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Place of Origin: British
British Sailor's Woolwork of Named HMS Atalanta Coming into Port
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large and Historically Significant Sailor's Woolwork of HMS Atalanta, British, Circa 1880. This large and impressive sailor's woolwork, or "woolie," is a richly colored and wonderf...
Category

Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Scottish Early 20th C. Pond Yacht
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This charming antique “pond yacht” from Scotland will appeal to the sailor, the toy collector, the kid-at-heart types alike for the sporty and real...
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20th Century Folk Art British Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal

Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship with Red Ensign with Two Bermudan Ketches
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship with Red Ensign off the Coast of Bermuda, Circa 1865 The British sailor's woolwork or woolie, as this type of artwork is called, depicts a port ...
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Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Sailing Ship Diorama 19th Century Signed
Located in Norwood, NJ
George Vempley Burwood, British (1844-1917) signed and dated. Sailing ship, schooner diorama, shadow box with figures and painted background.
Category

1890s Victorian Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

British Sailor's Woolwork of a Tea Clipper
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of a Tea Clipper, Circa 1875 The large sailor's woolwork or woolie as they are also called depicts a port side view of a tea clipper ship...
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Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Pair of Carved Wood Iron Ship Half Hull Models
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive pair of mirror image antique half hull models crafted in pine, paint decorated, and faithfully rendered in form to early iron ship hull de...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian British Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany, Pine

English Type GSR Nautical Binnacle in Copper/ Brass and Mahogany Housining
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Made by John Lilley & Gillie Ltd., England. A standard binnacle form in copper/brass housing with arms set with red and taupe painted iron Kelvin's balls (the taupe one with open hol...
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Copper

British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship Anchored in Bay
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship Anchored in Bay, Circa 1860-75 This charming sailor's woolwork, commonly referred to as a "woolie," presents a Royal Navy frigate at anc...
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Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Vintage Pond Yacht
Located in Norwell, MA
Wooden pond yacht with natural finish and painted white above the waterline. Linen sails, blue deck. 70" long x 11 1/2" wide x 78" ...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Lead

Sailor's Woolwork (Woolie) with Heart Valentine and Flag Surround
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's Flag of Nations Woolwork with Heart Valentine and Flag Surround, Circa 1880 The distinctive British sailor's woolwork or woolie showcases a flag designed in a patriotic sty...
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1880s Victorian Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

British Sailor's Woolwork Picture of Five Ships Off a Coastline
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork Picture of Five Ships offshore, Circa 1875 The large sailor's woolwork or sailor's woolie depicts five different ships. The largest ship is in the center ...
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1870s Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Folk Art Scratch Built Ship
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Folk Art Scratch Built Ship Without doubt, one of the nicest examples of an early 20th Century English folk art ship model named Victoria. Amazing detail and charm...
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1920s Folk Art Vintage British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Massive Merchant Schooner Model
Located in Greenwich, CT
Impressive and rare example of a model English merchant sailing vessel, circa 1860, that plied the China Trade from England to Hong Kong. The ship has the sail rig of the Sandy Hook pilot boats...
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1860s Sporting Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Linen, Wood

20th Century English Pond Yacht
Located in Haywards Heath, GB
English pond yacht re-rigged with original Union Jack flags
Category

20th Century British Nautical Objects

Materials

Canvas, Pine

A folk art diorama model passenger ship in a bottle English circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This early 20th century ship in a bottle diorama is of a rarer subject being an early large steam ocean going passenger liner set in a scene just off the shoreline with a lighthouse ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art British Nautical Objects

Materials

Glass

British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship with Sunset
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship with Sunset, Circa 1875 This is a lovely example of a sailor's woolie with wonderful color and subject. The sailor's woolwork or sailor...
Category

1870s Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

British Sailor's Large Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship Under Full Sail
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's large woolwork of a royal navy ship under full sail, circa 1875 The sailor's woolie or woolwork depicts a starboard ...
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Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Battleship Coming Into Port
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Second Rate Battleship Coming into Port, Circa 1865 The British sailor's woolwork has a dramatic view of a Royal Navy Second Rate Battleship coming i...
Category

1860s Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

A four mast 18th century ship in a bottle, English folk art circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This very good example has been hand built in a smaller sized square bottle than normally seen. It contains a large four mast 18th century ship fully rigged and with open sails leaving the shoreline which has high cliffs and buildings whilst about to pass a lighthouse. The scale and detail are very good and it has been very nicely hand painted. These rare folk art bottles...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art British Nautical Objects

Materials

Glass

20th Century Diorama Folk Art Three Mast Model Ship in a Bottle English, C 1930
Located in Central England, GB
A fine Diorama Folk Art Model ship in a bottle This skilfully made diorama of a three-mast early 19th century sailing ship at harbour with a raised landscape behind and cottages set...
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20th Century Folk Art British Nautical Objects

Materials

Glass

Early 20th Century Folk Art Boat Model Collection
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Folk Art Boat Model Collection Every now and again something truly amazing comes along, this is true in this amazing collection of...
Category

1920s Folk Art Vintage British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Copper

End 19th century Large Nautical Mahogany Rudder with Eight Spokes Bronze Hub UK
Located in Milan, IT
Large mahogany rudder with eight spokes with bronze hub. English manufacture of the end of the 19th century. Diameter 130 cm - inches 51.2, depth 15 cm - inches 5.9. There are evidences showing that already in the third millennium BC, in ancient Egypt, people used wooden oars...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Vernier Octant by John Todd, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Vernier Octant by John Todd, London, circa 1850. An eleven inch radius vernier octant by John Todd with ebonised wooden frame with inset bone scale marked ...
Category

1850s Victorian Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

British Sailor's Large Woolwork of HMS Brunswick
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's large woolwork of HMS Brunswick, Made by J. H. Miller, Brixton, Circa 1865 The large-scale sailor's woolwork depicts an image of a Royal Navy Second Rate Battleship...
Category

Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Antique British Colonial Heart Form Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming 19th Century English heart form sailors valentine ambitiously handcrafted with exotic seashells around a sailboat image as seen through a glass lens.
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Late 19th Century British Colonial Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

British Sailor's Woolwork of Three Royal Navy Ships, Circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
British sailor's woolwork of three royal navy ships Circa 1885 The British sailor woolwork depicts an unusual scene of three different types of Royal Navy Ships which are all flying the White...
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1880s Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

British Sailor's Woolwork of HMS Victor Emanuel with Red and White Ensign Border
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of HMS Victor Emanuel with Red and White Ensign Border, Named after Victor Emanuel, King of Sardinia (also known as Piedmont-Sardinia) and future King of It...
Category

1870s Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

19th Century English Folk Art Encased Ship Diorama
Located in London, GB
19th Century Folk Art Encased Ship Diorama A delightful and highly decorated example of a late 19th century English folk art ships model diorama...
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19th Century Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Glass, Wood

British Sailor's Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship with Red Ensign
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship circa 1765 The sailor's woolwork, also known as a woolie, depicts a port side view of a ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

British Sailor's Woolwork of a Royal Navy Second Rate Battleship
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of a Royal Navy Second Rate Battleship, Circa 1875 The charming simple sailor's woolie depicts a starboard side view of a Royal Navy second rate battleship...
Category

1870s Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Carved Haddock Trade Sign
Located in Norwell, MA
Six foot carved wood fish reminiscent of a nineteenth century trade sign. With carved gills, fins, scales, eyes and mouth. Fitted with iron hanging bo...
Category

2010s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama of a Lighthouse with Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama of a Lighthouse with Ship Date: Circa 1900 Origin: England Materials: Shells, coral, seaweed, chromolithograph, wood, glass Dimensions: 10 3/4...
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama of a Ship Passing Lighthouse
Located in Downingtown, PA
Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama of a Ship Date: Circa 1900 Origin: England Materials: Shells, coral, seaweed, chromolithograph, wood, glass Dimensions: 10 3/4 inches diameter...
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama of a Sloop under Sail
Located in Downingtown, PA
Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama of a Sloop with Lighthouse Date: Circa 1900 Origin: England Materials: Shells, coral, seaweed, chromolithograph, wood, glass Dimensions: 8 inc...
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Antique Iron Whale Flensing Knife
Located in Montreal, QC
From the days of Moby Dick, this heavy tool was used to remove blubber from a whale carcass. The triangular blade is cast at one end of a long cylindrical handle, the other end is wr...
Category

1850s Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Iron

Carved 19th Century English Ship's Figurehead of a Classical Male
Located in Essex, MA
Life-size draped classical male ship's figurehead of English 19th century origin. The carving is quite similar to that of the figurehead rescued from the HMS...
Category

19th Century Georgian Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Oak

19th Century Unique Folk Art Guernsey Shell Diorama Display
Located in London, GB
19th century unique Folk Art Guernsey shell diorama display We are proud to offer a unique folk-art hand-crafted example of a seashell diorama. Display...
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1880s Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

Late 19th Century Cased British Sailing Vessel Folk Art Maritime
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A late 19th/early 20th century cased display of a painted British sailing vessel, built by Joseph Packer, who was a carpenter in Ramsey The detailed s...
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Late 19th Century Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Blown Glass, Pine

English Brass Yacht Binnacle Mounted on Mahogany Rope Base, Southampton. C. 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
English Nautical brass yacht binnacle mounted on a mahogany rope base with an oval glass viewing port, gimballed compass, central carrying ring, and the original brass vented side li...
Category

1870s Victorian Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Carved and Painted Tuna Fish Trade Sign
Located in Norwell, MA
Expertly carved trade sign reminiscent of those that used to hand in the large waterfront fish piers in England. This tuna has been authentically painted, fitted with iron hanging bo...
Category

2010s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Mid 19th Century Sailor's Elaborate Woolie
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Sailor's elaborate woolwork, circa 1855, with a photograph of the sailor held in a woolwork frame set on the British flag on a cruciform reserve; with the "Honi Soit Qui Mal ...
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1850s Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Six Foot Carved Fish From England
Located in Norwell, MA
Six foot hand carved fish from England. Most recently from a local seafood restaurant. Nicely painted and carved showing fins, gills, mouth, eyes, etc...
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1990s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Old English Edwardian Painted Pond Yacht
Located in North Salem, NY
Lovely old Edwardian painted "scooner" pond yacht / ship from Egland with sail and rigging on stand of later date. Chaming old boat and a perfect unque gift!
Category

Early 20th Century Edwardian British Nautical Objects

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Paint

Pair of Exceptional Yacht Cabin Lanterns by Davey & Co.
By Davey & Co.
Located in Norwell, MA
Pair of top quality Davey & Co. ships lanterns. With arched and vented tops, carry handles, beveled glass, hinged doors, burners, etc. Fitted with makers badges reading "Davey & Comp...
Category

Early 1900s Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

British Sailor's Woolwork of Second Rate Royal Navy Ship with Flag Surround
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Second Rate Royal Navy Ship with Flag Surround, Circa 1875 The sailor's woolwork or woolie depicts a starboard Second Rate Royal Navy ship under full sa...
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1870s Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

19th Century Sailor's Woolie with Ship at Anchor Within Oval Cartouche, ca 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Woolie with Ship at Anchor Within Oval Cartouche, ca 1850, depicting a square-rigged single decker warship under furled sails, anchor chain leading off...
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Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Copper Ships Masthead Lantern On Base
Located in Norwell, MA
High quality solid copper and brass trimmed masthead lantern. With maker's badge from Tung Woo Masthead and Serial No. M123. Thick Fresnel lens, hinged top ve...
Category

1920s Vintage British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Copper

Nautical Vernier Sextant, G.W.Butters, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Vernier Nautical Sextant, G.W. Butters, London. A fine curved frame vernier sextant, the polished silver arc signed G.W. Butters, London. Eng...
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Early 1900s Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Lamp Table Lighthouse Seagull Cornish Granite, Nautical Sea Rock
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Appealing to the nautical or seaside enthusiast Characterful table lamp bringing the spirit of the sea into the interior, would be atmospheric in a seaside home. A large Cornish ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern British Nautical Objects

Materials

Granite

Early 20th Century English folk art scratch-built ship model of S.V Liverpool
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English folk art scratch-built ship model of S.V Liverpool One of the best examples we have uncovered, an early 20th Century example of an English folk art scrat...
Category

1920s Folk Art Vintage British Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal

English Sailor's Woolwork of a Battleship with White Ensign
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Sailor's Woolwork of a Battleship, Circa 1865-75. The sailor's woolie depicts a starboard side view of a second rate battleship flying the White ensign under sail. White se...
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Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Painting Naive Oil Four Cornish Luggers Spirit of Alfred Wallis
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Four Cornish luggers with a lighthouse on the horizon Oil on cardboard Characterful naive picture in the spirit of Alfred Wallis Measures: Board len...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Nautical Objects

Materials

Other

Sailor's Woolwork of HMS Reindeer Made by Henry Payn Hopper
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's Woolwork of HMS Reindeer of a Large Size, Made by Henry Payn Hopper, Circa 1865-70 The large woolie depicts a starboard side view of the HMS Reindeer under steam and sail. ...
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1860s Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

English Shipwright's or Carpenter's Sash Fillister Plane by Atkin and Sons
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English shipwright's or carpenter's sash fillister or plough plane, c.1900, of finely patinated beech wood and brass by Atkin and Sons, Sheffield Works, Birmingham Marked A &...
Category

Early 1900s Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal, Brass

Early 20Th Century English Maritime Sailors Gambling Game Box ‘Crown & Anchor'
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A early 20th century sailors ditty box, with painted ‘Crown & Anchor’ lid and original dice. C & A was a gambling game, its origins can be traced back to the beginning of the 18th c...
Category

Early 20th Century British Nautical Objects

Materials

Pine

British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship, The sailor's woolwork or woolie depicts a starboard view of a Second-Rate Royal Navy Ship with three masts. T...
Category

1870s Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Vintage Thomas Walker & Sons Nautical Trade Sign with Ship Log Instrument
By Thomas Walker & Son Ltd. 1
Located in Morristown, NJ
A vintage trade sign from the esteemed Thomas Walker & Sons Ltd, renowned makers of ship’s logs and chronometers in Southampton, UK. The sign is be...
Category

1950s Folk Art Vintage British Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal

British Sailor's Woolwork of a Royal Navy White Fleet Frigate
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of a Royal Navy White Fleet Frigate The sailor's woolwork depicts a portside view of a square-rigged three masted ship flying the White Ensign. The blue s...
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1870s Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Sailor's Folk Art Woolie of a Single Decker Ship of the Line, circa 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Sailor's Folk Art Woolie of a Single Decker Ship of the Line, circa 1850, a sailor's folk art woolwork picture handcrafted of woolen yarn in a bold variety of stitches, depic...
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Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Woolie with Ship of the Line and Sloop, ca 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Woolie with Triple Decker Ship of the Line and Sloop, ca 1850, depicting a starboard side view of a majestic square-rigged...
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Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

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