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Fauvist Portrait of Ogden
Fauvist Portrait of Ogden

Fauvist Portrait of Ogden

Located in Soquel, CA

art at the Sacramento Art Center. In the early 1940s, O’Connor joined the Merchant Marines and

Category

1990s Fauvist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Imari Black Ship bowl, Japan, c. 1890, Meiji Period.
Imari Black Ship bowl, Japan, c. 1890, Meiji Period.

Imari Black Ship bowl, Japan, c. 1890, Meiji Period.

By Arita

Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

the centre, with a circular panel, containing a Dutch merchant ship, firing a canon, within a cobalt

Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Francis Searchlights 10 inch Signalling Projector
Francis Searchlights 10 inch Signalling Projector

Francis Searchlights 10 inch Signalling Projector

Located in New York, NY

lights are used by British merchant ships to communicate with one another by transmitting Morse code.

Category

English Floor Lamps

Sailor Made Nautical Woolie - Sail and Steamship Marine Folk Art
Sailor Made Nautical Woolie - Sail and Steamship Marine Folk Art

Sailor Made Nautical Woolie - Sail and Steamship Marine Folk Art

Located in Palm City, FL

merchant ship assisted by sails on four masts. The forward two masts are square rigged and the aft two are

Category

Antique 19th Century British Paintings

De Reede van Batavia.

De Reede van Batavia.

By Georg Mathaus Probst

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Handcoloured engraving on hand laid paper. East India merchant ships and some sloops near the

Category

1780s Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

British Red Ensign, Antique Nautical / Signal Flag, Hand Sewn
British Red Ensign, Antique Nautical / Signal Flag, Hand Sewn

British Red Ensign, Antique Nautical / Signal Flag, Hand Sewn

Located in Acworth, GA

and yacht clubs. Merchant ships and private vessels registered in British territories and dependencies

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British American Colonial Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wool

Rare 18th Century Rendition of a Chinese Scholars/Immortals Walking Staff
Rare 18th Century Rendition of a Chinese Scholars/Immortals Walking Staff

Rare 18th Century Rendition of a Chinese Scholars/Immortals Walking Staff

Located in Fort mill, SC

for trade outside China carried by merchant ships or crew the piece nonetheless shows hallmarks of

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Scholar's Objects

Materials

Giltwood, Bog Wood, Lacquer

President Roosevelt Staten Island Ferry Off Ellis Island, New York

President Roosevelt Staten Island Ferry Off Ellis Island, New York

Located in Stonington, CT

York port are particularly vivid and document the working merchant ships and harbor craft of the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Normandie Last Voyage, 1939

Normandie Last Voyage, 1939

Located in Stonington, CT

York port are particularly vivid and document the working merchant ships and harbor craft of the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Tug James McAllister at Robbins Reef

Tug James McAllister at Robbins Reef

Located in Stonington, CT

York port are particularly vivid and document the working merchant ships and harbor craft of the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

English Georgian Thomas Luny Original Oil "Retrieving the Grog before the Storm"
English Georgian Thomas Luny Original Oil "Retrieving the Grog before the Storm"

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

Tug James McAllister and ​Moore McCormack Liner Brazil

Tug James McAllister and ​Moore McCormack Liner Brazil

Located in Stonington, CT

vivid and document the working merchant ships and harbor craft of the twentieth century. He was a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Tug Resolute at Robbins Reef Light, New York

Tug Resolute at Robbins Reef Light, New York

Located in Stonington, CT

vivid and document the working merchant ships and harbor craft of the twentieth century. He was a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

American Colonial Documented George I Silver Gilt Cup
American Colonial Documented George I Silver Gilt Cup

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

Twilight of Steam

Twilight of Steam

Located in Stonington, CT

the working merchant ships and harbor craft of the twentieth century. He was a frequent exhibitor at

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Sitting Girl Sasha
Sitting Girl Sasha

Sitting Girl Sasha

By Stanley Bleifeld

Located in Southport, CT

the Navy, Marines, Coast Guard and Merchant Marines who shipped out through the Golden Gate, more than

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Boston Harbour - American Merchant Ship - Large Oil Painting
Boston Harbour - American Merchant Ship - Large Oil Painting

Boston Harbour - American Merchant Ship - Large Oil Painting

By James Hardy

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

painter, James Hardy (20th century). The painting depicts this magnificent old merchant ship sailing off

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Model of the American Merchant Ship “United States Victory”
Model of the American Merchant Ship “United States Victory”

Model of the American Merchant Ship “United States Victory”

Located in Norwell, MA

Professionally built model of the American merchant ship “United States Victory”. The model has

Category

Vintage 1940s North American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Primitive 19th Century Oil on Canvas of Merchant Ship Rowena of Liverpool
Primitive 19th Century Oil on Canvas of Merchant Ship Rowena of Liverpool

Primitive 19th Century Oil on Canvas of Merchant Ship Rowena of Liverpool

Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex

Primitive 19th Century Oil on Canvas of a Merchant Ship, Red ensign hoisted to most senior position

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Belgian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Merchant Ship Masthead in Carved Wood
Merchant Ship Masthead in Carved Wood

Merchant Ship Masthead in Carved Wood

Located in North Miami, FL

Beautifully carved face and features, this old-world masthead is part of a pair that belonged to a well known decorator's personal collection. Second male figure masthead also avail...

Category

Antique 19th Century British Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Merchant Ship Masthead in Carved Wood
Merchant Ship Masthead in Carved Wood

Merchant Ship Masthead in Carved Wood

Located in North Miami, FL

Beautifully carved face and features, this old-world masthead is part of a pair that belonged to a well known decorator's personal collection.

Category

Antique 19th Century British Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Rare Dutch Delft Tile with Merchant VOC Ship, Mid 17th Century
Rare Dutch Delft Tile with Merchant VOC Ship, Mid 17th Century

Rare Dutch Delft Tile with Merchant VOC Ship, Mid 17th Century

Located in AMSTERDAM, NH

with a decoration of a three-master merchant ship or Dutch East-Indian trading company VOC ship. A

Category

Antique 1660s Dutch Baroque Delft and Faience

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Pair of Antique Nautical Chrome and Brass Ship's Deck LIghts
Pair of Antique Nautical Chrome and Brass Ship's Deck LIghts

Pair of Antique Nautical Chrome and Brass Ship's Deck LIghts

Located in Nantucket, MA

Pair of chrome and brass deck lights from a working merchant ship. Takes a regular size light bulb.

Category

Vintage 1970s Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Massive Ten Foot Eagle Ships Carving
Massive Ten Foot Eagle Ships Carving

Massive Ten Foot Eagle Ships Carving

Located in Norwell, MA

, famous sailor and merchant ship owner. Weight: 100 lbs Overall Dimensions: 32” H x 116” L x 6” D

Category

Vintage 1960s European Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Original Bronze Ship's Porthole Window Converted to Table
Original Bronze Ship's Porthole Window Converted to Table

Original Bronze Ship's Porthole Window Converted to Table

Located in Nantucket, MA

Completely original bronze porthole from a Mid-Century merchant ship with four working "dogs

Category

Mid-20th Century Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Mid-Century Original Ship's Chrome Window Converted to Table

Mid-Century Original Ship's Chrome Window Converted to Table

Located in Nantucket, MA

This is a very cool chrome window from a decommissioned Mid-Century merchant ship in a rare larger

Category

Mid-20th Century Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Ship's Brass Passageway Lights, Mid-Century
Pair of Ship's Brass Passageway Lights, Mid-Century

Pair of Ship's Brass Passageway Lights, Mid-Century

Located in Nantucket, MA

Pair of brass passageway lights from a merchant ship. The arm is adjustable and could actually hang

Category

Mid-20th Century European Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Pair of Nautical Antique Brass Passageway Lights
Pair of Nautical Antique Brass Passageway Lights

Pair of Nautical Antique Brass Passageway Lights

Located in Nantucket, MA

Pair of brass passageway lights from a 1960's merchant ship. Brass cage and glass unscrew to get

Category

20th Century Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

19th Century Victorian "Blonde" Turtle Shell On Mounted Stand, c.1890
19th Century Victorian "Blonde" Turtle Shell On Mounted Stand, c.1890

19th Century Victorian "Blonde" Turtle Shell On Mounted Stand, c.1890

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

turtles and would be captured to take on board the merchant ships of the 19th century. CONDITION In Great

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

Metal

Impressive 1930s Scottish Handmade Builder's Model of the Clan Forbes
Impressive 1930s Scottish Handmade Builder's Model of the Clan Forbes

Impressive 1930s Scottish Handmade Builder's Model of the Clan Forbes

Located in Richmond, VA

built at the Greenock Dockyard Co., Greenock as one of the Cameron class of steam merchant ships for the

Category

Early 20th Century Scottish Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Large 19th Century Sailor's Woolie of Ship and Lighthouse, circa 1870
Large 19th Century Sailor's Woolie of Ship and Lighthouse, circa 1870

Large 19th Century Sailor's Woolie of Ship and Lighthouse, circa 1870

Located in Nantucket, MA

woolen yarn panel depicting a full rigged ship approaching a lighthouse on a headland; the merchant ship

Category

Antique 1870s English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Massive Sailor's Woolwork of a British Merchant Navy Clipper Ship
Massive Sailor's Woolwork of a British Merchant Navy Clipper Ship

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

British Sailor's Woolwork, Signed W. Kingston
British Sailor's Woolwork, Signed W. Kingston

British Sailor's Woolwork, Signed W. Kingston

Located in Downingtown, PA

merchant ship under full sail with white top waves visible on the gray-blue sea, all within a porthole

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Decorative Art

Materials

Wool

British Sailor's Woolwork of a Merchant Navy Ship, circa 1865-1885
British Sailor's Woolwork of a Merchant Navy Ship, circa 1865-1885

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

Sailor's Woolwork With Makers Name, Walter Stannard & Dated 1865
Sailor's Woolwork With Makers Name, Walter Stannard & Dated 1865

Sailor's Woolwork With Makers Name, Walter Stannard & Dated 1865

Located in Downingtown, PA

are three ships, a Royal Navy frigate with the White Ensign and an American Battleship with a merchant

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Abalone, Wool

United States Navy 48 Star Union Jack, circa 1912
United States Navy 48 Star Union Jack, circa 1912

United States Navy 48 Star Union Jack, circa 1912

Located in Nantucket, MA

Bound" flag flown from the foremast of merchant ships in the 19th Century. The flag remains in

Category

Vintage 1910s American Other Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wool

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Merchant Ship For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal merchant ship for your home. A merchant ship — often made from fabric, wool and wood — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a merchant ship — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A merchant ship, designed in the Folk Art, Victorian or Industrial style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made merchant ship has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by William Howard Yorke, James Hardy and James O'Shea are consistently popular.

How Much is a Merchant Ship?

A merchant ship can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,793, while the lowest priced sells for $547 and the highest can go for as much as $18,000.