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Place of Origin: British
Six Foot Carved Wood Codfish
Located in Norwell, MA
Carved wood codfish trade sign reminiscent of the signs that used to hang in the English fish terminals in the 19th century. Detailed carving with gills, fins, scales, eyes and snout...
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2010s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Six Foot Carved Wood Tuna Fish
Located in Norwell, MA
Finely carved tuna fish trade sign with pickled finish. Carved from solid timber with fins, gills, eyes and snout. Fitted with hanging hooks. Overal...
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2010s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

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...
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1850s Antique British Nautical Objects

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Iron

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...
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Early 1900s Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

British Sailor's Large Woolwork Woolie of HMS Victoria
Located in Downingtown, PA
British sailor's woolwork woolie of HMS Victoria, Berlin wool on linen (Duck), circa 1865 The large sailor's woolwork or woolie depicts HMS Victoria, named below on a banner, wi...
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Mid-19th Century 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

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Wood

English 19th Century Trinity House Dressing Box with Three Masted Schooner Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
English rosewood 19th century Trinity House dressing box with perspective cube inlay to three sides and a British three masted square rigged schooner inlaid to the top; she is sailing on a white capped sea. Various woods were used for the inlays including ebony, rosewood, walnut, satinwood, boxwood and sycamore. The interior is original with tartan paper in the top and a lift out dressing tray with three lidded inlaid compartments . Circa 1870 Trinity House is the name for the lighthouse keepers service, members of whom take care of lighthouses and other navigational aides including buoys in shipping channels. Trinity House boxes...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Nautical Objects

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Rosewood

Chart of the East Coast of England
Located in Norwell, MA
Chart of the East Coast of England, from Dungeness to Flamborough, including the entrances to the Thames River. Drawn by hydrographer J.W. Norie in 1841. Includes Kent, Essex and Suf...
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1840s Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Chart of Japan by James Imray and Son
Located in Norwell, MA
Chart of southern Japan compiled by James F. Imray and published in 1870. The chart captures the coast and islands. Includes Nagasaki, Kii Channel, Gulf of Yed...
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1870s Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Chart of West Coast of South America by James Imray and Son
Located in Norwell, MA
Chart of West Coast of South America compiled by James F. Imray and published in 1880. The chart captures the west coast from Valparaiso to Truxillo. Includes ...
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1880s Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

19th Century Matched Pair of Sailor's Yachting Woolies
Located in Nantucket, MA
Very unusual 19th century matched pair of sailor's Yachting Woolies, circa 1870, a true pair of woolworks featuring mirror images of the same Yawl rigged yacht, and period photograph...
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

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 ...
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1850s Victorian Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Vintage English Nautical Binnacle in Tall Copper/ Brass and Mahogany Housing, Ty
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...
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Early 20th Century Industrial British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Copper

British Woolwork 'Woolie' of Three Ships
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large British woolwork of three ships including the Ada and two smaller craft, circa 1875. The wool depicts three ships- a port side view of The Merchant ship Ada, another sail-i...
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1870s Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

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

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Linen, Wood

Large Mahogany Antique Boat Model
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Inspired model of a boat or skiff expertly crafted in mahogany, probably by a boat builder, having a graceful form and has acquired a well earned patina only time can give.
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19th Century Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

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...
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Late 19th Century Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

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...
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19th Century Georgian Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Oak

English Brass and Mahogany Yacht Binnacle Southampton, Circa 1870
Located in Hollywood, SC
English yacht binnacle mounted on a mahogany rope motif base, oval glass viewing port, with the original removable brass vented side light and carrying handle. Binnacle is fitted with an interior compass submerged in alcohol signed...
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1870s Victorian Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

English Brass and Wood Barrel Nautical Spyglass James Chapman, London Circa 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
English brass and wood barrel nautical ship captain's spyglass with a single draw, polished sunshade, lense cap, and engraved focal tube by maker James Chapman St. Catherines Dock, L...
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1850s William IV Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

A Large Gothic Revival Carved Oak Barometer with a Rare Snail Tail Thermometer
By Bruce James Talbert
Located in London, GB
A large Gothic Revival oak barometer with blind trefoil carved pediment, a rare snail tail mercury thermometer flanked by turned and incised uprights with sunflower carvings. A small...
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1880s Gothic Revival Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Oak

British Sailor's Woolwork Pair of Pictures or Woolies with Ship and Flags
Located in Downingtown, PA
The pair of large Sailor's woolwork pictures are within maple frames and a gilt inner border with a sand colored mat. These are known as woolies. The pictures are a true pair with all the details reversed with the ships facing towards each other. The wools have a central round panel depicting a ship on stormy seas with puffed sails and arrayed around the panel are eight flags, four to each side. On the outside is the United States flag depicted in blue and white below which is an unidentified British flag, the Turkish flag...
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1860s Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool, Textile

Hand Built Model of an English Fishing Smack
Located in Woodbury, CT
Fully fitted with proper sails (colored the tint that they would have been after their first proofing coat), chains and anchor, it proudly displays its workman roots. Employed throug...
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19th Century Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Oak

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

British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship at Sea
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship at Sea, Circa 1870 The sailor's woolwork or woolie depicts a port side view of the Royal Navy frigate under full sail and flying the Whi...
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1860s Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Vintage Cased Sextant, English, Nautical, Handheld Scientific Instrument, C.1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage cased sextant. An English, cast metal nautical handheld scientific instrument, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960. Appealing mid-century scientific instrum...
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Mid-20th Century British Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal

19th Century Small Sailor's Woolie of the Bark ADA, circa 1880
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Small Sailor's Woolie of the Bark ADA, circa 1880, a small hand-crafted sailor's woolwork of the bark-rigged frigate ADA, a so-called "Sloop of War," rendered with thick...
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

British Sailor's Woolwork with Four Ships Sailing Under Star Light
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork with Four Ships Sailing Under Star Light, Circa 1860-75 The unusual large British sailor's woolie depicts a scene from the Crimea War...
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1860s Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Gwen, a Named British Sailor's Woolwork
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork or Woolie, The Gwen, Circa 1875 The small British sailor's woolie depicts a starboard view of the brigantine Gwen sailing on a calm blue sea and flying...
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1870s Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Sailor's Woolwork Woolie of Gaff-Rigged Sloop with Two Other Ships
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's Woolwork Woolie of Gaff-rigged Sloop, Circa 1870 The British sailor's woolwork or woolie depicts a starboard side view of a gaff-rigged sloop under full sail against a clou...
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

British Sailor's Woolwork with Sea Rescue
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's Woolwork with Sea Rescue, Circa 1865-75. The rare sailor's woolwork or woolie depicts a real life incident. It is titled "The Boats and Crew of H.M.S. Arethusa Rescuing the Crew from the Brig George Duncan...
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1860s Folk Art Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

English 19thC Ship Diorama
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1850 English 19thC ship diorama - ‘Allan Line Four Master' Unusual to see the Keel below the water line. Measures: W59 x D12 x H39 cm.
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Mid-19th Century Antique British Nautical Objects

Materials

Softwood

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