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Vintage Maritime Commemorative Salver, Display Tray, Engraved, Merchant Navy
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
personal inscription and Merchant Navy interest, dating to mid 20th century, circa 1950.
Unusual and
Category
Mid-20th Century British Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
H 0.99 in W 12.01 in D 12.01 in
Original Vintage Poster To The Merchant Navy Thank You WWII Thumbs Up Artwork
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - To the Merchant Navy Thank You! - featuring two men wearing
Category
Vintage 1940s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
Conrad, Monumental Oil on Canvas, France, Five Mast Sailing Ship, Navy, Sea 1927
By George Conrad
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
from the French Merchant Navy known as "France II", a merchant ship that was the largest sailing ship
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas
H 84.65 in W 59.06 in D 3.94 in
21st Century Shackleton Console Walnut Wood
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Ernest Shackleton, the inspiration of the Shackleton console, was a Merchant Navy Officer that was
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Console Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
4 Vintage Empirical Embassy Flags, Commonwealth, Ensign, Oak Mount, Union Jack
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Jack, the Australian red ensign for Merchant Navy use, the Canadian red ensign with earlier green maple
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Oak
H 32.29 in W 0.2 in D 45.48 in
Hauntingly Beautiful Portrait of a Young Yemenite Girl by William Weintraub
By William Weintraub
Located in Tucson, AZ
the War of Liberation. Following a stint in the Israeli Merchant Navy, Weintraub settled in Tel Aviv
Category
Vintage 1970s Israeli Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
H 33 in W 23.75 in D 1.5 in
Original Antique Poster Ligue Maritime Francais Navy War Merchant Cruise Ships
Located in London, GB
that France is in contact with most countries of the world. It is for its warships and merchant ships
Category
Vintage 1910s French Posters
Materials
Paper
H 29.14 in W 41.34 in D 0.04 in
Baptistin Spade Club Chairs, Two Pairs Available
By Baptistin Spade
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the Ministries of Labor, the Merchant Navy and the PTT and Finance, and parts of the French embassies
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Club Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Large French Pirate Corsair's Chest - Safe - Louis XIV Period - France XVIIth
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
on the high seas by attacking its merchant navy, rather than engaging its fighters or imposing a
Category
Antique 17th Century French Louis XIV Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 23.04 in W 34.45 in D 21.66 in
1926 Scottish Sterling Silver Caddy Spoon
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
addition to identifying 'AR', 'Iona' and registration number RD NO 643267.
Alexander was in the Merchant
Category
Vintage 1920s Scottish Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Sailor's Woolwork of The British Ship Gold Finder on her voyage to Australia
Located in Downingtown, PA
an army officer, and educated at Lewes and Brighton Grammar School. Hargraves joined the merchant
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
H 28.4 in W 31 in D 1 in
"Shall This Continue? Join the Navy" Vintage Navy Recruitment Poster, circa 1916
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
members that supports the U.S. Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine. The organization was
Category
Vintage 1910s American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
H 46 in W 32 in D 1.5 in
U.S. Navy "Navy Day October 27th" Vintage Poster by Matt Murphey, 1940
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is an original U.S. Navy propaganda poster advertising "Navy Day." Below a large image of a
Category
Vintage 1940s American Posters
Materials
Paper
The Economic Balancing Act: A Satirical View of 1780 Britain
Located in Langweer, NL
symbolizes the fragile state of British finances. Below, the Anglo-minded Dutch merchant navy is depicted as
Category
Antique 1780s Prints
Materials
Paper
Red with Navy Contemporary Abstract Pattern Luxury Soft Semi-Plush Rug
By Woven Concepts
Located in New York, NY
of Silk Road merchants, trading in: carpets, textile dyes, exotic spices, and gold. The Woven
Category
2010s Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Acrylic, Polyester
Red with Navy Contemporary Abstract Pattern Luxury Soft Semi-Plush Rug
By Woven Concepts
Located in New York, NY
of Silk Road merchants, trading in: carpets, textile dyes, exotic spices, and gold. The Woven
Category
2010s Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Acrylic, Polyester
Fievet, Original Navy Poster, Fraissinet Cyprien Cruise Line, Ship, Africa, 1960
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
is a French shipowner from one of the richest merchant families in Marseille. In 1868, he created a
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Free Shipping
H 39.38 in W 24.41 in D 0.04 in
U.S. Navy League, "War Clouds Gather!" by Hazel Roberts, Vintage Poster, 1916
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
roughly 50,000 members that supports the U.S. Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine. The
Category
Vintage 1910s American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
H 27 in W 20.5 in D 1.5 in
48 Star U.S Navy Jack Flown on the USS FT. Mandan, ca 1945
Located in York County, PA
48 STAR U.S. NAVY JACK, MARKED AS HAVING BEEN FLOWN ON THE U.S.S. FT. MANDAN, LAUNCHED NEAR THE END
Category
Vintage 1940s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Wool
USS Doherty DE-14 Painting by Worden Wood
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships portrait of the USS Doherty DE-14, and Evarts Class Destroyer escort US Navy warship from
Category
Vintage 1940s North American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Early 19th Century Portrait of Naval Captain William Compton Bolton
Located in Nantucket, MA
United States Navy during the early 19th century. He became a midshipman in 1806, made lieutenant in
Category
Antique 1830s American Federal Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Snuffbox with English Queen Anne style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
establish itself as the most powerful war navy in the world and, at the same time, a very vast merchant
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Queen Anne Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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H 0.99 in W 2.56 in D 2.17 in
Pair of Sailors Woolwork Pictures of Man-of-War Ships
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Royal Navy and later specifically by British Merchant Seamen). One of the pictures shows the ship full
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Original Vintage WWII Poster Economy Save Waste Peace War Battle Of The Atlantic
By Abram Games
Located in London, GB
Kriegsmarine ships against the Allied navy and merchant shipping forces including the Royal Navy, Royal
Category
Vintage 1940s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 30.32 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
Vintage Lips Locks Trade Catalogue, English, Folio, Nicholls and Clarke, C.1935
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Nicholls & Clarke builders merchants, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1935.
Established in 1871 by
Category
Mid-20th Century British Other Books
Materials
Paper
H 12.01 in W 9.65 in D 0.79 in
Ararat Rugs Heriz Medallion Rug with Pear Design Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
. The Tabriz merchants at that time knew that West was demanding carpet sizes in medallion designs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
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W 75.99 in L 109.45 in
Pre World War I Nautical Compass by E.S.Ritchie
Located in Norwich, GB
merchant mariners. He also invented an improved theodolite which was adopted by the U.S.Navy for measuring
Category
Vintage 1910s Nautical Objects
Materials
Copper
Pair of colored engravings of American ships by Jean-Jerome Baugean, c. 1840
Located in Kenilworth, IL
President was a frigate of the United States Navy. Built at a cost of $220,910 in 1800, she carried 44 guns
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
H 13 in W 14.63 in D 0.75 in
18th c Historical English India Naval Battle Oil Painting by John Thomas Serres
By John Thomas Serres
Located in Savannah, GA
Sartine with ships of Hyder Ali Rajah of Madras in 1780. The HMS Sartine was a French merchant vessel from
Category
Antique 1780s George III Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
H 20 in W 26 in D 3 in
John Bentham-Dinsdale "Thames Entry" Oil on Canvas C. 1972
By John Bentham-Dinsdale 2
Located in Atlanta, GA
liberal social reformer; his father was a wine merchant. After attending Ashville College, Dinsdale spent
Category
Late 20th Century English Other Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Presentation silver to the Master Shipwright of Captain Cook’s Endeavour
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Florida in 1778.
Hayes, however, is best known for selecting and re-fitting the merchant collier Earl of
Category
Antique 1760s English George III Nautical Objects
Materials
Silver
Pre World War 1 Nautical Compass by E.S.Ritchie
By E.S. Ritchie & Co
Located in Norwich, GB
making marine bearing compasses for the U.S.Navy before the American civil war. At the time the British
Category
Antique Early 1900s Nautical Objects
Materials
Copper
Valentine Munden’s Prize Money Silver Salver, London, 1792
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
1800 off the coast of Brazil. On that morning, the Royal Navy escort, Belliqueux sighted a squadron of
Category
Antique 1790s English Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Pair of English 19th-20th Century Gilt-Bronze Brig - Tall Ship Marine Lanterns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the latter part of the
Category
Antique Early 1900s English British Colonial Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
H 26.25 in W 14.5 in D 11.5 in
Commission Pennant with 13 Stars, like for Private Vessel, Ca 1892-1910
Located in York County, PA
commissioned U.S. Navy ship. Flown at the topmast, the typical American format is a long blue field, usually
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Wool
Pair of Man and Woman Patinated Bronze Sculptures by Itzik Ben Shalom
By Itzik Ben Shalom
Located in San Diego, CA
became a merchant marine at the age of fifteen. This formative experience influenced his work as he
Category
20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Man and Woman Embraced Patinated Bronze Sculpture by Itzik Ben Shalom
By Itzik Ben Shalom
Located in San Diego, CA
Shalom became a merchant marine at the age of fifteen. This formative experience influenced his work as
Category
20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Salmon Fishing, Oil Painting, Autumn Run by Arthur Burgess
By Arthur Burgess
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
was born in Bombala, New South Wales, Australia, 1879, a Son of an officer in the Australian Navy, who
Category
Vintage 1920s British Sporting Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
English Georgian Thomas Luny Original Oil "Retrieving the Grog before the Storm"
By Thomas Luny
Located in Wells, ME
early paintings were mainly of ships afloat, merchant ships, cutters and yachts. By the early 1780's
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
H 27.75 in W 37.75 in D 2 in
1870 Antique Serapi Rug Antique Bakhshayesh Rug Handmade Serapi
Located in New York, NY
Foundation Material
Cotton
Color
Light Blue, Gold, Green, Ivory, Black, Brown, Orange, Yellow, Navy
Category
Antique 1870s Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
English Silver Engraved Decanter Widdowson & Veale
By Alexander MacRae
Located in Newark, England
British army and navy, orders and decorations for the British court and were goldsmiths and jewellers to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Pitchers
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Persian Isfahan Rug with Colored Floral Details on Ivory Center Field
Located in Dallas, TX
details. It has an ivory center field with a navy blue border, making it a stunning piece for decorating
Category
20th Century Persian Other Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
U.S War Department Commissioning Pennant with 13 Stars
Located in York County, PA
EXTREMELY RARE U.S. WAR DEPARTMENT COMMISSIONING PENNANT WITH 13 STARS, A REVERSAL OF THE U.S. NAVY
Category
20th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Wool
Hand-Sewn 13 Star American Flag, Signed Grunfild, ca 1861-1877
Located in York County, PA
open seas. Keeping the count low allowed for better visibility. For this reason the U.S. Navy flew 13
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
Mid 1800's Rare Antique Silk Heriz Rug Masterpiece 5x6 Tapestry 1860
Located in New York, NY
, Gray, Navy Blue, Black, Ivory, Gold, Green, light Blue, Brown
Quality
Exceptionally Fine
Category
Antique 1860s Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
1920's Chinese Art Deco Rug - 8' x 9'9" Red & Blue
By Walter Nichols
Located in Hanover, MA
burgundy red field and navy blue border including floral, geometric and wan characters. Recently
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
1870s Persian Garrus Bijar Carpet ( 8'10" x 23'8" - 270 x 720 cm )
Located in New York, NY
of a local aristocrat, land owner, wealthy merchant or government official during the Qajar period in
Category
Antique 1870s Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Frank Brangwyn, Armchair for the Canadian Pacific Liner 'SS Empress of Britain'
By Frank Brangwyn
Located in London, GB
and the day after 2 Royal Navy tugs, Marauder and Thames tried to tow her into port with many escort
Category
Vintage 1930s English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
H 35.25 in W 23 in D 19 in
“Strong Seas” Painting by John Bentham-Dinsdale
By John Bentham-Dinsdale 2
Located in Wiscasset, ME
. Bentham, a liberal social reformer; his father was a wine merchant. After attending Ashville College
Category
Vintage 1980s English Victorian Paintings
Materials
Paint
Fine Presentation Sword Given to Lieutenant Charles Peake
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
, and died 2 Jan. 1847.
This officer entered the Navy, 26 Jan. 1807, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the
Category
Antique 1820s English Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Metal
Collection of WWII Themed British Propaganda Posters
Located in Glamis, Angus
Britain, Come into the Factories.'
'The Life-line is firm thanks to the Merchant Navy.'
RAF
Category
Late 20th Century English Edwardian Posters
Materials
Paper
British Red Ensign, Antique Nautical / Signal Flag, Hand Sewn
Located in Acworth, GA
Red Ensign undefined is for the use of all other British merchant navy ships and private Craft. The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British American Colonial Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wool
Coester Ship's Engine Order Telegraph - Portuguese, 1960s
Located in Milan, OH
, becoming an important player in the Merchant Navy and the Oil Tanker Fleet.
Category
Vintage 1960s Portuguese Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel
Cased Station Pointer
Located in Salisbury, GB
for merchant and Royal Navy seaman alike and Hughes gained much business from the Admiralty in the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments
American Colonial Documented George I Silver Gilt Cup
By Richard Bayley
Located in London, GB
merchants, he was put in charge of a new yard at Taunton near Boston, Massachusetts to build ships and
Category
Antique 1720s British George I Tableware
Materials
Silver
Bespoke Daybed, Reclaimed Hardwood and Brass Frames
By Pieter Compernol, Stephanie Grusenmeyer & Jerôme Barrier
Located in Bangkok, TH
us her own fabric to create a daybed in beige with contrasting pipings in navy blue.
let us know how
Category
2010s Thai Mid-Century Modern Daybeds
Materials
Brass
Original Vintage World War II Poster for the Merchant Navy Comforts Service
By Charles Wood
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster, Merchant Navy Comforts Service, The life-line is firm thanks to the
Category
Vintage 1940s British Posters
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
H 29.73 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
British Sailor's Woolwork of a Merchant Navy Ship, circa 1865-1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
British sailor's woolwork of a merchant navy ship,
circa 1865-1885.
The sailor's woolie in a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Massive Sailor's Woolwork of a British Merchant Navy Clipper Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
Massive sailor's woolwork of a British Merchant Navy clipper ship coming into port,
circa 1870
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
English Ship Painting of a Merchant Navy Clipper Ship, Oil on Board, circa 1860
Located in Downingtown, PA
English ship painting of a Merchant navy clipper ship,
oil on board,
circa 1860-1870.
The
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Paintings
H 13 in W 15 in D 1.5 in
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How Much is a Merchant Navy?
A merchant navy can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,950, while the lowest priced sells for $560 and the highest can go for as much as $227,487.