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AP-0384 |
Sunder luster rimmed plate Brig. English c. 1820. Size: 8" D |
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AP-0610 |
"The Gift" lustre jug with a sentimental love poem on the front and "Success to the Fisherman" on one side and "True Love from Hull" (True Love is the name of the ship) on the other. English c. 1840. Poem: Size: 6 3/4" H x 8 3/4" D |
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AP-0744 | MERMAIDS flanking an anchor with snake which was a popular nautical cartouche on this Late 19th c. apothecary jar "PTEROCARPI LIGNUM". Size: 7 1/2" H |
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AS-0255 |
19th c. (Civil War) large metal weathervane depicting Admiral David Farragut who was the first admiral in the United States Navy. Retains some original paint with surface rusting. American. Size: 35" H x 30" L |
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CO-0752 |
Three old sailor tools, wood-handled wrench, a wood and glass triangular and iron threader. American, Late 19th Century. Size: Glass Triangular ~ 11 1/2" L, Girard Wrench ~ 8 1/2" L, Iron Threader ~ 8" L |
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CP-0893 |
Sunderland luster plate with colorful 3-mask, 4-flag sailing boat entitle,"A Frigate in Full Sail". English c. 1830. Size: 9 1/4" D |
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Small wooden folding screen / board with etched symbols: heart, anchor, sun, diamond, etc. Primitively scratched on back ~ WHYPEET. Size: 6 1/4" H x (unfolded ~ 6 1/2" W, folded 3 1/4" W) |
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FA-0739 |
"There She Blows" Nautical Folk Art Box by Edwin Nagel born in Philadelphia 1925. Served in the US Navy. Received his MFA from Tyler School of Art at Temple University. After the embargo on sperm whale's teeth 1972, crafted boxes out of old cigar boxes & decorated them with scrimshaw subjects. Inside box compass rose & 2 dividied compartments. Nautical saying written all around the box such as, "Masthead Ahoy! There she blows! There she breur wheel: Steady!" "Steady, Sir". - Wonderful Folk Art treasure. American. Size: 1 1/4" H x 8 1/2" W x 9 1/4" D |
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FA-0744 |
Carved & painted Brook Trout wall plaque. American, Mid-Century. Size: Fish - 3" H x 9" L / Plaque - 4 3/4"H x 7"L x 1"D |
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Miniature sea chest with a geometrical inlaid top. American. Size: 6 1/2" H x 14" W x 8" D. |
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FA-0764 |
Small maritime themed book shape vesta. Celluloid cast in relief, one side a sailor waving farewell, the other side depicting a battleship & the spine incised with a symbol of Faith, Hope, and Charity. English c. 1900. Size: 2" H x 1 1/2" W x 1/2" D |
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19th c. primitive inlaid "sailor-made" wooden box with hearts & inscribed "Timothy". Size: 3 1/2" H x 7 1/3 x 5 1/2" D |
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FA-0770 |
Sailor's head cut from Players Navy Cut Cigarettes Cards made into a wreath (English folk / outside art). Mid-Century. Size: 10" D |
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Superb yet simple 19th c. magic / trick opening sailor's keepsake box with inlaid star & diamond decorations. Size: 4 3/4" H x 71/4" W x 5 1/4" D |
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Unusual sailor made checkerboard. Inlaid with various tropical hardwoods. American c. 1900. Size: 13" H x 13" W |
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FA-0816 |
Simple yet elegant small sailor made box with geometrical whalebone inlay decorations. American, Early 1900's. Size: 4 1/8" H x 10 1/4" L x 5 1/4" W |
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FA-0825 |
Very primitive sailor-made slide-top box with naïve inlaid decorations (hearts, diamonds & stars) & FRANK (with backwards N) on top. American. Size: 4" H x 11" W x 5 1/2" D |
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FA-0875 |
Carved love spoon (traditional Welch custom) with an anchor, ship wheel and heart. "Love token". c. 1900. Size: 11 1/4" H x 3" W. |
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FA-0878 |
Shell and Coral artwork of a graphic large flower / bouquet in a diorama / shadow box. Aamerican, Early 1900's. Size: 27 1/2" H x 15 1/2" W x 2 1/4" D |
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FA-0893 |
Folky carved wood stylized TUNA fish with glass eye. American, Mid-Century. Size: 8" H x 20" L. |
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FA-0911 |
A primitive folky sailor's bolo (neck cloth tie) possibly Scrimshaw. The front with initials BM & a "sweetheart" & flowers. Size: 1 3/8" H x 1 1/8" W |
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FO-0495 |
Unusual walnut frame 6-pointed star frame. American, Early 1900's. Size: 15 1/2" H x 13 1/2" W |
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FO-0559 |
Folky frame with two shaped apertures. Wonderful crusty surface with applied hearts, clovers and swags. American, 19th Century. Size: 15" H x 10 1/2" W. |
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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 |
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NA-0123 |
American boat model / hull with traces of old paint. Found in Massachusetts. Early 1900's Size: 6" H x 31" L x 7" D |
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NA-0124 |
Folky primitive painted boat hull model. American, Late 19th Century. Size: 7" H x 25" L x 18 1/4" D |
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NA-0136 |
Single-sided octagon Sailor's Valentine with a geometric design and elegant shell rosettes. 1860. Size: 10" H x 10" W |
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NA-0169 |
Large carved & painted unusual open diorama with two ships. The larger ship with named carved sails, figurehead & 25-guns, & painted background. c. 1870. Size: 19" H x 45" L x 5" D |
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NA-0171 |
Double-sided colorful old 10" D valentine with heart & star & rosettes. English c. 1850. Size: 10" D |
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Superb small sailor made box with inlay compass star & accents. English c. 1780. Size: 5 1/2" H x 11" W x 5 3/4" D |
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NA-0188 |
English mid-19th brass round covered box with a working compass. Size: 1" H x 3 1/2" D |
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NA-0192 |
Hand carved lighthouse model from the port of Fraserburgh, Scotland. The Kinnaird Head Lighthouse was the first to be lit in 1787. The model has a painted family crest on the front as well as an electric bulb converted to American electricity. Scottish, Early 1900's. Size: 24" H x 11" W x 6" D |
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Small carved & painted 3-D ship in life-saver wheel with a charming note taped on the back. American, Mid-Century. Size: 7" D |
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NA-0199 |
19th c. bone inlaid decorated humidor / tobacco box. Probably done by a sailor with sunburst surrounds the letters "CJ" and geometric circumference with rhombus shapes. Size: 6 1/2" H (Base 5 1/2" D) |
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NA-0200 |
Nautical collage picture / diorama with carved & painted fish, anchors, rope, sailing ship, etc. Special unique work. Size: 21 3/4" H x 16 1/2" W x 1 1/2" D |
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NA-0201 |
Very rare diminutive shellwork mosaic framed valentine with a circular watercolor half-length portrait of a French military officer within a leafy border, all surrounded by an elaborate shellwork design of two hearts on a pedestal flanked by vases of flowers, original gilt-gesso frame with cornucopias issuing flowers on vines. c. 1860. Size: 6" H x 7 3/4" W |
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NA-0206 |
Painted wooden compass‑rose box with side handles. Strong color, great surface, and classic nautical character. Some color loss and wear according to age. American, 19th Century. Size: 7" H x 18" W x 12" D |
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PR-0087 |
"The Shipwrecked Mariner". Rare cottage print of a ship wrecked survivor. English c. 1820. Size: 11 3/4" H x 9 3/4" W |
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Watercolor of Sailor. On the back it reads, "Dear Father, Mother, Brothers and Sister Weep not for me for I'm living and well and I hope that I shall very soon see you all I wish you to put this in a frame. English c. 1870. Size: 9" H x 7" W |
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PR-0189 |
Naïve miniature watercolor of two sailors / soldiers. English c. 1850. Size: 7 1/4" H x 8 11/16" W |
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PR-0312 |
"William the little ship builder" Adorable framed American print published by B. Barmell ~ Philadelphia. American, 19th Century. Size: 9" H x 8" W |
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