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American Folk Art Ship Painting, 1927
Located in Savannah, GA
A folk art ship oil on board, painted by Mrs. E.O. Ricks (Bettie Tully Ricks, 1879-1959) of Alabama
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1920s American Folk Art Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

English Ship Painting of a Merchant Navy Clipper Ship, Oil on Board, circa 1860
Located in Downingtown, PA
English ship painting of a Merchant navy clipper ship, oil on board, circa 1860-1870. The
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

19th Century China Trade American Ship Painting
Located in Wiscasset, ME
China Trade School of painting were works produced by Chinese artist in the 19th century for ships
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Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Paint

Early 1900s Antique Ship Painting in Carved Wood Trompe L Oeil Frame
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An early 1900s framed ship painting. This piece caught our eye because of the unusual frame. It is
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Danish Oil-on-Canvas Ship Painting, Lauritz Sorenson
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Danish oil-on-canvas painting, depicting a sailing ship in coastal waters; by Lauritz Sorenson
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Late 19th Century Danish Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Paint

Impressive Large Original French Ship Painting by Rene Charles Louis Debraux
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Bought in Lyon, France, this significant and large sized impressionist painting is by listed French
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Early 1900s French Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Paint, Canvas

19th Century Oil on Canvas Ship Painting Signed E. Dupuy for E. Galien-Laloue
By Eugene Galien-Laloue
Located in Dallas, TX
Galien-Laloue (1854-1941). The maritime painting show large 18th century ocean-fairing ships with masts
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

19th Century Oil Ship Painting in Gilt Frame Signed Dupuy for E. Galien-Laloue
By Eugene Galien-Laloue
Located in Dallas, TX
-1941). The maritime painting show large 18th century ocean-fairing ships with masts furled docked in a
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Impressive Large Pair of Nautical Ship Paintings in Gilded Frames
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Sailing Ships at Sea, Signed Nielsen Two large very detailed richly rendered nautical paintings in
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Early 1900s American Antique Ship Paintings

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Giltwood

Painting of "Smallwood" an American Ship
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ship painting of "Smallwood". built in Baltimore c 1856. Captain was H. Martin Master. verso
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19th Century American Antique Ship Paintings

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Paint, Wood

Whimsical Owen Holmwood Early California Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Wonderful whimsical ship painting by Owen Holmwood. The painting has deep texture and has been
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1920s American Modern Antique Ship Paintings

Fishing Ship Oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-651 Circa 1920's original oil on canvas depicting fishing ships displayed on a wood
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Ship Paintings

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Wood, Canvas

Antique European Painting of a Ship
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage painting originates from Europe and features a large ship as its subject.
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Early 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Paint

T. Bailey Paintings Of Clipper Ships
Located in Norwell, MA
Two paintings of full rigged windjammers under full sail. Mounted on ten inch circular panels. Both
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1920s American Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Paint

Clipper Ship
Located in Buffalo, NY
An antique American oil painting depicting a Clipper Ship charging through the waves.
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19th Century American Realist Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Gold

19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL PAINTING OF SHIP
Located in Buchanan, MI
19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL PAINTING OF SHIP OIL ON BOARD SIGN LOWER RIGHT.
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19th Century English Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Board

“Clipper Ship”
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on canvas painting by Jas Fraser of a clipper ship in rough seas. Signed lower left, location
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1920s Academic Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oil Painting of Ship with American Flag
Located in Atlanta, GA
Oil on board of a ship with an American flag blowing in the wind. Antique Wooden frame.
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19th Century American Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Frederick L. Owen Marine Oil Painting on Canvas of a Sailing Ship
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking oil painting on canvas of an American four mast sailing ship, in all its glory, in ocean
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Early 20th Century Other Art Style Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Shenn Encrusted Box with Marine Painting
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A shell decorated box, with a ships painting, the box and painting are new, the box is antique.
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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

HMS VICTORY Huge Old Pub Sign Ship Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
once part of a pub sign or tavern interior, we have this superb large scale oil painting depicting one
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Oil

Oil on Canvas Marine Painting or Ship s Portrait
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An oil on canvas marine painting or ship's portrait, signed illegibly on the lower right hand
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19th Century Unknown Antique Ship Paintings

Antonio Jacobsen Painting of the Ship New York
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
, and got a job decorating safes. At that time, he began painting portraits of the vessels of the Old
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Ship Paintings

Antique American Nautical Ships Oil Painting "The Discovery" Jamestown Virginia
By William Steeple Davis
Located in Portland, OR
-1961), the painting depicts the ship "Discovery". The ship Discovery was built in 1602, it was
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1920s American Realist Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

19th Century English Framed Card Ship Diorama Painting
Located in London, GB
19th Century English Framed Card Ship Diorama Painting Displayed in its original wooden frame
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19th Century British Folk Art Antique Ship Paintings

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Paper

French Watercolor Painting of Ship
Located in Houston, TX
Stately watercolor and ink painting of a ship and small boat out a sea in warm brown hues and
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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

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Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Ship Ben Cruachan
By Lai Fong
Located in New Orleans, LA
The Scottish trade ship Ben Cruachan sails the open sea near the Indian Port of Calcutta in this
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19th Century Other Art Style Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ship at Sunset
By Warren W. Sheppard
Located in Sheffield, MA
Warren W. Sheppard American, 1858-1937 Ship at Sunset Oil on canvas 16 by 24 in. W/frame 20 by 28
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1890s Tonalist Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Oil

Jules Noel - Painting 1873 - Lively marine with ship on storm
By Jules Achille Noel
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jules NOEL (1815-1881) Lively Marine with Characters and ship on the storm in French Brittany Oil
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1870s Academic Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Oil

Robert Hopkin, Ships At Sea Painting. (1832-1909)
Located in Buchanan, MI
Very handsome and extreamly well done oil on board in giltwood frame.
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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Board

Moonlight Sailing Ship
By James Gale Tyler
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Signed lower left.
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Early 20th Century Hudson River School Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

Ship Diorama
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A good early 20th century four masted ships diorama in maple frame.
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Early 20th Century English Antique Ship Paintings

Reverse Glass Painting of a Ship "Cambria", 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Reverse glass painting of a ship "Cambria", 19th century.
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19th Century English Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Glass

Ardvreck Castle, Loch Assynt - 19th Century Oil Painting of Scottish Landscape
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
. Constitution, enable us to ship paintings to America free of reciprocal trade tariffs. Clients should also note
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Oil

Venice by Moonlight - 19th Century Oil Painting of the Grand Canal by Full Moon
By Henry Pether
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
. Constitution, enable us to ship paintings to America free of reciprocal trade tariffs. Clients should also note
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

An American Clipper Ship
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Wiscasett, ME
An oil on artist board featuring an American clipper ship by Antonio Jacobsen. Signed and dated
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1910s Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ship in a Harbor
Located in Houston, TX
GROUP. His technique fully developed after his contact with the FRENCH IMPRESSIONISTS. This painting of
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1920s Impressionist Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Coastal Painting with Ship, Signed Mollie Brook, Dated 1892
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique seascape painting offers oil on canvas coastal scene with a beached ship and figures
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Late 19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Paint, Canvas, Giltwood

Sailing Ship at Sea
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 13.00" x 18.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right
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Early 20th Century Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ship At Sea Painting by Henry King Taylor, circa 1860
Located in Faversham, GB
Striking oil on copper depicting a ship at sea by renowned British marine painter, Henry King
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19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Copper

Antique Painting "Sailing Ship" by William Langley 19th Century 52x72cm
By William Langley
Located in London, GB
, 1852-1922), and signed lower left. The paintings depdicts a sailing ship in a choppy sea.   The artist
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Late 19th Century English Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas

Painting of a Ships in a Calm Harbor 19th Century
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1879 in the lower left. I cannot make out the name of the artist, possibly 'R Gounoiut?', but it is very well executed. Most likely French, Belgian, o...
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1870s French Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

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Paint

Antique Seascape Painting of Clipper Ship on High Seas, circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique seascape painting offers oil on canvas maritime scene of clipper ships on high seas with
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Early 20th Century Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Nautical Seascape Antique Oil Painting of Ships at Sea, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A most dramatic and magnetic scene, this mid-19th Century painting captures several ships along the
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19th Century European Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

The Harpsichord - 19th Century Oil Painting Taskin Instrument Marie Antoinette
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
exemptions which, under the supreme law of the U.S. Constitution, enable us to ship paintings to America free
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1890s English School Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

Great American Folk Painting of the US Ship Alarm, circa 1874
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Ship "Alarm" launched in 1874 and was a US torpedo ship. Oil on canvas, has been relined.1.
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1870s American Folk Art Antique Ship Paintings

Huge Victorian Marine Oil Painting Sailing Choppy Seas Three Masted Ship 1800 s
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sailing on High Seas British School, 19th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 28 x 40 inches canvas: 24 x 36 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and soun...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

British Seascape Painting of Ships off Coast by Robert Ernest Roe
By Robert Ernest Roe
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An active piece with such a wealth of detail expressed throughout the canvas, the painting depicts
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Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Ship Paintings

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Giltwood, Paint

British School, ‘19th Century’ Antique Seascape Painting of Ships off Coast
Located in Shippensburg, PA
This gorgeous seascape painting from the late 19th century captures a dramatic scene of small
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Late 19th Century English Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Giltwood

French Coastal Painting of Ships in Harbor by Lamois, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
This gorgeous little French coastal painting depicts a quaint village built up against the harbor
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ship Paintings

Chinese Export 19th/20th Century Ships at Sea Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Kingston, NY
Chinese school 19th/20th century ships at sea oil on painting canvas.
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Late 19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Frederick L. Owen Marine Oil Painting on Canvas of a Sailing Ship
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking oil painting on canvas of an American four mast sailing ship, in all its glory, in ocean
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Paint

Antique Folk Art Seascape Painting, Tall Mast Ship Harbor Scene, 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique seascape painting offers an oil on canvas harbor scene with tall mast ships, anonymous
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19th Century American Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

English Oil Painting Seascape or Ocean Scene with Ship in Gilt Frame
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome English oil painting on canvas featuring a seascape or ocean scene with ship, a fine
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19th Century English Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint, Giltwood

English Oil Painting Seascape or Ocean Scene with Ship in Gilt Frame
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome English oil painting on canvas featuring a seascape or ocean scene with ship - A fine
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19th Century English Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint, Giltwood

Antique Maritime Oil on Canvas Painting of Ships on Rough Seas, Signed
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique nautical maritime oil on canvas painting depicts sailing ships navigating rough seas
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19th Century European Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Chinese Export Antique Gouache Painting on Silk of a Merchant Sailing Ship
Located in Kingston, NY
Offered is an antique finely rendered Chinese watercolor/gouache painting on silk fabric of a
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Silk

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Antique Ship Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique ship paintings is available on 1stDibs. There are many Old Masters, Impressionist and Expressionist versions of these works for sale. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the antique ship paintings that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, beige, gray and white. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Michela De Vito, Gabriele Galantara, Antonio Manganaro, Currier Ives and Jan Pieter Verdussen are consistently popular. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, oil paint and fabric — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Antique Ship Paintings?

Antique ship paintings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $3,391, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $775,000.
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