19th Century Pressed Seaweed Album in a Scallop Shell Binding
Located in South Paris, ME
Fabulous pressed seaweed album cleverly bound in a scallop shell. Bunt orange ribbon ties. Fifteen individual seaweed pressings. This is the only album of this kind I have ever seen ...
Paper, Shell
Sailor's Woolwork Picture, Royal Navy Ship & Flags of All Nations, circa 1875
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's Woolwork Picture, Royal Navy Ship and Flags of All Nations Circa 1875–1890 This elaborate and finely worked woolwork centers on a circular medallion depicting a Royal Navy ...
Wool
Antique British Colonial Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and unusual English 19th century sailors valentine handcrafted with exotic seashells. Around images with figures and architecture. Under a convex lens.
Shell, Organic Material
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
English Sailor's Woolwork of a Battleship with White Ensign
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork Picture of a Royal Navy Ship of the Line English, circa 1865–1875 This accomplished sailor's woolwork — affectionately known among collectors as a "woolie"...
Wool
British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship HMS Hero
Located in Downingtown, PA
The Royal Transport: Sailor's Woolwork of HMS Hero Circa 1860 A fine and historically significant Victorian sailor's woolwork picture (commonly known as a "woolie"), dating to the m...
Wool
Late 19th century scale model of a wooden boat
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Late 19th century scale model of a wooden boat circa 1890. Beautiful scale model of what is likely to be a schooner. Finely hand crafted and detailed with the main body being made ...
Pine
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....
Shell, Wood
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...
Brass
Victorian English Nautical Diorama Ship in Oak Case, 15x28 Inches
Located in Queens, NY
English Country style Victorian diorama in oak case of sail/steam ship with small lighthouse.
Oak
Large Sailor's Woolwork of Britannia with Ships Celebrating Trade and Commerce
Located in Downingtown, PA
Ruling the Waves: A Grand Victorian Sailor's Woolie of Britannia, Trade, and Commerce This remarkable large-scale sailor's woolwork, or "woolie," is a triumphant expression of Victo...
Wool
$5,950 / set
Pair of Carved Wood Iron Ship Half Hull Models
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive pair of mirror image antique half hull models crafted in pine, paint decorated, and faithfully rendered in form to early iron ship hull de...
Mahogany, Pine
$1,884Sale Price|20% Off
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 ...
Lead
$316Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Glass
$956
Ships Wheel
Located in Glasgow, GB
A fine Late Victorian Yacht wheel. Caste from Bronze with Bronze connecting bolts . All original fitments . In working order and could very simply be fitted to a working vessel.
Bronze
19th Century Maritime Curiosities Launch Bottle Shards Naval Sailors
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Trio of 19th century maritime curiositys, two glass bottle neck shards from the launch bottles of two ships. Also an unused streamer from another ships maiden voyage All have the wax...
Glass, Paper
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
19th Century Chromolithograph of a Sailor Boy
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century chromolithograph of a sailor boy, circa 1880, a colored print on canvas view of a young American sailor boy sitting astride a bowsprit. A class...
Canvas
$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
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...
Wood
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.
19th Century Watercolor Seascape with Shipwreck
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique seascape with shipwreck on a rocky shore, mid-19th century, a watercolor on paper seascape with a shipwrecked brig on the rocks, with another squall rolling in on horizon, un...
Paper
French Carved Snuff Box, Mid-19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The elaborately carved snuff box with a scene of two mermaids on the cover and deeply carved shell on the reverse.
Boxwood
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
$1,250
H 1.5 in W 9 in D 5.5 in
Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama, Royal Navy Cruiser, Star Form, Circa 1900
Located in Downingtown, PA
Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama, Royal Navy Cruiser, Star Form, English, Circa 1900–1910 This shellwork diorama presents a chromolithograph of a Royal Navy cruiser beneath a d...
Shell
Antique Star Form Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming antique sailors valentine handcrafted in exotic seashells in a star form with a rocky coastline image under a convex oval lens.
Organic Material
$6,250
H 22 in W 29.5 in D 1.5 in
British Sailor’s Woolwork of a Three-Masted Ship Flying the Red Ensign Circa 186
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor’s Woolwork of a Three-Masted Ship Flying the Red Ensign Circa 1865-75 This large British sailor’s woolwork depicts a majestic three-masted, square-rigged ship under a...
Wool
$668
H 5.91 in W 12.21 in D 7.88 in
Early 20Th Century English Maritime Sailors Gambling Game Box ‘Crown & Anchor'
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A early 20th century sailors ditty box, with painted ‘Crown & Anchor’ lid and original dice. C & A was a gambling game, its origins can be traced back to the beginning of the 18th c...
Pine
$14,000
H 58 in W 20 in D 18 in
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.
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Antique British Colonial Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting 19th century English sailors valentine handcrafted in exotic seashells, in horse shoe form, lovingly arranged around an image of a steamship under a convex lens.
Organic Material
Antique Sailors Valentine with Schooner
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting 19th century English Sailors valentine handcrafted in exotic seashell lovingly arranged around an image of a schooner under a convex lens.
Organic Material
Antique British Colonial Sailors Valentine with Sailing Ships
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming 19th century English sailors valentine handcrafted in exotic seashells, in a diamond or square form, ambitiously arranged around an image of sailing ships under a convex lens.
Organic Material
Vintage Sailors Valentine with Mirror
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming vintage sailors valentine handcrafted with exotic organic seashells ambitiously arranged around a distressed mirror. Presented under glass in an octagon wood shadow box.
Shell, Organic Material, Wood
English Majolica Shell Butter Pat Wedgwood, circa 1880
By Wedgwood
Located in Austin, TX
English Majolica shell butter pat signed Wedgwood, circa 1880.
Ceramic
English Majolica Shell Butter Pat Wedgwood, circa 1880
By Wedgwood
Located in Austin, TX
English Majolica shell butter pat signed Wedgwood, circa 1880.
Ceramic
Vintage Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming vintage sailors valentine ambitiously handcrafted in exotic organic seashells with a center heart motif surrounded by star form compartments. Presented under glass in an oct...
Shell, Organic Material, Mahogany
Antique English Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British colonial sailors valentine handcrafted in a star form ambitiously composed with exotic seashells around an image of a sailboat in a harbour as seen through a convex glass lens.
Shell
Sailor's Woolwork (Woolie) with Heart Valentine and Flag Surround
Located in Downingtown, PA
A Heartfelt Salute: A Sailor's "Woolie" of Nations Circa 1880 This vibrant and distinctive piece is a prime example of sailor's woolwork, often referred to as a "woolie," a popular ...
Wool
Majolica Nautical Cache Pot Onnaing, circa 1880
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica nautical planter cachepot signed Onnaing, the feets are dolphins and the front is decorated with boats on the sea, the handles are anchors.
Ceramic
Vintage Sailors Valentine with White Seashells
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout vintage sailors valentine handcrafted in white seashells meticulously composed in a "star" or a "ray of sun" motif with floral design borders....
Shell
Pair 19th Century Half Block Ship Models Naval Maritime Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A pair of pine 19th Century half block ship models, each possessives a wonderful chestnut colour from years of handling old varnishes and waxing. Each block is numbered 557 & 26, an...
Pine
Vintage Sailors Valentine in White Seashells
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming sailor's valentine ambitiously hand crafted with white seashell specimens in star form composition and presented under glass in an octagon shadow box by Authentic Models.
Shell