Late Victorian Nautical Objects

British four-Draws Monocular Telescope. Very unusual monocular telescope, created in England during the Victorian era, in the last three-quarters of the 19th century, circa 1880. Th...

British two-Draws Monocular Telescope. Beautiful monocular telescope, created in England during the Victorian era, in the last three-quarters of the 19th century, circa 1900. This i...

These hard-to-find French-made glasses with three lenses are changed by the wheel at the side and indicated across the bridge labelled " Theatre ", " Campagne " and " Marine ". They...

English carved oak barometer with silvered metal dial signed "H. Barnascone - Sheffield", circa late nineteenth century or later. Dimensions: 44" H x 16" W x 3" D. Dealer: S138XX

This is an antique ship's smoke room sign. An English, leather framed decorative panel, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Ideal for accent...

Presented is a Victorian-era gimballed compass by Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. of Middletown, Connecticut. The brass compass is beautifully constructed and fitted in its original wooden lidded box. The compass is mounted on a 360-degree brass gimbal ring system. The gimbal ring design allows the compass to remain level regardless of the angle of the base or how much the ship may have pitched or rolled on the open waters. The compass card is black and white and is marked with the Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. monogram at true north. The company that would eventually become Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. was first established by Eldridge H. Penfield and his uncle Ira Penfiels in 1847 in Middletown, Connecticut. Middletown was New England;s largest inland port. Eldridge Penfield is famous for first conceiving of a metal grommet to replace rope grommets used by sailors. The Penfields hired Walter Wilcox, cousin to Eldridge Penfield, to operate the hand stamping tool that fabricated the metal grommets. As steamships gradually replaced sailing, the company’s expanded their line to make and sell all sorts of nautical hardware and instruments. Their 1870 catalog offered such varying products as shackles, thimbles, ring bolts, “Ereful whistles,” engine-room signals, boat nails...

A smart late Victorian brass cased travelling compass with lid to protect the glass The compass has a printed paper dial incorporating "Trade Mark London"; the direction is indic...

This is a rare example of the type of container that was used on Royal Navy ships to carry cordite charges. These were constructed of cork covered in canvas or leather. This one h...

19th century silk embroidered and hand painted oil on canvas seascape by Thomas Willis (1850 - 1925), depicting a gaff-rigged racing yacht closely hauled...

A section of the figure head (back/side of head) that once stood on the coast of Llanbedrog Wales, the figure head was placed on the coast of Llanbedrog by Solomon Andrews, a wealthy...

Three large sculptural fragments from the vessel Prince Victor. The ship was built In 1870 by the Vail and Moran families, the Prince Victor ran aground on the Severn River on Go...

A large late 19th century ships figure head in the form of a snarling dragon clutching a corbel. The dragon is carved from a single piece of oak with detachable ears, gesso applied scales, and retains large sections of its original painted finish. The dragon has later been mounted on a ebonised wooden base. The dragon was recently discovered in a orangey on the southwest coast of England where it laid for the best part of 40 years, the owner had previously saved the carving from being burnt. The carving is solid yet shows signs of deterioration from being laid on it back, the piece has also had some minor restoration but remains in very much original untouched condition. A very striking and rare piece of maritime history. 165cm in height base width 60cm depth from tip of tongue...