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Style: Folk Art
Place of Origin: American
19th Century Hand Carved Ship's Carved and Gilded Trailboard
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Hand Carved Ship's Carved and Gilded Trailboard, Second Half 19th Century, a carved and shaped plaque that is upswept and narrowing towards th...
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19th Century Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

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 Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

19th Century Antique Ships Chandler Shop Advertising Sign
Located in Peabody, MA
A relic from Boston’s mercantile history and the seafaring trade. This 19th century shop sign displays a fairly detailed replica of a navigator’s octant (or sextant) and the proprietor’s name and street number...
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Sailor's Knot Board
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Sailor's Folk Art Knot Board, circa 1880s, an intricate and elaborate array of approximately 41 bends, hitches, knots, splices, rigging and other fa...
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects

Materials

Rope, Oak

Davis Hall Nantucket South Shoal Lightship Hand Woven Basket, circa 1870s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and quite rare and hard to find nantucket lightship basket by Davis Hall, (1828-1906). Hall's baskets are prized by collectors of lightship baskets worldwide. This basket is made with his traditional swing handle and rounded lollipop connecting two ends. Hall cultivated his basket-making skill on the South shoal lightship after the American Civil War...
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood, Cane, Rattan

Whaler Made Bone and Ebonized Wood Round Lidded Box, circa 1850
Located in Stamford, CT
Whaler made antique bone and ebonized wood round box, circa 1850. With pierced bone medallion and delicately carved bone spiral decorative supports on the...
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Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects

Materials

Bone, Wood

19th Century Whaler Made Turned Ebony Stemmed Cup
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century whaler made carved and turned ebony stemmed cup. "Manila P.I." painted on one side. Manila, Philippine Islands would have been a port of call on ...
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Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects

Materials

Ebony

Large Vintage Model LCM USN Landing Craft
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large vintage model LCM USN landing craft.
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art American Nautical Objects

Materials

Aluminum

19th Century New England Painted Wood Sea Shell Folly
Located in Stamford, CT
A rare and likely unique five tier shell folly in the form of a pyramid or temple filled with sea shells and coral. All hand carved and hand painted black with red base paint showing through giving it a wonderful surface and patina. Each tier with four column supports and four finials, the top with an urn form finial. This piece from and old Maine estate was clearly made with love. Quintessential New England folk...
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell, Wood

American Carved Wood & Painted Ship Officer on Watch with Ship Lantern, C. 1890
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Folk Art carved wood and painted ship officer on watch standing on a two tiered squared plinth with a brass and galvanized ship lantern hanging from wrist. Late 19th Century.
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1890s Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood, Paint

Large 19th Century Presentation Half Hull Model of a Whale Ship
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Presentation Half Hull Model of a Whale Ship, circa 1850, a large plank on frame model of a bluff-bowed and wide abeam whale ship. The model wa...
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Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique American Nautical Objects

Materials

Pine

Large Vintage Boat Model
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive handmade boat or cruiser model, expertly crafted in mahogany with brass hardware and attention to detail, retaining her original motor and named Mayflower. Presented on a ...
Category

20th Century Folk Art American Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany

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Teak and Brass Nautical Ship's Clinometer
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19th Century French Hand Carved Polychrome and Painted Wall Crucifix
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21st Century Olimpia Round Bathroom Set Handmade in Italy in Artic Leather
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Bronze Mermaid, Signed
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Bronze Mermaid, Signed
H 6 in W 7 in D 9.5 in
Folk Art Sailor's Knot Board, circa 1900
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Folk Art Sailor's Knot Board, circa 1900, having sixteen sailor's specialty knots: bends, hitches and splices used regularly aboard ship. All of the knots are original and mounted on a dark stained plywood panel, within a simple dark stained frame. Seven of the knots do not have identifying plaques beneath them. It is a treat to find a genuine old sailor...
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