19th Century Sailor's Woolie of Approaching a Lighthouse, circa 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
Exceptional Mid 19th Century Sailor's Woolie of Naval Ship Approaching a Lighthouse, circa 1850, a very finely crafted sailor's woolwork with great variety of very short stitches inc...
Wool, Yarn
American Oval Timber Trade Sign with Two Masted Ship and Rope Boarder. C. 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
American oval hand carved timber trade sign with a centered two masted ship, rope border, upper painted banner "The London and New York Trading Company"...
Rope, Wood, Paint
Antique Iron Whale Flensing Knife, Hand-Crafted in England, 1850
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...
Iron
English Brass and Wood Barrel Nautical Spyglass James Chapman, London Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, 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...
Brass
American Nautical Brass Housing & Wood Collar Floating Distress Beacon, C. 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
American nautical brass housing and wood collar floating distress beacon with a glass lens, mid-19th century.
Brass
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 ...
Brass, Nickel
Carved Wood Sternboard from Captain's Gig On "Terpsichore"
Located in Norwell, MA
Captain's gig sternboard hardwood with rope carved border and brass lettering "Terpsichore Sandefjord" Norway. Great old sternboard from the Captain's gig from the Terpsichore. Circa...
Brass
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 ...
Brass
Mid-Century Rope Sconce Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual rope sconce Audoux Minet, circa 1960. With an orange milk glass opaline. Height / 14 inches.
Rope, Opaline Glass
Seguso 1930 brass nickel glass wall sconce
Located in Palermo, IT
Archimede Seguso single glass wall sconce and nickel Seguso, 1930s. The sconce was only revised in wiring, 1930s originality. For interior decor, minimalist projects. The nickel wa...
Brass, Nickel
$4,250
H 22.5 in W 29.5 in D 1.75 in
Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Five-Masted Ship under Steam, Minotaur Class
Located in Downingtown, PA
Victorian Ironclad: A Sailor’s Woolwork of a Minotaur-Class Five-Masted Ship Circa 1880 This impressive and rare sailor’s woolwork, or "woolie," offers a meticulously detailed ports...
Wool
$1,650
H 30 in W 20 in D 5 in
Vintage Thomas Walker & Sons Nautical Trade Sign with Ship Log Instrument
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...
Metal
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...
Wood
Pair of Natural Brass Wall Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of wall sconces made of natural brass with two inner lights per sconce. Straight backplate on which are coming two curved brass sheets, with the light escaping from the gap b...
Brass
Framed Nautical Burgee "FLW"
Located in Norwell, MA
Stitched cotton yacht burgee with "FLW" sewn onto a red and white pointed burgee. Matted with grey and framed. Measures: 22" tall x 30" long.
Nest of Three 19th Century Signed Nantucket Lightship Baskets
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nest of three Nantucket lightship baskets, the swing handles, staves and the ears ( which attach the handle to the basket) are all carved from oak. The bottoms are made from pine and each are stenciled with the maker's mark, "R Folger Maker Nantucket Mass." Rowland Folger (1803-1883) is considered one of Nantucket's first makers of lightship baskets. His baskets are very durable and were definitely used as utilitarian.These three baskets were discovered in an attic, where they were living for the last 90 years...
Brass
$2,372 / set
H 19.69 in W 5.12 in D 7.09 in
Pair of thick single sheet Brass Curve wall sconces in Polished Nickel
Located in London, GB
This stunning pair of wall sconces from Andrew Kornat Designs are 100% handmade from scratch from a single sheet of hand cut thick grade sheet brass, curled by hand into a scroll sha...
Brass
$6,250
H 22 in W 29.5 in D 1.5 in
British Sailor’s Woolwork Woolie of a Royal Navy Ship Flying the Red Ensign
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor’s Woolwork Woolie of a Royal Navy Ship Flying the Red Ensign Circa 1850–1864 This large British sailor’s woolwork depicts a majestic three-masted, square-rigged ship ...
Wool
Original Nautical Mast figurehead
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This antique mast figure is French and as the story goes salvaged off a French Ship damaged in the Anglo-French War (1803–1815). The one side shows fire damage and is burned in charc...
Iron
$500 / set
H 1 in W 6.5 in D 1 in
Japanese Antique Collection Hand Carved Fishing Octopus Lures Angler's Delight
Located in South Burlington, VT
Anglers Collection eleven (11) Japanese Antique Hand Carved And Signed Wood Octopus Fishing Lures A museum grouping and a rare Collector Find An unusual one-of-a-kind find collection consisting of eleven (11) Japanese antique fishing lures...
Metal
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H 17 in W 21.13 in D 1.25 in
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of Flag Bedecked Triple Decker Ship of the Line
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of Flag-Bedecked Triple Decker Ship of the Line, circa 1850, a British sailor's hand-crafted woolwork picture with a larboard side view of a triple decke...
Wool
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H 12.5 in W 16.88 in D 1.25 in
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of a British Frigate Flying Red Ensign, circa 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of a British Frigate Flying Red Ensign, circa 1850, a hand crafted sailor's woolwork picture of a British warship with single gun deck, under full sail w...
Wool
Rare scrimshaw of large whale tooth in vertical bas-relief a sailor
Located in Milan, IT
Rare scrimshaw of a large whale tooth depicted vertically in bas-relief the profile of a bearded whaler with hat on his head, height 16 cm. Datable to around the mid-19th century. O...
Teeth
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H 5 in W 1.5 in D 2.6 in
19th Century Scrimshaw Engraved Whale Tooth Antique Original Marine Artcraft
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw of a vertically engraved whale tooth, of exquisite workmanship, length 12.6 cm, depicting the bust of a Woman and on the back a whale and whalers...
Teeth
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 ...
Wool
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H 5.5 in W 1.6 in D 2 in
19th Century Scrimshaw of an Engraved Whale Tooth Antique Nautical Workmanship
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw of an engraved whale tooth, very fine workmanship, made in the half of the 19th century, length 13 cm,- inches 5.1, depicting 6 whalers on a rowing boat trying to harpoon a whale and brig / whaler and islands in the background. The back of the tooth is engraved THE WHALER BERWICK. Very good condition. The word "scrimshaw" refers to an art form and to the different products of this art, born on board American whaling ships between 1745 and 1759 as a way to occupy time during the long leisure hours...
Bone
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H 4.3 in W 1.55 in D 1 in
19th Century Scrimshaw Engraved Whale Tooth Fine Antique Nautical Workmanship
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw of an engraved whale tooth, of fine workmanship from the half of the 19th century, length 11 cm, inches 4.3, depicting 6 whalers on a rowing boat...
Bone
Ship's Octant by Spears and Co London
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's octant fitted to a step up kidney shaped box with merchants label from Eugene F Medinger, 115 Broad St New York. Schooner S.L. Baker is written in old ink. With filters, peeps...
Brass
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H 31 in W 31 in D 3 in
American Nautical Painted Life Ring with Sailing Vessel Isle of White Race, 1851
Located in Charleston, SC
American nautical painted life ring with two masted sailing vessel, us flag, and decorative outer roping, isle of white race. Mid 19th century.
Rope, Wood, Paint
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of the Scottish Schooner MARY
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century sailor's Woolie of a British Auxiliary Schooner, circa 1850s. A sailor's woolwork image of a fully rigged two masted schooner with auxiliary smokestack amidship, on a po...
Yarn
19th Century English Hunting Scene Scrimshaw Beaker
Located in London, GB
19th century English hunting scene Scrimshaw beaker We are proud to offer a very exquisitely decorated mid-19th century English scrimshaw horn beaker. ...
Bone
Mid-19th Century Set of Three Charts of the West Coast
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of three mid-19th century maritime charts of the west coast of the United States from the famous U.S. Coast Survey project. Included are San Die...
Paper