Mid-18th Century Nautical Objects

The oak barrel crafted during the 1700’s, features a hand-painted Royal coat of arms of England on a dark Navy blue ground. Most likely used on a navel ship for gun powder or for se...

This solid piece of oak with traces of white and yellow paint is part of the anchor windlass mechanism. It is set on a plank with a metal plate reading ‘HMS Victory’ was one of the timbers replaced during the ship’s repairs for the Trafalgar Bicentenary celebrations in 2005. English, circa 1759. Height overall: 45¾ in (116cm) Width: 22in (56cm) Depth: 11 ½ in (29.5cm) £22,500 The accompanying document is embellished with a stern view of Victory carrying very limited sail and the coat of arms of Admiral Lord Nelson above the legend ‘England Expects Every Man to do his Duty’ taken from his famous signal preparing his sailors for battle against the combined fleets of France and Spain at Trafalgar. Under the heading ‘Certificate of Provenance’, Lt Cmdr Frank Nowosielski, her Commanding Officer, states that “I hereby certify that this is original material removed from HMS Victory during her restoration and that a royalty resulting from its sale will go to the ‘Save The Victory Fund’ to assist in returning the ship to her configuration at Trafalgar 21st October 1805” followed by some dimensions and his signature. Nowosielski was the longest serving Commanding Officer of Victory. Extremely enthusiastic and well-informed, he is credited with finding Victory’s original foretopsail of 1805 beneath mats in a Portsmouth gymnasium. Apparently “the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar in 2005 was particularly busy: he signed first-day covers and certificates of authenticity for items made from Victory’s oak...

Chinese Export Porcelain European-subject Blue & White Tea Bowl and Saucer, Neptune, The God of The Sea, Dutch market, Yongzheng Period, Circa 1730-35 The Chinese Export porcelain, probably made for the Dutch market, depicts Neptune, the God of the Sea, standing with his triton in the center of the design with a number of other figures to his left and right with three large fish or whales at his feet. The lower section of the design depicting the sea. The border of each piece with a repeating diaper design. Dimensions: Saucer: 4 1/2 inches diameter x 3/4 inch high (11.53cm diameter x 1.91cm high); Cup: 2 3/4 inches diameter x 1 3/4 inches high (6.99cm diameter x 4.45cm high). The design is after an etching called `The Realm of Neptune` by Frederick Bloemaert (c.1610-c.1669) completed between 1650-1656, after a drawing by his father Abraham Bloemaert (1566–1651). This is a Baroque design which is only found in blue and white on Chinese porcelain, it occurs on fine grained porcelain and Chinese soft-paste porcelain. Both dinner services and tea services were produced. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a plate in their collection, Helena Woolworth McCann Collection, Purchase, Winfield Foundation Gift, 1966 (Ass. # 66.27.5). Reference: Jorg states "The depiction of Neptune, the God of the Sea of classical mythology occurs in several varieties on Chine de Commande from the 1740`s onwards. How well the design sold is illustrated by an order from 1778, when they sent a chocolate cup with this design as a model for similarly decorated plates. However, the Dutch merchants...

Elegant figurehead in finely carved oak wood depicting a female figure of the second half of the 18th century from the North of France and belonged to a small brig, about 250/300 ton...

A miniature coat of arms for the Kingdom of Great Britain, 1714-1800, carved for the stern of a ship’s model from limewood or boxwood, in a deep, lined frame with a gilt border. Eng...

Antique nautical map of the Bay of Guascogna from Le petit Neptune françois published in Paris in 1763. Printed by engraved copper plate. Measures...

A fine 18th century pocket globe by Nathaniel Hill in the original shagreen case. This is a superb example of a dated pocket globe retaining all the orig...

This is an antique telescope, a three draw refractor for terrestrial or astronomical use. An English Georgian piece by Lincoln of London, dating to circa 1770. Perfect for bird wa...

This is an antique telescope, an English single draw refractor for terrestrial or astronomical use from the Georgian period and dating to mid-18th ce...

This is an antique telescope. An English single draw refractor for terrestrial or astronomical use and dating to the mid-18th century, circa 1760. ...

This is an antique telescope, a single draw refractor for terrestrial or astronomical use. An English, Georgian piece dating to circa 1760. Perfect for bird watching, landscape ap...

This is an antique telescope, a single draw refractor for terrestrial or astronomical use. An English, Georgian piece dating to the mid-18th century, circa 1760. Perfect for bird ...