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Period: 19th Century
Historically Megaphone
Located in Praha, CZ
in good original state
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Austrian Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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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,...
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English Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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Canvas

Print No. 1 of 400 Depicting a Nautical Schooner Made in the Mid-19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Print depicting a schooner, no. 1 of 400 copies signed Z21, made in the mid-19th century. Non-coeval briarwood frame; measures with frame 50 x 40 cm.  
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British Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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Paper

Antique Late 19th Century Seascape Lighthouse Oil Painting
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Unsigned Maritime oil painting. Very good quality, by the hand of a professional painter. The painting is soiled from 100 years of exposure. The frame has some losses (chips) to the ...
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American American Classical Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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Wood

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...
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English Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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Glass

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...
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English Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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Bronze

American Solid Brass Five Spoke Ringed Yacht Wheel, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American solid brass five spoke ringed yacht wheel with original brass hub, Late 19th century.
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American American Empire Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

PADDLE WHEELS & SCREW PROPELLERS by Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen, 1864
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...
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English Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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Paper

ANTIQUE RARE & HIGHLY COLLECTABLE SHiPS CAPTAINS SHARKS VERTEBRAW WALKING STICK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare and highly collectable Shark’s Vertebrae walking stick A super collectable piece of Victori...
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European Victorian Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Steel

Ships Binnacle by James Morton Limited
Located in Norwell, MA
Exceptional ships binnacle by James Morton Limited of Sunderland. This is the “Capitalize Morabiton” model. A clinometer is fitted into the mermaid’s wais...
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Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

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...
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English Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Nineteenth Century Yacht Binnacle
Located in Norwell, MA
Rare boat binnacle with solid brass mushroom style hood. Mid nineteenth century gimballed compass by Ritchie of Boston. Varnished mahogany base with...
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Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Captain Thomas Green’s silver Medals for Heroic Conduct at Sea
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
One medal from Captain Logan of the Mars is inscribed ‘Presented by Captn. John Logan, of the Ship Mars that was Wrecked in a gale on the Gunfleet Sands, Jany...
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English Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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Silver

Admiral Viscount Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton in the Studio of George Romney
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This oil painting shows the fictional scene of Emma, Lady Hamilton meeting Lord Nelson in Romney’s studio. She is seated for her portrait wearing a full pink skirt under a tightly f...
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English Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Paint

19th Century Adirondack Duck Boat in Old Blue Paint
Located in Hudson, NY
Rare 19th century Adirondak duck / sneak boat in old blue paint. Rare because these boats were made from solid wood and unless protected have all but rotted. It has a spectacular old...
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American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th Century Irish Folk Art Whale Tooth
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Irish Folk Art. This sperm whale tooth was etched during the 19th century, in Ireland. There'sa a drinking sailor on one side, and a barmaid on the other -...
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Northern Irish Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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Other

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...
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English George III Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Marble, Brass

Antique Bronze Rudder Yoke, Rowing, Yachting and Sailing Interest
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Bronze Tiller Yoke. A late 19th century cast bronze rudder yoke with decorative detailing of two opposing anchors. It has a square opening for the rudder head and with single brass ...
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British Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Bronze

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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American American Empire Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Rope, Wood, Paint

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...
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English William IV Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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Sterling Silver, Steel

Small Antique Bronze Brass Opening Porthole with Deadlight
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Small antique bronze brass opening porthole with deadlight The porthole is in good condition, apart from the glass which is original and scratc...
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Industrial Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

A gaff-rigged Hastings lugger circa 1880
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This scale model of a Hastings lugger is very similar to the one described in E.W. White’s book as typical of this type of fishing vessel. She has an extremely wide beam, centreboard...
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English Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Glass

A fine model of sailing ship Vimiera built for Duncan Dunbar, 1851
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This wooden model is painted in both light and dark grey with a white gunport band and faux gunports, a golden lion figurehead and the name Vimiera in applied gold lettering on the b...
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English Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

American Nautical Brass Housing & Wood Collar Floating Distress Beacon, C. 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
American nautical brass housing and wood collar floating distress beacon with a glass lens, mid-19th century.
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American American Empire Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Refracting Mahogany Telescope Signed Watkins, Charing Cross
Located in Norwich, GB
Refracting mahogany telescope signed ‘Watkins, Charing Cross’, C.1810 The telescope retains it's original mahogany carrying case. Jeremiah Watkins ...
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British Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Carved and Painted Ship's Billethead
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Carved and Painted Ship's Billethead, second half 19th Century, a scroll carved and painted wooden ornament from the bow of a ship. A billethead was a smaller carving used in place of a figurehead, mounted under the bowsprit of a ship. As the 19th Century progressed and the age of clipper ships saw a move towards ever more extreme clipper bows, there was a need to eliminate unnecessary weight aboard ship, especially in the bow (to avoid burying the nose into every wave), so billet heads...
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American Federal Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Vintage Handmade Boat Model Diorama
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage handmade boat model diorama of the "Sovereign of the Seas" a three masted schooner, displayed in its original case. Originally built in Massac...
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American American Colonial Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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Hardwood

Vintage Handmade Boat Model Diorama
Vintage Handmade Boat Model Diorama
$3,950 Sale Price
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19th Century English Polychrome Carved Ship Figurehead of Lord Nelson
Located in Queens, NY
19th century English carved wooden polychrome large ship figurehead of Lord Nelson.
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood, Paint

A half hull model of ‘Sutherlandshire’ by Russell & Co, 1882
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A half hull model of ‘Sutherlandshire’ by Russell & Co, 1882, set on a bird’s eye maple and mahogany a backboard with 3 truncated masts, white painted panels on the black topsides an...
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Scottish Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Mahogany

Italian Walnut Scale Model of a Clipper
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This highly detailed and unusual scale model is partially planked on one side to reveal the interior structure. There are hinged panels in the sides which open to afford a glimpse of the interior. The whole is raised on two supports upon a shaped plinth base. Italian, circa 1880. Provenance Provenance: By repute King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and gifted to Duke of the Abruzzi thence by descent until sold in 1973 to Arnaldo Ruschioni. The present model represents a clipper, or fast sailing vessel, first introduced in the early 19th century. The clipper was outfitted with three high masts and a large number of sails, designed to carry small loads of profitable cargo quickly over long distances. The present clipper model was constructed in the third quarter of the 19th century and was formerly owned by collector and naval model...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Walnut

Burnished brass sextant D. Mc Lean & Co Lta 113 Frenchurch St. London 1890
Located in Milan, IT
Burnished brass sextant D. Mc Lean & Co Lta 113 Frenchurch St. London, datatable around the end of the 19th century, instrument complete with optics and housed in its original squa...
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Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Mid 19th Century Renaissance style Walnut Cased Thermometer
Located in Atlanta, GA
Michael A. Finnel Mid 19th Century Renaissance Revival style Walnut Cased Thermometer with leaf decorated crest, printed marks. Thermometer not workin...
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American Renaissance Revival Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Glass, Wood

Nautical survey magnetic compass signed Elliott Bros London late 1800s
Located in Milan, IT
Rare magnetic nautical surveying compass, brass, late 19th century signed Elliott Bros London complete with leather case. This is a small compass, 7 cm diameter, typically used in re...
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Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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Brass

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...
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English George III Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Vintage Nautical Designer Search Light or Spot Light by G Vieira
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Very large 19th century vintage nautical search light or spot light by G Vieira The Lamp is in brass it is very large and set on a wood and br...
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Industrial Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

1870 Antique Burnished Brass W F Stanley Level Surveyor Measurement Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Topographic level signed W.F Stanley of burnished brass, from the second half of the 19th century. In excellent condition and complete with original mahogany box with brass hinges an...
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British Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

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...
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English Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Silver

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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American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Bone, Wood

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...
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English Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Gold

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...
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English Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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Silver

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 ...
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English Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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Brass

Shipbuilders Half Block Model of the Steamship Dunbrody
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Finely detailed shipbuilder's half block model of the steamship Dunbrody, built and engined by The London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co. ...
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English Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany

Presentation Model of America’s Cup Winner America by G. L. Watson
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This cased presentation half hull model is of the first winner of the America’s Cup, the schooner America. The copper coloured bottom is painted with black topsides and has a finely carved garland around the bow. There are two stump masts, a caprail and bowsprit. It is set on a mahogany backboard with a Bakelite name plaque engraved ‘Schooner Yacht ‘America’ Scale ¼ = 1 foot to W.G.J. from G.L.W’. A label identifies the case maker as ‘Lambert Picture Frame Manufacturer, 34 Albert Gate, Hyde Park, S.W.’ and another describes the model, including the fact that the case was added in 1903. It then explains the initials W.G.J. and G.L.W. ‘This model was presented by G.L.Watson to W.G.Jameson. George L.Watson was one of England’s leading yacht designers. He designed four America’s Cup Challengers which included: Thistle, Valkyrie, Valkyrie II and Shamrock II. He also designed the King’s Britannia, and the Kaiser’s Meteor. William G.Jameson was probably the most successful amateur helmsman in the U K in the 1880’s and the 1890’s. Jameson introduced Lord Dunraven to yacht racing in 1887. Dunraven was to build three challengers for the America’s Cup, all designed by G.L.Watson. Jameson in 1892 acted as an adviser to the Prince of Wales and introduced him to Watson who designed his Britannia. Jameson also advised Thomas Lipton in his Shamrock II challenge. Clearly, Watson and Jameson worked closely throughout their careers. Scottish, 1887. Provenance: 1887 George L. Watson presented this half hull to William G. Jamieson 1903 Unknown owner(s) thence The Glen Foster Collection 1999 Hyland Granby Antiques, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts 2002 The Kelton Collection of Maritime Art & Artifacts Probably the most famous racing yacht ever built, and the first winner of the America’s Cup, this schooner, designed by James and George Steers, was built by a syndicate of New York Yacht Club members to sail to England. The purpose of this visit was twofold: to show off U.S. shipbuilding skills and make money through competing in regattas. Only launched on 3rd May 1851, she had crossed the Atlantic and won the 53-mile race around the Isle of Wight by 22nd August that same year. America was captained by Richard Brown, who was a skilled member of the Sandy Hook Pilots group, renowned worldwide for their expertise and speed in manoeuvering schooner-rigged pilot boats...
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Scottish Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany

Royal Naval Ship’s Elm Companionway Board
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Royal Naval ship’s elm companionway board, of rectangular form with an arched top and two sturdy brass rings, naively carved with a crowned coat of arms flanked by a lion and unicorn...
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English Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Elm

Brass nautical log or solcometer in the shape of a speargun, signed T. Walker's 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Log o solcometro contamiglia nautico in ottone a forma di harpoon, signed T. Walker's Patent Harpoon Ship Log A 1 London , from the second half of the 1800s. It is an ancient nautical instrument, very rare and with a characteristic shape, which measured the distance and speed of a ship. Veniva gettato fuori bordo e trascinato dietro la nave stessa; ruotando grazie alla sua elica, trasmetteva il numero di giri fatti su se stesso ai tre quadranti realizzati su una placca in metallo smaltato posta al centro del log; i quadranti riportavano le misurazioni in miglia da 0 a 100 in decine, da 0 a 10 in unità, da 0 a 1 in quarti. I dati venivano poi letti ogni ora per ricavare anche la velocità. Good condition replaced flap perfectly working and mounted on custom-made brass wood base. Measurements length cm 54 - 21.2 in, propeller diameter cm 13 - 5.1 in. The last photo is the gift box. In past centuries, the attempt to measure the speed of ships was severely hampered mainly by the 'unavailability of time-measuring instruments of sufficient accuracy: by throwing a piece of wood overboard from the bow of a ship and measuring the time it took to reach the stern, it was possible to obtain some information about the speed of the ship itself, but with many errors and inaccuracies. The principle of the mechanical solcometer was explained to the Royal Society in 1699 by Robert Hooke, but the first model produced for commercial use was not patented until 1802 by Edward Massey...
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Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

A Fascinating Ship’s Log And Journal Relating To The Whitway/Whiteway
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Fascinating Ship’s Log And Journal Relating To The Whitway/Whiteway Family of Bristol Mariners, Along With A Dispatch Letter From The Bureau in St Petersburg Relating to One Of The...
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Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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Paper

British Military World War II Azimuth Circle in Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Vintage British military issue pattern 1880 Azimuth Circle in its original case with original paint on the circles and its filter frame. Lacquered brass trim. The sturdy timber box h...
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North American Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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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...
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English Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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Gold, Enamel

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...
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English Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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Brass, Copper

Rara bussola nautica e orologio solare insieme Inghilterra prima metà del XIX sc
Located in Milan, IT
Rara bussola nautica e orologio solare insieme, manifattura inglese della prima metà del XIX secolo, alloggiata in una scatola tornita in ottone completa di coperchio a vite. Rosa a sedici venti su carta da incisione su lastra di rame, meridiana in ottone con incise le ore diurne in numeri romani e gnomone mobile al centro. Orientando la bussola verso nord...
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Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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Brass

Antique Nautical Brass Parallels Original Mahogany Box made in Plymouth, 1860
By W. Heath, Plymouth 1
Located in Milan, IT
Brass parallels signed W. Heath Plymouth, optical and scientific instruments maker active since 1860. Complete with original mahogany box. Parallel measures cm 46.2 x 6.2 x 2 (H). W....
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British Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Pair of Anglo-Indian Copper and Brass Port & Starboard Ship Lanterns, Circa 1880
By Sachin Engineer Corporation
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Anglo-Indian copper and brass port and starboard ship lanterns with the original Fresnel lenses, vented tops, stamped badges, carrying handles and rear sliding doors with han...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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Brass, Copper

A black oak snuff box made from timber recovered from H.M.S. Boyne, sunk 1795, r
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A black oak snuff box made from timber recovered from H.M.S. Boyne, sunk 1795, raised 1833, of circular form with turned lid and base, the lid with printed description of Boyne’s car...
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English Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Oak

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...
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English Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique Yacht Or Boat Binnacle Compass by Polaris
Located in Norwell, MA
Boat compass in binnacle with hinged lid, sidelight, brass hook, etc. Very fine condition. Gimballed compass is by Polaris. Great piece. Overall dimensions: 11"H x 7"D x 8"L. 5 po...
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American Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

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...
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English Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

An oak inkwell carved from Lutine timber, dated 1799
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This large and historically interesting inkwell, or standish, is carved from timber recovered from the wreck of H.M.S. Lutine. It has a central inkwell, with a bud and oakleaf cover...
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English Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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Oak

Mid-19th Century British Yacht Half Hull Model "Vivid"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
2.44 yacht half hull model of a racing sloop. An 1840s-1850s "Plank on Edge" cutter half block hull with applied stem, keel and rudder. The deck with stubbed bowsprit, stub mast, and...
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American Classical Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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Wood

Massive Cast Iron Scallop Shell Attributed to the Val D'Osne Foundry
Located in London, by appointment only
A very large-scale early 19th century naturalistically cast iron scallop shell, France, circa 1820. Attributed to the Val d'Osne factory. Measures: Wid...
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French Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Antique Hand-Colored Fish Print of the Snub-Nosed Spiny Eel, 1842
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Poissons Plate 11 - Le Notacanthe Nez (Notacanthus nasus).' - This rare plate shows the snub-nosed spiny eel (Notacanthus chemnitzii). From: 'Voyage en Island...
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Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

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