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Technique: Hand-Painted
Japanese Antique Collection Hand Carved Fishing Octopus Lures Angler's Delight
Japanese Antique Collection Hand Carved Fishing Octopus Lures Angler's Delight

Japanese Antique Collection Hand Carved Fishing Octopus Lures Angler's Delight

Located in South Burlington, VT

Anglers Collection eleven (11) Japanese Antique Hand Carved And Signed Wood Octopus Fishing Lures A museum grouping and a rare Collector Find An unusual one-of-a-kind find collection consisting of eleven (11) Japanese antique fishing lures...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal

American Brass Spot Light on Telescopic Barber Pole Tripod Stand, NY, Circa 1880
American Brass Spot Light on Telescopic Barber Pole Tripod Stand, NY, Circa 1880

American Brass Spot Light on Telescopic Barber Pole Tripod Stand, NY, Circa 1880

By House of Troy

Located in Charleston, SC

American brass Nautical Swivel spot light on telescopic barber pole tripod stand, Troy, NY. Late 19th century. Original candle and has been electrified.

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1880s American American Empire Antique Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Gaff Rigged Cutter Model Pond Yacht, Late 19th Century
Antique Victorian Gaff Rigged Cutter Model Pond Yacht, Late 19th Century

Antique Victorian Gaff Rigged Cutter Model Pond Yacht, Late 19th Century

Located in Bristol, GB

ANTIQUE POND YACHT A charming and handsome scratch built model of a single masted gaff rigged cutter. Made with a wonderful attention to detail An early example dating from the l...

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Late 19th Century British Edwardian Antique Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Cotton, Cord, Wood

Early 20th Century English Pond Boat with Blue Paint
Early 20th Century English Pond Boat with Blue Paint

Early 20th Century English Pond Boat with Blue Paint

Located in Troy, MI

Found in England, this pond boat dates from the 1920s. This appears to be a model racing cutter with four cloth sails. The boat hull is painted blue and the stained deck looks like t...

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1920s English Folk Art Vintage Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century English Pond Boat
Early 20th Century English Pond Boat

Early 20th Century English Pond Boat

Located in Troy, MI

Found in England, this pond boat dates from the 1920s. This appears to be a model racing cutter with four, blue cloth sails. There are brass details and fittings and black rigging. T...

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1920s English Folk Art Vintage Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Mahogany and Brass Skylight Ship Binnacle, T.S. & J.D. Negus NY, Circa 1860
Mahogany and Brass Skylight Ship Binnacle, T.S. & J.D. Negus NY, Circa 1860

Mahogany and Brass Skylight Ship Binnacle, T.S. & J.D. Negus NY, Circa 1860

Located in Charleston, SC

American mahogany and brass skylight ship binnacle. T.S. and J.D. Negus company was established in 1848 in New York City. They were makers of fine scientific instruments, circa 1848-1900. This highly desirable and maritime instrument is made of carved mahogany with a brass and glass skylight...

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1860s American American Empire Antique Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Iron

Steam Yacht "Corsair" of 1930, Ship Model in Wood Display Case with Table
Steam Yacht "Corsair" of 1930, Ship Model in Wood Display Case with Table

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...

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20th Century Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

American Naval Two Masted Clipper Ship Brig Model Under Glass, US Perry 20th C.
American Naval Two Masted Clipper Ship Brig Model Under Glass, US Perry 20th C.

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...

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20th Century American American Empire Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

Materials

Glass, Mahogany, Pine, Paint

American Cast Brass Engraved Yachtsman's Speaking Trumpet, Circa 1830
American Cast Brass Engraved Yachtsman's Speaking Trumpet, Circa 1830

American Cast Brass Engraved Yachtsman's Speaking Trumpet, Circa 1830

Located in Charleston, SC

American hand held cast brass engraved Yachtsman's speaking trumpet with bell shaped soldered mouthpiece, coned-shaped column with original interior red paint, and terminating on a r...

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1830s American American Empire Antique Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Late 18th C Sailors Naval Maritime Nautical Folk Art Pen & Ink Sketch's
Late 18th C Sailors Naval Maritime Nautical Folk Art Pen & Ink Sketch's

Late 18th C Sailors Naval Maritime Nautical Folk Art Pen & Ink Sketch's

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A charming folk art pen and ink collection of sketch's housed in period glazed maple frames, the four paper leafs probably once part of a sailors diary/sketch book showing the fictio...

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Late 18th Century European Antique Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

American Oval Timber Trade Sign with Two Masted Ship and Rope Boarder. C. 1850
American Oval Timber Trade Sign with Two Masted Ship and Rope Boarder. C. 1850

American Oval Timber Trade Sign with Two Masted Ship and Rope Boarder. C. 1850

Located in Charleston, SC

American oval hand carved timber trade sign with a centered two masted ship, rope border, upper painted banner "The London and New York Trading Company"...

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1850s American American Empire Antique Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

Materials

Rope, Wood, Paint

18th or 19th Century French Ship Chandler's Trade Sign
18th or 19th Century French Ship Chandler's Trade Sign

18th or 19th Century French Ship Chandler's Trade Sign

Located in Nantucket, MA

18th or 19th century French ship chandler's trade sign, circa 1800, an oval pine double sided sign built with large dove-tails, advertising Cooperage and...

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1790s French Folk Art Antique Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

Materials

Pine

Painting of a New York Yacht Club Yacht Underway
Painting of a New York Yacht Club Yacht Underway

Painting of a New York Yacht Club Yacht Underway

Located in Norwell, MA

Worden wood motor yacht painting showing a New York Yacht Club "Sportfish Underway". The outriggers are set and the vessel is flying a swordfish pennant an...

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1940s American Vintage Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

Materials

Canvas

19th Century Nantucket Sailor Made Fringe
19th Century Nantucket Sailor Made Fringe

19th Century Nantucket Sailor Made Fringe

Located in Hudson, NY

Sailor-made from Nantucket, often called "McNamara's Lace" or fancy work, was typically crafted from durable materials found on ships, primarily fishing twine, white cotton rope, or tarred hemp. These functional art pieces, such as baskets, hammocks, and belts, were created using square knots during long voyages. This is an absolutely beautiful piece of sailor made macrame fringe. On it is a tag from the nineteen twenties stating " decoration for sea chest made on nantucket whale...

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Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

Materials

Twine

Early 19th C Irish Provincial School Naval Officer Lieutenant Henry Anderson
Early 19th C Irish Provincial School Naval Officer Lieutenant Henry Anderson

Early 19th C Irish Provincial School Naval Officer Lieutenant Henry Anderson

Located in Lowestoft, GB

An early 19th century British/Irish provincial school oil on canvas painting Three Quarter Length Portrait of a Naval Officer, possibly Lieutenant Henry Anderson, housed within a gi...

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Early 19th Century European Antique Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

Materials

Canvas

A Venetian Work of Art: Mid-19th Century Hand-Painted Artwork with Murano Glass
A Venetian Work of Art: Mid-19th Century Hand-Painted Artwork with Murano Glass

A Venetian Work of Art: Mid-19th Century Hand-Painted Artwork with Murano Glass

Located in Katonah, NY

This is an exceptionally unusual Venetian commemorative work combining painting, maritime history, glassmaking, civic identity, and the Lion of St. Mark. Iconic Venetian Imagery: The...

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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

Materials

Glass, Wood

19th Century Seascape with Lighthouse
19th Century Seascape with Lighthouse

19th Century Seascape with Lighthouse

Located in Nantucket, MA

19th Century seascape with lighthouse, circa 1890, an oil on canvas view of a white-washed lighthouse tower on a small offshore rocky ledge, most...

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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

Materials

Canvas

Old English Edwardian Painted Pond Yacht
Old English Edwardian Painted Pond Yacht

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!

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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Paint

19th Century Folk Art Nautical Shop Sign, Carved & Painted, Europe
19th Century Folk Art Nautical Shop Sign, Carved & Painted, Europe

19th Century Folk Art Nautical Shop Sign, Carved & Painted, Europe

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A large and colorful Folk Art carved and painted Shop Sign in the form of a sky gazing gentleman with folded arms. Strongly carved, the face conveying a trustworthy and slightly whim...

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19th Century European Georgian Antique Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

American Mahogany and Brass Ship Binnacle, Riggs & Brothers, Phila. Circa 1880
American Mahogany and Brass Ship Binnacle, Riggs & Brothers, Phila. Circa 1880

American Mahogany and Brass Ship Binnacle, Riggs & Brothers, Phila. Circa 1880

By Riggs & Brothers

Located in Charleston, SC

American mahogany ship binnacle with a brass-mounted dome helmet, internal dry compass by Ritchie of Boston, flanking removable burners with the original fonts and resting on an octa...

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1880s American American Empire Antique Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Early 18th Century Engraving of the Northern Whale Fishery, circa 1720
Early 18th Century Engraving of the Northern Whale Fishery, circa 1720

Early 18th Century Engraving of the Northern Whale Fishery, circa 1720

Located in Nantucket, MA

Very early 18th century Dutch woodblock engraving of the Northern Whale Fishery, circa 1720, a hand colored engraving illustrating the Dutch whaling flee...

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1720s Dutch Baroque Antique Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

19th Century Watercolor Seascape with Shipwreck
19th Century Watercolor Seascape with Shipwreck

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...

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Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Seascape with Ship Racing a Barkentine, by C.A.S. Orne, 1920
Seascape with Ship Racing a Barkentine, by C.A.S. Orne, 1920

Seascape with Ship Racing a Barkentine, by C.A.S. Orne, 1920

Located in Nantucket, MA

Antique Seascape with square-rigged ship racing a Barkentine, by C.A.S. Orne, 1920, a watercolor on paper stormy seascape with two square-riggers running before the wind, with choppy...

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1920s American Folk Art Vintage Hand-Painted Nautical Objects

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Paper

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