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Antique Print of the Conquest of Captain Cornelis Daniels, c.1860
Antique Print of the Conquest of Captain Cornelis Daniels, c.1860

Antique Print of the Conquest of Captain Cornelis Daniels, c.1860

$229Sale Price|20% Off

H 8.08 in W 10.04 in D 0 in

Antique Print of the Conquest of Captain Cornelis Daniels, c.1860

Located in Langweer, NL

view depicting the conquest of three pirate ships by Captain Cornelis Daniels, also known as Captain

Category

Antique 19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

New Bedford Whale Ship Model Of "Cortez"
New Bedford Whale Ship Model Of "Cortez"

New Bedford Whale Ship Model Of "Cortez"

$18,500

H 25 in W 32 in D 8 in

New Bedford Whale Ship Model Of "Cortez"

Located in Norwell, MA

New Bedford whale ship model "Cortez". Full wood model, fully rigged. Made by Captain Hall

Category

Vintage 1930s North American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Swedish Baroque Captain's Arm Chair, Hand-Carved with Gold Trim c. 1750
Swedish Baroque Captain's Arm Chair, Hand-Carved with Gold Trim c. 1750

Swedish Baroque Captain's Arm Chair, Hand-Carved with Gold Trim c. 1750

Located in Atlanta, GA

that this chair was created for the captain of a ship, making it a unique conversation piece for your

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paint

A Rare and Important Charles II 17th Century Table Clock by Henry Jones
A Rare and Important Charles II 17th Century Table Clock by Henry Jones

A Rare and Important Charles II 17th Century Table Clock by Henry Jones

By Henry Jones

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

This clock is known as the Alexander Raitt clock. It was shipped from Scotland to America by Captain

Category

Antique 17th Century English Charles II Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Vintage Spencer & Co. Cased Brass and Wood Sextant, circa 1830s-40s
Vintage Spencer & Co. Cased Brass and Wood Sextant, circa 1830s-40s

Vintage Spencer & Co. Cased Brass and Wood Sextant, circa 1830s-40s

By Spencer & Company

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

supplied instruments to ship captains, merchants, naval officers, and surveyors. Their range included brass

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Monmouth County Hunt Race Meet NJ Landscape
Monmouth County Hunt Race Meet NJ Landscape

Monmouth County Hunt Race Meet NJ Landscape

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

), a heritage from his grandfather and father who were both ship’s captains. During World War II, Hoie

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Animal Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Custom American Antique Industrial Farm Clipper Now Work Table Kitchen Island
Custom American Antique Industrial Farm Clipper Now Work Table Kitchen Island

Custom American Antique Industrial Farm Clipper Now Work Table Kitchen Island

Located in Forney, TX

, when John E. Smith, a steam ship captain in the civil war, built the first air / screen grain cleaner

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Metal

19th Century Qing Dynasty Tray Table with Fitzhugh Porcelain, China
19th Century Qing Dynasty Tray Table with Fitzhugh Porcelain, China

19th Century Qing Dynasty Tray Table with Fitzhugh Porcelain, China

$4,211Sale Price|28% Off

H 27.56 in W 37.41 in D 31.5 in

19th Century Qing Dynasty Tray Table with Fitzhugh Porcelain, China

Located in Valladolid, ES

. Members of this family held important positions as ship captains and even as directors in the British East

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Hin Qua Attrib: Chinese Export "Anita" Ship Painting on Canvas C. 1869
Hin Qua Attrib: Chinese Export "Anita" Ship Painting on Canvas C. 1869

Hin Qua Attrib: Chinese Export "Anita" Ship Painting on Canvas C. 1869

$7,160Sale Price|20% Off

H 25.5 in W 30 in D 2 in

Hin Qua Attrib: Chinese Export "Anita" Ship Painting on Canvas C. 1869

Located in Atlanta, GA

Hin Qua (Chinese, 19th century), circa 1869 Attributed to Hin Qua: Chinese Export "Anita" Ship

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Royal Navy Ships Grating Table. Indoor or Outdoor Use. Year 1920's
Royal Navy Ships Grating Table. Indoor or Outdoor Use. Year 1920's

Royal Navy Ships Grating Table. Indoor or Outdoor Use. Year 1920's

Located in Canterbury, England

A practical coffee table using a ship's grating (above the captains cabin) with fitted legs. This

Category

Vintage 1920s Other Tables

Materials

Wood

China Trade Nautical Painting of Sailing Ship by Lai Fong of Calcutta ca. 1900
China Trade Nautical Painting of Sailing Ship by Lai Fong of Calcutta ca. 1900

China Trade Nautical Painting of Sailing Ship by Lai Fong of Calcutta ca. 1900

Located in Shippensburg, PA

commissioned for R & J Craig, a Glasgow-based company. The ship's first captain was A. Miller. Throughout the

Category

20th Century Indian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

33 Star Antique American Flag with a Great Star Configuration, ca 1859-1861
33 Star Antique American Flag with a Great Star Configuration, ca 1859-1861

33 Star Antique American Flag with a Great Star Configuration, ca 1859-1861

Located in York County, PA

of ship captains was that the signal be easily recognized on the open seas. Reid’s concept of placing

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Silk

33 Star Flag with Stars in a "Great Star" Pattern, Oregon State, ca 1859-1861
33 Star Flag with Stars in a "Great Star" Pattern, Oregon State, ca 1859-1861

33 Star Flag with Stars in a "Great Star" Pattern, Oregon State, ca 1859-1861

Located in York County, PA

official format of the Stars & Stripes. The primary concern of ship captains was that the signal be easily

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Silk

Thomas Willis Silk Embroidered Hand Painted Seascape
Thomas Willis Silk Embroidered Hand Painted Seascape

Thomas Willis Silk Embroidered Hand Painted Seascape

$2,900 / item

H 18 in W 30 in D 1 in

Thomas Willis Silk Embroidered Hand Painted Seascape

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

"silk ware pictures" his works were often commissioned by ship owners and captains, and examples are

Category

Antique 1890s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Silk, Paint, Bamboo

View of Resolution Bay, in the Marquesas
View of Resolution Bay, in the Marquesas

View of Resolution Bay, in the Marquesas

By William Hodges

Located in Middletown, NY

(historically called Santa Cristina) in the Marquesas Islands. The bay was named after Captain James Cook's ship

Category

Mid-18th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Engraving

Francis Holman "The East Indiaman Ponsborne", Commanded by James Thomas
Francis Holman "The East Indiaman Ponsborne", Commanded by James Thomas

Francis Holman "The East Indiaman Ponsborne", Commanded by James Thomas

Located in San Francisco, CA

it from the estate of the descendants and the owner and captain of this ship. Designed to carry

Category

Antique 18th Century British Georgian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Death Is Now My Neighbour by Colin Dexter – FIRST EDITION, Inscribed
Death Is Now My Neighbour by Colin Dexter – FIRST EDITION, Inscribed

Death Is Now My Neighbour by Colin Dexter – FIRST EDITION, Inscribed

Located in Middletown, NY

series of 13, Morse divulges his first name, Endeavour (named after Captain James Cook's ship), for the

Category

20th Century English Books

Materials

Fabric, Paper

Gulliver's Travels by M. Dodge Holmes, Illustrated by Edwin J. Prittie, 1930
Gulliver's Travels by M. Dodge Holmes, Illustrated by Edwin J. Prittie, 1930

Gulliver's Travels by M. Dodge Holmes, Illustrated by Edwin J. Prittie, 1930

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships. It is a

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Nouveau Books

Materials

Fabric, Paper

In Adventureland - Vintage Photograph - 1990s

In Adventureland - Vintage Photograph - 1990s

Located in Roma, IT

Adventure Isle, Captain Hook's Pirate Ship, Pirates of the Caribbean Fortress in Euro Disneyland. Good

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Johnson's New Chart of National Emblems" Engraving by A. J. Johnson, 1870
"Johnson's New Chart of National Emblems" Engraving by A. J. Johnson, 1870

"Johnson's New Chart of National Emblems" Engraving by A. J. Johnson, 1870

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

charts like this one were made primarily for the use of sea captains and ship chandlers to identify the

Category

Antique 1870s American Victorian Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique 18C Qianlong Newcastle Armorial Bowl Chinese Porcelain Rouge de Fer
Antique 18C Qianlong Newcastle Armorial Bowl Chinese Porcelain Rouge de Fer

Antique 18C Qianlong Newcastle Armorial Bowl Chinese Porcelain Rouge de Fer

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

the Ship Eleanor and the owner/captain William Brown The Ship Eleanor was build in South Shields near

Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

A rare scrimshaw decorated horn signed by C.H. Wood
A rare scrimshaw decorated horn signed by C.H. Wood

A rare scrimshaw decorated horn signed by C.H. Wood

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

. However a list of the captains on the ship does not include Wood’s name so this seems likely to have been

Category

Antique 19th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Horn

THINGVALLA
THINGVALLA

Antonio JacobsenTHINGVALLA

$18,500

H 22 in W 36 in D 3 in

THINGVALLA

By Antonio Jacobsen

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

commissions from sea captains and ship owners and eventually Steamship companies, to record their entire fleet

Category

1870s Academic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Coucou 2" abstract varnishes pigments on wood panel 125x100cm  2021
"Coucou 2" abstract varnishes pigments on wood panel 125x100cm  2021

"Coucou 2" abstract varnishes pigments on wood panel 125x100cm 2021

By Olivier Ebel

Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne

the invisible lines. Sailing and steaming this ship without a captain sails at full speed straight

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Varnish, Pigment, Other Medium

Pair of Japanese Lacquer and Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Knife Urns, circa 1800-1815
Pair of Japanese Lacquer and Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Knife Urns, circa 1800-1815

Pair of Japanese Lacquer and Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Knife Urns, circa 1800-1815

Located in Amsterdam, NL

1807, the VOC chartered mainly American ships. American captains and officers ordered and bought mainly

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Military Campaign Chest of Drawers, Secretary, Victorian, 1890
Late 19th Century Military Campaign Chest of Drawers, Secretary, Victorian, 1890

Late 19th Century Military Campaign Chest of Drawers, Secretary, Victorian, 1890

Located in Greven, DE

Antique ship's or captain's secretary, so-called Military Campaign Chest of Drawers England

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Danish folding Bar With Rotating Cabinet by Reno Wahl for Drylund 1960s
Danish folding Bar With Rotating Cabinet by Reno Wahl for Drylund 1960s

Danish folding Bar With Rotating Cabinet by Reno Wahl for Drylund 1960s

By Drylund, Reno Wahl Iversen

Located in Cork, IE

What better place to look for clever space saving solutions than on a ship! This captain's bar

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Original Illustration for Moby Dick
Original Illustration for Moby Dick

Original Illustration for Moby Dick

By Anton Otto Fischer

Located in Fort Washington, PA

what ye have shipped for', shouted Captain Ahab". Signed lower left "Anton Otto Fischer". Reproduced in

Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Print of the Exploding of the 'Alphen' in the Harbour of Curacao, 1779
Antique Print of the Exploding of the 'Alphen' in the Harbour of Curacao, 1779

Antique Print of the Exploding of the 'Alphen' in the Harbour of Curacao, 1779

Located in Langweer, NL

print depicts the exploding of the 'Alphen' ship at the harbour of Curacao. The ship was under command

Category

Antique 18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

A rare scrimshaw decorated horn Signed and inscribed by the base by C. Wood
A rare scrimshaw decorated horn Signed and inscribed by the base by C. Wood

A rare scrimshaw decorated horn Signed and inscribed by the base by C. Wood

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

. However a list of the captains on the ship does not include Wood’s name so this seems likely to have been

Category

Antique 1860s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Horn

A Historic View of Australia: Endeavour River, New Holland, 1773
A Historic View of Australia: Endeavour River, New Holland, 1773

A Historic View of Australia: Endeavour River, New Holland, 1773

Located in Langweer, NL

. 1ère.] - Publisher: Captain James Cook, with publication in Paris in 1773. - Coloring: Uncolored

Category

Antique 1770s British Prints

Materials

Paper

Charles Théodore Perron 1900 Paris Art Nouveau Sculptural Pitcher In Pewter
Charles Théodore Perron 1900 Paris Art Nouveau Sculptural Pitcher In Pewter

Charles Théodore Perron 1900 Paris Art Nouveau Sculptural Pitcher In Pewter

$1,888Sale Price|30% Off

H 9.5 in W 7.15 in D 6.2 in

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

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Pewter

Contemporary Studio Craft Walnut and Neon Touch "BuraBura - Octavius" Lamp
Contemporary Studio Craft Walnut and Neon Touch "BuraBura - Octavius" Lamp

Contemporary Studio Craft Walnut and Neon Touch "BuraBura - Octavius" Lamp

Located in Brooklyn, NY

" is named for an 18th century ghost ship discovered with the captain’s body found frozen at his desk

Category

2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut

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