Nautical
Art

A small selection from our inventory

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    Item
Number
Item
Description
AP-0229 Early glass chipped etched rolling pin with Elizabeth Jenkins and other nautical scenes.  English c. 1800.

Size:  14" L

AP-0238 Natural rolling pin in "Bristol" blue glass with a wonderful saying, "Sweet, Oh sweet is that sensation Where two hearts in union meet, but the pain of separation, Mingles bitter with the sweet", and other natural scenes.  English, Mid-19th Century.

Size:  14 1/2" L x 32 1/2" D

AP-0256 Terracotta Tobacco Box with Sailors on top by Johan Maresch. Austria c. 1870.

Size: 10" H

  AP-0283 Rare blue-feather edge pearlware "marriage plate" with Nantucket connection. It was fully described in Ceramics in America 2002. English c. 1796.

Size:  8" D

  CO-0553 Lignum Vita Folksy Sailor made Rolling Pin (the wood of life).  English c. 1850.

Size:  22" L

  CO-0124 Naval Captain's telescope and compass walking stick. After unscrewing the compass, the 4-draw scope can be removed from the Malacca shaft. A similar one can be seen on the following reference "Walkingsticks" by Ulrich Kleever, Pg 188.  English c. 1860
CO-0406 A stately naval “presentation” clock locked into place by a pulley, rope and chain suspended by two oars and roped rudders; made of bronze.  The clock rests on an attractive rope-carved base. The presenters’ names are inscribed on each rudder (front and back).  The piece is stamped and numbered.  English c. 1890.

Size:  10" H x 10" W

CO-0423 "LILIAN" a small inlaid  money box (Bank).  English- Mid 19th Century.

Size:  31/2" H x 6" W x 41/2" D

CO-0426 Trean BOXWOOD LIGHTHOUSE; with an intricate inside; unscrewed in two places ~ one chamber candlestick and a match safe. Please see additional pictures on the web.  English, Late 19th Century.

Size:  10" H

  CO-0518 Miniature carved bust possibly figurehead model. English c. 1820.

Size: 7" H

  CO-0554 Swagger Stick with geometrical carvings.  English c. 1900.

Size:  21 1/4" L

  FA-0070 Very comical Sailors pair of watercolors--first fight then drunken hug.  French, Early 1900's.

Size: 111/2" H x 9" W Each

  FA-0104 Whimsical marquerty small picture of a ship at night. Scandinavian c. 1880.

Size:  5" H x 6" W

FA-0130

Superb early carved cedar box with a watercolor of HMS Boston. English c. 1820.

Size:  2 3/4" H x 9 3/4"L x 5 3/4" D

  FO-0069 A late 18th/early19th Century English oval table with a later shell valentine.

Size:  29" H

FO-0087 Rare cast iron anchor and rope motif (with a lozenge dated 1879) nautical occasional table with mahogany top.  English c. 1879.

Size:  27" H

FO-0096 Rare roll top Camphorwood writing desk/box with brass inlay. Chinese Export.  Late 19th Century.

Size:  8 1/2" H x 18" L x 14" D

  GO-0045 Important “Shell Form” cast iron umbrella stand signed and dated M. Greenwood & Co (stands for Miles Greenwood) with a patent dated 1857 or 1867. Crisp casting of clam and other shells and two turtles as front feet.  American, Dated Oct 29, 1867.

Size:  27 3/4" H

NA-0001

Heavy Brass traveling (folding) anchor paperweight. English c. 1870.

Size:  8" H x 7"

  NA-0002 Clinker Built, Half Hull. English c. 1860.

Size:  3" H x 24"  L
  NA-0003 Green Painted Tiller Arm.  English c. 1870.

Size:  25" L

NA-0099

Painted and carved small folksy diorama wall plaque. English c. 1900.

Size:  9" H x 13 1/2" W

  NA-0010 Needle and bead work of the ship PROVIDENCE.  English, Late 19th Century.


Size:   8" H x 8" W (approx.)
  NA-0014 "Welcome, Brave Jack, Hurra  for the Englishmen.  I am very happy to have Eliberated your country from the Huns".  Forward in the way of progress.  Watercolor.  English, Early 1900.

Size:   10" H x 6" W (approx.)

NA-0016 Painted caulk tobacco shop desk figure of the "fat sailor". (The cigar is removable and made out of paper).  English, Late 19th Century. There are some paint chips and minor cracking.

Size:  14" H x 8" W

NA-0023

 

A Valentine made of shells, cloth, ivory, silk and paper.  It's verse reads, "Oh Say That I May Call Thee Mine".  English c. 1880

Size:  9" H x 7" W

NA-0027

Presentation Boat Model in a glass case. Presented by Captain Wheel R. N. to his friend M. Strachar. English c. 1850.

Size:  13" H x 23 1/2" L x 9" D

  NA-0032 Valentine. Outstanding shell work with extra attention to shell layout, shape selection & colors. Artistically composed in a high quality cabinetmaker's octagonal box w/selected mahogany veneer, ivory escutcheon and iron key.  c. 1850

Size:  14 1/2" x 1 5/8" D

  NA-0050 An elegant boat model of possibly "The Colby". The photo came with the model. The model has fine lines and done in wood and some bone/ivory.  English c. 1880.

Size:  21" H x 29" L

  NA-0051 Ribbed “skeleton” boat "hawk-nest" half hull. c.1870.

Size:  7" H x 36" L

NA-0052 Elegantly carved half hull named the “IOWA” on the bow. Original paint. American c. 1870.

Size:  11 1/2" H x 30" L

  NA-0053 Divers helmet inkwell in bronze. English c. 1890. 

Size:  6" H x 6 1/2" L

  NA-0054 Sea captain watercolor.  English c. 1820.
 

Size:  11" h x 9 1/2" W

  NA-0059 Sailor's valentine with a center star shape design with colorful rosettes in an enclosed octagon case.  English c. 1890.

Size:  13" H x 13" W

  NA-0070 Sailor's Valentine shell work with" Remember me"  c.1880

Size: 9"D Each

  NA-0072 Sailor's Valentine shell work with "For my pet" c. 1860

Size: 9" D

  NA-0074 Shaped half hull with wonderful old paint.  English, Mid-19th Century

Size: 6" H x 24" L

  NA-0075 Half-haul model named "Herbert". English c. 1870.

Size: 6 1/4" H x 9 1/2" L

  NA-0079 Sailor's Valentine shell work with "Home Sweet Home" c. 1880.

Size:  9" H x 18" W

  NA-0080 A single Sailor's Valentine shell work with interesting geometrical design. c. 1850.

Size:  10" D

  NA-0081 Sailor's Valentine shell work. English, Late 19th Century.

Size: 8 1/2" D

  NA-0082 Superb geometrically designed double Sailor's Valentine with heart and a rose-star motif with “With Love”. Inscribed on back with "Harry Davis USN Warbash Block Island Montevido South America. Late 19th Century.

Size:  9" D

  NA-0083 Sailor's Valentine. Double. Anchor center motif on one side. Late 19th Century.

Size:  9" D

  NA-0086 "To the one I love".  Double Sailor's Valentine. c. 1880.

Size:  9" D

  NA-0087 Double Sailor's Valentine, "Ever Thine".  c. 1860.

Size:  8 1/2" D

  NA-0092 Beautiful double Sailor's Valentine with heart and a rose-star motif. c. 1870.

Size:  10" D

NA-0093 Kinnaird lighthouse model with family crest. Electrified for the American market. English c. 1900.

Size:  24" H x 11"W x 6" D

  NA-0094 A model of a fishing boat with rear rudder and rigging. English, Late 19th Century.

Size: 25" H x 29" L x 8" D

 
 
  NA-0096 Single-sided Lover's Valentine with a delicate center rose posed above the heart. c. 1870.

Size: 9 1/4" D

NA-0097 "Remember Me" Sailor's Valentine Box with special carved octagon frame. c. 1870.

Size: 8 1/2" D 

  NA-0101 "With Love" Sailor's Valentine Box. c. 1870.

Size: 9"

NA-0106 Painted Swordbill - Souvenir of Cape Breton.  Nova Scotia c. 1910.

Size:  33 1/2" L

  NA-0111 Whimsical half hull with oars and ropes.  English c. 1900.

Size:  9" H x 24" L

  NA-0112 Carved Nautical frame with rope and star motif. English, Late 19th Century.

Size:  15" H x 17" W

  NA-0116 Painted canvas over wooden folksy model of a lighthouse. English c. 1890.

Size:  32" H

NA-0117 Carved Dolphin Lamp. English c. 1910.

Size:  21" H

Reserved   NA-0118 Rare shell valentine with a basket of flowers. English, Late 19th Century.

Size:  9 1/2" H x 9 1/2" W

  NA-0119 Rare yacht / ship's table resting on three carved dolphin legs. There is a opening on the bottom with a brass insert that allows the table to be attached to the boat. English c. 1900.

Size: 25" H x 27 1/2" D

  PO-0070 Dutch Painted Barge Tiller with carved Eagle design on both sides. Dutch c. 1880.

Size:  78" L x 5" W

  PO-0072 Old painted "rough and rumbled" Camphorwood Sea Chest with old beckets (rope handles) and painted hearts. The lock has been moved & replaced. American, Late 19th Century.

Size:  17" H x 37 1/4" L x 16 1/2" D

PR-0011 Framed print of Captain Young with an account of the “young” captain. English c. 1810.

Size:  12 1/2" H x 9 1/2" W

  PR-0180 Miniature painting of a sea captain with his ship in the background. English c. 1840.

Size:  5 10/16" H x 5 3/16" W

PR-0189 Naïve miniature watercolor of two sailors / soldiers.  English c. 1850.

Size:  7 1/4" H x 8 11/16" W

  TS-0097 Miniature early silk embroidery on paper "Poor Jack". English c. 1800.

Size:  7 1/4" H x 5 3/4" W

     
     

 

 

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