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British Sailor's Woolwork Tea Clipper, Folk Art, England, Circa 1875
British Sailor's Woolwork Tea Clipper, Folk Art, England, Circa 1875

British Sailor's Woolwork Tea Clipper, Folk Art, England, Circa 1875

Located in Downingtown, PA

Cutting the Waves: A Rare Chain-Stitch Woolwork of a Tea Clipper This large-scale sailor's

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Grand Sailor’s Woolwork of the Tea Clipper Fiery Cross
Grand Sailor’s Woolwork of the Tea Clipper Fiery Cross

Grand Sailor’s Woolwork of the Tea Clipper Fiery Cross

Located in Downingtown, PA

Racing the Wind: A Grand Sailor’s Woolwork of the Tea Clipper Fiery Cross Circa 1875 This

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Antique 1870s Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Large Oak and Glazed Cased Model of the Tea Clipper Glengarry in Full Sail
Large Oak and Glazed Cased Model of the Tea Clipper Glengarry in Full Sail

Large Oak and Glazed Cased Model of the Tea Clipper Glengarry in Full Sail

$2,128Sale Price|30% Off

H 32.49 in W 50.4 in D 16.15 in

Large Oak and Glazed Cased Model of the Tea Clipper Glengarry in Full Sail

Located in Benington, Herts

An exceptional 19th century Model of the tea clipper ‘Glengarry’ in full sail, built by Royden

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Antique 19th Century British Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Tea clipper ‘Taeping’ closing on ‘Ariel’ by Henry Scott FRSA
Tea clipper ‘Taeping’ closing on ‘Ariel’ by Henry Scott FRSA

Tea clipper ‘Taeping’ closing on ‘Ariel’ by Henry Scott FRSA

By Henry Scott

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Tea clipper ‘Taeping’ closing on ‘Ariel’ by Henry Scott FRSA, oil on canvas showing the two

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Antique 19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

19th Century China Trade Ship Portrait of the American Clipper Ship ORIENTAL
19th Century China Trade Ship Portrait of the American Clipper Ship ORIENTAL

19th Century China Trade Ship Portrait of the American Clipper Ship ORIENTAL

Located in Nantucket, MA

                                                               Framed: 28 in H x 32 ½ in W The tea clipper ORIENTAL was built in 1849 in New York by Jacob Bell for the

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Antique 1850s Hong Kong Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Original Vintage Travel Poster Cutty Sark Clipper Ship London UK Tom Eckersley
Original Vintage Travel Poster Cutty Sark Clipper Ship London UK Tom Eckersley

Original Vintage Travel Poster Cutty Sark Clipper Ship London UK Tom Eckersley

By Tom Eckersley 1

Located in London, GB

Greenwich featuring a great design by the notable artist Tom Eckersley (1914-1997) depicting the iconic tea

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Vintage 1960s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Georgian Mahogany Longcase Clock with Rocking Ship Automation, Jos. Kent, London
Georgian Mahogany Longcase Clock with Rocking Ship Automation, Jos. Kent, London

Georgian Mahogany Longcase Clock with Rocking Ship Automation, Jos. Kent, London

Located in Norwich, GB

‘blued’ steel hands, subsidiary dials for both seconds and calendar. Rocking ship ( Tea Clipper

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Antique 1810s English Georgian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

Art Deco Green Vitascope Electric Clock
Art Deco Green Vitascope Electric Clock

Art Deco Green Vitascope Electric Clock

$7,258

H 12.5 in W 9 in D 7 in

Art Deco Green Vitascope Electric Clock

Located in Norwich, GB

and sunset as it gently rotates. The ship is thought to be a replica of the famous tea clipper, ‘The

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Vintage 1940s English Art Deco Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bakelite

Art Deco Red Vitascope Electric Clock
Art Deco Red Vitascope Electric Clock

Art Deco Red Vitascope Electric Clock

$6,299

H 13 in W 7 in D 7 in

Art Deco Red Vitascope Electric Clock

Located in Norwich, GB

sunrise and sunset as it gently rotates. The ship is thought to be a replica of the famous tea

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Vintage 1940s Mantel Clocks

Materials

Acrylic

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Breezy Day
Breezy Day

Henry ScottBreezy Day, 1948

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H 16 in W 24 in

Breezy Day

By Henry Scott

Located in Washington, DC

on the Cutty Sark, a famous tea clipper that is now in dry dock on the Thames in London. His work

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Painting "British Tea Clipper, Fiery Cross" Attributed to Thomas Willis
Painting "British Tea Clipper, Fiery Cross" Attributed to Thomas Willis

Painting "British Tea Clipper, Fiery Cross" Attributed to Thomas Willis

Located in Southampton, NY

English 19th Century Painting of "British Tea Clipper, Fiery Cross" attributed to Thomas Willis

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier British Adam Style Paintings

Embossed Brass Coal Bucket with a Tea Clipper Sea Scene
Embossed Brass Coal Bucket with a Tea Clipper Sea Scene

Embossed Brass Coal Bucket with a Tea Clipper Sea Scene

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Embossed Brass coal bucket with a tea clipper sea scene This bucket is an attractive round

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Early 20th Century Beaux Arts Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

"Tea Clipper In High Seas" by Henry Scott
"Tea Clipper In High Seas" by Henry Scott

"Tea Clipper In High Seas" by Henry Scott

By Henry Scott

Located in Wiscasset, ME

The tea clipper silver eagle oil on canvas by British artist Henry Scott. Painting measures: 24" x

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Vintage 1980s English Victorian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Sailor's Woolwork Woolie of the Tea Clipper, Ariel,  Signed C. Ames, circa 1880
Sailor's Woolwork Woolie of the Tea Clipper, Ariel,  Signed C. Ames, circa 1880

Sailor's Woolwork Woolie of the Tea Clipper, Ariel, Signed C. Ames, circa 1880

Located in Downingtown, PA

Sailor's Woolwork Woolie of The Tea Clipper, Ariel, Signed C. Ames, circa 1880 The Ariel sails

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Antique 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Mid Century Model of Clipper Ship Boat Maritime Cutty Sark
Mid Century Model of Clipper Ship Boat Maritime Cutty Sark

Mid Century Model of Clipper Ship Boat Maritime Cutty Sark

Located in Potters Bar, GB

detailed This is a scale and true model of the famous Cutty Sark The Cutty Sark was a famous tea clipper

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Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Other

Clipper at Full Sail Under Moonlight
Clipper at Full Sail Under Moonlight

Clipper at Full Sail Under Moonlight

By Henry Scott

Located in Wiscasett, ME

The tea clipper Arctic Moon, an oil on canvas by British artist Henry Scott. Signed in the lower

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1980s Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Clipper at Full Sail Under Moonlight" by Henry Scott
"Clipper at Full Sail Under Moonlight" by Henry Scott

"Clipper at Full Sail Under Moonlight" by Henry Scott

By Henry Scott

Located in Wiscasset, ME

The tea clipper Arctic Moon, an oil on canvas by British artist Henry Scott. Signed in the lower

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Vintage 1980s British Victorian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Pedestal Stand with Lion's Feet by P.H. Muntz
Pedestal Stand with Lion's Feet by P.H. Muntz

Pedestal Stand with Lion's Feet by P.H. Muntz

Located in Austin, TX

copper. It was specified for the restoration of the 1869 'Cutty Sark' tea clipper in London.

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Antique 19th Century English Footstools

Tea Clipper in High Seas
Tea Clipper in High Seas

Tea Clipper in High Seas

By Henry Scott

Located in Wiscasett, ME

The tea clipper silver eagle oil on canvas by British artist Henry Scott. Painting measures: 24" x

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1980s Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Peter Whittock - 1995 Watercolour, China Teas
Peter Whittock - 1995 Watercolour, China Teas

Peter Whittock - 1995 Watercolour, China Teas

Located in Corsham, GB

A watercolour and body colour painting depicting a China tea clipper. Presented glazed in a white

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20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

English Nautical Green Painted Taitsing Ship Blanket Chest Treasure Chest Trunk
English Nautical Green Painted Taitsing Ship Blanket Chest Treasure Chest Trunk

English Nautical Green Painted Taitsing Ship Blanket Chest Treasure Chest Trunk

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Solid wood English painted trunk with dovetail joinery and depictions of the British tea clipper

Category

20th Century European Campaign Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood, Paint

English Late 19th Century Model of the Cutty Sark Ship with Display Case
English Late 19th Century Model of the Cutty Sark Ship with Display Case

English Late 19th Century Model of the Cutty Sark Ship with Display Case

Located in Atlanta, GA

art the ship was. One of the last - and fastest - of the tea clipper sail powered ships built for the

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Antique 19th Century English Models and Miniatures

Materials

Glass, Wood

Mahogany Longcase Clock, Robert Fletcher, Chester with Rocking Ship Automation
Mahogany Longcase Clock, Robert Fletcher, Chester with Rocking Ship Automation

Mahogany Longcase Clock, Robert Fletcher, Chester with Rocking Ship Automation

By Robert Fletcher of Chester 1

Located in Norwich, GB

days of the month and a rocking ship ( tea clipper) to the arch on a seascape. Eight day weight

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Antique Early 1800s English Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

Art Deco Brown Vitascope Elecrtric Clock
Art Deco Brown Vitascope Elecrtric Clock

Art Deco Brown Vitascope Elecrtric Clock

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H 12.5 in W 9 in D 6.5 in

Art Deco Brown Vitascope Elecrtric Clock

Located in Norwich, GB

of the famous tea clipper, ‘The Cutty Sark’ which was launched in 1869 on the river Clyde and can

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Vintage 1940s British Art Deco Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bakelite

Art Deco Pink Vitascope Electric Clock
Art Deco Pink Vitascope Electric Clock

Art Deco Pink Vitascope Electric Clock

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H 12.5 in W 10.25 in D 6.75 in

Art Deco Pink Vitascope Electric Clock

Located in Norwich, GB

sunrise and sunset as it gently rotates. The ship is thought to be a replica of the famous tea

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Vintage 1940s English Art Deco Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bakelite

Trinity House Box
Trinity House Box

Trinity House Box

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H 5.75 in W 12 in D 9 in

Trinity House Box

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Trinity House Box veneered in mahogany and walnut with a view of a Tea Clipper on the top, diamond

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Antique Late 19th Century British More Furniture and Collectibles

Antique Sewing Box
Antique Sewing Box

Antique Sewing Box

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Walnut Work Box with a view of a Tea Clipper / Sailing Ship which is flying two flags one of which

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Antique 19th Century British Boxes

Materials

Boxwood

Art Deco Olive Green Vitascope Clock with Original Operational Instructions
Art Deco Olive Green Vitascope Clock with Original Operational Instructions

Art Deco Olive Green Vitascope Clock with Original Operational Instructions

Located in London, GB

Mains powered Art Deco Vitascope clock with automated tea clipper. Illuminated window gently cycles

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20th Century British Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bakelite

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Tea Clipper For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal tea clipper for your home. Frequently made of paint, plastic and wood, every tea clipper was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the tea clipper you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each tea clipper bearing Art Deco, folk art or Georgian hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one tea clipper that is appealing in its simplicity, but Henry Scott produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Tea Clipper?

The average selling price for a tea clipper at 1stDibs is $8,400, while they’re typically $411 on the low end and $178,500 for the highest priced.