A model of a three mast sailing ship Golden Horizon
Located in London, GB
A model of a three mast sailing ship Golden Horizon, circa 1920. Copper sails and rigging
Early 20th Century English Nautical Objects
Copper
A model of a three mast sailing ship Golden Horizon
Located in London, GB
A model of a three mast sailing ship Golden Horizon, circa 1920. Copper sails and rigging
Copper
Unavailable
H 86.62 in W 57.09 in D 11.03 in
Big Sailing Ship Model with Original Plans, 1930, Handmade "Joyce"
Located in Bern, CH
This ship is beautifully handmade. The original ship is 6 meters long - see handwritten plans for
Metal, Copper
Curtis Jere Copper Sailing Ship from 1972
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Great copper sailing ship by Curtis Jere dated and signed 1972. This large wall art has wonderful
Copper
Sailing Ship Weathervane
Located in Greenwich, CT
1920s full bodied copper weathervane in the form of a gaff-rigged sailing vessel.
Copper
Sailing Ship Weathervane
Located in Greenwich, CT
A copper weathervane in the form of a full bodied gaff-rigged sailing boat. Its wooden museum
Copper, Iron
Mid Century Sailing Ship Wall Sculpture by Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and unusual vintage clipper ship wall sculpture handcrafted in copper and brass in a stylized
Brass, Copper
Sold
H 36.23 in Dm 32.29 in
Large Sailing Ship Wall Light Sculpture by the Belgian Artist Daniël Dhaeseleer
By Daniel Dhaeseleer
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Large, handmade copper and brass wall light sculpture in the shape of a sailing ship by Belgian
Metal, Brass, Copper
Copper Sailing Ship Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury stylized sailing ship sculpture crafted in copper with a lush colorful patina and signed
Copper
Sold
H 13.78 in W 8.27 in D 5.12 in
Franz Hagenauer Sailing Boat Ship, Wood Copper Brass, Austria, 1950
By Franz Hagenauer
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A sailing boat made of wood, copper and brass by Franz Hagenauer, Austria, Vienna, 1950. It is
Brass, Copper
Sold
H 25.99 in W 35.44 in D 7.88 in
Large Sailing Ship Wall Light Sculpture by the Belgian Artist Daniel Dhaeseleer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large sailing ship wall light sculpture by the Belgian artist Daniel Dhaeseleer.
Brass, Copper
Copper Mid century sailing ship - MCM
Located in Budapest, HU
Vintage Mid-Century Solid Copper Sailing Ship - Nautical Elegance from the 1970s Description
Copper
Copper Ship Model
Located in St.amford, CT
All copper hand crafted sailing ship. Great attention to detail, complete with sails, rigging, and
Copper
Copper Schooner Weathervane
Located in New York City, NY
Vintage copper sailing ship weathervane with good verdigris surface in original condition. Includes
Copper
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...
Gold Leaf
$34,685
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
$5,741
H 28.35 in W 36.23 in D 1.58 in
French Impressionist River and Park Landscape
Located in Cotignac, FR
A French Impressionist oil on canvas view of a river in parkland by the noted French artist Albert Uriet. The painting is signed and dated bottom right and is presented in a fine car...
Oil
Model of the British Royal Navy Frigate HMS Victory
Located in Norwell, MA
Plank on frame model of the famous English warship HMS Victory. This model is planked in varnished walnut above the waterline and copper sheathed below. Fully rigged with all appropr...
Wood
A Large Vintage Taxidermy Green Sea Turtle
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large Vintage Taxidermy Green Sea Turtle Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Height: 23cm. Width: 90cm. Depth: 60cm. Note: This item may be subject to export/...
Sea turtle
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
$2,548Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 16.15 in W 27.56 in D 7.88 in
Antique Taxidermy Peasant Stand Real Decoration Object Pheasant Mount Home Decor
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique Taxidermy Pheasant - Real Bird Mount, Rustic Game Bird Display for Home Décor This striking vintage taxidermy pheasant is a beautifully preserved game bird mount, showcasing...
Animal Skin, Feathers
$424Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.62 in W 19.68 in D 3.54 in
Handmade HMS Endeavour Model Ship in Walnut Wood, England, 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Astonishing HMS Endeavour Model Ship in walnut wood. Handmade. Made in England. This model is amazing and in excellent condition and all handmade. A true piece of history. Dime...
Wood
$851
H 3.55 in W 9.45 in D 2.96 in
20th Century Diorama Folk Art Three Mast Model Ship in a Bottle English, C 1930
Located in Central England, GB
A fine Diorama Folk Art Model ship in a bottle This skilfully made diorama of a three-mast early 19th century sailing ship at harbour with a raised landscape behind and cottages s...
Glass
$8,255Sale Price|30% Off
H 13.5 in W 56.25 in D 10 in
Model of the 4-6-0 steam locomotive the Black Knight
Located in London, GB
3 ½ inch gauge model of the 4-6-0 steam locomotive the Black Knight. Circa 1955. Mounted on a display track. Length of Locomotive: 31 inches - 79 cm. Length of Tender: 19 inches -...
Brass, Copper, Steel
$534,172 / set
H 114.5 in W 35.5 in D 5 in
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
Wood, Pine
Cased Ship’s Boardroom Model of Three Sister Ships
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A cased ship’s boardroom model of three sister ships, recorded on the label as ‘TSS Dublin’, ‘Edimburgo’ and ‘Mexico’ built and engined by the Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Comp...
Glass, Wood
New Bedford Whale Ship Model Of "Cortez"
Located in Norwell, MA
New Bedford whale ship model "Cortez". Full wood model, fully rigged. Made by Captain Hall. Provenance: Original owner purchased ship model from the New York Museum of Science and In...
Wood
$208,119 / set
H 22.84 in W 31.89 in D 13.78 in
Gilt Metal Centrepiece Suite for the Duke of Sparta by Elkington & Co.
By Elkington & Co.
Located in London, GB
Gilt metal centrepiece suite for the Duke of Sparta by Elkington & Co. English, Late 19th Century Centrepiece: Height 58cm, width 81cm, depth 35cm Candelabra: Height 66cm, diameter ...
Metal
Antique Model of the Sailing Barque Argo
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique model of the barque Argo with much detail. Vessel has cabins with windows, hatches, capstans, helm, cleats, and ladders. Four lifeboats hang from davits. The model is rigged ...
Wood
Model of the Clipper Ship “Flying Cloud”
Located in Norwell, MA
Highest quality model of the American clipper ship "Flying Cloud". Planked deck with expertly executed cabins, hatches, skylights, etc. Hull is copper sheathed below the wa...
From cupolas to cookware and fine art to filaments, copper metal has been used in so many ways since prehistoric times. Today, antique, new and vintage copper coffee tables, mirrors, lamps and other furniture and decor can bring a warm metallic flourish to interiors of any kind.
In years spanning 8,700 BC (the time of the first-known copper pendant) until roughly 3,700 BC, it may have been the only metal people knew how to manipulate.
Valuable deposits of copper were first extracted on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus around 4,000 BC — well before Europe’s actual Bronze Age (copper + tin = bronze). Tiny Cyprus is even credited with supplying all of Egypt and the Near East with copper for the production of sophisticated currency, weaponry, jewelry and decorative items.
In the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries, master painters such as Leonardo da Vinci, El Greco, Rembrandt and Jan Brueghel created fine works on copper. (Back then, copper-based pigments, too, were all the rage.) By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, decorative items like bas-relief plaques, trays and jewelry produced during the Art Deco, Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau periods espoused copper. These became highly valuable and collectible pieces and remain so today.
Copper’s beauty, malleability, conductivity and versatility make it perhaps the most coveted nonprecious metal in existence. In interiors, polished copper begets an understated luxuriousness, and its reflectivity casts bright, golden and earthy warmth seldom realized in brass or bronze. (Just ask Tom Dixon.)
Outdoors, its most celebrated attribute — the verdigris patina it slowly develops from exposure to oxygen and other elements — isn’t the only hue it takes. Architects often refer to shades of copper as russet, ebony, plum and even chocolate brown. And Frank Lloyd Wright, Renzo Piano and Michael Graves have each used copper in their building projects.
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