Vintage Ship Flags

Original vintage travel advertising poster for Europa-Canada Line featuring artwork by Reyn Dirksen (1924-1999) depicting the Seven Seas ship with flags flying in front of its blue f...

- featuring two men wearing suits and hats and holding briefcases, one smoking a pipe, showing their thumbs up to the viewer with a busy dockyard and smoke in the background showing ...

The dial also has a detailed moon phase disk in the lunette that depicts a sailing ship flying an American flag. The eight day brass movement is not signed but the clock exhibits all...

This 50 star American ships flag with custom white distressed frame. The 50 star American flag was introduced in 1960 with the admittance of Hawaii as the 50th State.

Shadow box framed ships signal flag with attached rope and wood toggle.

A portrait painting of a bearded man with American flag. A lovely portrait painting by Oklahoma painter Clair Seglem. This piece features a gentleman with a grey beard wearing a capt...

Despite having owned many U.S. Navy flags and commissioning pennants dating to the 19th and 20th centuries, I have seldom ever encountered matching pairs from the same ship, intended...

Original vintage cruise travel poster - Queen Mary Queen Elizabeth Fastest Ocean Service in the World Cunard White Star - featuring a colourful image of the two ocean liners at sea s...

The 'Vive Le Vent 'scarf features a majestic maritime theme, with intricate depictions of ship's flags and a ship's wheel, evoking the timeless romance of sailing.

The 'Vive Le Vent 'scarf features a majestic maritime theme, with intricate depictions of ship's flags and a ship's wheel, evoking the timeless romance of sailing.

Shadow box framed ships signal flag with attached rope and wood toggle.

Ensign is simply a term for the primary flag from a ship. This example is marked "No. 11" along the hoist on the obverse with a black stencil.

Shadow box framed ships signal flag with attached rope and wood toggle.

Shadow box framed ships Signal flag with attached rope and wood toggle.

Shadow box framed ships signal flag with attached rope and wood toggle.

Shadow box framed ships signal flag with attached rope and wood toggle.

Navy used the 13 star count on small boats until 1916, because it was easier to discern fewer stars at a distance on a small flag. Commercial flag-makers mirrored this practice and s...

Hardware is galvanized steel. This is a large ship standard sized flag which is 68 inches long.

This seashell box features a shell framed painting of an American sailing ship with a flag flying the stars and stripes. The back of the box is covered in paper with a harlequin patt...

Hardware is galvanized steel. This is a large ship standard sized flag which is 68 inches long.

This is a large ship standard sized flag. Professionally framed in natural maple low profile shadow box and sewn on to the matting, this vintage German-made nautical Signal flag f...

One of the ships has a British flag flying from its mast, The other has an ink written message stating “HCB Sept 3rd 1931”.

Set of 4 Georges Briard "Nautical Flag" decorated rocks glasses. Each with ships signal flags in red, yellow, blue and white enamel.

Joseph Reed attempted to make this the official Naval flag so that ships can recognize one another. Another flag depicted is the Grand Union Flag (also called the Continental Colors)...

The practice theoretically ended in 1916 following an executive order from then-President Woodrow Wilson, though old military traditions die hard and according to at least one expert...

DESCRIPTION: HERMES Hugo Grygkar "La Marine en Bois" Black Nautical Ship Trident Silk Scarf Designer: Hugo Grygkar Style: Scarf Color(s): Multi (black colorway) Marked Fabric Conte...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of hand carved from the Teak of HMS Iron Duke which was under the command of Admiral Jellicoe and it was his flagship vessel ...

Original vintage travel poster for Greece issued by the General Secretariat for Tourism in Athens featuring a colourful view of the busy Mediterranean harbour on the Island of Aegina...

Dramatic artwork by the notable British artist and illustrator Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971) depicting a military convoy of Royal Navy ships at sea flying flags with thick smoke risin...

This inlaid black bakelite tray features a stylized ship and flag motif in nautical colors.

It’s an early 20th century sign and probably hung at a dock or ship yard. Fantastic flag depiction.

The only time that it can be properly called the "Union Jack" is when it is, in fact, flown as the jack on a British Navy ship. Because the British fly various national flags: the wh...

Ship captains were paranoid about the ability of foreign ships to recognize the flag on the open seas.

Seemingly unsigned. Various ships bearing British flags attacking a port town. possibly a part of a paneled room installation.

Fantastic nautical design by Reijn Dirksen (1924-1999) depicting a ship sailing in full sail on a rough sea with the word Europe for the ship and the flags of European countries part...

Original vintage propaganda poster for the post-war US sponsored ERP European Recovery Program (1948) known as the Marshall Plan - Europe All our Colours to the Mast - featuring a fa...

“Icarus” is a 1978 screen print bringing together a Pop Art-inspired mix of a nude pinup model, an astronaut, a rocket ship, and an American flag hanging over the entire scene.

Intricate nautical scenes in vivid blues, gold, red and green with a black background border along lapels, bottom of jacket and back of sleeves. 1 gold and green Medusa head button a...

In the middle of the frame is a Classic ship with sails and flags decorated with red Malta crosses.

This exceptional vintage sterling silver nef has been realistically modelled in the form of a 16th century ship. The surface of the ship vessel, sails and flags are ornamented wit...

Distinctly Dutch, its substantial, sculptural form is reminiscent of the Chambron style, and it captivates with its unique central stained glass panel, which depicts ships flying The...

This nice framed ships flag is a smaller scale and is in 50 stars.

Copy of a seascape painting showing two tall ships under American flag with crew in rowboats taking leave Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use

Shadow box framed ships signal flag with attached rope and wood toggle.

Shadow box framed ships signal flag with attached rope and wood toggle.

Shadow box framed ships signal flag with attached rope and wood toggle.

Shadow box framed ships signal flag with attached rope and wood toggle.

Shadow box framed ships signal flag with attached rope and wood toggle.

Shadow box framed ships signal flag with attached rope and wood toggle.

Shadow box framed ships signal flag with attached rope and wood toggle.

This is a large ship standard sized flag. Professionally framed in natural maple low profile shadow box and sewn on to the matting, this vintage German-made nautical Signal flag f...

Hardware is galvanized steel. This is a large ship standard sized flag which is 68 inches long.

The term was not unique to Collegeville, however, which makes it difficult to positively attribute a flag with this marking. While it appears in Collegeville catalogues as early as t...

An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a portrait painting of Lord Nelson in full regalia, titled: Free House - The Lord Nelson. A free house in Great Britain is a publ...

19th Century American 42 Star Flag, circa 1889, printed on linen period flag in the "Dancing Star" pattern. This was never an official U.S. flag sanctioned b y congress, but was made...

48 STARS ON ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH HAND-WRITTEN INSCRIPTIONS AND AN EMBROIDERED DATE OF APRIL 12TH, 1945, MOURNING THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT: American na...

This exceptional 77-piece complete service by Fabergé is a rare treasure from the world-renowned firm. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and ...

This is a rare 31-star medallion printed American flag, celebrating the addition of California to the Union. The flag is printed on silk and has a spectacular “Great Star” canton pat...

English two-sided handmade and painted metal pub sign depicting a king of clubs with the text "Flowers" above and "Kings Head" below (ca. early 1900s, England). Identical imagery and...

An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a cat playing a violin fiddle - from the beloved fairy tale Puss In Boots - in the light of a streetlamp at night, t...

An authentic English pub sign (two-sided) featuring a painting of two revelers or publicans in Carolingian costume enjoying the libations and victuals of a fine inn, titled: Free Hou...

An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a cricket player with bat and ball, titled: Worth Brewery - The Cricketer's Arms. A very fine example of vintage ad...

NATIVE AMERICAN BEADED WATCH FOB WITH A STYLIZED FEDERAL EAGLE & SHIELD AND CROSSED AMERICAN FLAGS, circa 1915-1920’s Native American beaded pocket watch fob with a silver ground, o...

Traditional large hanging pub sign. Wethered’s winterbourne arms This is a large and heavy piece dating from the first half of the 20th Century, it is double sided though the pain...

Double sided pub sign from the United Kingdom. Hand Painted and in excellent condition. Rough hewn wood well constructed with a heavy duty frame completely bolted. Can be parcel posted.