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Period: 20th Century
Mid-Century Round Rope Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Round nautical rope mirror Audoux Minet, circa 1960. Rare dark brown color. Size: 15 inches diameter.
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Rope, Mirror

American Naval Two Masted Clipper Ship Brig Model Under Glass, US Perry 20th C.
Located in Charleston, SC
American Naval two masted clipper ship brig model mounted on stand under a glass case. The US Perry was a brig commissioned by the United States Navy October 1843 prior to the American Civil War...
Category

American American Empire 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Glass, Mahogany, Pine, Paint

Early 20th Century French Folk Art Shellwork Table
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful folk art rectangular shellwork table featuring a top with foliate polychrome sand design around shells under glass, with the entire surface of the sides and legs covered with small seashells set...
Category

French Folk Art 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell, Glass, 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

English Edwardian 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Paint

Large Danish Maple and Mahogany Pond Yacht Ship Model
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large elegant wooden pond yacht ship model in maple and mahogany. High quality, hand-built. Deck fitted with small screws. Denmark 1920-1930....
Category

Danish Other 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Folk Art Ship Model
Located in Doylestown, PA
A naive Folk Art ship model in carved wood with fabric sails and elaborate rigging, American, circa 1900.
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

America's Cup Yacht "Defender" of 1895
Located in Norwell, MA
Model of the America's Cup yacht "Defender" winner of the 1895 race, defeating Valkyrie III. The New York Yacht Club yacht was built and designed by Herreshoff for railroad magnate a...
Category

20th Century Nautical Objects

Framed ICS Letter Signal Pennant "X"
Located in Norwell, MA
International Code Signal letter pennant. Stitched white linen panel with navy blue, centered cross representing the letter X for Xray meaning "Stop carrying out your intentions and ...
Category

20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Cotton

Mid-Century Pair of Rope & Wood Stool Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Audoux Minet rope stool with wood base. Height / 10.2inches. Diameter / 11 inches.
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Fabric, Rope, Wood

Turn of the Century Double Sailor's Valentine
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Double Sailor's Valentine, dated 1903, a pair of handcrafted shell collages mounted in mahogany octagonal shadowboxes, hinged together and mounted with a clasp. This valentine features a heart and the inscription "Barbados, 1903." 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, though there is a little looseness to the frame backboards. 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...
Category

Bajan Folk Art Antique 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Clipper Ship Sovereign of the Seas
Located in Norwell, MA
The fastest ship ever built. California clipper Sovereign of the Seas model. The Sovereign of the Seas was built in 1852 by renowned ship b...
Category

20th Century Nautical Objects

Square Mirror Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, circa 1960
Located in Austin, TX
Square Mirror Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, circa 1960. Seagrass rope braided. 19.5 inches on 19.5 inches.
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Mirror, Seagrass

Scratch-Built Ship Model, Circa 1900
Located in Doylestown, PA
A wonderful scratch-built ship model of a steam-sailer with full rigging, on a stand, circa 1890
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Wood & Rope Oval Gueridon Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Oval Mid-Century wood & rope gueridon Audoux Minet, Circa 1960. Height / 19 inches. Diameter / 23 inches by 15.5 inches.
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal

Small 1920s Danish Shipyard Model in Pine
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Danish shipyard model from the 1920s-30s, crafted in pine with fine detailing and a naturally aged patina. Despite its modest size, this piece exudes character and reflects the sk...
Category

Danish Other 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Pine

Early 20th Century French Naval Battleship Training Models
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare set of early 20th century cast lead French Naval battleship training models used by servicemen in identifying ships from the air. We had a custom steel plate made for display ...
Category

French 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Lead

Mid-Century French Rope Magazine Rack Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
French rope magazine rack Audoux Minet, circa 1960. Measures: Height 15.3 inches, length 14.7" on 12.5 inches.
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Rope

Sailor's Folk Art Knot Board, circa 1940
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early Vintage American Sailor's Folk Art Knot Board, circa 1940, a classic piece of sailor's folk art showcasing over 50 knots, bends, hitches and splices, ...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Rope, Plywood

Mid-Century Rope Pendant Chandelier Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rope sphere pendant or chandelier Audoux Minet, circa 1960 with white opaline glass. Height / 13" the lamp ,total 25.5" with the rope, diameter / 12 inches. Nautical style.
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Rope, Glass

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

English 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Canvas, Pine

Mid-Century Rope Lamp Lantern Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Midcentury rope lamp lantern by Audoux Minet, circa 1960. Height / 8.8 inches, diameter / 5.5 inches.
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Rope, Plastic

Mid-Century Rope Hand Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Rope Hand Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet.
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Rope, Mirror

Private Yacht "Melinka"
Located in Norwell, MA
A fine Vincent Castello model of the famous, 1983 winner skippered by Dennis Conner. Presented in wood and glass case. Measures: 42 x 33-1/2 x 11...
Category

20th Century Nautical Objects

Mid-Century Pair of Rope Ship Wheel Sconce Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Original pair of rope ship wheel sconces Audoux Minet, circa 1960. Nautical.
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Rope

Vintage Large Nautical Maritime Brass Glass Ship's Hourglass Display Model Timer
Located in San Diego, CA
Very unique large maritime/nautical brass and glass hourglass. Wonderful dorm and design. Brass has a wonderful patina and can be polished if desired. H...
Category

American 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Bronze

Mid-Century Unusual Round Rope Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual French round rope mirror Audoux Minet, circa 1960. Measures: width / 11.5 inches. height / 21 inches.  
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Rope, Mirror

Folk Art Nantucket Island Ornamental Fishing Line "Fish" Spool Souvenir
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand carved and painted mint green fish souvenir spool from Nantucket Island (ca. 1940s, MA, USA). The fishing twine is connected to a small metal hook affixed to the fish's mouth. Warm patina / good age commensurate with history (small spots of wood / paint loss along with crazing). Small but impressive vintage fishing collectible...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Stone

1920s Art Deco Sailing Boat in Wood and Silvered Brass by Carlo Mazzolini Padova
Located in Vigonza, Padua
ornament 1920s Art Deco Sailing Boat in Wood and Silvered Brass by Carlo Mazzolini Padova
Category

Italian Art Deco 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Nautical Miles Gauge on Board
Located in Norwell, MA
Thomas Walker & Son polished and lacquered "Nautical Miles gauge with three readings. Mounted to a wood backboard with a finely carved rope border and dark rich finish. Weight is 12 ...
Category

Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Antique English Wooden Skiff Model
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty antique English Edwardian Thames river rowing skiff model with sale, hand crafted in mahogany with ambitious accuracy. Presented on a hand crafted wood...
Category

English Edwardian 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Mid-Century Rope Desk Lamp Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rope table or desk lamp byAudoux Minet, circa 1960. European socket.
Category

European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Rope

Scale Nautical Vintage Model of an English Motorboat, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Scale model of an English motorboat (antique motor yacht) from the 1950s, wooden planking hull. Measures: Length 57 cm, 23.44 inches, width 13.5 cm, 5.3 ...
Category

British Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Rope Sconce Sphere Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual rope sconce sphere with white opaline shade Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Rope, Opaline Glass

Early 20th Century Folk Art Ship Diorama
Located in San Mateo, CA
Folk art diorama of a ship being towed by a tug boat. At the bottom of the diorama is a representation of the shore with buildings and a lighthouse. ...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Rope, Glass, Wood

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...
Category

English Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Mermaid Rope Lamp Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Midcentury mermaid rope lamp by Audoux Minet Measures: Height / 13.5".
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Rope

Steam Yacht "Corsair" of 1930, Ship Model in Wood Display Case with Table
Located in Norwell, MA
Steam yacht model of J.P. Morgan's "Corsair IV" mounted into a custom glass and mahogany display case with table. This model is outfitted with raised paneled mahogany cabins, planked deck, turned brass fittings, rigged masts etc... Detailed longboats and launches hang from davits. The vessel flies the New York Yacht Club burgee and the Morgan house flag. Mounted into a mahogany display case with matching table. Overall Dimensions: 56" L x 16" W x 57" H Corsair IV (1930) J.P. Morgan Jr. and his legendary business tycoon father, J. Pierpont Morgan, owned four yachts christened Corsair, and built three of them. Each yacht was bigger, faster, and more comfortable than the preceding one. The Morgan Corsair created major media attention for the times resulting in a legendary quote by the senior Morgan when he was asked how much it cost...
Category

20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Pop Art Niki de Saint Phalle Inflatable Plastic Snake Collectibles, France 1999
Located in Miami, FL
Pop art Niki de Saint Phalle double sided inflatable plastic Snake collectibles, France, 1999. Swimming pool toys for happiness. Never used, New out of the ...
Category

French Modern 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Plastic

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

British Folk Art 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Glass

20th C. Vintage Large Double Wooden Pulley Block Industrial Maritime Nautical
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Exceptionally large industrial nautical wooden pulley block with double wood sheaves made from oak, steel. Very rustic and stylish item with a romantic wear of hard labour. Pulle...
Category

Belgian Industrial 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal

Cased Model of a Whaling Longboat
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive handmade whaling longboat model with canvas sails and a realistic painted wood hull complete with oars and harpoons. Presented in a custom mahogany and glass case with bra...
Category

American Arts and Crafts 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Hardwood

Pair bookends on black marble base depicting brass sailboat
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of bookends on black marble base depicting brass sailboat. English manufacture of the 1950s. Measurements 13x9x16.5 cm - inches 5.1x3.6x6.5. The last photo is the gift box.
Category

Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Marble

Steam Yacht Model of the "Harvard"
Located in Norwell, MA
Expertly crafted model of George Baker's private steam yacht "Harvard". Baker founded the Harvard Business School in Cambridge and the Baker Library...
Category

20th Century Nautical Objects

Ligtship Boston
Located in Norwell, MA
Coast guard lightship Boston model. A lightvessel, or lightship, is a ship that acts as a lighthouse. They are used in waters that are too deep or otherwise unsuitable for lighthouse...
Category

20th Century Nautical Objects

Vintage wooden and brass ship's compass with side weights, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Vintage old ship's compass, in solid wood and gilded brass, dome with internal compass and colored side weights, very fascinating navigation work tool, from Italy from the 1900s. max...
Category

Italian 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Walnut

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

English 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Canvas, Pine

Mid-Century Spanish Souvenir Model of a late 18 Century Frigate
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This souvenir model of a late 18 Century Sailing Frigate was crafted in Spain, circa 1950 and sits on an integral wooden base decorated with a small plaque which reads “Fragata Espanola...
Category

Spanish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Bronze

Henry Culver Model of Revenge
Located in Norwell, MA
Rare ship model of the noted warship "Queen Anne's Revenge", by famous ship modeler Henry Brundage Culver. This is an exceptional piece with a very colorful paint scheme, exceptional rigging, quality sail work and fabulous woodwork. The model is set into a Fine arch topped display case with French doors...
Category

Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood, Paint

Solid Brass U.S. Navy Ship's Binnacle
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass battleship binnacle with gimballed compass. Iron compensating balls are mounted to brackets. Quite heavy. from the US Navy. Torpedo base. Great polish job. Overall dim...
Category

Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Handcrafted Natural Coastal Sea Shell Encrusted Anchor Wall Hanging
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A natural hand-crafted sea shell encrusted anchor wall hanging. Created from wood, this piece is in the shape of a boat anchor, and features applied natural sea shells of all colors....
Category

American Victorian 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell, Wood

Pond Model made in 1930 of a yacht used to navigate ponds
Located in Milan, IT
Model made in the 1930s of a yacht used for sailing in ponds. Original masts, rigging and sails, beautiful wooden hull with original paint, plumbed keel, wood and brass support tai...
Category

Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

1930's Boathouse Marker From Maine
Located in Hudson, NY
Fantastic piece of early 20th century American folk art. The sound object was attached to the side of a Boathouse in maine. Created at some point in the 1930s and retaining the origi...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Aluminum

Japanese Ship's Lantern of Solid Brass by Nippon Sento Co. LTD
Located in Norwell, MA
Genuine solid brass ship's lantern by Japanese maker Nippon Sento Co. LTD. Clear Fresnel glass lens with removable red filter. Mid twentieth century anchor lantern that has been meti...
Category

Japanese Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Copper Ships Port and Starboard Lanterns
Located in Norwell, MA
Pair of solid copper ships port and starboard ships lanterns from the Steamship Cyrena. With makers badges from William Harvie of Birmingham. Both are fitted...
Category

Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Copper

Nautical Folk Art Hand Carved Wooden Whimsy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
American whimsy with traditional 'ball in cage' decoration, all carved and whittled from one continuous piece of wood, circa early 20th century. The bottom tip suggests that this pie...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Audoux Minet Style Oval Wall Mirror Nautical French Provincial Rope & Jute
Located in Miami, FL
1970s Audoux Minet style oval nautical French Provincial Robe & Jute wall mirror. Superb handmade craftsmanship.
Category

French French Provincial 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal

Pop Art Niki de Saint Phalle Inflatable Plastics Rhino Collectibles, France 1999
Located in Miami, FL
Pop Art Niki de Saint Phalle inflatable plastics Rhino collectibles, France, 1999. Toys for happiness.
Category

French Modern 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Plastic

Mid-Century Basket Jardiniere Rope Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rare nautical rope basket jardiniereAudoux Minet, circa 1960. Measure: 25" with the handle, 17.5" without.
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Rope

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