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Antique German Black Forest Figural Carved Barometer with Ship Captain C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique German Black Forest Figural Carved Barometer with Ship Captain C1900. A finely carved
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Early 20th Century Mantel Clocks

Materials

Wood

19th Century Walnut Davenport or Ship Captain's Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A walnut davenport or ship captain's desk with marquetry inlay; lift-up compartment with fitted
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Antique 19th Century Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique JB Van Sciver Oak Wood Swivel Ship Captains Courthouse Chair
By J.B. Van Sciver Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique JB Van Sciver Oak Wood Swivel Ship Captains Courthouse Chair. Item features a floor mount
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Antique Early 1900s Swivel Chairs

Materials

Oak

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
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Vintage 1930s European Nautical Objects

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Brass

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
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Vintage 1930s European Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
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Vintage 1920s European Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. Nice
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Vintage 1930s European Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
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Vintage 1910s European Nautical Objects

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Brass

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
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Vintage 1930s European Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
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Vintage 1910s European Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
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Vintage 1920s European Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
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Vintage 1930s North American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
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Vintage 1920s European Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
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Vintage 1910s North American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This is a
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Vintage 1920s European Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
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Vintage 1920s North American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
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Antique 1870s European Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Three Foot Ship Captains Spyglass
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique telescope from Negretti and Zambra of London. The exceptionally long barrel is three feet closed and fifty two inches open. Black cover. Great optics. Weight: 5 lbs. Overall...
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Vintage 1920s North American Nautical Objects

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Brass

Antique European Ship Captain's Dining Table Mahogany Beautiful Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
Extremely rare Antique Ship Captain's Dining Table made from beautiful solid Mahogany. Not only is
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Antique 1890s European Tables

Materials

Brass

American Oil on Canvas Ship Captain with Spyglass in Orig, Gilt Frame, C. 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
American portrait oil on canvas of a young ship captain holding a spyglass with a sailing ship
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Antique 1840s American American Empire Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Portrait of Ship Captain George Buckman
Located in Milford, NH
A fine oil on canvas portrait of Captain George Buckman, identified lower center, indiscernibly
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1860s Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Small Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Tiny Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This
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Vintage 1940s North American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

19th C. Ship Captain's Inlaid Burl Davenport Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Captain’s desk in particularly well chosen and colorful Burl wood with string inlaid details
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Nautical Objects

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Brass

Untitled (Ship Captain Faces Charge in Oil Spill)
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in New York, NY
From the Peace Portfolio I. Color litho on Rives BFK. Signed, numbered (50/175), dated in pencil in lower right corner. Blind stamp lower right. Printed by Solomon and Company, New ...
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1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Color

ANTIQUE CIRCA 1800 SHIPS CAPTAiNS CHAIR WITH ROYAL CROWN AND ANCHOR CARVED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, circa 1800 hand carved Mahogany ships captains chair depicting a Royal Crown and Anchor to the backrest
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Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Swivel Chairs

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

ANTIQUE RARE & HIGHLY COLLECTABLE SHiPS CAPTAINS SHARKS VERTEBRAW WALKING STICK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare and highly collectable Shark’s Vertebrae walking stick A super collectable piece of Victori...
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Antique 19th Century European Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Steel

19th-C. English Sea Ship Captain W/ Child Watercolor on Paper In Burl Frame
Located in Kennesaw, GA
I love this! It is a framed English sea captain with his child dating to approximately 1850. It is
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Burl, Paper

Antique Captains Spyglass on Ships Grating
Located in Norwell, MA
Maritime display with a ship captains spyglass mounted onto a piece of teak ships grating. The
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Antique Early 1900s North American Nautical Objects

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Brass

Rare Telltale Ships Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship captains telltale ships compass on gimbal. Dry card compass by Van Der Voort, 34 Brewers Canal
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Antique 1890s European Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

English Campaign Chest With Integrated Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
Spectacular English Campaign Chest - ship captain's desk / chest in two parts. The top central
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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

English Brass and Wood Barrel Nautical Spyglass James Chapman, London Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
English brass and wood barrel nautical ship captain's spyglass with a single draw, polished
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Antique 1850s English William IV Scientific Instruments

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Brass

Eugene Boudin 1824 - 1898 - Watercolor painting - Ships in Normandy
Located in Helsinki, FI
Boudin was born at Honfleur, the son of a ship's captain. The centre of his early activities was Le Havre
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Antique 1880s French Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Antique Georgian Brass Mounted Double Inkwell Stand With Two Hand-Blown Inkwells
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Possibly A Ships Captain's Inkwell. Inkwell diameter 7.5cm Inkwell height 6cm
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Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Desk Sets

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Brass

English Campaign Oval Table of Wood and Brass, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
A Fine English Campaign ware or ship captain's table or three-tiered tray table of mahogany and
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Antique Late 19th Century English Campaign Serving Tables

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Metal, Brass

19C English Naval Captain's Sea Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
under that name in London between 1851 – 1855. This chest would have been owned by a ship’s Captain
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Blanket Chests

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Oak

19C English Naval Captain's Sea Chest
19C English Naval Captain's Sea Chest
H 14 in W 36 in D 23.5 in
English ships or country house carved oak and steel bound strong box, circa 1840
Located in Central England, GB
carved oak strong box most likely belonged to a 19th century ship’s captain and was used for storing
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Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak

A silver goblet presented to Captain W. G. Hackstaff, 1830
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Lord Street, and presented to Captain Hackstaff, of the New York packet-ship William Byrnes, by the
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Antique 1830s English Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

An Unusual Pencil Drawing of “Canton”, a Three-Masted Whaling Ship-at This Point
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
when Wyllie chose it as his subject. Sadly it was wrecked later that year. The ship’s captain for much
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Antique Early 1900s English Drawings

Materials

Paper

Signed Titanic Picture of The Maiden Voyage to Disaster by John Smith 141/750
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
after striking an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City. The ship
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Late 20th Century British Victorian Prints

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Art Glass

Vintage Brass Nautical Captain Ship Wheel Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully forged in solid brass, these nautical ship wheels have a classic aesthetic that is
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Brass

19th Century China Trade Pair of Portraits of Sea Captain and Wife
Located in Nantucket, MA
the unloading and lading of cargo. The inclusion of a wife indicates the subject was a ship's captain
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Antique 1850s Hong Kong Victorian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Crested Soup Plate
Located in Downingtown, PA
RB. The plate is pseudo-armorial and was most likely made for a ship captain. The surround is
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Maritime Commemorative Salver, Display Tray, Engraved, Merchant Navy
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
from a ship's captain to an onboard couple The MV Trelyon was a Merchant Navy ship operating in the
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Mid-20th Century British Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Portrait of a jewish rabbi by David Pelbam, US artist., 20th
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
worked, and he often used dockworkers and ship captains as his subjects. David Pelbam's paintings were
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Late 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Re-Purposed Industrial Ship Hatch Captain's Lounge Chair
Located in Lafayette, IN
or bar and fit for a Captain!
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21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass, Steel

Clipper at Sail - Running with the Wind, Marine Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Naples, Florida
small fishing village on the Southernmost tip of Sweden. His father was a ship's captain and on leaving
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20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

18th Century Dutch Colonial Teak Chest With Brass and Copper Mounts
Located in Stamford, CT
quality of the decoration suggests it belonged to a person of high rank, likely a ships captain or island
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Antique Mid-18th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Furniture

Materials

Brass, Copper

Rudy Vallee Actors / Musician Hollywood Personal Effects, Photos & Awards
Located in Van Nuys, CA
quaver musical note, a signed 8x10 photo of Rudy in a ship captains uniform and a framed 8x10 photo of a
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Metal, Silver

South America: Hand-colored 18th Century Framed Map by Thomas Jefferys
By Thomas Jefferys
Located in Alamo, CA
(perhaps the leader of the exploration or ship captain) to join him in exploring further inland. This map
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Maps

Materials

Paper

Rare Antique English Regency Rosewood Davenport with Spring-Loaded Pen Drawer
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
This wonderful early 19th century Antique English Rosewood and ebonized Davenport or Ship Captain
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Rosewood

19th Century Bronze Boat Captain Ship's Wheel Shaped Table Clock
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century bronze boat captains ship's wheel shaped table clock with several clock faces.
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Antique Late 18th Century European Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

A Hand Colored 18th Century Framed Map of South America by Thomas Jefferys
Located in Alamo, CA
(perhaps the leader of the exploration or ship captain) to join him in exploring further inland. This map
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Mid-18th Century Other Art Style Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

19th Century, English Mahogany & Brass Nautical Gimbal Thermometer, Barometer
Located in Atlanta, GA
thermometer and barometer would have been an essential device for ship captains and navigators. Today, it
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Antique 19th Century British George III Wall Clocks

Materials

Brass

“Be the captain of your own ship” Colorful Contemporary Surrealist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
a distorted figure in a captain hat set next to a white sea bird. The yellow diamond pattern across
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

18th Century marine oil painting of a ship on fire
By Dominic Serres
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
born in Auch in Gascony, France. After travelling to Spain he became ship’s captain but was captured by
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18th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Edwardian 14k Gold Mechanical Lorgnette
Located in Venice, CA
” meaning to take a sidelong look at, and “lorgnette” is also the French word for a ship captain’s telescope
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Antique Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Vanity Items

Materials

14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Very Large 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Ebony and Bronze Hourglass
Located in Fayetteville, AR
determine longitude by providing the time for the ship's log. To find longitude, a ship's captain needed to
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Nautical Objects

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Antique English Mahogany Marine Barometer signed Nixon
By Nixon
Located in Devon, GB
barometers so it is possible he was the client or ship’s captain who commissioned it. The quality and
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Antique 19th Century British George IV Scientific Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

The Well Adorned Home Making Luxury Livable
By Rizzoli International Publications, John Rosselli, Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
residences, ranging from a ship captain's cottage and a 1920s Spanish Colonial to a bucolic farmhouse and a
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

Materials

Paper

The Well Adorned Home Making Luxury Livable
H 11.79 in W 9.89 in D 1.02 in
"Venice, 1906, " Italy, Warren W. Sheppard, Realist, Oil, Gondola, Canal
By Warren W. Sheppard
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Marine painter Warren W. Sheppard was born in Greenwich, New Jersey, to a ship captain father who
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Early 1900s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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