Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 13

Prison Folk Art Matchstick Model Boat Ship Maritime Night Light Sculpture 31"

About the Item

Mid century three tiered prison folk art / tramp art model steam boat sculpture. Upcycled cardboard framing structure, matchstick exterior with glossy finish, red trim, soldered wire railings, plastic windows. interior cabin spaces and hold are complete with seating, ship's wheel and light bulbs. Wiring for the lights is accessed through the cargo hold at the front of the ship under the rope spool (no power is currently wired in). Includes several detached / partially broken pieces as well as one half moon lobster cage and five blue and purple spools of rope. Dimensions: 31" x 8.5" x 19.25" (Width x Depth x Height)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19.25 in (48.9 cm)Width: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Depth: 31 in (78.74 cm)
  • Style:
    Folk Art (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Mid 20th Century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor structural damages. Wear and distressing; wired for light but no power, not tested; several broken/detached pieces; oxidation to metal; railings partially detached from deck.
  • Seller Location:
    Dayton, OH
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 402651stDibs: LU5343238128612

More From This Seller

View All
2 Brass Relief Nautical Maritime Seascape Clipper Galleon Boat Ship Platters 15"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage pair of two nautical maritime seascape wall hanging platters or plates. Made of brass featuring Galleon / Clipper ships / boats on a choppy sea. Diemensions: 14.5" x 1" x 1...
Category

Late 20th Century Decorative Art

Materials

Brass

Vintage Oak & Brass 8 Spoke Nautical Maritime Sail Boat Ships Wheel Helm 36"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage oak ship's wheel with eight turned spokes and brass center. Dimensions: 36" x 2" x 36" (Width x Depth x Height)
Category

Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Vintage America Nautical Maritime Model Sailboat Scooner Yacht Clipper Boat 45"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid to late 20th century hand made model sailboat. Painted white with dark brown deck and canvas sails. Named "America" with American eagle at stern. Dimensions: 45" x 8.75" x 44.7...
Category

Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

W. Hartmann Antique Oak & Copper Ships Binnacle Nautical Maritime Compass
By A. Lietz Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th Century Ships Binnacle by W. Hartmann. Binnacles are an important navigation tool. They are often in the helm of the ship and allow sailor to maintain the correct course. This beautiful example has an octagonal case made from oak with brass fittings and removable copper dome...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Copper

Antique Solid Heavy Brass Ships Porthole Window Nautical Maritime
Located in Dayton, OH
"An original early 20th Century heavy solid brass maritime Ship's Porthole or Hatch. Complete with original green glass and 4 dogs. High quality construction and nice weight, 103 lbs...
Category

Early 20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Antique Currier & Ives Nautical Maritime Clipper Ship Lithographs Mahogany Frame
By Currier & Ives
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of antique late 19th century Currier & Ives hand colored lithograph prints: "The Miniature Ship Red, White, and Blue - On her Voyage from New York to London, August 1866, with C...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Prints

Materials

Wood, Paper

You May Also Like

Folk Art Ship from World War-II
Located in Dallas, TX
Folk Art Pacific Princess Ship made by sailors from World War-II Made with matches and other wood and paint.
Category

Vintage 1940s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

Folk Art Candelabra or Sculpture
Located in Seattle, WA
Roller chain folk art candelabra, great with no candles as sculpture.
Category

20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Prison Art Box from Cigarette Packs
Located in Forney, TX
A rare vintage prison art box, mid-20th century, colorful round folk art box with removable lid, handmade from a large tin can and cigarette packs. ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Tin

Folk Art Sputnik Bowling Ball Sculpture
Located in Seattle, WA
Bowling ball impaled artistically with assorted metal items great piece of Folk Art for table or shelf.
Category

Vintage 1970s American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Folk Art "Standing Man" Carved Tree Branch Sculpture After Giocometti
By Giocometti
Located in Buffalo, NY
Charming little tree branch Folk Art sculpture hand-carved in the manner of Giocometti.
Category

Vintage 1930s Unknown Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

1950s Folk Art Sculpture Group Of Drunk Swedes At Bar Scene
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
1950s Folk Art wood carving of a group of drunk Swedes at a bar scene with fish and alcohol fermentation.
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

Recently Viewed

View All