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Style: American Empire
American Brass Nautical Ship Wheel Mounted on Geared Pedestal w/ Rope Base 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass nautical ship wheel with a central circular brass hub, eight brass spindles with bulbous handles, solid brass geared pedestal, rudder indicat...
Category
1890s American Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
American Three Masted Clipper Ship Model Sovereign of the Seas Under Glass, 20th
Located in Charleston, SC
American three masted clipper ship model displayed in a mahogany glass case. She was the fastest ship ever built in 1852. California clipper ship mo...
Category
20th Century American American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Pine, Paint
Pair of Brass Port & Starboard Ship Lanterns with Fresnel Lenses, NY, Circa 1900
By Perko Co.
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass port and starboard ship lanterns with flanking ringed vented domes, hinged doors, rear mounting brackets, and original colored red & blue Fresnel lenses. Lante...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair of American Nautical Polished Steel and Brass Ship Lanterns, NY C. 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American Nautical port & starboard polished steel and brass ship lanterns with the original red and blue Fresnel lenses, flanking vented dome finials, exterior protective cag...
Category
1880s American Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass, Steel, Wire
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.
Category
1850s American Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
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.
Category
1870s American Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
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"...
Category
1850s American Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Rope, Wood, Paint
American Bronze Sea Mariner Bracing on Rope Piling Mounted to Oval Base. C. 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American bronze figural sea mariner bracing in wind against a rope piling and mounted to an oval molded edge base. Late 19th century.
Category
1870s American Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Bronze
American Cast Iron Nautical Anchor and Dolphin Motif Umbrella Stand, Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
American cast iron nautical umbrella stand with centered anchor ring attached and intertwined with rope, two smaller tridents with spears, and resting on a...
Category
1850s American Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Iron
American Three Masted Clipper Ship Diorama in Shadow Box Frame, Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
American three masted clipper ship diorama under glass in shadow box gilt frame. Mid-19th century.
Category
1850s American Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Paint, Giltwood, Wood, Glass
American Cast Brass Engraved Yachtsman's Speaking Trumpet, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
American hand held cast brass engraved Yachtsman's speaking trumpet with bell shaped soldered mouthpiece, coned-shaped column with original interior red paint, and terminating on a r...
Category
1830s American Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
American Polished Steel and Brass Single Anchor Lantern, Circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
American painted polished steel and brass single ship anchor lantern with original Fresnel lense, hoisting ring, protective cage, and original oil burner. Late 19th century Signed W...
Category
1880s American Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass, Steel
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Located in Norwell, MA
Wood ships wheel with eight spokes and an iron hub. Painted finish. Sturdy and heavy. 40" Diameter.
Made: America
Date: 1920
Weight: 35 lbs.
Category
1920s North American Vintage American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
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1940s Copper+Brass Ships Starboard Lantern Wartime Merchant Vintage Cabin Light
Located in Hyattsville, MD
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20th Century Diorama Folk Art Three Mast Model Ship in a Bottle English, C 1930
Located in Central England, GB
A fine Diorama Folk Art Model ship in a bottle
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Large Danish Maple and Mahogany Pond Yacht Ship Model
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large elegant wooden pond yacht ship model in maple and mahogany.
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Antique Brass Clad Mahogany Ships Wheel
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique solid mahogany Ship’s Wheel with 8 turned spokes having good size and weight. The axle has an iron core and polished brass front cap on one side. Both sides of the wheel h...
Category
19th Century Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
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 English Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
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Antique Ships Model "Sovereign of the Seas"
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique ship model of the Donald Mc Kay Clipper Ship "Sovereign of the Seas". Awesome scale model by noted early twentieth century model maker Th...
Category
1930s American Vintage American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
2 Antique Nautical Woven Hemp Rope Braided Marine Ship Boat Bumper Fender Pair
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of early 20th century boat bumpers / fenders, rectagnular shape woven from natural hemp rope with handle.
Dimensions:
13" x 7" x 16" (Width x Depth x Height)
Category
Early 20th Century American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Rope
H 16 in W 13 in D 7 in
Ship Model "Sovereign of the Seas " a 17th-century warship of the English Navy
Located in Miami, FL
The Sovereign of the Seas, an early British "First-Rate Ship of the Line" was launched in 1637 and was the most magnificent ship of her era. Designed in 1630s by Phineas Pett, she was the first ship to have three full gun decks, carrying a total of 102 guns, on the orders of King Charles I. No expense was spared in her construction. Renamed the Royal Sovereign when Charles II came to the throne in 1660, she fought in several battles during the second and third Dutch wars between 1666-1673. The nine years war against France broke out in 1689 and the Sovereign of the Seas (Royal Sovereign) was present at the Battles of Beachy Head...
Category
20th Century English American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Metal
H 37 in W 11 in D 44 in
Large French Art Deco Three-Masted Barque Ship Model, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large French Art Deco three-masted barque ship by Anthoine Art Bois, France, 1920s. Wood and metal. Painted white metal sails, wood hull and painted black base
Category
1920s French Vintage American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Metal
Mounted Half Block Ship Model of a 1936s America's Cup Sloop the Endeavour II
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early Mounted Half Block Ship Model of a 1936s America's Cup Sloop
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Materials
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H 7.25 in W 31.5 in D 3.5 in
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 American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
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Previously Available Items
Pair of Brass Beacon Lanterns with Exterior Cages & Fresnel Lenses, NY C. 1900
By Perko Co.
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Brass Beacon Marine Lanterns with flanking threaded handle lids, protective exterior cages, and original clear Fresnel lenses. Pair of lanterns have been electrified. Stamped...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
American Rotary Boxed Decorative Painted Nautical Foghorn, New York, Circa 1899
Located in Charleston, SC
American Rotary nautical foghorn with a decorative painted rope pine case, exposed corner dovetailing, original leather strap, brass side crank, and original brass trumped horn. Fog horn...
Category
1890s American Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Iron, Copper, Brass
H 14.75 in W 23.5 in D 8 in
American Brass Telescope on Walnut Tripod Stand Word & Works St Louis, MO C 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass telescope on adjustable walnut tripod stand. Telescope retains the original glass lens, traveling dovetailed case, and lens cover. Telescope is all original and in wor...
Category
1880s American Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
H 60 in W 31 in D 3.5 in
American Brass Nautical Ship Wheel Mounted on Brass Geared Pedestal, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass nautical ship wheel with a centered brass hub connecting seven spindles with bulbous handles, and mounted to a solid brass geared pedestal wi...
Category
1870s American Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass, Iron
H 53.5 in W 40 in D 14 in
American Decorative Painted Ship Carpenter Trunk with Orig. Rope Beckets, C 1864
Located in Charleston, SC
American ship's hinged carpenter trunk with exterior decorative painted American Flag and Union Jack, interior till, original flanking rope beckets, ...
Category
1860s American Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine, Paint
H 20.5 in W 36.5 in D 21 in
American Bronze Folding Reef Anchor with Circular Shank and Ring, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American bronze folding reef anchor with a circular shank, crown and coupling ring, Late 19th Century
Category
1870s American Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Bronze, Wire
American Copper and Brass Replica Naval Diving Helmet, Boston, MA. 20th Century
By Morse Diving Equipment Co.
Located in Charleston, SC
American copper and brass Replica Naval diving helmet on electrified stand with four glass viewing ports, threaded bonnet, air line intake and ventilator. Stamped Badge Morse diving ...
Category
20th Century American American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
H 22 in W 14 in L 22 in
American Cast Brass Yachtsman's Spearing Trumpet, Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
American hand held cast brass Yachtsman's spearing trumpet with bell shaped mouthpiece, coned-shaped column with fine detailed beaded bandings , attached rings for straps, and termin...
Category
1850s American Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
American Nautical Painted Life Ring with Sailing Vessel, America's Cup. Mid 19th
Located in Charleston, SC
American nautical life ring with painted sailing vessel surrounded by exterior rope commemorating the 1st America's cup. Mid-19th century. Life ring...
Category
1850s American Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Rope, Wood, Paint
H 29.5 in Dm 29.5 in
American Leather Brass-Mounted and Studded Wharf Chest, Boston, Circa 1850
By Boston Wharf Company
Located in Charleston, SC
American leather wharf chest with exterior brass mounts, brass studs, carrying handle, stamped locking mechanism and the original paper lined interior. Engraved on lid Boston Wharf C...
Category
1850s American Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
American Nautical Cast Iron Kedge Ship's Anchor with Stock, Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
American nautical cast iron kedge ship's anchor with adjustable stock. Historically, these anchors were of particular relevance to sailing warships ...
Category
1850s American Antique American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Iron
Pair of Brass Port and Starboard Ship Lanterns with Fresnel Lenses. NY, C. 1900
Located in Charleston, SC
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Early 20th Century American American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
H 14.25 in W 10.5 in D 9 in
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