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Item Ships From: Massachusetts
19th Century Sea Captain's Tea Caddy
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 19th century sea captain's tea caddy, circa 1830, made of coramandel wood gathered in the Spice Islands China Trade, with sailor's grommet-spliced rope becket handles. The inte...
Category
Early 19th Century American Regency Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Block Island Rhode Island
Located in Norwell, MA
Oil on canvas showing a motor yacht passing an island cottage on Block Island, Rhode Island. Yacht is flying a yacht ensign. Large piece. Gallery wrap over...
Category
2010s North American Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Solid Brass Spigot Mounted to a Plaque
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass spigot with gate lever. Mounted to a varnished wood board. Heavy, sturdy and decorative. Circa 1920. English, great brewer mania item for a bar.
Category
1920s European Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Framed Nautical Bow Pennant with Anchor
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed nautical pennant on mast with a red field and white fouled anchor by Taylor. Fitted to a custom shadow box. Weight is 9 pounds.
Category
1950s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Holder Stroud Brass Boat Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
English style solid brass ships cabin lantern impressed with the name of Holder Stroud of Sydney. Also engraved 1941 with a pussers mark. Lantern is fitted with its original burner b...
Category
1940s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Aluminum Ship's Porthole
Located in Norwell, MA
Authentic polished aluminum ship's porthole fitted with a glass window. Door is hinged and fitted with two dogbolts. Highly polished porthole.
Overall dimensions: glass diameter:...
Category
1950s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Yacht Porthole Solid Brass Highest Quality
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass hinged door porthole from a very high quality yacht. Superb hinge mechanism. Impossible to reproduce. Circa 1920.
Category
1920s North American Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Aluminum Ship's Porthole Mirror
Located in Norwell, MA
Authentic polished aluminum ship's porthole fitted with a glass window. Door is hinged and fitted with three dogbolts. The highly polished porthole is ready for display.
Overall d...
Category
1950s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Polished Steel Boat Bow Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished steel bow lantern from a boat with red and blue bullseye lenses to Signal port and starboard. Brass cap and mounting flanges. Lacking burner. Weight is 2 pounds.
Category
1920s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Silver Carved Wooden Eagle Great Seal "Louisburg"
Located in Norwell, MA
Carved wooden eagle in the spirit of the Artistic carving Co. of Boston's "Louisburg". Very detailed. Painted silver, clutching the great seal.
Overall...
Category
2010s Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Silver Carved Eagle "God Bless America"
Located in Norwell, MA
Carved American wooden eagle. Painted silver. "God Bless America" banner above, eagles talons are clutching American shield. Well carved details ready to hang.
Overall dimensions:...
Category
2010s Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Negus Brass Ship's Binnacle on Mahogany Stand
Located in Norwell, MA
Late, 19th century ship's binnacle compass by Negus of New York. Turned, varnished mahogany Stand with brass hood stamped "Negus New York". Hood has side bu...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Framed Maritime Signal Flag of Letter V
Located in Norwell, MA
Shadow box framed ships signal flag with attached rope and wood toggle. Red diamond on a white field. Letter V. Weight is 5 pounds.
Category
1950s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Chart of Japan by James Imray and Son
Located in Norwell, MA
Chart of southern Japan compiled by James F. Imray and published in 1870. The chart captures the coast and islands. Includes Nagasaki, Kii Channel, Gulf of Yed...
Category
1870s English Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
British Royal Navy Mast Crown
Located in Norwell, MA
Painted metal mast crown from a British Royal Navy fighting ship. Quite rare to find, especially in this size. With a surround of sail and stern segment...
Category
1940s English Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Map of Harwich, Massachusetts
Located in Norwell, MA
Turn of the century map of Harwich, Massachusetts. Plate from a Cape Cod County Map book showing the Barnstable county town of Harwich including Allens Harbor, Pleasant Lake, Harwich...
Category
20th Century Massachusetts - Folk Art
Barrow's Goldeneye Drake Decoy
Located in Nantucket, MA
Scarce vintage Barrow's Goldeneye Drake Decoy, signed RAS '76. The Barrow's Goldeneye is a very unusual, rare species to see as a decoy. This is a real ...
Category
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
HMS Scarborough Brass Navy Plaque
Located in Norwell, MA
British Navy ship's crest for HMS Scarborough. This is a heavy brass plaque mounted to a wood backboard. Circa 1945.
Category
1940s European Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Unique Yacht Windlass Capstan
Located in Norwell, MA
Substantial yacht windlass built from brass and iron. The yacht name has been obscured from too much polishing over the years. This relic is fitted with a ratchet pole to crank the g...
Category
1920s American Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Aluminum Ship's Porthole Mirror
Located in Norwell, MA
Authentic polished aluminum ship's porthole fitted with a glass mirror. Door is hinged and fitted with two dogbolts. The highly polished porthole is also fitted with a teakwood trim ...
Category
1960s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Painting of the Cabin Cruiser Spun Glass III
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed yacht painting by noted illustrator Jan Austin Taylor. This gouache shows the boat cruising through calm seas with her captain at the helm. Vessel is flying a...
Category
1940s American Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
18th Century French or Italian Santo Nativity Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century French or Italian Santo Nativity Figure, a hand carved and painted fruitwood figure for a Christmas Crèche or Krippe. Excellent and delicate details to the head and hands. The half figure stands on a dowel set into platform base, dressed in original fine linen robe...
Category
18th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Fruitwood
Lightship "Relief" of Oakland, California
Located in Norwell, MA
Coast Guard vessel "Relief" was launched in 1950 as WAL 605. She began service at the lightstation "Overfalls" at the entrance to Delaware Bay, serving until 1960, when the station w...
Category
20th Century Massachusetts - Folk Art
Solid Copper French Ships Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
French made solid copper ships starboard lantern with brass makers badge from "Barbier, Bernard, & Turenne. Fitted with a removable blue filter behind the...
Category
1910s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Trident Sushi Bar Carved Trade Sign
Located in Norwell, MA
Six foot carved Atlantc tuna trade sign with handpainted distressed finish. Lettering reads "Trident Sushi Bar". Carved features include fins, gills, snout, eyes, etc. Fitted with ir...
Category
2010s North American Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Schooling Mackerel by Barnaby Porter, circa 1970's
Located in Nantucket, MA
Schooling Mackerel by Barnaby Porter, circa 1970s, a sculpture made from reclaimed wood on the mid-coast of Maine. Porter used old found wood to cut and hand paint these three mackerel "weathervanes," mounted together as a school - this was part of an original room-sized installation.
The sculpture is in excellent, as made "distressed" condition as shown in photographs.
Porter's work has been exhibited in the Farnsworth Museum and elsewhere and has been featured in the TV show, "Made in Maine', and in magazines such as Fine Woodworking...
Category
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
World War Two Convoy Lantern by Perko
Located in Norwell, MA
Rare World War Two convoy lantern by Perko with tall narrow cobalt blue lens set into a polished steel case.
Category
1940s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Brass Deck Passage Plate by Elliott Bronze
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ships deck plate by Elliott Bronze of Seattle, Washington. Could be from a work boat or a yacht. Used for below deck access, with three thumb sc...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Copper and Brass Fresh Air Diver's Pump with Wood Handle
Located in Norwell, MA
Diver's pump for shallow water use which feeds air to the diver's helmet. Highly polished and lacquered, with wood handled plunger. Handles have been sanded and varnished. Great divi...
Category
1940s American Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Solid Copper English Ships Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Copper with brass trim ships masthead lantern of English manufacture. Makers badge of Chamberlain of Waterloo, London. With glass lens. Tank with reflector. Polished and lacquered. W...
Category
1930s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Solid Brass Ships Cabin Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ships cabin lantern with three glass panes, hinged access door, carry handle, mounted to a custom wood base with rich dark finish. Wired for...
Category
1920s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Authentic Ship's Porthole Mirror
Located in Norwell, MA
Aluminum ship's porthole with a polished finish and fitted with a glass mirror.
Overall dimensions: Diameter 19." weight is 13 pounds.
Category
1970s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Lanterns by A. Ward Hendrickson
Located in Norwell, MA
Fine pair of chrome-plated yacht cabin lanterns. With protective cages, carry handles, reflectors by A. Ward Hendrickson. Measures: 19 1/2" tall x 8 1/2" wide x 7 1/2" deep.
Category
20th Century Massachusetts - Folk Art
Rainbow of 1934
Located in Norwell, MA
New York Yacht Club J-class sloop Rainbow model of 1934. The gold and ivory hull model is detailed with lifeboat, capstan, helm, binnacle, skylights, hatches, Boom and a full suit of stitched linen...
Category
20th Century Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Irish Folk Art Spoon Rack
Located in Nantucket, MA
unique and beautifully carved spoon rack
Category
19th Century Irish Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Polished Steel Boat Bow Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished steel marine bow lantern with port and starboard fresnel lenses, brass cap. Lacking its burner. Weight is 2 pounds.
Category
1930s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Brass Nautical Distress Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Brass battery powered floating distress lantern with Fresnel lens and hoop handle. Weight is 1 pound.
Category
1950s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Brass Bow Lantern from Boat
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass port and starboard boat lantern by Perko. The red port lantern has a vertical crack. Lantern is mounted to a wood base and is electrified for home display. Weight is 4 po...
Category
1930s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Ships Cargo Spotlight on Tripod
Located in Norwell, MA
Tripod mounted marine spotlight. Fitted to a maritime compass pedestal, this large Yoke mounted ships floodlight had been meticulously polished and la...
Category
1950s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Polished Port Ships Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished and lacquered ships port lantern with Fresnel glass lens, removable red filter, protective brass bar, hinged rear door and a new wire and socket for home display. With brass...
Category
1950s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Chart of West Coast of South America by James Imray and Son
Located in Norwell, MA
Chart of West Coast of South America compiled by James F. Imray and published in 1880. The chart captures the west coast from Valparaiso to Truxillo. Includes ...
Category
1880s English Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Chart of the East Coast of England
Located in Norwell, MA
Chart of the East Coast of England, from Dungeness to Flamborough, including the entrances to the Thames River. Drawn by hydrographer J.W. Norie in 1841. Includes Kent, Essex and Suf...
Category
1840s English Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Polished Steel Ships Port and Starboard Lanterns
Located in Norwell, MA
Pair of polished and lacquered ships port and starboard lanterns with clear glass Fresnel lenses, vented chimney tops, carry handles and sliding rear doors. ...
Category
1930s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Original 1910 George Eldridge Chart
Located in Norwell, MA
Original framed 1910 George Eldridge chart "E" showing Gloucester to the Kennebec river. Showing the coast of Maine in great detail. Towns includ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Massachusetts - Folk Art
19th Century Slat Bucket in Yellow Paint
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid 1900’s authentic yellow wood slat bucket with metal bands, purposed in the construction field for handling sticky, chunky mud.
Category
19th Century Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Yacht Binnacle on Iron Pedestal
Located in Norwell, MA
Brass yacht binnacle on iron pedestal by Ludolph, Bremerhaven. circa 1890.
Category
20th Century Massachusetts - Folk Art
Varnished Ship Pulley with Varnish Finish
Located in Norwell, MA
Varnished boat pulley that has been polished, lacquered,and varnished. Two brass pulleys operate smoothly. X-126
Category
1930s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Deck Plate
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass deck plate.
Dimensions: 17.5" diameter.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Ships Masthead Lantern by Meteorite
Located in Norwell, MA
Outstanding copper ships masthead lantern by the English firm Meteorite. With clear Fresnel glass lens, brass makers badge with serial number A18079. Wit...
Category
1920s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Solid Copper Ships Anchor Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Sturdily built solid copper ships anchor lantern with fresnel glass lens, heavy protective brass bars, brass makers badge with name of Telford Grier, Mack...
Category
1930s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Pair of Port and Starboard Ships Lanterns
Located in Norwell, MA
Giant pair of port and starboard ships lanterns by an English maker. With clear Fresnel lenses and colored filters. The red filter is cracked. This is a very large and substantial pa...
Category
1920s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Polished Copper Ships Port Lantern by Tung Woo
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished ships lantern with glass fresnel lens, brass trim, hinged top with hasp mounted to a thick wood base with rich dark finish. The lantern has been electrified for home ...
Category
1950s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Solid Brass Ships Port Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Brass ships port lantern with highly polished and lacquered finish. Lantern has been mounted to a thick wood base with rich dark finish and has been wired...
Category
1930s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Single Sheave Yacht Pulley Block
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished and varnished single sheave yacht pulley. Weight is 2 pounds. X-137
Category
1920s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Brass Yacht Winch on Wood Base
Located in Norwell, MA
Quality geared yacht winch that has been polished, lacquered and mounted to a thick wood base with carved rope border. Weight is 11 pounds.
Category
1930s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Restored Hardwood and Polished Steel Pulley
Located in Norwell, MA
Varnished wood yachting pulley with polished hooks and tether ring. Weight is 1 pound. X-125
Category
1930s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Polished Steel Ships Anchor Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished steel ships lantern. With brass N.M.V. badge (non moving vessel). Fitted with a glass fresnel lens, protective bars, mounted to a custom w...
Category
1940s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Brass Bow Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Brass bow lantern with clear Fresnel lens by George B. Carpenter of Chicago. Measures: 12 x 5 1/2 x 4 ½.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
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