Ship Captain Portrait
Early 19th Century Portrait of Naval Captain William Compton Bolton
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 19th Century Portrait of Naval Captain William Compton Bolton (Anglo-American: 1799 - 1849
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Antique 1830s American Federal Paintings
Materials
Canvas
American Oil on Canvas Ship Captain with Spyglass in Orig, Gilt Frame, C. 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
American portrait oil on canvas of a young ship captain holding a spyglass with a sailing ship
Category
Antique 1840s American American Empire Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
H 37 in W 32 in D 2 in
19th Century China Trade Pair of Portraits of Sea Captain and Wife
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century China Trade Pair of Portraits of Sea Captain and Wife, circa 1850s, matched pair of
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Antique 1850s Hong Kong Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Large Antique English Oil on Canvas Ship Painting by Charles Keith Miller, 1876.
Located in New Orleans, LA
attempting to become a ship portrait painter to increase his income. He temporarily relinquished his
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
H 3 in W 53.75 in D 36 in
Ettore Cercone Period Orientalist Female Portraits
By Ettore Cercone
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful portrait of two oriental women in traditional clothes signed Eugenio Cecconi.
This
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Portrait Mezzotint of Admiral Viscount Duncan
By John Raphael Smith
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
after a painting by Henry Danloux shows the subject on the deck of a ship in the heat of the Battle
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Prints
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
Portrait of Lars Gathenhielm '1689-1718' in Gilded Worked Frame
Located in Lisboa, PT
European workshop XVII century
Portrait of Lars Gathenhielm (1689-1718)
Oil on canvas
Unsigned
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Antique Late 17th Century Swedish Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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
Japanese Export Nagasaki Lacquer Box with the Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Japanese export Nagasaki lacquer tobacco box with the portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte
Edo-period
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Copper, Gold
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H 0.95 in W 5.99 in D 4.45 in
Portraits of Encounter: Chief Potatow and Omai of Tahiti, Engraved in ca.1777
Located in Langweer, NL
arranged, and he departed England in 1776, aboard the ship captained by Tobias Furneaux. His life upon
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Antique 1770s Prints
Materials
Paper
H 9.85 in W 14.97 in D 0 in
George III Lloyds Patriotic Fund Silver and Silver Gilt Vase and Cover by Samuel
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
with an ink and watercolor portrait purporting to be Captain Keyzar, unsigned, approximate 30 x 22cm
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Antique Early 1800s English Nautical Objects
Materials
Silver
Australian Bicentenary Bowl, Wedgwood, circa 1988. Number 10 of 50 Made
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
portraits of Captain James Cook and Commodore Arthur Phillip; the former claimed the land, the latter
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Vintage 1980s English Neoclassical Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Francis Holman "The East Indiaman Ponsborne", Commanded by James Thomas
Located in San Francisco, CA
portrait of Captain James Thomas attributed to Sir William Beechey (1753-1839), measuring 30 1/4 x 25 1/2in
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Antique 18th Century British Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Charles Théodore Perron 1900 Paris Art Nouveau Sculptural Pitcher In Pewter
By Charles Theodore Perron
Located in Miami, FL
damages or repairs. The neck is the face of what looks like a captain of a ship.
Period: Art Nouveau
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Pewter
H 9.5 in W 7.15 in D 6.2 in
Carved and Painted Model of Hms Emerald, 1811 and ‘Hms Emerald & Hms Amethyst
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
canvas, this ship’s portrait showing Emerald under full sail with Amethyst in the distance, the gilt
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Antique 19th Century British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Paint
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Rare Antique Engraving of a Beautiful Woman of Eaoo in Tonga, by Cook, 1803
By Cook
Located in Langweer, NL
to the Pacific Ocean', published by Scatcherd and Whitaker in 1784.
Captain James Cook (1728-1779
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Antique 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
H 9.45 in W 5.32 in D 0 in
Antique Copper Engraving of a Kangaroo in Australia, 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
uncolored engraving depicting a Kangaroo, originally found and described during Captain Cook's first voyage
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Antique 1740s Prints
Materials
Paper
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By George Romney
Located in Miami, FL
DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...
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1970s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian Tea Table
By Sister Parish, Albert Hadley
Located in St. Louis, MO
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s
English Victorian tea table
Quite possibly the most important tea table in American History
The famed, English Victorian tea ta...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables
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Lacquer
H 19 in W 33.5 in D 27.25 in
19th Century genre oil painting of a woman spinning wool
By Jonathan Pratt
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Jonathan Pratt
British, (1835-1911)
Spinning Wool
Oil on canvas, signed
Image size: 12 inches x 17.75 inches
Size including frame: 17.25 inches x 23 inches
A pleasing genre paintin...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 17.25 in W 23 in D 2.25 in
Fine Presentation Sword Given to Lieutenant Charles Peake
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine presentation sword given to Lieutenant Charles Peake as a token of gratitude by the Men of His Ship when recommissioned for Foreign Service in 1821, the citation reading, the ...
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Antique 1820s English Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century Sailor's Knot Board
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Sailor's Folk Art Knot Board, circa 1880s, an intricate and elaborate array of approximately 41 bends, hitches, knots, splices, rigging and other fancy ropework. This is the...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Rope, Oak
Fine Signed Painting of a Tall Sailing Ship James Gale Tyler
By James Gale Tyler
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb quality painting of a tall sailing ship by James G. Tyler. This 19th century painting is masterfully done by the artist and the frame really adds to the quality of t...
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Antique 1890s American American Classical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Fruitwood
Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in New York, NY
Circle of Jacques-Louis David
(French, 18th Century)
Provenance:
Private Collection, Buenos Aires
Exhibited:
“Art of Collecting,” Flint Institute of Art, Flint, Michigan, 23 Nove...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Portrait of a Lady" - 19th-Century French Framed Antique Woman Oil Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
A lovely portrait of a 19th-century French woman, perhaps commissioned by a devoted husband (she has a ring on her right hand, which is more common as a wedding ring in northern and ...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Education of Achilles by Auguste-Clément Chrétien
By Auguste-Clément Chrétien
Located in New Orleans, LA
The Education of Achilles by the Centaur Chiron
Signed and dated "A.C. Chrétien 1861" (lower right)
Oil on canvas
A masterpiece of French Neoclassical painting, this monumental oil...
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19th Century Academic Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tiny Vintage Sailing Clipper Ship Watercolor Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Miniature watercolor on paper of a sailing ship sailboat by Hajo Reiners (20th Century) Texas. Signed lower right. Painting is 2.25' x 3" mounted on cardstock backing, age toning to ...
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Paintings
Materials
Paper
Mother and Child, Hugh Cameron, Scottish, 1835-1918, Oil on Canvas
Located in Toronto, CA
A beautiful oil on canvas by Scottish 19th century artist Hugh Cameron, RSA RSW, ROI (1835-1918), in an exquisite gilt frame. This painting is a particularly moving and wistful examp...
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Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Antique Clipper Ship Model
Located in Norwell, MA
Early Twentieth Century ship model of an American windjammer. Awesome cabin and deck work with varnish finish. Fully rigged with all appropriate cords. Take a look at the quality woo...
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Vintage 1920s North American Paintings
Materials
Wood
Silk Embroidered Hand Painted Seascape by Thomas Willis, circa 1890
By Thomas Willis
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century silk embroidered and hand painted oil on canvas seascape by Thomas Willis (1850 - 1925), depicting a schooner-rigged racing yacht closely hauled on a starboard tack, fly...
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Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Silk
Antique Scottish Tapestry Needlepoint Scotland Mourning 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Amazing antique Scottish tapestry in gilt frame tat measures almost six feet wide - 180 CM
The subject is based on the famous oil painting 'Scotland Mourning' which was originally pa...
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Antique 1860s Paintings
Materials
Other
Pair of Antique Paintings, Oil on Canvas, Portraits. Around 1850.
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of antique paintings, oil on canvas, portraits. Around 1850.
Portrait of a well-known artist and his wife.
Dimensions are per painting and without frame.
Frames are damaged.
Category
19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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H 32.68 in W 27.17 in
Antique Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting by Robert James Gordon RBA
Located in London, GB
This is a truly splendid antique oil on canvas portrait painting by Robert James Gordon RBA (British fl. 1871-1893) signed with initials lower right and also inscribed with the name ...
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Antique 1890s English Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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Portrait of Clipper Ship Kingfisher
Located in New York, NY
Portrait of Clipper Ship Kingfisher
Oil on canvas
canvas: 20 5/8" x 29 1/4"; frame: 24 1/4" x 32
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Antique 1860s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Early 19th Century Portrait of a Sea Captain Attributed to John Neagle
By J. Neagle
Located in Woodbury, CT
Oil on canvas portrait of a sea captain in original carved gold-leaf frame. Sea captain is seated
Category
Antique 1820s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Antonio Jacobsen Unusual Dimensional Ship Portrait Nautical Folk Art
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Palm City, FL
painting was commissioned in 1913 by either Bull himself or perhaps the captain of the ship again under
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Board
Large Nautical Painting Clipper Ship ELIZABETH by Jerome Howes
By Jerome Howes
Located in Palm City, FL
Jerome Howes imagined her to look in the 1860's.
The ship portrait is in the classic style, but very
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20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Wood
Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait of a Danish Lady
Located in New York, NY
bridal dress approximately 1782, died 1796 in Copenhagen.
Married to Ship Captain Jens Andersen Kiøge
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Neoclassical Paintings
American Colonial Documented George I Silver Gilt Cup
By Richard Bayley
Located in London, GB
.
During the War of Spanish Succession (1701-14) he commanded merchant ships becoming captain. In around
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Antique 1720s British George I Tableware
Materials
Silver
Antonio Jacobsen's "S.S. Philadelphia 1913"
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in New York, NY
receive commissions from sea captains and ship owners and eventually Steamship companies to record their
Category
Early 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Board
Portrait Painting of a Captain of a Ship with American Flag
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A portrait painting of a bearded man with American flag. A lovely portrait painting by Oklahoma
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20th Century American American Classical Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
William Pierce Stubbs Oil on Canvas of Clipper Ship "Seahorse"
Located in Stamford, CT
Very famous American marine artist b. 1842, d. 1909. Stubbs was captain of his father's ship from
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English Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Portrait of Admiral Philip Affleck
Located in London, GB
Company. This composition relates to a smaller portrait of Affleck when he was a Captain, painted by
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Antique Late 18th Century English Paintings
"Sunset - Far Pacific" Marine Seascape Painting of Clipper Ship by Henry Scott
By Henry Scott
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Artists from 1950 through 1966 and centered his career around painting well-known shipping portraits as a
Category
20th Century British Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
H 18.25 in W 24.5 in D 1.69 in
Large Original Oil on Canvas Painting Portrait of Lady Julie Glad
Located in Round Top, TX
captain Carl Frederik Glad (1803–1862). This is possibly a wedding portrait, with the Captain's wife
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Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Sailors Lover's Eye Ring Miniature on Wafer Painting Portrait, circa 1780
Located in Lowestoft, GB
. The eye miniatures is likely to be a watercolour on wafer. These where worn by captains, lieutenants
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Antique 1780s English George III Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Crystal, Gold
Danish 19th Century Watercolor Portrait of the Brig "Emerald" by Jacob Petersen
Located in Wells, ME
Danish original 19th century watercolor and ink portrait of the two masted brig "Emerald" with
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Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Other Paintings
Materials
Paper
H 24 in W 30 in D 2 in
English 19th Century Original Portrait of the "Teviodale" Signed R. B. Spencer
Located in Wells, ME
. The Teviodale was an iron clad, three masted, two deck sailing ship, captained by Nicol, built by
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Antique 1870s English Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 28 in W 42 in D 3 in
Richard Nicholson of Blyth, Chief Carpenter, HMS Bellerophon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
. British Provincial School, 19th century.
Although portraits of naval officers and merchant captains
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Antique 19th Century English Paintings
Materials
Paint
American Revenue Cutter Service Ensign (Flag) Belonging to Cpt. William Bagley
Located in York County, PA
of Captain Barnes and the portrait of his ship.
Brief History of the “Revenue Marine” or Revenue
Category
Antique 1870s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
H 53.75 in W 81.25 in D 2.5 in
"Barque at Sea" by George Shaw
Located in Wiscasset, ME
long connections to the sea. His grandfather was Captain of a ship that plied between Greenock and the
Category
Vintage 1980s English Victorian Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Clipper in the Bay" Marine Painting by Henry Scott
By Henry Scott
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Signed lower right.
Specializing in ship portraits set within realistic atmospheres, Henry Scott
Category
Vintage 1970s English Paintings
American Revenue Cutter Service Ensign Belonging To Capt. W. H. Bagley
Located in York County, PA
(b. May 14th, 1843), the youngest of 10 children of another ship captain, William Barnes (b. 1797
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Antique 1870s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
H 53.75 in W 81.25 in D 2.5 in
Antonio Jacobsen Oil on Board of “S.S. Massachusetts”
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Norwell, MA
safes. He received commissions from sea captains and ship owners, and eventually Steamship companies, to
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Early 20th Century North American Paintings
Charles Lindbergh Signed Oveland and Overseas Flight Path Map, circa 1928
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bringing Captain Lindbergh Home, Columbus' Ship the Santa Maria, and Ferdinand Magellan's Ship.
This
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Vintage 1920s American Aviation Objects
Pair of Burlwood and Walnut framed 19th century French and Belgian medals
Located in Leesburg, VA
-veneered walnut frames.
One medal depicts the engagement of the French Captain John Paul Jones against the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French High Victorian Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
One Of the Earliest Flags in America: Authentic 15 Star US Navy Jack
Located in York County, PA
by Brown's wife, an oval portrait of Brown, and his commission to the rank of Captain, which was
Category
Antique 19th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Louis XIV Royal Presentation Sword
Located in New Orleans, LA
, Captain of the Corsairs, for his role in defending Saint-Malo against the English in 1693. Adorned with
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Silver
Louis XV Royal Presentation Sword
By François-Thomas Germain, Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier
Located in New Orleans, LA
France, to the Captain of the Corsairs, Alain Porée. Adorned by a myriad of gilt marine motifs, it is one
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Silver
33 Star Flag in An Interesting Variation of the "Great Star" Configuration
Located in York County, PA
verbiage (as well as symbols and portraits) that are printed simultaneously with the blue used in the
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Antique 19th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
33 Star Flag Made for the 1860 Campaign of Lincoln and Hamlin
Located in York County, PA
and portraits) that are printed simultaneously with the blue used in the canton.
Great Star designs
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Antique 1860s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
33 Star Lincoln & Hamlin Campaign Flag with Stars in a Great Star Configuration
Located in York County, PA
symbols and portraits) that are printed simultaneously with the blue used in the canton.
Great Star
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Antique 1860s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
H 22 in W 28 in D 2 in
33 Star Parade Flag Made for the 1860 Campaign of Lincoln and Hamlin
Located in York County, PA
was standard practice, though some advertising flags have verbiage (as well as symbols and portraits
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Antique 1860s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
19th Century New England Portrait of Girl with Sailing Ship
Located in Winter Park, FL
merchants, ship captains, and owners of vessels involved in foreign trade, and the whaling industry.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas
Voyage and Exploration Books, Fridtjof Nansen
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
ship, designed to be deliberately frozen into the arctic ice and to sail round the north of Russia into
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Antique 1890s British Books
Portrait of a Sea Captain
Located in Litchfield, CT
: Fine condition, minor toning.
A wonderful bust length portrait of a sea captain depicting a ship on
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Antique 19th Century American Paintings
The Coolie Ship Avon under Full Sail. Lai Fong 1890-1910
Located in London, GB
. Painting portraits of their ships in oil on canvas. While most of these painters worked in Canton, Whampoa
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Antique 19th Century Indian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
1920s Kitten Cat Watercolor Gouache Portrait Edward Cole, 1925 English Art Deco
By Edward Cole
Located in ., Gloucestershire
This wonderful watercolor gouache portrait of a small kitten dates to the early 20th century. The
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20th Century English Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
H 9.25 in W 8.13 in D 0.5 in
Watercolour of Austen's Cabin on HMS Winchester
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
this is Austen’s cabin then it likely to be her portrait on the bulkhead. His time commanding the ship
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Antique 19th Century English Paintings
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