Georgian Nautical Objects

A particularly well executed needlework of a sailor and his sweetheart in a landscape, with his returning vessel in the background, cupid in the corner readying his bow and doves either side of the verse 'A magic spell...

18th century George III silk embroidered nautical scene, circa 1780, a refined picture made by hand-embroidered silk on silk, with hand painted details, depicting a version of the Classic "Sailor's Farewell" with a Patrician young lady standing on shore leaning against a fouled anchor, with a ship sailing away in the background with presumably her beau. The quality of the embroidery is exquisite as is typical with these early silks, and the painted details include very delicately done facial features, hair, arms and feet. The image is in an oval cartouche bordered by silk thread bound to resemble a braid of the lass' hair, and is placed above the embroidered legend "HOPE." These silk embroideries are thought to be the work of young ladies, no doubt from the upper classes to be able to afford such a dear material (as opposed to the thread and linen used by the middle class gals in their much more common finishing school Samplers. Georgian embroideries most often depicted stylized mourning or genre scenes; nautical pictures are really quite scarce. This is a lovely companion piece to another Georgian nautical silk embroidery we have listed. Silk is extremely fragile and does not age well over the centuries, so this piece is actually in extremely good condition. There is some discoloration, mostly around the perimeter, probably due to sunlight o perhaps some water over the years. Between subject and condition, this is one of the best Georgian silk embroidery...

18th century George III silk embroidered nautical scene, circa 1780, a refined picture made by hand-embroidered silk on silk, with hand painted details, depicting a version of the Classic "Sailor's Farewell" with a Patrician young lady in melancholic pose on shore leaning against an anchor, gazing at a ship sailing away over the horizon with presumably her beau. The quality of the embroidery is exquisite as is typical with these early silks, and the painted details include very delicately done facial features and hair, as well as the wispy clouds in the blue sky. These silk embroideries are thought to be the work of young ladies, no doubt from the upper classes to be able to afford such a dear material (as opposed to the thread and linen used by the middle class gals in their much more common finishing school Samplers. Georgian embroideries most often depicted stylized mourning or genre scenes; nautical pictures are really quite scarce. The ocean here is embroidered in a manner which seems reminiscent of Chinese Export work. This is a lovely companion piece to another Georgian nautical silk embroidery we have listed. Silk is extremely fragile and does not age well over the centuries, so this piece is actually in very good condition relative to most you would see. There are some rust stains coming through from nails in the mounting, several short tears from the backing, and some discoloration probably due to sunlight. Between subject and condition, it is probably the best Georgian silk embroidery...

19th century English binnacle base, circa 1830, walnut, cylindrical body with brass top and base, large panel door with central painted crest that reads "Honi Soit Mal Pense" [Shame ...

Wedgwood pottery large painted plaque, The Sailor's Farewell, circa 1820. The large polychrome circular painted plaque depicts a scene known as "The Sailor's Farewell". The plaq...

An animated half length portrait of a sailor, painted in a naive style oil on board. Dated 1775 and indistinctly signed W.C, housed in a pine frame with a scumble finish.   ...

Stunning George III stick barometer Highly grained and beautifully figured mahogany case with satinwood stringing, broken arch pediment with original brass central finial, turne...

Very nice 18th century leather pitcher or "black jack," fashioned from stitched thick hide leather bearing the (believable) date "1765" in original polychrome paint.

A remarkable Wedgwood & Co. creamware bowl with a printed British ship in the interior with hand colouring to flag and hull. The exterior with scenes of the Birth of Venus after Francois Boucher (now in the Wallace Collection) and of Neptune on his sea-chariot pulled by sea horses with a triton preceding him blowing on a conch. There is also a print of a man and women dancing as a fiddler plays. In the final panel there is also a printed poem within a rococo frame which reads: He haftes unto his native Shore, Where dwells fweet joy and reft His lovely Sufan's fmiles implore To crown and make him blest; Now all his tiols and dangers blesft; And Sufan's love remains; The honest Tar is bleft at laft, Her fmiles reward his pains This is the last stanza of a poem called the Dauntless Sailor. The song is found in The Columbian Songster Being a Large Collection of Fashionable Songs for Gentlemen and Ladies in a Series of Numbers, printed by Nathaniel Heaton. Mark: Impressed Wedgwood & Co. Provenance: Jonathan Horne, London with price tag of $2,175.00 (old label on base) Reference: A Celebration of the Sea, Rina Prentice, Page 107, 167 for a Liverpool creamware...

The lead glazed moulded earthenware with a puce printed design of sea shells and sea weed with a similarly colored painted feathered rim in puce and remains of original gold enhancem...