937

By Reed & Barton

Located in Litchfield, CT

Size: 20.5 inches long by 13 inches wide by 1 inch deep Hallmarks: Reed & Barton, 1400 (model number) and clipper ship (date mark for 1937) Stock number: 23509 Pieces acquired fro...

Category

Vintage 1930s North American Platters and Serveware

Materials

Silver Plate

A Burial at Sea

A Burial at Sea

By Don Ed Hardy

Located in Lyons, CO

At ten, when I became transfixed by traditional American tattooing, clipper ships were a strong design component that I drew repeatedly.

Category

2010s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Homeward Bound

Homeward Bound

By Don Ed Hardy

Located in Lyons, CO

At ten, when I became transfixed by traditional American tattooing, clipper ships were a strong design component that I drew repeatedly.

Category

2010s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

A Thorny Crossing

A Thorny Crossing

By Don Ed Hardy

Located in Lyons, CO

At ten, when I became transfixed by traditional American tattooing, clipper ships were a strong design component that I drew repeatedly.

Category

2010s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

19th Century Sailor's Woolie of the Ship JANE Under Full Sail
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of the Ship JANE Under Full Sail

19th Century Sailor's Woolie of the Ship JANE Under Full Sail

Located in Nantucket, MA

Early to Mid 19th Century Sailor's Woolie of the Merchant Ship JANE Under Full Sail, circa 1840s, a hand-crafted sailor's woolwork picture depicting a larboard side view of fully rig...

Category

Antique 1840s English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool, Cotton

The Swimmer
The Swimmer

The Swimmer

By Pietro Barzanti

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

In white marble Vallejo Gallery features the finest in marine and maritime antiques, artifacts and fine art including pieces of naval and yachting history including the America’s Cu...

Category

1870s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

H.P. Lovecraft Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath Original Art for Sale, Dragon
H.P. Lovecraft Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath Original Art for Sale, Dragon

H.P. Lovecraft Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath Original Art for Sale, Dragon

By Murray Tinkelman

Located in Miami, FL

Legendary American illustrator Murray Tinkelman creates a fantasy world filled with a dragon, a mosque, and a nineteenth-century Clipper ship floating in the clouds. It's a prime exa...

Category

1970s Surrealist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

"A Busy Day on the Thames, London" Oil Painting by Barry Mason
"A Busy Day on the Thames, London" Oil Painting by Barry Mason

"A Busy Day on the Thames, London" Oil Painting by Barry Mason

Located in Wiscasset, ME

Encompassing such subjects as the mighty clipper ships of the 19th Century racing on the high seas, turbulent naval battle scenes of the War of 1812, bustling River Thames scenes set...

Category

Mid-20th Century British Victorian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Henry Deidrich Gremke Original California Landscape Watercolor, Framed
Henry Deidrich Gremke Original California Landscape Watercolor, Framed

Henry Deidrich Gremke Original California Landscape Watercolor, Framed

Located in Palm Springs, CA

His father was a gold miner and later a chandler for the clipper ships. The younger Gremke grew up in San Francisco and began art studies locally at the School of Design under Raymon...

Category

Early 20th Century American Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Vintage Boho Hand Colored Nautical Print
Vintage Boho Hand Colored Nautical Print

Vintage Boho Hand Colored Nautical Print

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Depicting the legendary clipper ship, "Flying Cloud," this artwork captures a moment of maritime adventure and history.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

Rare Porcelain Advertising Ware Table Lamp, Baltimore, circa 1840s
Rare Porcelain Advertising Ware Table Lamp, Baltimore, circa 1840s

Rare Porcelain Advertising Ware Table Lamp, Baltimore, circa 1840s

Located in Peabody, MA

Clinton Levering of Lombard Street, imported fine pottery, glass and the popular Queen’s ware of the Staffordshire region by way of Baltimore’s newly designed fast clipper ships duri...

Category

Antique 1840s American American Classical Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Painted Nautical Cabinets in the Style of American Marine Folk Art
Pair of Painted Nautical Cabinets in the Style of American Marine Folk Art

Pair of Painted Nautical Cabinets in the Style of American Marine Folk Art

Located in Trenton, NJ

Each cabinet's door front carries a continuation of a full clipper ship scene, complete with an American flag, layered clouds, and a small rowboat in the foreground, while the top of...

Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Night Stands

Materials

Wood

A shipyard model of the liner Nippon Moru, dated 1898
A shipyard model of the liner Nippon Moru, dated 1898

A shipyard model of the liner Nippon Moru, dated 1898

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

He founded Tōyō Kisen in July 1896 and ordered three vessels which had to have the clean, sharp lines of clipper ships, from the Wigham Richardson shipyards, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Vintage Regency Lacquered Sail Boat Newspaper Rack
Vintage Regency Lacquered Sail Boat Newspaper Rack

Vintage Regency Lacquered Sail Boat Newspaper Rack

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Finished in a deep navy blue lacquer, the piece features a prominent, beautifully detailed illustration of a majestic clipper ship under full sail on its front panel. Its structured ...

Category

Late 20th Century American Regency Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

View of the Hongs, Canton
View of the Hongs, Canton

View of the Hongs, Canton

By 19th Century Chinese school

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

Sight Size: 11 x 17 1/8 Inches Vallejo Gallery features the finest in marine and maritime antiques, artifacts and fine art including pieces of naval and yachting history including t...

Category

1850s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Three Sketches on Post Cards by Montague Dawson RA
Three Sketches on Post Cards by Montague Dawson RA

Three Sketches on Post Cards by Montague Dawson RA

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Dawson combined what he called ‘portraits’ of clipper ships and racing yachts with ‘landscapes’ at sea in order to lure the viewer into “that moment of time”, as he said, in which “y...

Category

Antique 1870s English Drawings

Materials

Paper

‘A Windy Day’ by Montague Dawson
‘A Windy Day’ by Montague Dawson

‘A Windy Day’ by Montague Dawson

By Montague Dawson

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Dawson combined what he called ‘portraits’ of clipper ships and racing yachts with ‘landscapes’ at sea in order to lure the viewer into “that moment of time”, as he said, in which “y...

Category

20th Century English Paintings

Materials

Paint

Montague J Dawson, ‘Valetta Harbour’
Montague J Dawson, ‘Valetta Harbour’

Montague J Dawson, ‘Valetta Harbour’

By Montague Dawson

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Dawson combined what he called ‘portraits’ of clipper ships and racing yachts with ‘landscapes’ at sea in order to lure the viewer into “that moment of time”, as he said, in which “y...

Category

Vintage 1940s English Paintings

Materials

Paint

BALTIMORE CLIPPER 19th Century American Magnificent Model Scale Ship In Wood
BALTIMORE CLIPPER 19th Century American Magnificent Model Scale Ship In Wood

BALTIMORE CLIPPER 19th Century American Magnificent Model Scale Ship In Wood

Located in Miami, FL

A scale model ship of a Baltimore Clipper. This is a very nice scale model of an historical Baltimore Clipper created around the 1960 and 1970.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Nautical Objects

Materials

Bronze

Montague Dawson: pencil sketch on paper of Trawler Men sorting the catch
Montague Dawson: pencil sketch on paper of Trawler Men sorting the catch

Montague Dawson: pencil sketch on paper of Trawler Men sorting the catch

By Montague Dawson

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Dawson combined what he called ‘portraits’ of clipper ships and racing yachts with ‘landscapes’ at sea in order to lure the viewer into “that moment of time”, as he said, in which “y...

Category

20th Century English Drawings

Materials

Giltwood, Paper

Pair of Portraits, Captain and Mrs. Evelyn R. Le Marchant
Pair of Portraits, Captain and Mrs. Evelyn R. Le Marchant

Pair of Portraits, Captain and Mrs. Evelyn R. Le Marchant

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

Andresen, Plymouth Vallejo Gallery features the finest in marine and maritime antiques, artifacts and fine art including pieces of naval and yachting history including the America’s...

Category

Early 1900s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Watercolor Seascape Painting With Clipper Sailing Ship By James M. Maps c1920
Watercolor Seascape Painting With Clipper Sailing Ship By James M. Maps c1920

Watercolor Seascape Painting With Clipper Sailing Ship By James M. Maps c1920

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Watercolor Seascape Painting With Clipper Sailing Ship By James M. Maps, Signed, C1920 Measures - 24.5"H x 34.5"W x 1.25"D

Category

Early 20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paper

20th C. After Montague Dawson "The Thermopylae Leaving Foochow", Published 1962
20th C. After Montague Dawson "The Thermopylae Leaving Foochow", Published 1962

20th C. After Montague Dawson "The Thermopylae Leaving Foochow", Published 1962

By Montague Dawson

Located in Morristown, NJ

Dawson combined what he called ‘portraits’ of clipper ships and racing yachts with ‘landscapes’ at sea in order to lure the viewer into “that moment of time”, as he said, in which “y...

Category

Vintage 1960s English Sporting Art Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

‘The Ark & the Dove off the Scillies with Lord Baltimore aboard’ Montague Dawson
‘The Ark & the Dove off the Scillies with Lord Baltimore aboard’ Montague Dawson

‘The Ark & the Dove off the Scillies with Lord Baltimore aboard’ Montague Dawson

By Montague Dawson

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Dawson combined what he called ‘portraits’ of clipper ships and racing yachts with ‘landscapes’ at sea in order to lure the viewer into “that moment of time”, as he said, in which “y...

Category

Vintage 1960s English Paintings

Materials

Paint

Period Lithograph on Tin of SS IMPERATOR
Period Lithograph on Tin of SS IMPERATOR

Period Lithograph on Tin of SS IMPERATOR

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

Vallejo Gallery features the finest in marine and maritime antiques, artifacts and fine art including pieces of naval and yachting history including the America’s Cup, the age of the...

Category

1910s Other Art Style Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

'The Magic Is Ahead' — 1870 America's Cup, 1930s Color Woodcut
'The Magic Is Ahead' — 1870 America's Cup, 1930s Color Woodcut

'The Magic Is Ahead' — 1870 America's Cup, 1930s Color Woodcut

By Jacques La Grange

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

He and his wife, Helen La Grange, published 'Drama and Color in the America's Cup Races' in 1934 and 'Clipper Ships of America and Great Britain 1833-1869', in 1936.

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'Sappho Passes Livonia' — 1871 America's Cup, 1930s Color Woodcut
'Sappho Passes Livonia' — 1871 America's Cup, 1930s Color Woodcut

'Sappho Passes Livonia' — 1871 America's Cup, 1930s Color Woodcut

By Jacques La Grange

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

He and his wife, Helen La Grange, published 'Drama and Color in the America's Cup Races' in 1934 and 'Clipper Ships of America and Great Britain 1833-1869', in 1936.

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

The Brigantine E. MILLER
The Brigantine E. MILLER

The Brigantine E. MILLER

By Elisha Taylor Baker

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

Sight Size: 23 3/4 x 32 Inches Vallejo Gallery features the finest in marine and maritime antiques, artifacts and fine art including pieces of naval and yachting history including t...

Category

1860s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dreaming Anew, Departing New York Harbor
Dreaming Anew, Departing New York Harbor

Dreaming Anew, Departing New York Harbor

By Henry Bacon

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

Sight size: 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 Inches Vallejo Gallery features the finest in marine and maritime antiques, artifacts and fine art including pieces of naval and yachting history including...

Category

1890s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

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