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Place of Origin: English
Pair of Antique English Naval Cannon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Pair of antique English naval cannon each with a tapering three stage barrel flanked by plain trunnions, with a knob shaped cascabel button before a shaped rectangular raised vent and ending in a 3 1/2” bore muzzle, enclosing a removable conforming wood plug, circa 1800.
Stood upon a naval type bronze-mounted four wheeled wooden carriage, including its wedge shaped quoin with knob handle.
The Earls of Lonsdale, Lowther Castle, Cumbria, presumably by descent to Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944), until sold by his heir and brother, Lancelot, 6th Earl, as part of the contents of Lowther Castle, Maple & Co. Ltd./Thomas Wyatt, Tuesday 14 April 1947 and two following days, lot 558: ‘A pair of Old Gun Metal Cannons on teakwood carriages, 3ft. 6in. long’.
Mrs. P.M. Adie-Shepherd, sold Christie’s, London, 29 May 1970, lot 96.
Lowther Castle is a castellated mansion built by Robert Smirke between 1806 and 1814 for William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale (1757-1844). It was constructed on the foundations of the former 17th century family seat, Lowther Hall, but it was only in the early 19th century that it was afforded the name ‘castle’ in keeping with the Europe-wide fashion for romanticism and which was promoted by influential characters such as William Beckford at Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire in England and by the writer Sir Walter Scott at Abbotsford, Roxburghshire, Scotland. While it’s not known when these naval cannon were acquired for Lowther they would have been entirely fitting in the castle or its approaches and it’s likely that they were in place soon after the castle was completed, or perhaps acquired later by the 5th Earl. A tantalising possibility is that the cannon were originally aboard the East Indiaman Lowther Castle which was active in the early 19th century.
HUGH CECIL LONSDALE, 5TH EARL OF LONSDALE (1857-1944) AND THE DEMISE OF LOWTHER CASTLE
In 1882 at the age of 25 Hugh Lonsdale (1857-1944) unexpectedly inherited the earldom and with it the extensive Lonsdale estate, including tens of thousands of acres of Cumberland and Westmorland and coalfields at Whitehaven. However, despite his spectacular inherited wealth – he was suddenly one of the wealthiest men in England, over the course of his lifetime he managed to decimate the family fortune. He led a full and colourful life, one of adventure and luxury. An early intrepid escapade took place in July 1888 when, as part of an expedition called the Scotch Naturalist Society, he set embarked on horse sleigh...
Category
Early 1800s Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Bronze
English Monumental Polished Steel & Bone Carving Set, Hallmarks S.H, Circa 1835
By Samuel Harwood
Located in Charleston, SC
English monumental polished steel carving set with inlaid eagle bone handles depicting E. pluribus unum motto. Stamped with Hallmarks in Silver S.H. Samue...
Category
1830s William IV Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Steel
Fine Pair of 19th Century English Barrel Bronze Cannon on Oak Carriages
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Fine pair of mid-19th century English bronze cannon with tapering 41" barrels and flared muzzles, the top of each breech engraved with the family crest o...
Category
1850s Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Bronze
Circa 1900 or Earlier Anglo-European Ship's Wheel
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1900 or earlier antique ship's wheel, Anglo-European. Teak, iron & brass. Marked by hand: BK 100. Brass plaque on spoke appears to be a later addition: Electr. Model Makerij & ...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass, Iron
Sailing Steam Boat, Antique Yacht Model, Prince Albert Steam Yacht
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Probably a boat builders model of S.Y. Prince Albert Steam Yacht.
An exceptional museum-quality model of the steam yacht, Prince Albert'. The fine shipbuilder's model is outfitted with a raised paneled mahogany cabin with glazing with working hatch and door. The interior of the cabin is with a mahogany table, two benches, steps and a brass stove...
Category
Early 20th Century Sporting Art English Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
English Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ships Telegraph No. 1858, 1940
Located in Delft, NL
English Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ships Telegraph No. 1858, 1940
English Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ships Telegraph with twin faced head and English commends on a brass...
Category
20th Century English Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
c. 1920-40 Teak & Brass English Pedestal Binnacle
By Kelvin Bottomley & Baird 1
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1920-40 teak & brass pedestal binnacle, English. An exceptionally fine example by Kelvin, Bottomley & Baird, Ltd, formed in 1913. With oil lanterns (missing from housings) the ship master could guide through the roughest seas day & night. Maker's label plaque: Kelvin, Bottomley & Baird, Ltd. Patt. 1960Z3 Binnacle No. 1286K/5K Glasgow & London. Level with British Royal Navy insignia. Tilling Stevens Ltd Royal Navy Compass...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian English Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Admiral Viscount Bridport’s Gold and Hardstone Armorial Swivel Fob Seal
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The openwork gold pendent mount supports a three sided faceted quartz, each side seal engraved respectively with the crest of Hood within the motto ‘Tria Juncta in Uno for the Order ...
Category
1780s Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Quartz, Gold
Rare English Nautical Globe with Armillary Sphere (1930) 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Rare English Nautical Globe with Armillary Sphere (1930) 20th Century
Good condition
magnificent globe, with a leather-covered wooden interior terrest...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern English Nautical Objects
Materials
Metal
Link of British Royal Navy Chain
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass minesweeper chain. This is a segment of a stud link English Navy. Non-magnetic brass alloy chain. Highly polished and lacquered. Genuine piece of history and quite decora...
Category
1950s Vintage English Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Captain Thomas Stuart’s Medals for Gallant Service 1793-1840
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Captain Thomas Stuart’s Medals for Gallant Service 1793-1840 This very fine group of four medals was awarded to Captain T. Stuart, Royal Navy, who was recognised for his part in the ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Fine Genre Oil Painting by William Arthur Breakspeare Depicting the Fictional
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine genre oil painting by William Arthur Breakspeare depicting the fictional meeting of Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton in the Studio of the Painte...
Category
1880s Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Paint
1917 Waymouth Cooke Naval Rangefinder Sextant
Located in San Mateo, CA
Naval range finder made by Waymouth-Cooke of London. These were based on the principals of a sextant range finder. They were patented in 1914. The Mark II like this one came out in 1...
Category
1910s Other Vintage English Nautical Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Mid 20th Century British Royal Navy Brass Bound Oak Grog Barrel w/Brass Letters
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
British Naval oak grog barrel or tub, used aboard British ships. The tapered barrel of staved oak with three brass bands. The ‘Royal Toast’, in large brass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Campaign English Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
An original life ring from the America’s Cup yacht ‘Shamrock’, Royal Ulster Yach
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An original life ring from the America’s Cup yacht ‘Shamrock’, Royal Ulster Yacht Club, the circular ring painted in gilt outlined in green ‘Shamrock V, R.U.Y.C.’, on a white ground,...
Category
19th Century Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Decorative Factory Mould, English, Mahogany, Pattern, Wall, Maritime
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative factory mould. An English, mahogany and other wood pattern part, ideal for wall mounting or maritime tack and dating to the 20th century.
Of unusual, industrial interest to the keen collector
Displays a desirable aged patina commensurate with age
Mahogany displays grain interest
Vibrant red, hemispherical pattern adds further appeal
A pair of cylindrical posts could make an ideal maritime rope...
Category
20th Century English Nautical Objects
Materials
Mahogany
Copper & Brass Ship's Binnacle with Compass & Lantern, circa 1940s-1950s
Located in New Orleans, LA
Copper & brass ship's binnacle with compass & lantern, circa 1940s-1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
Large and Imposing Regency Nautical Chair Made for the Alliance Assurance Comp
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large and imposing Regency nautical chair made for the Alliance assurance company, the rectangular leather covered back, padded arms and seat surmoun...
Category
1820s Regency Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Leather, Wood
1930's English Bronze Rudder with Wooden Handles
Located in Marbella, ES
1930's English bronze rudder with wooden handles.
Category
Late 20th Century English Nautical Objects
Materials
Bronze
Presentation silver to the Master Shipwright of Captain Cook’s Endeavour
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A George III shaped circular silver salver, plain within a shell and scrolling wave border and outer gadrooned edge, engraved with the royal coat of arms, crest and motto (period 1714-1800) of King George III and, on the reverse with a presentation inscription: For the Launching of His Majestys sloop ‘Otter’ 14 Gunns 305 Tonns 26 October 1767 & His Majestys ship ‘Egmont’ 74 Gunns 1643 Tonns 29 August 1768 by Mr Adam Hayes Master Shipwright of his Majestys yard at Deptford; further monogrammed A*H P A*M. Hallmarked for Benjamin Cartwright, London, 1769
Adam Hayes (1710-1785) began his career as ship’s carpenter in Centurion during Commodore Anson’s famous voyage around the world...
Category
1760s George III Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Silver
1950's model of a motor boat named Rainbow
Located in London, GB
A 1950's model of a motor boat "Rainbow" with a 2 cc engine.
Well built model with good scale details, brass window frames, lights, flag poles, decking, seating, interior table, pro...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass, Steel
Sir Harold Dudley Clayton’s Hydraulic Steam Lifeboat: City of Glasgow, 1894
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Sir Harold Dudley Clayton’s Hydraulic Steam Lifeboat: City of Glasgow, 1894. This fine builder’s presentation scale model has a gilt brass funnel, polished brass rudder, capstan, anchor, binnacle and fittings with side grab ropes. The hull is painted in RNLI blue and red, with a pink keel. It is raised on a turned brass support within an ebonised glazed case on a stand and has a presentation plaque inscribed ‘Hydraulic Steam Lifeboat City of Glasgow’ Built For the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, by R & H Green, Blackwall Yard, London, 1894′.
Provenance: Sir Harold Dudley Clayton. The following pages are dedicated to the substantial and fascinating archive of Sir Harold Dudley Clayton. This includes the lifeboat model above, over 100 yacht designs and naval architects’ drawings, photograph albums, photographic glass slides and a model of his yacht Coquette.
Steam-powered lifeboats. Earlier in the 19th century steam had transformed Britain’s industrial landscape through the development of steamships and the railways. But tending a coal-fired boiler in a boat that is pitching and rolling in heavy seas would not have been straightforward. Sixty years after the idea was first mooted by Sir William Hillary and after extensive trials, the first steam-cum-sail boat Duke of Northumberland went into service at Harwich Lifeboat Station in September 1890. The hydraulic steam-driven lifeboat used...
Category
19th Century Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Nineteenth Century Small Ship's Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique boat wheel from a yacht circa 1890. With highly polished brasses, six turned spokes, the outer ring is heavy brass. This is an exceptional h...
Category
1920s Vintage English Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Fine Shipyard Model of a Steamship
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine shipyard model of an early sailing steam screw ship of the transitional sail to steam period with good detailed deck fittings including hatches, ...
Category
1850s Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Vintage Monumental WWII American Wood Light Aircraft Carrier Made by Sailors
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this huge, Vintage WWII American wooden deck light Aircraft carrier, reputedly made by Sailors moored in the Solent...
Category
20th Century Campaign English Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
The large and interesting silver gilt trophy of Captain George
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The large and interesting silver gilt trophy of Captain George Welstead, purchased with prize money from the East India Company, 1805, in the form of a footed cup with a separate cov...
Category
18th Century Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Silver
Collection of 18th & 19th Century Antique Eel Spears
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A collection of five 18th and 19th century antique eel spears acquired from an East Anglian collection.
Also known as gleeves, these spears date fr...
Category
Late 18th Century Georgian Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Antique Teak and Brass Set 4ft 8-Spoke Ships Wheel, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant and large antique Victorian teak and brass set ships wheel, circa 1880 in date.
This splendid nautical collectable features eight stylish turn king cylindrical spokes ending in handles, and is made from beautiful high-quality solid teak which displays a gorgeous and prominent patina.
It has wonderful brass mounts around the circumference on both sides as well as on the hub, which add an extra touch of luxury and redefined style to the entire piece.
It is in truly excellent condition and highly decorative, making it perfect as a sumptuous home wall decor...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Royal Sailing Yacht Britannia’s 76 inches burgee of the Royal Corinthian Yacht C
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This large triangular racing burgee is made from pieced wool bunting with machine stitching with three vertical red, white and red stripes. The white stripe showing a blue shield with a white star and crescent moon motif below a royal crown. The leading edge is inscribed in black ink ‘R. Portsmouth Corin n/t’. It is accompanied by a copy of a black edged letter on Buckingham Palace writing paper dated 10th July 1936 saying ‘Dear Sir, I am commanded by the King and Queen Mary to send you these flags which were flown on board “Britannia” at various times during her career, including one of her racing flags. Their Majesties hope you will like to keep these in your club house as souvenirs of the old yacht. Yours Derek Keppell, Master of the Household, The Commodore, Royal Portsmouth Corinthian Yacht Club.” It is offered with a Royal Portsmouth Corinthian Yacht Club printed silk racing programme for the Sixth Regatta in Osborne Bay, 1883, with a gold fringe and a button attached with a red seal to a tag stating ‘Seabed Pattern Button Corinthian Yacht Club, jacket and vest, 1880’, in an envelope ‘On H.M. Service’ addressed to ‘General His Serene Highness, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, Commodore of the Corinthian Yacht Club, Government House...
Category
1930s Vintage English Nautical Objects
Materials
Textile
PADDLE WHEELS & SCREW PROPELLERS by Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen, 1864
By Vincent Brooks, Day and Sons
Located in London, GB
A Victorian framed print of "PADDLE WHEELS & SCREW PROPELLERS" by Day and Son, Lithographers to the Queen. Plate from The Modern System of Naval...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Paper
Victorian Half Hull Model of the Three Masted Sailing Ship ‘Elizabeth’
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian half hull model of the three masted sailing ship ‘Elizabeth’, shown facing right, the shaped soft wood hull with black painted top sides and applied shear line and gunwal...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Important Georgian Mahogany Mercury Stick Barometer by Stott, Dumfries
Located in Norwich, GB
Fine Georgian mahogany bow fronted stick barometer. Bow fronted glass set in front of the silvered register plate with sliding vernier controlled by an ivory turned knob. Concertina ...
Category
1790s Georgian Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Mahogany
Pr Catalogs Charles Miller 2010 Maritime, Scientific Models, Instruments & Art
Located in valatie, NY
Pair of Auction Catalogs, Charles Miller 2010 Maritime, Scientific Models, Instruments & Art. Softcover 4/2010 and 10/2010. Pair of high quality catalogs packed with photos and notes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Nautical Objects
Materials
Paper
A cased shipyard model of S.S. Burbridge/S.S. Burcombe, 1912
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A cased shipyard model of S.S. Burbridge/S.S. Burcombe, 1912. This single model depicts two sister ships. It has black painted topsides, pink hull and dark grey decks. There is a bla...
Category
Early 20th Century English Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Rare Scrimshaw Decorated Horn
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A rare scrimshaw decorated horn, engraved over one side with the Royal Arms countersigned and titled ship profiles for the Great Eastern, the Great Britain,...
Category
1860s Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Horn
English Brass Urn & Marble Base Scale . Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
English brass scale with centered urn , feather pointer , brass pans, marble base , and terminating on brass ball feet. All original . Early 19t...
Category
1810s George III Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Marble, Brass
A racing flag from the Royal Sailing Yacht Britannia, circa 1936
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A racing flag from the Royal Sailing Yacht Britannia, circa 1936. This large racing flag was made from pieced wool bunting with machine stitched bunting and a canvas sleeve stamped ‘5’. It is of rectangular form with the Prince of Wales feathers enclosed in a ducal coronet and the motto ‘Ich Dien’ on a halved blue and red ground, later framed and glazed. It is accompanied by a black edged letter on Buckingham Palace writing paper dated 10th July 1936 saying ‘Dear Sir, I am commanded by the King and Queen Mary to send you these flags which were flown on board “Britannia” at various times during her career, including one of her racing flags. Their Majesties hope you will like to keep these in your club house as souvenirs of the old yacht. Yours Derek Keppell, Master of the Household, The Commodore, Royal Portsmouth Corinthian Yacht Club.” King George died on 20 January 1936 which explains the black edge to the letter. English, circa 1936.
Height: 43in (109cm) Width:60in (152.5cm) Framed height: 57½ in (146 cm) Width: 81½ in (207cm)
Provenance: Royal Naval Club & Royal Albert Yacht Club, Portsmouth
R.S.Y. Britannia played an important part in preparing challengers for the America’s Cup. She was used as a trial horse for the Shamrocks and later, after conversion, for most of the ‘J’ Class yachts of the 1930s. Britannia was built in 1893 according to the plans of G. L. Watson for His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, a keen and able helmsman. From the beginning, Britannia was a successful racing yacht winning races against Kaiser Wilhelm’s Meteors, among many others. Britannia won over two hundred races in her career — a record that has yet to be surpassed. She was beaten once by Navahoe, one of Herreshoff’s boats, but fared better against another America’s Cup yacht, Vigilant, winning twelve races out of seventeen. When Britannia was converted to race in the ‘J’ Class she was stripped of her bulwarks, given a one-piece mast and a Bermudan mainsail. The transition did not interrupt her run of success, although she performed best in hard weather. She was scuttled off the Isle of Wight at the dying request of George V.
A grisaille by Charles Dixon of R S Y Britannia racnig at Cowes. Credit: Wick Antiques
Category
1930s Vintage English Nautical Objects
Materials
Textile
Fine Pair of Bronze Cannon by McAndrew and Woore English, circa 1850
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine pair of bronze cannon by McAndrew and Woore, set on their original brass bound black painted oak carriages with brass spider wheels, also with a p...
Category
1850s Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Bronze
Hardstone Intaglio Portrait Seal of Admiral Viscount Nelson, circa 1800
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This monumental George III gold and hardstone intaglio fob seal comprises a profile portrait of the head and shoulders of Admiral Viscount Nelson, in uniform displaying...
Category
Early 1800s Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Gold
Lugger Lifeboat Model by Twyman for the International Exhibition, London, 1862
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Lugger lifeboat model by Twyman for the International Exhibition, London 1862. The planked and pinned hull of this lifeboat has a lead keel, bilge keels, a wooden rudder with a yoke, gesso-coated canvas wales and a grab line. It is fitted internally with a forward compartment enclosing a stove and glazed deck lights, seats, covered hatches with copper strapping, a bilge pump with a handle, mast securing points, a metal anchor with a buoy and other details, together with a quantity of furled masts and rigging, a silk flag, and other accessories. The bow has ‘Sunbeam/Friend of all Nations’ and the stern has ‘Ramsgate’, painted in gold on a black ground. English, 1862.
Provenance: H. Twyman (designer/modeller) thence by descent
Exhibited: International Exhibition, London 1862, Vol. 2, object no. 2760
The 1862 International Exhibition in London hosted a fine array of exhibits from 28,000 exhibitors, and enjoyed a footfall of 6.1 million (about the same as that of the 1851 Great Exhibition...
Category
1860s Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood
Silver salver of a Hero of Trafalgar: Captain Pryce Cumby London, circa 1836
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A William IV silver salver with shellwork and scroll border, on four feet, profusely chased and engraved with foliate decoration and inscribed in the centre beneath a widow’s coat of...
Category
1830s Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Silver
An Unusual Pencil Drawing of “Canton”, a Three-Masted Whaling Ship-at This Point
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual pencil drawing of “Canton“ a three masted whaling ship by Harold Wyllie. New Bedford was a major whaling centre in the 19th century. Photograp...
Category
Early 1900s Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Paper
George III Mahogany Mercury Stick Barometer by Henry Andrews, Royston
Located in Norwich, GB
George III stick barometer in a finely figured mahogany case with canted corners and architectural pediment surmounted by a central ivory finial. Exposed mercury tube with bulb ciste...
Category
Early 1800s George III Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Shipyard Half Hull Model of the Northern Light
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine shipyard half hull model of the Northern light. Still retained in its original case and set upon its original backboard.
The condition and quality of this lovely model is sup...
Category
1910s Vintage English Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
A shipyard model of the liner Nippon Moru, dated 1898
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A shipyard model of the liner Nippon Moru, dated 1898. This shipbuilder’s model has a pink hull, black topsides and two black funnels. It is executed in meticulous detail with two c...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Shipyard Model of the Wooden Steam Ship ‘S.S. F.W.Harris’
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A shipyard model of the wooden steam ship ‘S.S. F.W.Harris’, 1877, the hull painted rust-red with black top sides and a black funnel, finely detailed wi...
Category
1870s Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Satinwood
Dining Table Made from a 19th Century Ship's Steering Wheel
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A dining table made from a 19th century ship's steering wheel, upon an antique binnacle with bronze feet, English, circa 1850.
With a modern glass top.
Category
1850s Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Sir Harold Dudley Clayton: Naval architect and boat builder’s plans for Zinita
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Sir Harold Dudley Clayton: Naval architect and boat builder’s plans for Zinita, 1909. Four framed naval architect’s drawings of the sail plan, cabin plan, sections and hull of ‘Zinit...
Category
Early 20th Century English Nautical Objects
Materials
Paper
Sir Harold Dudley Clayton’s scale model of Coquette, 1899
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Sir Harold Dudley Clayton’s scale model of Coquette, 1899. This large model is of the 1/12th scale 10-ton Bristol Channel One Design class Coquette: She is fully rigged with furled s...
Category
19th Century Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Gold, Enamel and Cameo Commemorative Pendant by William Tassie, 1805
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The enamelling on this quatrefoil gold pendant is attributed to Ray & Montague: ‘hiltmakers, goldworkers and enamellers’. The obverse is mounted with a vitreous paste profile portrait cameo of Admiral Viscount Nelson within four navy blue enamel panels with the gilt inscription: ‘H·Nelson·Died·for His·Country at·Trafalgar Oct:21·1805’ all within ropework borders. The reverse is mounted with an oval polychrome enamel plaque representing a blue Royal Navy ensign flying triumphant above the flags of France and Spain superimposed with an anchor and laurel wreath against a red background within four navy blue enamel panels with the gilt inscription: Glory to the Souls of the Brave, a line from The Battle of the Baltic written in 1801 by Scottish poet Thomas Campbell (1777-1844) to commemorate Nelson’s victory at the Battle of Copenhagen. Cameo with incised signature Tassie F. 1805
English, 1805
John Ray and James Montague succeeded to the celebrated enamelling and goldsmithing firm of James Morisset (1738-1815) in 1800. Like Morisset, they
specialised in presentation swords...
Category
Early 1800s Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Rare 19th Century "Yachting" Maritime Desk Set with Historic Monogram
Located in London, GB
A rare nautical desk set
The lockable oak felt-lined case, embossed with the initials 'AL' of the original owner, houses twelve writing implements and accessories, constructed in silver plate and gilt metal, using spheres and chain work decoration. A bespoke commission of undoubtedly unique character-and most likely having nautical connections-the various accoutrements executed in a uniform style reminiscent of rope work, buoys, and markers found on seafaring vessels. The set includes a pair of candlesticks, a chamber stick, inkwell, bell, letter opener, personal wax seal, a stamp container, paperweight, ash tray, sealing wax spoon...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Silver Plate, Metal
An impressive silver gilt Lyme Regis & Charmouth Regatta Cup for 1846 presented
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An impressive silver gilt Lyme Regis & Charmouth Regatta Cup for 1846 presented by John Attwood M.P. made by Hunt and Roskell, in the form of a classical f...
Category
1840s Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Silver
A Fine Presentation Half Hull Model of the Hawthornbank, launched in 1889
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Fine Presentation Half Hull Model of the Hawthornbank, launched in 1889 and Built by Russell and Co of Greenock and Glasgow for Andrew Weir of Glasgow
A fine and important half h...
Category
19th Century Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
A fine reverse glass silhouette of H.M.S.s Marlborough, Foudroyant and Lee
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This reverse glass painting shows the silhouettes of three British naval ships of the line within a ropework border, their outlines inside the glass casting shadows on the cream grou...
Category
1860s Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Glass
A Pair of Davenport Admiral Lord Nelson Terracotta Wine Coolers
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Pair of Davenport Admiral Lord Nelson Terracotta Wine Coolers, each relief moulded with a portrait of Admiral Viscount Nelson, in full uniform and medals, between two acorn-bearing oak boughs on one side and a naval panoply on the reverse. The rim comprises tied reeds with twin dolphin-mask handles attached to the sides. English, circa 1815.
Two very similar examples from the collection of Horatio, third Lord Nelson, are illustrated in an article titled ‘Nelson Relics and Relic Hunters’ in The Windsor Magazine, Vol. XX. June-November 1904, p.519. (See also page 4.) A thirdwith a paper label stating ‘Exceedingly rare (Lockett)’ was exhibited at the Hanley Museum, item No.1721 (see Britain on the High Seas, from Nelson to Churchill, p.71, Wick Antiques...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Terracotta
A shipyard model of the survey and site investigation ship M.V. Whitehorn
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A shipyard model of the survey and site investigation ship M.V. Whitehorn, with a red hull, green waterline and grey topsides, the funnel painted blue and white with the letter ‘C’, ...
Category
20th Century English Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
A ship’s ‘Sunday’ tiller carved with Princess Victoria, before she was Queen
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large ship’s ‘Sunday’ tiller carved with Princess Victoria, before she was Queen. This long yacht tiller is made from a single, solid piece of mahogany and has a typical shallow S-...
Category
19th Century Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Mahogany
Copper and Glass Ship's Lantern by Meteorite
Located in Norwood, NJ
Massive late 19th century copper and brass ship's lantern by the English firm Meteorite. With copper maker's badge, fresnel glass lens and brass bail handle. Massive copper ship’s ma...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique English Nautical Objects
Materials
Copper, Brass
