Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

Period: Early 20th Century

Technique: Hand-Carved

Carved and Decorated Sperm Whale Figure, circa 1900

Located in Nantucket, MA

Antique Carved Sperm Whale, circa 1900, a fine and early hand carved figure of a sperm whale with carved and painted detail to open jaw, in original black paint with highlights. A ve...

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Pine

Carved and Decorated Sperm Whale Figure, circa 1900

Carved Pine Half Hull Model of a Coasting Schooner

Located in Nantucket, MA

Antique Carved Pine Half Hull Model of a Coasting Schooner, circa 1920, a hollow-carved shell half hull model with clipper bow and great shear, and nice serpentine carved trailboard....

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Pine

Carved Pine Half Hull Model of a Coasting Schooner

Antique Hand Carved Anchor

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

This is a special carving with incredible details. The piece is early 20th century sourced in France and in a private collection for decades and now available for purchase. The detai...

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Early 20th Century French Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Hardwood

Antique Hand Carved Anchor

Early 20th Century Carved Wooden Miniature Pequot Ship's Figurehead Model

Located in Nantucket, MA

Early 20th Century Carved Wooden Miniature Pequot Ship's Figurehead Model, circa 1920s, a wonderful folk art carving of a Pequot-Mohican Indian in the form of a ship's figurehead: this is in fact the figurehead of the Whale Ship...

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Pine

Early 20th Century Carved Wooden Miniature Pequot Ship's Figurehead Model

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.

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Wood

Folk Art Ship Model

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19th Century English Folk Art Antique Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

Large Mahogany Antique Boat Model

H 19 in W 38 in D 15 in

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...

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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Shell, Glass, Wood

Early 20th Century French Folk Art Shellwork Table

H 12.5 in W 30 in D 24 in

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...

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Mid-20th Century American Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Bronze

Vintage Large Nautical Maritime Brass Glass Ship's Hourglass Display Model Timer

H 19.5 in W 7.25 in D 7.25 in

Carved and Painted Tuna Fish Carving

Located in Norwell, MA

Quality carving of a yellow fin tuna. Painted body. Very well carved with fins, gills, eyes, tail, etc. Reminiscent of the signs that hung in the fish stalls at the Dover England fis...

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2010s American Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Wood

Carved and Painted Tuna Fish Carving

H 20 in W 51 in D 4 in

Aluminum Ship's Porthole Mirror

Located in Norwell, MA

Authentic polished aluminum ship's porthole fitted with a glass window. Door is hinged and fitted with three dogbolts. The highly polished porthole is ready for display. Overall d...

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1950s Vintage Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Aluminum

Aluminum Ship's Porthole Mirror

H 2 in Dm 20 in

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...

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1880s English Folk Art Antique Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Wool

British Sailor's Woolwork of Three Royal Navy Ships, Circa 1885

H 21.25 in W 29.25 in D 1 in

American Three Masted Clipper Ship in Bottle on Original Wood Stand, Circa 1880

Located in Hollywood, SC

American three masted clipper ship in bottle with cloth rigging in full sail on a painted sea, flanked by a sea side town with evergreen trees, a pain...

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1880s American Folk Art Antique Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Glass, Wood, Paint

American Three Masted Clipper Ship in Bottle on Original Wood Stand, Circa 1880

H 7 in W 11 in D 6 in

Mounted Half Block Ship Model of a 1936s America's Cup Sloop the Endeavour II

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Early Mounted Half Block Ship Model of a 1936s America's Cup Sloop This half block miniature boat model is dedicated to Joe and has quiet the provenanc...

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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Cherry, Maple

Mounted Half Block Ship Model of a 1936s America's Cup Sloop the Endeavour II

H 7.25 in W 31.5 in D 3.5 in

Painted Wood Relief Model of a Three-Mast Ship, 20th Century

Located in Buchanan, MI

A painted wood relief model of a three-mast ship 20th century With a plaque reading Oriol 1884, in a shadowbox frame. Measures: 26 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (fra...

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19th Century Folk Art Antique Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Canvas

Painted Wood Relief Model of a Three-Mast Ship, 20th Century

H 13 in Dm 26 in

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...

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1910s American Folk Art Vintage Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Wood

Nautical Folk Art Hand Carved Wooden Whimsy

H 1.25 in W 11.25 in D 1.25 in

Very Rare Large Victorian Hand Carved Salesman Sample Skiff Boat American C 1865

Located in Incline Village, NV

Very rare large size salesman sample skiff boat, circa 1865; hand carved out of a single piece of wood (perhaps maple) with Victorian period black print stenciling to the side in inc...

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1860s American Folk Art Antique Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Wood

Very Rare Large Victorian Hand Carved Salesman Sample Skiff Boat American C 1865

H 5.25 in W 9 in D 39 in

Early 20th Century Grey Whale Shop/Trade Sign

Located in Hastings, GB

'Thar She Blows' a fabulous rare shop/trade sign of great scale, hand made in riveted zinc and hand painted. This superb piece sits on an iron stand and would have spun outside of a ...

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1920s French Folk Art Vintage Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Zinc

Early 20th Century Grey Whale Shop/Trade Sign

H 33.67 in W 53.15 in D 21.66 in

Previously Available Items

Whale Whirligig by Lincoln Ceely, circa 1940s

Located in Nantucket, MA

Whale Whirligig by Lincoln Ceely, circa 1940s Carved and painted sperm whale whirligig, in its original black paint, with carved teeth and tack eyes, signed on the base, appropiat...

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Pine

Whale Whirligig by Lincoln Ceely, circa 1940s

H 6 in W 17 in D 3 in

Early 20th Century Rustic Carved Wooden Whale

Located in Nantucket, MA

Early 20th century rustic carved wooden whale, circa 1910 or so, a rough hewn thick solid plank hand cut as a sperm whale with raised flukes and mouth aga...

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Wood

Early 20th Century Rustic Carved Wooden Whale

H 14 in W 27.5 in L 14 in

English Early 20th Century Metal Scratch Built Boat

Located in London, GB

Scratch built boat We are proud to offer a highly decorative example of an early 20th century handcrafted scratch-built boat, every section made fr...

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1920s British Folk Art Vintage Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Metal, Sheet Metal

English Early 20th Century Metal Scratch Built Boat

H 11 in W 14 in L 11 in

Folk Art Carved and Decorated Sei Whale, circa 1920s

Located in Nantucket, MA

Folk Art carved and decorated Sei Whale, circa 1920s. An early vintage or antique hand carved and decorated sculpture of a Sei Whale, with long and relatively slender body, tuberosit...

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Wood

Folk Art Carved and Decorated Sei Whale, circa 1920s

H 10.25 in W 14.25 in D 4.63 in

19th-20th Century Ship Diorama of a Schooner Against a Village Scene

Located in Nantucket, MA

A late 19th-early 20th century Folk Art diorama with a schooner in the foreground. A lighthouse stands along the shore in front of a Hillside village ...

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Paint

19th-20th Century Ship Diorama of a Schooner Against a Village Scene

H 26 in W 36 in D 3.5 in

English Scratch Built Nautical Folk Art Diorama Display

Located in London, GB

Nautical Folk Art diorama display We are proud to offer an early 20th century English handcrafted Folk Art diorama. Displaying a nautical theme of a ...

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1920s British Folk Art Vintage Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Glass, Plaster, Wood

English Scratch Built Nautical Folk Art Diorama Display

H 9 in W 24 in L 9 in

Early 20th Century English Scratch Built Boat Model

Located in London, GB

Early 20th century scratch built boat model We are proud to offer a wonderful example of an early 20th century scratch-built boat. Handmade showing...

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1920s British Folk Art Vintage Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Wood

Early 20th Century English Scratch Built Boat Model

H 13.5 in W 32 in L 13.5 in

Early 20th Century Scratch Built Encased Ship

Located in London, GB

Early 20th century scratch built encased ship We are proud to offer an early 20th century example of a hand carved scratch built encased ship model. Made from sectioned hand carved ...

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1920s British Folk Art Vintage Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Wood

Early 20th Century Scratch Built Encased Ship

H 6.5 in W 27 in D 5 in

Early 20th Century Carved Blue Whale Plaque

Located in Nantucket, MA

Early vintage carved wooden blue whale plaque, circa 1920s-1940s, a delicately carved pine whale in the half round, with brad or tack eye, in matte painte...

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Wood

Early 20th Century Carved Blue Whale Plaque

H 2.88 in W 13 in D 1.25 in

Early 20th Century English Scratch Built Zinc Ship Model

Located in London, GB

Scratch built zinc ship model We are proud to offer one of the most decorative and artistic examples of an early 20th century scratch built folk-art model of a ship. Built from a wo...

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1920s British Folk Art Vintage Hand-Carved Nautical Objects

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Zinc

Early 20th Century English Scratch Built Zinc Ship Model

H 13 in W 43 in D 9.5 in

Ship Diorama of the Vessel "Lillian"

Located in Nantucket, MA

Shadow box ship diorama of two masted ship Lillian with matching rowboat, carved wooden sails and hull. Mounted in a red painted stepped frame. A great and unusual ship diorama in u...

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