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Sailors Valentine Art

Antique Sailors Valentine with Niagara Falls
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming antique sailors or honeymoon valentine with an unusual horse shoe form ambitiously
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Late 19th Century Victorian Mixed Media

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Paper

Decorative Wood Carved Tramp Art Keepsake Box or Sailors Valentine with Heart
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A superb Folk Art sailors valentine Tramp Art keepsake box. Wide in form, this beautiful Primitive
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Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Antiquities

Materials

Metal

Two Vintage Sailor's Valentines in a Hinged Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty pair of sailor's valentines. One with a floral motif and one with a heart, both ambitiously
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Late 20th Century American Victorian Nautical Objects

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Shell, Mahogany

Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells and Motto "Ever Thine"
Located in Downingtown, PA
, Stuart M. (2004). "Sailors' Valentines". In Wertkin, Gerard C. (ed.). Encyclopedia of American Folk Art
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Early 20th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Sailor's Valentine of Large Size with Motto "A Gift of Love"
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's Valentine of Large Size with Motto "A Gift of Love", The octagonal sailor's valentine is
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Victorian Decorative Art

Materials

Shell

Male Nude with Head Down (Sepia Toned Figurative Photograph by David Halliday)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Sailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA 2000 Fong / Heimerdinger Fine Art, San Francisco, CA Anne Reed
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Winged: Sepia Toned Photograph of Male Nude Portrait by David Halliday, Framed
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
, Nantucket, MA 2002 Sailor's Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA Bassetti Fine Art Photographs, New Orleans, LA
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Five Fish (Color Food Still Life Photograph of Fish on Tabletop with Mint Green)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
, Nantucket, MA 2002 Sailor's Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA Bassetti Fine Art Photographs, New Orleans, LA
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Early 2000s Modern Still-life Photography

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Archival Pigment

Clam Shells (Still Life Photograph of Purple & White Shells with Drift Wood)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Sailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA 2000 Fong / Heimerdinger Fine Art, San Francisco, CA Anne Reed
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Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Bread House (Framed Food Still Life Photograph of Bread, Vegetables & Stones)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Sailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA 2000 Fong / Heimerdinger Fine Art, San Francisco, CA Anne Reed
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ceramic Pitcher (Still Life Photograph of Lemons, Olives, Zucchini, & Chestnuts)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
, Nantucket, MA 2002 Sailor's Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA Bassetti Fine Art Photographs, New Orleans, LA
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Early 2000s Modern Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Bread House (Food Still Life Photograph of Bread, Vegetables & Stones)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Fine Arts Photographs, New Orleans, LA Sailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA 2000 Fong
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Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Olive Wood & Lavender Greens: Framed Figurative Still Life Photograph
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Sailor's Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA Bassetti Fine Art Photographs, New Orleans, LA 2001 Festival
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Brick, Chestnut, Shotgun Shells: Figurative Color Still Life Photograph
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Sailor's Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA Bassetti Fine Art Photographs, New Orleans, LA 2001 Festival
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Garlic (Blue Bag): Framed Figurative Still Life Photograph on White
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Orleans, LA Sailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA 2000 Fong / Heimerdinger Fine Art, San Francisco
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Brick, Chestnut, Shotgun Shells: Framed Figurative Color Still Life Photograph
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Sailor's Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA Bassetti Fine Art Photographs, New Orleans, LA 2001 Festival
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Pomegranates & Walnuts: Color Still Life Photograph of Fruits & Olive Branches
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Sailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA 2000 Fong / Heimerdinger Fine Art, San Francisco, CA Anne Reed
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Walking Grapes: Figurative Still Life Photograph of Grapes & Branches
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Sailor's Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA Bassetti Fine Art Photographs, New Orleans, LA 2001 Festival
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Pomegranates & Walnuts: Framed Still Life Photograph of Fruits & Olive Branches
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Sailor's Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA Bassetti Fine Art Photographs, New Orleans, LA 2001 Festival
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Flotsam a Fig Limb: Framed Still Life Photograph Measuring Stick & Ocean Debris
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Sailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA 2000 Fong / Heimerdinger Fine Art, San Francisco, CA Anne Reed
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Bougainvillea & Shotgun Shells: Framed Still Life Photograph of Pink Flowers
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Sailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA 2000 Fong / Heimerdinger Fine Art, San Francisco, CA Anne Reed
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Grapefruit and Wild Strawberries (Still Life Photograph of Fruits and Branches)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Orleans, LA Sailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA 2000 Fong / Heimerdinger Fine Art, San Francisco
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Olive Harvest (Still Life Photo of Tree Branches and Burlap Sack of Olives)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Sailor's Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA Bassetti Fine Art Photographs, New Orleans, LA 2001 Festival
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Flotsam & Fig Limb: Still Life Photograph with Figurative Branches and Rope
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Sailor's Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA Bassetti Fine Art Photographs, New Orleans, LA 2001 Festival
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Bougainvillea & Shotgun Shells: Still Life Photograph of Pink Flowers on White
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Sailor's Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA Bassetti Fine Art Photographs, New Orleans, LA 2001 Festival
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Still Life with Cushaw (Sepia Toned Still Life Photograph of Vegetable, Framed)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Photographs, New Orleans, LA Sailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA 2000 Fong / Heimerdinger Fine Art, San
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1990s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

19th Century American Rosewood Box With Fruit Wood Star Inlay, Fun Interior
Located in Stamford, CT
made as a Valentine gift with the inside personalized by the receiver. A wonderful piece of folk art
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Antique Late 19th Century American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass, Fruitwood, Rosewood

Portrait of a Man (Framed Sepia Toned Figurative Photograph by David Halliday)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Fine Arts Photographs, New Orleans, LA Sailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA 2000 Fong
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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Located in Austin, TX
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Located in Nuernberg, DE
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Located in Charleston, SC
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Located in London, GB
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Located in Litchfield, CT
sailors to their loved ones after returning from sojourns at sea.
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Pair of Sailor's Valentines
Pair of Sailor's Valentines
H 15 in W 19 in D 2 in
The Little Volunteer - Young Sailors
By John Young
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
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By Patricia Warfield
Located in Stonington, CT
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Homage to a Boar
By Patricia Warfield
Located in Stonington, CT
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By Patricia Warfield
Located in Stonington, CT
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By Patricia Warfield
Located in Stonington, CT
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Sailor's Valentine
Located in Nantucket, MA
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects

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Sailor's Valentine
Sailor's Valentine
H 17.5 in W 17.5 in D 4.75 in
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Located in Palm Beach, FL
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Sailor's Large Double Valentine
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's large double valentine, circa 1885-1910 Wonderful and colorful large sailor
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Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Victorian Decorative Art

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H 12 in W 25 in D 1.5 in
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Located in Downingtown, PA
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Located in Downingtown, PA
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Located in Downingtown, PA
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Located in Downingtown, PA
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Located in Nantucket, MA
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Located in Lowestoft, GB
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Sailor's Valentine, Forget Me Not, Barbados, circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
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Sailor's Double Shell Valentine, Barbados, West Indies
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's double shell valentine, Barbados, West Indies The West Indian sailor's valentine is
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19th Century Folk Art Maritime Sailor's Shell Valentine Souvenir Love Token
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A 19th century sailor's shell valentine of typical octagonal form, the hinged glazed case enclosing
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Inspired Tropical Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Inspired sailors valentine crafted with seashells in a soft pastel palette with floral and
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Inspired Tropical Sailors Valentine
Inspired Tropical Sailors Valentine
H 15 in W 15 in D 2.5 in
Sailor's Double Sea Shell Valentine, Barbados, circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
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Caribbean Mahogany Table with Sailor's Valentine, circa 1840
Located in Downingtown, PA
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19th C Large Folk Art Maritime Sailor's Shell Valentine Souvenir Love Token
Located in Lowestoft, GB
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Located in Downingtown, PA
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Sailor's Double Large Valentine, with Motto- Thinking of You, Barbados
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's double large Valentine, With Motto- Thinking of You. Barbados, West Indes, circa 1875
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Sailor's Double Valentine-For My Dearie, Barbados, circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's double Valentine-For My Dearie, Barbados, circa 1885 Fabulous sailor's double
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Located in Downingtown, PA
Extremely rare Sailor's Valentine made for American Market, circa 1845-1865 The sailor
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Antique 19th Century Folk Art Nautical Objects

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Large Double Sailor's Valentine with Heart and Star & Motto Home to Stay
Located in Downingtown, PA
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Antique Folk Art Red Cat Shell Valentine
Located in Downingtown, PA
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Antique Folk Art Red Cat Shell Valentine
Antique Folk Art Red Cat Shell Valentine
H 18.75 in W 21 in D 2.25 in
Sailor's Valentine Pink Quartz Peridot Necklace
By Karen Sugarman Designs
Located in Colleyville, TX
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Located in Palm Beach, FL
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Double Large Sailor's Valentine with Motto "Love as Deep as The Ocean", Barbados
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large double Sailor's Valentine with motto "Love as Deep as The Ocean", Barbados, West Indes
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Shell

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By Karen Sugarman Designs
Located in Colleyville, TX
The Sailor’s Valentine originated as a way for sailors to not only express their love for wives and
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Located in Colleyville, TX
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Sailor's Valentine in the form of a Half-Hull Ship Model
Located in Greenwich, CT
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Antique 19th Century English Decorative Objects

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Wood

Vineyard Valentine Necklace - Ametrine Nuggets, Citrine & Pearls
By Karen Sugarman Designs
Located in Colleyville, TX
The Sailor’s Valentine originated as a way for sailors to not only express their love for wives and
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Male Nude on Back with Knee Up (Sepia Toned Figurative Photograph in Wood Frame)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Sailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA 2000 Fong / Heimerdinger Fine Art, San Francisco, CA Anne Reed
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Fish on Blue (Framed Color Still Life Photograph of Silver Fish on a Blue Table)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Sailor's Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA Bassetti Fine Art Photographs, New Orleans, LA 2001 Festival
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19th Century Small Antique Seashell Wedding Bouquet with Circular Glass Dome
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
A wedding bouquet seashells bouquet also known as ´Sailors Valentines´. These works of art are made
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Sailor's Valentine
Located in New York, NY
Sailor's Valentine in traditional octagonal wood frame. Filled with purples, pinks, browns, whites
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20th Century Nautical Objects

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Sailor's Valentine
Sailor's Valentine
H 15 in W 15 in D 2.5 in
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Located in Palm Beach, FL
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Vintage Sailors Valentine
H 16 in W 16 in D 2 in
Sailor's Double Seashell Valentine
Located in Downingtown, PA
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Located in Downingtown, PA
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Located in Palm Beach, FL
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Two-Part Sailor's Valentine
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H 1.5 in W 19 in D 9.25 in
Antique 19th Century Sailor's Valentine in Wrought Iron Table Frame
Located in Peabody, MA
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Located in Nantucket, MA
Bahamas from 1878-1925. The majority of the sailors valentines that came from the Bahamas in the late 19th
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Sailor's Valentine with Seashells, Barbados, West Indies, Circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large Sailor's Valentine with Seashells, Barbados, West Indies, Circa 1885 The West Indian
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Antique 1880s Bajan Victorian Nautical Objects

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Shell

Melancholy Sailors Valentine Watercolor Painting
Located in Wiscasset, ME
19th century watercolor on paper featuring a sailor with a peg leg and eye patch holding a
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By Karen Sugarman Designs
Located in Colleyville, TX
Valentine watch mosaic is a pastiche of the larger and highly-coveted boxes that have endured in popularity
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By Karen Sugarman Designs
Located in Colleyville, TX
Vineyard Valentine II Necklace The Sailor’s Valentine originated as a way for
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21st Century and Contemporary American Beaded Necklaces

Materials

Citrine, Cultured Pearl, Gold Plate

Seashell Encased Console Table American Sailor Folk Art Mosaic Valentine, Maine
Located in Camden, ME
Extraordinary Folk Art shell table or console created in the late 19th-early 20th century from the
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Console Tables

Materials

Shell

Sailor’s Valentine Pocket Watch Aqua Chalcedony Labradorite Necklace, Antigua
By Karen Sugarman Designs
Located in Colleyville, TX
As the story goes - Sailor’s Valentines originated as a way for sailors to not only express their
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21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Beaded Necklaces

Materials

Chalcedony, Labradorite, Cultured Pearl, Vermeil, Sterling Silver

Large 1930s Folk Art Shell Encrusted Owl in Brown Black and White
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
became popular with the creation of the sailors valentine. A painstaking process, artisans began to
Category

20th Century Philippine Primitive Primitives

Materials

Shell

Pair of Victorian 19th Century Glass Domes with Sailor Shell Flowers
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Also known as Sailor's Valentines, these works of art are meticulously fashioned from hundreds of
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Natural Specimens

Male Nude Standing with Head Down (Larger Format)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
, Los Angeles, CA Sailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA The Box Series, John Stevenson Gallery, New
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1990s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Male Nude, Standing: Sepia Toned Portrait Photograph in Wood Frame
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Fine Arts Photographs, New Orleans, LA Sailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA 2000 Fong
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Lemon & Black Olive: Framed Color Still Life Photograph of Fruit & Vegetable
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
, Nantucket, MA 2002 Sailor's Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA Bassetti Fine Art Photographs, New Orleans, LA
Category

Early 2000s Modern Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Lemon and Black Olive (Contemporary Still Life of Mediterranean Fruits, Framed)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Sailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA 2000 Fong / Heimerdinger Fine Art, San Francisco, CA Anne Reed
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sailor's Valentine
By Meg Withstandley
Located in New York, NY
A traditional Sailor's Valentine by Nantucket artist Meg Withstandley. Sailors Valentines
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell, Mahogany

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Sailors Valentine Art For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of sailors valentine art you’re looking for. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using shell, wood and glass. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An item from our selection of sailors valentine art made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. A well-made choice in our collection of sailors valentine art has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Karen Sugarman Designs are consistently popular.

How Much is a Sailors Valentine Art?

Prices for a piece of sailors valentine art start at $550 and top out at $35,000 with the average selling for $5,075.