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Place of Origin: American
Turned Ash Wood Bowl
Turned Ash Wood Bowl

Turned Ash Wood Bowl

Located in Chicago, IL

This hand-turned ash wood bowl, found in Wisconsin’s Door County, is a celebration of natural form and craftsmanship. Carefully shaped by a local artisan, it retains its organic edge...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Rustic American Nautical Objects

Materials

Ash

Wood, Water, and Light: Classic Wooden Boats by Joel White Stated 1st Ed
Wood, Water, and Light: Classic Wooden Boats by Joel White Stated 1st Ed

Wood, Water, and Light: Classic Wooden Boats by Joel White Stated 1st Ed

Located in valatie, NY

Wood, Water, and Light: Classic Wooden Boats by Joel White. Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2000. Stated 1st Ed hardcover. Twenty-four wooden boat...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

John Whalley In New Light by John Whalley, Signed 1st Ed
John Whalley In New Light by John Whalley, Signed 1st Ed

John Whalley In New Light by John Whalley, Signed 1st Ed

Located in valatie, NY

John Whalley: In New Light by John Whalley, Signed. Published by John Whalley Studio, ME, 2006. Signed 1st Ed hardcover no dust jacket. The Maine artist l...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Robert Fultons Steamship "The Clermont" in a Spectacular Model Form 6.5 ft long
Robert Fultons Steamship "The Clermont" in a Spectacular Model Form 6.5 ft long

Robert Fultons Steamship "The Clermont" in a Spectacular Model Form 6.5 ft long

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Spectacular Model Form of the Steamship The Clermont built Robert Fulton and serving as New Yorks first Steamship on the Hudson. This model has a motor ( not checked for function) an...

Category

1950s Folk Art Vintage American Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal

Collection of Wall Mounted Souvenir Paddles
Collection of Wall Mounted Souvenir Paddles

Collection of Wall Mounted Souvenir Paddles

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Collection of seven souvenir paddles all with Indian Chiefs. Four marked "Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin Dells, Kalamazoo, Mitch, and Tunnis." On painted green display rack. Each unique ...

Category

20th Century Folk Art American Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Anton Otto Fischer Pen and Ink Book Illustration Drawing
Anton Otto Fischer Pen and Ink Book Illustration Drawing

Anton Otto Fischer Pen and Ink Book Illustration Drawing

By Anton Otto Fischer

Located in New Windsor, NY

A small pen and ink rendering by the famed nautical and maritime artist, Anton Otto Fischer (Fisher) (1882-1962). Matted and backed in cardboard. Signed with initials, AOT, lower lef...

Category

1930s Vintage American Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Antique Wood and Brass Ship's Wheel
Antique Wood and Brass Ship's Wheel

Antique Wood and Brass Ship's Wheel

Located in Norwell, MA

Eight spoke varnished wood ship's wheel with brass hub and brass trim ring. The brass hub cap is mounted to an iron hub. Warm patina on this maritime relic. C...

Category

1910s Vintage American Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Copper and Brass Fresh Air Diver's Pump with Wood Handle
Copper and Brass Fresh Air Diver's Pump with Wood Handle

Copper and Brass Fresh Air Diver's Pump with Wood Handle

Located in Norwell, MA

Diver's pump for shallow water use which feeds air to the diver's helmet. Highly polished and lacquered, with wood handled plunger. Handles have been sanded and varnished. Great divi...

Category

1940s Vintage American Nautical Objects

Materials

Copper

Relief Carved and Painted Frigate
Relief Carved and Painted Frigate

Relief Carved and Painted Frigate

Located in Greenwich, CT

A rare relief carved and painted sailing ship on heavy board depicting a three-masted 26 gun third-class US naval frigate under partially reefed sail nearing a point of land with a l...

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique American Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Wooden Model Sailing Ship by J. Romero
Wooden Model Sailing Ship by J. Romero

Wooden Model Sailing Ship by J. Romero

Located in Highland, IN

A wonderful piece of folk art, this wooden sailing ship crafted by J. Romero (signed on the base) is intricately detailed, and the finely crafted rope rigging is particularly compell...

Category

1970s Folk Art Vintage American Nautical Objects

Materials

String, Wood

American Nautical Brass Yacht Binnacle Mounted in Mahogany Case, Circa 1890
American Nautical Brass Yacht Binnacle Mounted in Mahogany Case, Circa 1890

American Nautical Brass Yacht Binnacle Mounted in Mahogany Case, Circa 1890

Located in Charleston, SC

American nautical mahogany yacht binnacle with a hinged locking oval glass viewing port, original removable brass side light burner with font, brass carrying handle, and fitted with ...

Category

1890s American Empire Antique American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

E.S. Ritchie & Söns Boston Brass Compass on Teak Socket
E.S. Ritchie & Söns Boston Brass Compass on Teak Socket

E.S. Ritchie & Söns Boston Brass Compass on Teak Socket

Located in Vienna, AT

E.S. Ritchie & Sons, Boston. Patinated brass nighthouse on solid lacquered teak plinth. Transport box for compass, included. Measures: H. 106 cm. Ø. 31 cm....

Category

1920s Vintage American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

19th Century Sea Captain's Tea Caddy
19th Century Sea Captain's Tea Caddy

19th Century Sea Captain's Tea Caddy

Located in Nantucket, MA

Early 19th century sea captain's tea caddy, circa 1830, made of coramandel wood gathered in the Spice Islands China Trade, with sailor's grommet-spliced rope becket handles. The inte...

Category

Early 19th Century Regency Antique American Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Portrait of the Whaleship Charles W. Morgan, by James Cree, circa 1910
Portrait of the Whaleship Charles W. Morgan, by James Cree, circa 1910

Portrait of the Whaleship Charles W. Morgan, by James Cree, circa 1910

Located in Nantucket, MA

Portrait of the Whaleship Charles W. Morgan, by James Cree (1867 – 1951), artist active in the New Bedford area from 1910 to about 1932, a watercolor of the iconic American whaleship under sail. The MORGAN is the most famous Yankee whale ship, and the only surviving 19th Century whaleship from the age of sail...

Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art American Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Scale Model of a Fully Fitted Whale Boat, circa 1950s
Scale Model of a Fully Fitted Whale Boat, circa 1950s

Scale Model of a Fully Fitted Whale Boat, circa 1950s

Located in Nantucket, MA

Vintage Scale Model of a Fully Fitted Whale Boat, circa 1950s, a hand crafted wooden model of a carvel hulled whale boat having a smooth strake edge to edge construction, fully fitte...

Category

1950s Folk Art Vintage American Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

American Mahogany and Brass Ship Binnacle, Riggs & Brothers, Phila. Circa 1880
American Mahogany and Brass Ship Binnacle, Riggs & Brothers, Phila. Circa 1880

American Mahogany and Brass Ship Binnacle, Riggs & Brothers, Phila. Circa 1880

By Riggs & Brothers

Located in Charleston, SC

American mahogany ship binnacle with a brass-mounted dome helmet, internal dry compass by Ritchie of Boston, flanking removable burners with the original fonts and resting on an octa...

Category

1880s American Empire Antique American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

American Cast Iron Sailing Mayflower Doorstop, Circa 1880
American Cast Iron Sailing Mayflower Doorstop, Circa 1880

American Cast Iron Sailing Mayflower Doorstop, Circa 1880

Located in Charleston, SC

American cast iron Mayflower arched doorstop with sailing vessel on rough seas. Signed on lower base, mayflower, 1620. Late 19th Century.

Category

1880s American Empire Antique American Nautical Objects

Materials

Iron

Admiralty Style Model "Constellation" of 1854 by Michael Costigliola
Admiralty Style Model "Constellation" of 1854 by Michael Costigliola

Admiralty Style Model "Constellation" of 1854 by Michael Costigliola

Located in Norwell, MA

1854, sloop of war "Constellation" admiralty model. Generously detailed ship model has exposed ribs, lifeboats, cannons, capstan, anchor, chain, wheel, masts etc. Open hull, open fra...

Category

20th Century American Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Unique Yacht Windlass Capstan
Unique Yacht Windlass Capstan

Unique Yacht Windlass Capstan

Located in Norwell, MA

Substantial yacht windlass built from brass and iron. The yacht name has been obscured from too much polishing over the years. This relic is fitted with a ratchet pole to crank the g...

Category

1920s Vintage American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Ship Name Board From NY Tugboat "St. Martin"
Ship Name Board From NY Tugboat "St. Martin"

Ship Name Board From NY Tugboat "St. Martin"

Located in Norwell, MA

Great old nautical quarter board from the tugboat St. Martin. Incised letters in gold with black backboards with splits and cracks from years at sea. Gre...

Category

1920s Vintage American Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Large 19th Century Presentation Half Hull Model of a Whale Ship
Large 19th Century Presentation Half Hull Model of a Whale Ship

Large 19th Century Presentation Half Hull Model of a Whale Ship

Located in Nantucket, MA

19th Century Presentation Half Hull Model of a Whale Ship, circa 1850, a large plank on frame model of a bluff-bowed and wide abeam whale ship. The model wa...

Category

Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects

Materials

Pine

Silk Embroidered Hand Painted Seascape by Thomas Willis, circa 1890
Silk Embroidered Hand Painted Seascape by Thomas Willis, circa 1890

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 ha...

Category

1890s Late Victorian Antique American Nautical Objects

Materials

Canvas, Silk

19th Century Ship’s Figural Transom Carving
19th Century Ship’s Figural Transom Carving

19th Century Ship’s Figural Transom Carving

Located in Nantucket, MA

Very Scarce Ship’s Figural Transom Carving, Early to Mid 19th Century, a hand carved and hand painted figural plaque of an elegant woman in blue dress with...

Category

Early 19th Century Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Ship's Binnacle by Baker Lyman of New Orleans, Louisiana
Ship's Binnacle by Baker Lyman of New Orleans, Louisiana

Ship's Binnacle by Baker Lyman of New Orleans, Louisiana

Located in Norwell, MA

Ship's binnacle with maker's plate from Baker Lyman Company of New Orleans, Louisiana. Wonderfully restored binnacle with gimballed compass and interior lighting. Overall dimensio...

Category

1930s Vintage American Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal

Ship's Engine Order Telegraph by Charles Cory and Son of New York
Ship's Engine Order Telegraph by Charles Cory and Son of New York

Ship's Engine Order Telegraph by Charles Cory and Son of New York

Located in Norwell, MA

Solid brass ship's engine order telegraph with faceplates from Charles Cory and Son Patentees, New York. Smaller size than most, meticulously polished and lacquered. Overall Dime...

Category

1920s Vintage American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Pair of American Nautical Gimbaled Nickel Silver & Brass Wall Sconces, C. 1850
Pair of American Nautical Gimbaled Nickel Silver & Brass Wall Sconces, C. 1850

Pair of American Nautical Gimbaled Nickel Silver & Brass Wall Sconces, C. 1850

Located in Charleston, SC

Pair of American nautical gimbaled nickel silver over brass mounted wall sconces with bulbous flared amber glass shades. Gimbals kept candles straight in rough seas. Pair are candle ...

Category

1850s American Empire Antique American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Nickel

19th Century Adirondack Duck Boat, Solid Wood, Circa 1890s
19th Century Adirondack Duck Boat, Solid Wood, Circa 1890s

19th Century Adirondack Duck Boat, Solid Wood, Circa 1890s

Located in Hudson, NY

Rare 19th century Adirondak duck / sneak boat in old blue paint. Rare because these boats were made from solid wood and unless protected have all but rotted. It has a spectacular old...

Category

Late 19th Century Adirondack Antique American Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th Century Chromolithograph of a Sailor Boy
19th Century Chromolithograph of a Sailor Boy

19th Century Chromolithograph of a Sailor Boy

Located in Nantucket, MA

19th Century chromolithograph of a sailor boy, circa 1880, a colored print on canvas view of a young American sailor boy sitting astride a bowsprit. A class...

Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Antique American Nautical Objects

Materials

Canvas

Carved and Painted Tuna Fish Carving
Carved and Painted Tuna Fish Carving

Carved and Painted Tuna Fish Carving

Located in Norwell, MA

Quality carving of a yellow fin tuna. Painted body. Very well carved with fins, gills, eyes, tail, etc. Reminiscent of the signs that hung in the fish stalls at the Dover England fis...

Category

2010s American Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

19th Century Watercolor Seascape with Shipwreck
19th Century Watercolor Seascape with Shipwreck

19th Century Watercolor Seascape with Shipwreck

Located in Nantucket, MA

Antique seascape with shipwreck on a rocky shore, mid-19th century, a watercolor on paper seascape with a shipwrecked brig on the rocks, with another squall rolling in on horizon, un...

Category

Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Seascape with Ship Racing a Barkentine, by C.A.S. Orne, 1920
Seascape with Ship Racing a Barkentine, by C.A.S. Orne, 1920

Seascape with Ship Racing a Barkentine, by C.A.S. Orne, 1920

Located in Nantucket, MA

Antique Seascape with square-rigged ship racing a Barkentine, by C.A.S. Orne, 1920, a watercolor on paper stormy seascape with two square-riggers running before the wind, with choppy...

Category

1920s Folk Art Vintage American Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Yacht Throttle Control by Kimball of Detroit
Yacht Throttle Control by Kimball of Detroit

Yacht Throttle Control by Kimball of Detroit

Located in Norwell, MA

Rarely found highly polished pedestal mounted yacht throttle. Engraved Kimball Control No. 814 Detroit MI. Nice size, great old relic from a one hundred foot private yacht. Overal...

Category

1940s Vintage American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Painting of a New York Yacht Club Yacht Underway
Painting of a New York Yacht Club Yacht Underway

Painting of a New York Yacht Club Yacht Underway

Located in Norwell, MA

Worden wood motor yacht painting showing a New York Yacht Club "Sportfish Underway". The outriggers are set and the vessel is flying a swordfish pennant an...

Category

1940s Vintage American Nautical Objects

Materials

Canvas