Late 19th Century Nautical Objects

Antique Turn of the Century Folk Art whaling scene hooked rug, late 19th or early 20th century, a hand hooked wool rug with unique depiction of a South Seas whaling scene with large naive whale ship...

Very large 19th century sailor's woolie of double decker ship of the line, circa 1870, a sailor's hand embroidered woolen yarn panel depicting a Briti...

Large 19th century Sailor's Woolie of Ship and Lighthouse, circa 1870, a sailor's hand embroidered woolen yarn panel depicting a full rigged ship approaching a lighthouse on a headla...

Sailor's double valentine with compass rose and heart, Barbados, West Indies, circa 1885. The sailor's valentine with a central heart design to one s...

Folk Art English copper and metal weather vane ship, circa 1880 This lot is a wonderful example of a genuine late 19th century copper and metal mounted weather vane tip in the sha...

Fine solid brass engine order telegraph. Diminutive size probably places it on a yacht. Faceplate with commands in French and maker's name A Met...

Authentic copper pair of port and starboard lanterns. Red and blue/green globe lenses. Measures: 12 x 9 x 7.

Brass anchor light, clear fresnel lens, vented top, carry handle. Measure: 13 x 6.

Fine British Sailor's woolwork of the Mary Ann, circa 1870-80. A wonderful example of the sailor's art often known as woolies. A large "painterly" woolwork picture of a portside ...

Sailor's Valentine, Forget Me Not, Barbados, circa 1885. The double sailor's valentine has two panel composed of seashells. The right side with the motto, Forget me Not surro...

Sailor's double Valentine-For My Dearie, Barbados, circa 1885 Fabulous sailor's double valentine within a mahogany frame with the rare motto "For my Dearie" on the left in a c...

Sailor's woolwork woolie of the named ship "City of Paris", Signed by the Maker T. Maxted, circa 1890. The charming woolie depicts a starboard view of the City of Paris ship sailing on a chequerboard sea with steam from the three large funnels made with French knots and with sails hoisted. The City of Paris held the Blue Riband as the fastest ship on the North Atlantic route from 1889 to 1891 and again from 1892 to 1893. (City of Paris was launched seven months after City of New York and began her maiden voyage on 3 April 1889. A month later, she won the Blue Riband with an average speed of 19.95 knots on the first westbound voyage under six days). The maker T. Maxted has signed the wool to the lower left in pink red thread "BY/ T. MAXTED." Dimensions: 14 inches x 20 inches x 1 inch deep. Reference: wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_City_of_Paris_(1888) City of Paris, was a British-built passenger liner of the Inman Line that held the Blue Riband as the fastest ship on the north Atlantic route from 1889 to 1891 and again from 1892 to 1893. A sister ship of the City of New York and a rival of the White Star Line Teutonic and Majestic, she proved to be the quickest of the pre-Campania twin-screw express liners. In 1893, she was renamed Paris and transferred to US registry when the Inman Line was merged into the American Line. She and her sister were paired with the new American built St Louis and St Paul to form one of the premier Atlantic services: known as the "big four". Paris served the US Navy as the auxiliary cruiser Yale during the Spanish American War and is remembered for slipping into the harbor at San Juan, Puerto Rico under the Spanish guns...