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Period: 19th Century
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

English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship off Land, Signed & Dated WR 1865
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship off Land, Signed & Dated WR 1865. Crafted with meticulous detail, this charming miniature woolwork depicts a Royal Navy ship sailing nea...
Category

Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship in Bay with House
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship in Bay, Circa 1860-75 This meticulously crafted sailor's woolwork, often called a "woolie," is rendered in Berlin wool and portrays a Ro...
Category

Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

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 ...
Category

English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

19th Century Large Sailor's Valentine in Mahogany Case, circa 1880
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Large Sailor's Valentine in Mahogany Case, circa 1880, a hand-crafted shell collage with heart and rosebuds pattern within an eight-pointed star, set in a large mahogany octa...
Category

Bajan Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell, Wood

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

English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

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...
Category

English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

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

British Victorian Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

British Sailor's Woolwork of Second Rate Royal Navy Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Second Rate Royal Navy Ship, Circa 1760-65 The sailor's woolie depicts a port side view of a Second-Rate Royal Navy ship under full sail on a blue sea w...
Category

Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Very Decorative Antique Ship Model with Beautiful Wear and Tear
Located in Beerse, VAN
Beautiful antique ship model made of different types of painted wood. It was most likely made as a toy as we can tell by the less detailed construc...
Category

French Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Scrimshaw of engraved whale tooth depicting the Captain F. Swain 1850
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw of an engraved whale tooth, depicting on one side the half-bust of the smartly dressed and handsome Captain F. Swain. On the Back the inscription Master The WHALER SWAN f...
Category

Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Teeth

British Sailor's Woolwork of Merchant Ship Under Full Sail
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Merchant Ship Under Full Sail, Circa 1875 The British sailor's woolie depicts a port side view of a large three-masted ship flying the Red Ensign on a f...
Category

Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

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...
Category

English Victorian Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

British Sailor's Large Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship Under Full Sail
Located in Downingtown, PA
Seafaring Artistry: A British Sailor's Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship, Circa 1865–75 This remarkable British sailor's woolwork, or "wool...
Category

English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

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...
Category

English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

19th Century Sailor's Woolie of the Ship JANE Under Full Sail
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early to Mid 19th Century Sailor's Woolie of the Merchant Ship JANE Under Full Sail, circa 1840s, a hand-crafted sailor's woolwork picture depicting a larboard side view of fully rig...
Category

English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool, Cotton

British Sailor's Woolwork with Port Side view of Ram-bowed Royal Navy Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork with Port Side view of Ram-bowed Royal Navy Ship, Circa 1880. This 19th-century sailor's woolwork, or "woolie," presents a striking port side view of a Roy...
Category

Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Amazing Female Cameo Carved Shell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic hand carved shell with a girl carved out. Fine condition.
Category

American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Amazing Female Cameo Carved Shell
Amazing Female Cameo Carved Shell
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category

French Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Iron

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 ...
Category

English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

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...
Category

English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

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...
Category

English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Nantucket Lightship Basket, Made by Davis Hall on the South Shoal Lightship
Located in Nantucket, MA
Oval Nantucket lightship basket with shaped oak swing handle ending in carved round “lollipop” ends and brass ears. Remnants of the original paper label remains on the bottom. Made...
Category

North American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Cane, Rattan, Oak

American Gilt Carved Wood and Poly Chromed Roman Guard Figurehead, Circa 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
American gilt carved wood and poly chromed nautical figurehead of Roman guard in military attire. Late 19th century.
Category

American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Antique Nautical Ship Bench
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This is a very unique item, It was a bench used on the rear of an old ship. There are handles made of iron that were used to move it on an off the ship when it wasn't needed. The ori...
Category

American Primitive Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Nautical Ship Bench
Antique Nautical Ship Bench
$3,900 Sale Price
43% Off
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...
Category

English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Antique Leather and Steel Fishing Gaff Hook
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An antique gaff fishing hook with Bird's Eye Maple body, steel hook and leather grip. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1880-1940. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUE...
Category

Rustic Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Steel

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

English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

19th Century Boxed Ships Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
19th century ships compass set into a dovetailed box with sliding lid. Brass bowl compass with gimbaled. Weight is 9 pounds.
Category

Antique 19th Century 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...
Category

English Sporting Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Linen, Wood

19th Century American Carved and Decorated Ship's Figurehead, circa 1880
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century American Carved and Decorated Ship's Figurehead, circa 1880, in the form of an elegant young lady, with lovely features and beautifully carved hair pulled back in a bun,...
Category

American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

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

English Victorian Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

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 ...
Category

English Victorian Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

19th Century Adirondack Duck Boat in Old Blue Paint
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

American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood, Paint

1880s Onion Porch Lantern Rustic Caged Globe Cabin-Modern Nautical Bubble Lamp
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Nice antique onion lantern, unknown maker. A wonderful rustic decor for tabletop or hanging. Sold as a prop for decor only, the function of the o...
Category

American Victorian Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Glass

Skylight Yacht Binnacle Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Beautiful solid brass yacht binnacle from John Bliss of New York with gimbaled compass mounted to a varnished wood base. The compass bezel is engraved J...
Category

Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

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...
Category

English Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

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

American American Empire Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

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

English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

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

English Folk Art Antique 19th Century 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

English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

American Cast Brass Engraved Yachtsman's Speaking Trumpet, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
American hand held cast brass engraved Yachtsman's speaking trumpet with bell shaped soldered mouthpiece, coned-shaped column with original interior red paint, and terminating on a r...
Category

American American Empire Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Five-Masted Ship under Steam, Minotaur Class
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Five-masted Ship under Steam, HMS Minotaur or HMS Agincourt, Minotaur Class Broadside Ironclad, circa 1880 The sailor's woolie depicts a portsi...
Category

English Folk Art Antique 19th Century 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.
Category

English British Colonial Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

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

British Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

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...
Category

English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Print depicting table No. 20 Illustrated Atlas F.A. Brockhaus Leipzig 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Print depicting plate No. 20 from engraving on steel plate and taken from the Illustrated Atlas published by F.A. Brockhaus, in Leipzig 1869-1875 the iconographic encyclopedia of t...
Category

Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

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

American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Large Vintage Hand Blown Glass Fishing Float A good Example, hand blown
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Vintage Hand Blown Glass Fishing Float A good Example, hand blown with a large pontil and hand knotted hemp rope net, in good antique condition The float is 12” in diameter an...
Category

Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

19th Century Maritime Nautical Sailor Folk Art Carved Cassia Pod Nut Curiosity
Located in Lowestoft, GB
We believe this to be a cassia pod, and likely picked up by a sailor on his travels in the mid to late 19th century. The pod has been hollowed out with two hinged doors and external ...
Category

European Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

Antique Sawfish Rostrum on Stand
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare and striking sawfish rostrum presented on a custom stand. This natural object, with its rhythmic succession of teeth and raw, tactile surface, evokes both primitive weaponry and...
Category

Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Bone

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...
Category

English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Antique Decorative Lead Plaque, Scandinavian, Viking, Arts and Crafts, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a heavy antique decorative lead plaque. A Scandinavian, relief panel with Viking long ship scene, dating to the Arts & Crafts movement of the late ...
Category

Scandinavian Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Lead

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

English Victorian Antique 19th Century 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...
Category

British Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Glass, 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...
Category

English Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Iron

19th Century Double Sailor's Valentine
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Double Sailor's Valentine, circa 1880, a pair of handcrafted shell collages mounted in mahogany octagonal shadowboxes, hinged together and mounted with a clasp and a chain for hanging. This valentine features a heart and the message "Forget Me Not." The valentine is in great condition, but does of course have a few shells that have come loose over the past century and a half. The cases remain in great condition as well. Each Measures: 9-1/8 in H x 9-1/8 in W Victorians in the Age of Exploration and its accompanying Eclectic Movement embraced arts and crafts from around the world. Shell boxes are frequently seen, and even the odd shell diorama...
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Bajan Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell, Mahogany

Mahogany and Brass Skylight Ship Binnacle, T.S. & J.D. Negus NY, Circa 1860
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany and brass skylight ship binnacle. T.S. and J.D. Negus company was established in 1848 in New York City. They were makers of fine scientific instruments, circa 1848-1900. This highly desirable and maritime instrument is made of carved mahogany with a brass and glass skylight...
Category

American American Empire Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Iron

Silk Embroidered Hand Painted Seascape by Thomas Willis, circa 1890
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

American Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Canvas, Silk

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...
Category

British Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

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