19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Period: 19th Century
Color: Black
Large Nineteenth Century Zinc Buoy
Located in Chicago, IL
A Large Nineteenth Century Zinc Buoy having bone pieces attached to its circumference. All attached on a metal stand. Fabulous piece of nautical folk art or found object.
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Zinc
19th Century Chainmail Glove Armor
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century chainmail glove armor. This is reproduction (19th century) of a 16th century piece. Custom mount for beautiful display. Found in Argentina
Category
Unknown Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Negretti and Zambra Aneroid Barometer, 19th Century
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century Negretti & Zambra aneroid barometer.
Large English oak, Gothic style barometer.
Free shipping within the United States and Canada.
Category
Great Britain (UK) Gothic Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
“Salmon Fishing, " Signed Proof by Douglas Adams, Antique Limited Print, 1892
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is the 1892 artist proof edition of 200 signed by the artist, Douglas Adams. Douglas Adams (1853-1920) was a London based landscape painter exhibiting at various galleries betwe...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rustic Water Buffalo Skull Taxidermy
Located in New York, NY
African style taxidermy large water buffalo skull mounted on oak shield shaped wall plaque (19/20th Cent.)
Category
Rustic Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Horn
1877 "Geological and Geographical Atlas of Colorado" by F. V. Hayden
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is F. V. Hayden's Geological and Geographical Atlas of Colorado and Portions of Adjacent Territory, an unmatched geological record for its time. Published by the Department of the Interior in 1877, the Atlas of Colorado consists of twenty double elephant sized sheets, divided into two series. The first series, four sheets, embrace the entire area on a scale of twelve miles to an inch, and include Triangulations, Drainage, an Economic Map, and a General Geological map...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Hans Christian Andersen Authentic Strand of Hair
Located in Jersey, GB
Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, best known for his genre defining fairy tales.
His work includes Thumbelina, The Snow Queen, The Ugly Duckling and The Little Mermaid - stories that are still delighting children to this day. Many have been adapted as Classic Disney films.
A guaranteed genuine half inch strand of Hans Christian Anderson...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Ancient Neoclassic Cammeo, Neapolitan Manufacture, 1760-1840
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Neoclassic Cammeo is a decorative object realized in Naples during the second half of 1700 and the beginning of 1800. Lava Stone.
Very good conditions.
This refined cameo ...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
Thomas Hardy Authentic Antique Strand of Hair, 20th Century
Located in Jersey, GB
Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) is considered the laureate of the south west of England. His much-loved novels explore the changing lives of country people in a rapidly industrialising worl...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Chinese Guanyin Goddess of Compassion and Mercy
Located in Stamford, CT
A Chinese polychrome bronze depiction of Guanyin the Goddess of compassion and mercy. What makes this presentation more unique is the fact that G...
Category
Chinese Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
William IV Policeman’s Truncheon
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A William IV Policeman’s truncheon
A great piece of social history, the baton has a shaped handle, the lower part is ebonised and the upper part has a blue background with the cro...
Category
George III Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Nutwood
19th Century Chinese Apothecary Balance Scale Stand
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large Chinese carved wood apothecary balance scale with stand and storage drawer cabinet. It features beautiful carved fretwork on the top and sides...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Painted Miniature Portrait Signed by Chester Dennery
Located in Esbeek, NL
First half of the 19th century painted portrait, depicting Newark Hudson.
Signed by Chester Dennery, England.
Bronze gilded frame.
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paint
19th Century Chinese Shrine
Located in New York, NY
Rare 19th century Shrine Black lacquer with stage back panel painted as theater. Intricately carved detail of double dragons, long life symbol, with scroll work up sides. Set upon ...
Category
Chinese Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Italian Bronze Mortar and Pestle, Signed, Christopher Eberhardt, Circa 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
Italian bronze mortar and pestle. Christopher Eberhardt, Anno J667 Grabavw, Early 19th Century. Measures: 7.25" diameter at top, 5.75" diamete...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Ancient Neoclassic Cammeo, Neapolitan Manufacture, 1760-1840
Located in Roma, IT
Neoclassic Cameo is an elegant decorative object realized in Naples during the second half of 1700 and the beginning of 1800. Lava Stone. Contemporary wooden frame.
Very good cond...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lava
Tunbridge Wells Ruler, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The ruler with differing scales on each side.
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Sensational Early 19th Century Chapeau De Gendarme Hat Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
A sensational early 19th century French Chapeau De Gendarme - officer's hat box in leather. Such a nostalgic shape!! A great accent piece for any b...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Ancient Silver Tobacco Can with View of Costantinople/Istanbul, Early 1800
Located in Roma, IT
Turkish Silverwave, first half of the 19th century.
On cover nice view of the city of Costantinople/Istanbul.
Inside two seals engraved seals on top and bottom sides.
This artwo...
Category
Turkish Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Antique Industrial Foundry Patterns for Molds Handmade Wood Set of 3, Group 5
Located in Topeka, KS
Incredible set of three antique handmade wood industrial foundry patterns. These were created to make the sand cast molds for casting iron sewage grates and other miscellaneous items. These are in wonderful antique condition with fabulous patina from all their years of age and use, circa late 19th century.
Holy cow! These antique industrial foundry...
Category
American Industrial Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Enamel Plaque Depicting 'The Finding of Moses'
Located in London, GB
This fine enamel plaque is notable both for its large size and the exquisite contrast produced between the rich, blue enamel backdrop against the grey foreground, created using the g...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel
Large Polychromed Wood GuanYin Head on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large antique wood polychrome GuanYin head, in Ming style but from the late Qing dynasty period. The fine features of the Bodhisattva has a clear Indo-sin...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Georgian Gold Bracelet with Locket and Four Carnelian Intaglios
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Gold bracelet with locket and four beautifully carved carnelian intaglios from the Georgian period. The bracelet and locket is 9-karat antique gold while the intaglios tested for 14-...
Category
English Georgian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Iron Elevator Indicator Panel from The Fisher Building, Chicago, 1896
Located in Chicago, IL
A late 19th century cast iron elevator indicator panel from the famed Fisher Building designed and built by Daniel Burnham in 1896. The indicator de...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
19th century American Southern Portrait by Benoni Irwin
By Benoni Irwin
Located in Savannah, GA
Oil on canvas portrait entitled:Mr. Bowles of Kentucky, painted by Benoni Irwin (1840-1896) an American portraitist born in new market, Ontario, Canada. He moved to New York as a you...
Category
American American Classical Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
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...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
19th Century French musical automaton clock
Located in London, GB
This fine, antique mantel clock is constructed in ebonised wood by the renowned Parisian maker of automata, Xavier Tharin (French, active mid 19th Century). The clock face is set onto a curled, stylized pediment atop the clock case. The face is of white enamel, featuring black Roman numerals and signed 'Tharin a Paris', and is bordered in beaded ormolu. The pediment in which the face is set is decorated with ormolu mounts of stylized acanthus leaf form. The pediment is set onto a rectangular frame of ebonised wood, inside which is set a musical automaton...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Civil War Panorama of the Seat of War by John Bachmann, Antique Print circa 1864
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Panorama of the seat of war. Bird's-eye View of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia.
This third state of this fascinating bird's eye view of the northernmost p...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
“On the Moors” or "Dogging" Signed by Heywood Hardy, Antique Print, 1894
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an 1894 signed first edition goupil-gravure print by Heywood Hardy (1842-1933). The engraving was printed in Paris and published by Boussod Valadon & Co. Publishers, the successors to Goupil & Co. Designed as a companion to After the Drive, Hardy’s On the Moors (Dogging) depicts three hunters and their two dogs hunting ducks. The youngest of the three men is shooting his gun as the dogs excitedly wait to chase after the bird. This print is one of only 75 artist’s proofs and has been signed by the artist in pencil at the lower left corner of the print’s margin.
Hunting has a long history in England and is considered a very traditional activity even today. One of the most popular forms of hunting is called “wildfowling” and targets wild geese and ducks. Often conducted on coastal marshes, wildfowling is typically a solitary or small group sport unlike the grand group fox and pheasant hunts...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Cast Iron Weight Measures
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 19th Century small cast iron weight measures with quirky rabbit images. Ideal as paperweights or decorative objects. From China, Shanxi Pro...
Category
Chinese Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
American Polished Steel and Brass Single Anchor Lantern, Circa 1880
Located in Hollywood, 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
American American Empire Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel
The Secular Furniture of E.W. Godwin (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This book is the first comprehensive study of Godwin's furniture designs. Taking the form of a catalogue raisonne, the book documents and reproduces all known examples of his secular...
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
American Cast Iron Nautical Anchor and Dolphin Motif Umbrella Stand, Circa 1850
Located in Hollywood, 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
American American Empire Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
“A Football Match, Scotland v. England” Antique Engraving, Proof Edition of 100
By Overend and Smythe
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is the 1889 William H. Overend (1851-1898) and Lionel Smythe (1839-1918) first edition, photogravure of the Calcutta Cup – a Rugby match between Scotland and England, that has been played over 100 times, the first match...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Victorian Silvered Bronze Horseshoe and Bit Clock, circa 1860's
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Victorian silvered bronze horseshoe and bit clock, Circa 1860's.
The piece comes with a winding key, size 5.
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
19th Century African Bronze Sculpture From Vienna Tobacco Museum
Located in Copenhagen, K
Rare bronze sculpture of native African smoking a large pipe
Provenance: Vienna Tobbacco Museum. This scultpure is pictured in the Kinsky Vienna auction catalog as # 467 or 468.
Category
Belizean Folk Art Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Continental Baroque Style Miniature Mahogany Console Model, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The bombe chest with hinged lifting top.
Category
European Baroque Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
Miniature Bow Fronted Chest, c1830
Located in valatie, NY
This handsome little oak chest has many of the same details of its larger counterparts. The bow fronted conforming top sits on three bowed drawers all with original brass pulls and e...
Category
English Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
Italian Military Decoration
Located in New York, NY
Italian military decoration. Military ornament, reign of King Carlo Alberto of Piedmont-Sardinia, Italy, 1831-1849.
Dimension: 2.5" diameter x 1.25 D...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metallic Thread
Napoleon III Picture "St Jerome and the Lion" in Fabric - France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Unique and exquisite picture representing the biblical episode of Saint Jerome removing the thorn from the Lion's paw. The picture is made entirely of fabric, and is in relief.
The scene is set in an oasis in the desert...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze and Glass Pendant with Sulphide of Napoleon, French, circa 1810
Located in New York, NY
A French sulphide portrait cut-glass pendant plaque of Napoleon in the uniform of Colonel of the Guard, after the medal by Andrieu.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
19th Century French Wig Stand by Louis Danjard
Located in New York, NY
This Surreal-looking object was made as a wig stand in mid-19th century France by Louis Danjard. It was probably in the legendary Folk Art collection of the important American sculpt...
Category
French Folk Art Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Pennsylvania Backgammon Board, Signed "Wise"
Located in York County, PA
PENNSYLVANIA BACKGAMMON BOARD, SIGNED "WISE" WITH IMAGES OF A WAGON WHEEL AND A STAR OF DAVID, 1850-1880
Found near the town of Milford, in the northeast corner of Pennsylvania, is...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
English Sterling Silver Lined Humidor with Hallmarks. Circa 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
English sterling silver humidor lined in Spanish cedar with hallmarks, Mid-19th Century.
Category
British Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
XIX Century Bronze and wood Cigar Holder
Located in Paris, FR
Cigar holder with revolving doors. Made in bronze finely chiseled and black lacquered wood.
Category
Belgian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
19th Century, French Polished Iron Catholic Cross with Virgin Mary Mourning
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful antique cross was crafted in France, circa 1870. The large iron religious item decorated with scroll and floral motifs is embellished with the Holy Trinity at the center, surrounded by beautifully crafted sun rays; It represents the three equal parts of the Holy Trinity. Basket and Bread The number three denotes the Holy Trinity. The bread, which contains cross marks, symbolizes Christ's sacrifice. The bottom features the Virgin Mary figure...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
19th Century Metal "Family Scale", circa 1899-1903
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique 24 pounds "Family Scale" with original decals and dates listed on the front: "Mar.14 '99-Mar.28 '03".
All metal. Scale works.
Category
Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Set of Old Bound Books 19th Century France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called for example "Sermons". T...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
1776-1876 Centennial Celebration Flag, ca 1876
Located in York County, PA
Antique American Flag with 10-pointed stars that spell “1776 – 1876”, Made for the 100-Year Anniversary Of American Independence,one of the most graphic of all early examples.
Man...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
13 Star American Parade Flag with Rare Design, Ca 1888 Ex Richard Pierce
Located in York County, PA
13 Star American parade flag in an extremely rare design, with “protection to home industries” slogan on a fanciful, scrolling streamer, made for the 1888 presidential campaign of Benjamin Harrison; formerly in the collection of Richard pierce.
1888 Benjamin Harrison campaign flag, printed on cotton, with 13 large stars in a 3-2-3-2-3 pattern, upon which a whimsical, scrolling streamer is superimposed that features the slogan: “Protection to Home Industries.”
There are numerous styles of both documented and undocumented, red, white, and blue bandanas and handkerchiefs, made for Harrison’s campaign in this year, as well as from the subsequent one, in 1892. Most bear variations of text to support the “Protection for American Industries” platform of the Republican Party. America was in the midst of the industrial age and there was a great deal of public interest, both in protecting growth and discouraging both imported goods and immigration. The constant stream of immigrants posed great challenges for a working families, competing for scarce jobs, in work environments that were already often far from ideal. In post-Civil War America, many of the working men were Civil War veterans.
Bandanas abound from Harrison’s Campaigns, but flags do not. This example, along with three others, were once part of an 1888 patriotic quilt that was disassembled by a dealer and sold piecemeal to collectors. I eventually acquired all four. Fifteen to twenty years ago, these were the only four known copies. A couple of others have since surfaced, but the total count known still stands closer to 5 than 10.
The use of 13 stars is seen in the flags of various candidates in the 19th century. Among these are Abraham Lincoln (1860 campaign), Henry Clay (1844 campaign), John Fremont (1856), and Benjamin Harrison’s grandfather, William Henry Harrison...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Commission Pennant with 13 Stars, like for Private Vessel, Ca 1892-1910
Located in York County, PA
8-Foot commission pennant with 13 stars, a unique example in my experience, likely produced for display on a private vessel, made circa 1892-1910.
Commission pennants are the distinguishing mark of a commissioned U.S. Navy ship. Flown at the topmast, the typical American format is a long blue field, usually with a single row of white stars, although sometimes with their total divided into two rows, followed by two long stripes, red-over-white. A ship became commissioned when this pennant was hoisted. Flown during both times of peace and war, the only time the pennant is not flown is if a flag officer or civilian official was aboard and replaced it with their own flag.
Sometimes the owners of private ships mimicked the use of Navy signals. Some seafaring men would have served in the Navy and become privy to various practices in that capacity. Others flew them purely for stylistic reasons, either on a regular basis or while the boat was dressed for special occasion. Hudson River steamers regularly flew pennants of this nature, as evidenced by period photography as well as the paintings of artists such as John and James Bard...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wool
Coffee Grinder from Peugeot Freres Mod A0
Located in Roma, IT
Rarissimo modello A0 creato alla fine dell'800, conservato, non restaurato nel suo colore originale, costruito in ghisa e cassetti in legno funzionanti nel meccanismo della mola.
Man...
Category
French Industrial Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
38 Star Antique American Flag, Colorado Statehood, ca 1876-1889
Located in York County, PA
38 star antique American parade flag with scattered star orientation, made of silk, with generous scale and vivid colors, Colorado Statehood, 1876-1889
38 star American national p...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk
Elaborate Sailor Souvenir of Washington Crossing the Delaware, ca 1885-1912
Located in York County, PA
Elaborate sailor’s souvenir embroidery from the orient with a beautiful hand-painted image of Washington crossing the Delaware, surrounded by a large eagle, federal shield, crossed flags, a cannon, cannonballs, and anchor, circa 1885-1910:
Between roughly 1880 and 1915, American sailors visiting the orient could obtain beautiful needlework embroideries on shore, with patriotic American themes. These extraordinary works of art were acquired as mementos of a long voyage, often with the hope that they might be presented as gifts for loved ones and friends.
Using silk floss, elaborately embellished with both silver and gold metallic bullion thread...
Category
Asian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk
34 Star Flag with Upside down Hand Sewn Stars, Kansas Statehood, ca 1861-1863
Located in York County, PA
34 Upside-down, Hand-sewn Stars In A Notched Configuration, On An Antique American Flag Of The Civil War Period, With A Beautiful And Highly Unusual Jacquard Weave Binding, And In A Tiny Scale Among Its Counterparts, Reflects The Addition Of Kansas As The 34th State, 1861-1863
34 star American national flag with a number of interesting and desirable features. Chief among these is the scale of the flag among counterparts of the period. At just three by four feet, its size is absolutely tiny among those with pieced-and-sewn construction. During the 19th century, sewn flags (as opposed to those that were printed on cloth) were typically eight feet long and larger. This is because they were important in their function as signals, meaning that they needed to be seen and recognized from great distance. A flag that was six feet in length was considered small and production of flags smaller than this was extremely limited. Even infantry battle flags, carried on foot, were approximately six by six and-one-half feet, about the size of an average quilt of the same period. It wasn't until the 1890’s that manufacturers began to produce smaller sewn flags in great quantity.
The stars of the flag are arranged in justified lineal rows, the first of which contains one fewer star. This results in what I call a “notched” design, leaving one space open for the addition of another star. The blank space leaves little doubt that the maker of the flag assumed that another Western Territory would soon acquire statehood, or that West Virginia might soon break free from Virginia, which occurred in June of 1863.
Note how the stars are oriented so that they are upside-down on their vertical axis, with two points up instead of one. No one knows if this positioning bore any particular meaning. Both modern notions of the correct orientation of a star, and the present official design of the American flag, dictate that the stars are supposed to have one point up. Since there was no official design for the flag until 1912, however, it may simply be that the maker of the flag did not consider any particular position to be right-side-up or upside-down. In the mid-19th century, it was not uncommon to see stars pointing any which way, varied throughout whatever arrangement was chosen. Whatever the case may be, the feature present on this particular flag is unusual to the eye and notable in terms of its presentation.
Made of cotton, the stars are hand-sewn and double-appliquéd (applied to both sides). The canton and stripes of the flag are made of wool bunting. Because blue wool bunting generally came in a width of 18", the canton was pieced from two lengths of fabric, joined by hand-stitching. The canton is joined to the striped field by hand-stitching. The stripes are pieced and hemmed by treadle stitching.
Made of heavy, polished, jacquard weave linen, the binding of the flag is both exceptional from a textile connoisseur’s perspective and highly unusual. This is joined to the flag by treadle stitching. There are two brass grommets, one each at the top and bottom of the hoist, which are likewise especially unusual, in that they are both heavier than normal and intentionally hammered flat. I have seen this on only one other occasion in a Civil War flag...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wool
Hand-Sewn 13 Star Cornflower Blue 32 Foot Commission Pennant ca 1845-1865
Located in York County, PA
ENTIRELY HAND-SEWN, 32-FOOT, SHIP’S COMMISSION PENNANT OF THE 1845-1865 ERA, A HOMEMADE, COTTON EXAMPLE, WITH 13 STARS ON A CORNFLOWER BLUE CANTON, IN A BEAUTIFUL STATE OF PRESERVATION
Commission pennants are the distinguishing mark of a commissioned U.S. Navy ship. A ship becomes commissioned when the pennant is hoisted. Flown during both times of peace and war, the only time it is not flown is if a flag officer or civilian official is aboard and replaces it with their own flag. Flown at the topmast, this would be the first thing one would see coming over the horizon and identified the vessel as a warship.
Sometimes the owners of private ships mimicked the use of Navy signals. Some seafaring men would have served in the Navy and become privy to various practices in that capacity. Others flew them purely for stylistic reasons, either on a regular basis or while the boat was dressed for special occasion. Hudson River steamers regularly flew pennants of this nature, as evidenced by period photography as well as the paintings of artists such as John and James Bard...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Antique Victorian Coin Leather Purse Wallet Collectible Snap Money Holder, 1890s
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Antique Victorian leather coin wallet snap purse 1890s
Maker stamp.
Dimensions: 1.13 H x 3.63 W x .75 thick inches
Original antique vintage presentation ...
Category
American Victorian Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Edward S. Curtis by Barry Pritzker, 1993
Located in London, GB
Edward S. Curtis
By Barry Pritzker
Published by JG Press, North Dighton, Massachusetts, 1993. Hard Back in Dust Jacket. First edition. Black boards with gold lettering to spine...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Antique 19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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