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Fine 18th Century English Oil Naval Portrait of Captain his Ship
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
the sitters family upon his promotion to the rank of Captain. Medium & Size: oil painting on canvas
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ferry of the Loaf Historic Story, River Tay Scotland, Ship and Landscape
Located in Hillsborough, NC
MacBeth crossing the River Tay in the 11th century. The painting comes with a handwritten note verso
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Early 1900s Naturalistic Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Dutch Fishing Vessels in Storm /// Francis Swaine Maritime Seascape Antique Ship
By Francis Swaine
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
found Circa: 1770 Medium: Original Oil Painting on wood panel Framing: Framed in a Louis XV style gold
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1770s Old Masters Antique Ship Paintings

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Paint, Oil, Panel, Wood Panel, Board

“Ships at Sea” by Theodore Victor Carl Valenkamph
Located in Sheffield, MA
Oil on canvas
24 by 36 in. W/frame 36 by 48 in.

Valenkamph lived in Gloucester, Ma. He was a member of Boston Art Club.

Exhibitions: Boston A...
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Early 20th Century American Antique Ship Paintings

“Ships at Sea” by Theodore Victor Carl Valenkamph
Located in Sheffield, MA
24 by 36 in. W/frame 36 by 48 in.

Valenkamph lived in Gloucester, Ma. He was a member of Boston Art Club.

Exhibitions: Boston Art Club, 1906, 1908.<...
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Early 20th Century American Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas

Circle of Clarkson Stanfield (1793-1867) - Oil, Ships in Blustery Weather
Located in Corsham, GB
An atmospheric nautical scene, with several sailing boats navigating choppy waters and a lighthouse visible in the distance. Bears an indistinct signature 'C. Stanfield' to the lower...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

For Restoration Late 19th Century Oil - Tall Ship on Calm Seas
Located in Corsham, GB
Nautical scene in oil. Presented in a gilt frame. Unsigned. On canvas on stretchers.
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Late 19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

John Edwin Noble (1876-1941) - Early 20th Century Oil, The Ship Hotel
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine early 20th Century scene showing a view of the Ship Hotel in Halliford, Middlesex (built in
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Early 20th Century Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

Italian School "Marina with Ships and Architecture, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian School "Marina with Ships and Architecture, 17th Century oil painting on canvas h 55 x 71
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Ship Paintings

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Paint

Galveston Texas Tall Ship
By Boyer Gonzales Sr.
Located in San Antonio, TX
several paintings while there. By 1912, Gonzales worked the winters in San Antonio and Galveston, and the
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1890s Impressionist Antique Ship Paintings

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Watercolor

19th century English ship by the shore in the late afternoon Sun
By Michael Cambell
Located in Woodbury, CT
painting wonderful marine scenes. He always achieved a great deal of atmosphere with his use of colour and
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1880s Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

Fine 1900 s English Impressionist Oil - Low Tide Estuary Landscape Sailing Ship
By Frank Hobden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Low Tide" by Frank Hobden (British 1859-1936) signed, inscribed verso oil painting on board
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

A Small English Sailor s Woolwork Picture of a Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
banner flying from the main mast and a Union Jack from the foremast. The ship sails from left to right on
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19th Century English Antique Ship Paintings

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Wool

"Ships in the Calm Harbor" by Auguste Henri Musin
By Auguste Henri Musin
Located in Wiscasset, ME
of paintings were sold to the American market through dealers that exported his paintings. Musin
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Late 19th Century Belgian Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

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Paint

Victorian British Portrait of the Steam Paddle ship Slesvig flying a Danish flag
By Attributed to William Clark
Located in Woodbury, CT
A Scottish painter of ship portraits and shipping scenes. He was born in Greenock, near Glasgow, on
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1860s Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

"Grand Manan Island Cliffs, Maine, " Marie Medora Ross, Ships at Sunset Seascape
Located in New York, NY
Marie Medora E. Ross (1844 - 1920) Grand Manan Island Cliffs, 1881 Signed Lower Left Oil on canvas 30 x 38 inches Provenance: The artist Gifted to artists brother Edwin Ross Descend...
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1880s Hudson River School Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Scottish marine scene with Battle ships and fishing vessels in a rough sea
By John Jock Wilson
Located in Woodbury, CT
Excellent and very rare Scottish marine scene depicting both fishing vessels and battle ships in a
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1820s Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

Watercolor of Three Ships, 1905, Signed Edward John Russell, (American)
Located in Southampton, NY
Scene This 19th-century watercolor painting depicts a dramatic naval scene with three sailing ships
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Early 20th Century American Antique Ship Paintings

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Paint, Paper

A Ship in Stormy Seas by Danish Artist Carl Bille, 1873, Maritime Art
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautiful maritime painting by Danish artist Carl Bille (1815-1898). He is best known for his
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1870s Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Oil

Seascape with Whale Ship, by J.H. Appleby, circa 1880
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century seascape with whale ship, by J.H. Appleby, circa 1880, an oil on board view of a
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Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas

A Rare American Woolwork Picture of Ship with American Flags
Located in Downingtown, PA
The woolie is made with a cross stitch and depicts an American three-masted ship leaving an
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19th Century American Antique Ship Paintings

Pair of Turn of the Century Ship Watercolors Signed Davis
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of turn of the century watercolors signed Davis of tall ships.
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1910s Antique Ship Paintings

Antonio Jacobsen, Oil on Board, Ship Portrait of Ossabaw, 1909
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antonio Jacobsen (1850-1921), Danish-born American naval painter. Oil on board. Ship portrait
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Early 1900s American Antique Ship Paintings

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Other

Portrait Painting Oil on Canvas by Joseph Badger
Located in Rome, IT
House and Ship paintings."4 The young Badger family moved to Boston about 1733, settling in the
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18th Century Academic Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

Vintage French Watercolor - Steam Ship
Located in Houston, TX
Soothing French watercolor of a small steamer ship afloat in a tranquil bay by L. Viardy, circa
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1920s Antique Ship Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

American Oil and Pastel Silk Clipper Ship. Red Jacket, 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
The clipper ship Red Jacket, named after a Native American Chief of the Seneca Tribe, was
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1850s American American Empire Antique Ship Paintings

Marine battle, French ship of the line and two British frigates off of Brittany
By Thomas Buttersworth
Located in Woodbury, CT
The action of 13 January 1797 was a minor naval battle fought between a French ship of the line and
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Early 1800s Old Masters Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique Maritime Oil on Canvas Seascape with Sailing Ships, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique nautical oil on canvas painting depicts seascape with sailing ships in rough seas, unsigned
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19th Century European Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

"Clipper Ship in Open Waters" by Wilhelm Kranz Dated 1913
By Wilhelm Kranz
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Presented in a magnificent hand carved wood frame.
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Early 20th Century German Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas

An Oriental Port - 17th Century Marine Oil, Ships at Sea by Peter van den Velde
By Peter Van Den Velde
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
is famous for his paintings of ships at sea. He began teaching in 1654 and married the daughter of
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"shipping off the Coast at Sunset" Ships and Rowing Boat in sea in golden light
By Claude Thomas Stanfield Moore
Located in ludlow, GB
in its original gilt frame. This is in total gem of a painting, small but absolutely perfect in its
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19th Century Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

American 19th Century Oil On Canvas Of British Ship At Sea
Located in Buchanan, MI
American 19th Century Oil On Canvas Of British Ship At Sea
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19th Century American Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas

Frederik Theodor Kloss "A Sailing Ship Near the Coast", Oil on Canvas
Located in København, Copenhagen
Frederik Theodor Kloss b. Braunschweig 1802, d. Copenhagen 1876: A sailing ship near the coast
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1860s Danish Antique Ship Paintings

19th Century China Trade Seascape with an American Clipper Ship, circa 1880s
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century China Trade Seascape with an American Clipper Ship, circa 1880s, a Chinese Export oil
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1880s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas

Continental School Oil on Canvas, Moorish Seascape and Beached Ship, circa 1874
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique continental school oil on canvas painting depicts Moorish seascape with beached ship or
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Late 19th Century European Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Framed 19th Century Watercolour - Junk Ship
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate 19th century Chinese watercolour of a Junk Ship at sea. Smartly mounted in a gilt-effect
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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

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Watercolor

Primitive 19th Century Oil on Canvas of Merchant Ship Rowena of Liverpool
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Primitive 19th Century Oil on Canvas of a Merchant Ship, Red ensign hoisted to most senior position
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Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas

Antique Miniature Dutch Oil on Board Harbor Scene with Ships and Town
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique miniature oil on board depicts Dutch harbor scene with sailing ships, recreational boaters
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19th Century Dutch Antique Ship Paintings

Antique Maritime Oil on Canvas of Ship, Signed A. Miller Mull, circa 1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique oil on canvas painting depicts maritime scene of sailing ship on rough waters, signed lower
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Late 19th Century European Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas

19th Century Seascape with Ship on a Storm, by John Erik Christian Peterson
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Seascape with Ship ion a Storm, by John Erik Christian Peterson (Danish American: 1839
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1860s American Other Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas

Antique English Watercolor of Ship "HMS Victory" by Charles Brewer, Late 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique framed watercolor seascape of tall mast ship HMS Victory by Henry Charles Brewer RI (1866
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Late 19th Century English Antique Ship Paintings

China Trade Nautical Seascape of Ship “County of Caithness” (1897) by Lai Fong
Located in Shippensburg, PA
English Navy vessel "The County of Caithness." The painting projects a certain grandeur and deep respect
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19th Century Indian Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

T. Willis a Mixed Media Ship’s Portrait of ‘Eudora’ of New York, 1900
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
T. Willis: a mixed media ship’s portrait of ‘Eudora’ of New York, 1900. This oil and silk/velvet
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Early 1900s American Antique Ship Paintings

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Silk, Velvet, Paint

Antique French Barbizon Landscape oil painting, Riverside oil painting
Located in AIGNAN, FR
This painting is shipped by Colissimo track and trace and fully insured
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Late 19th Century Barbizon School Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

Mid 19th Century Watercolour - British Sailing Ship
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful watercolour study of a large British sailing ship at sea. Several other ships are
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Mid-19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

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Watercolor

Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840-1905) "The Rock of Gibraltar" Oil on Canvas
By Robert Swain Gifford
Located in Queens, NY
Bedford, and the two collaborated on ship paintings. Gifford opened a studio in Boston in 1864. Two
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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

French Oil on Board in a Period Giltwood Frame Depicting a Rowing Ship, Signed
Located in Atlanta, GA
the 19th century, the rowing ship in motion in a harbor setting.
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Ship Paintings

19th C. China Trade Seascape with the Ship Avon in Stormy Seas, by Lai Fong
Located in Nantucket, MA
featured a blend of European and American norms of ship portrait painting rendered in the China Trade style
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1890s Hong Kong Chinese Export Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas

Charles Hudson Cox (1829-1901) - 1876 Watercolour, Ships
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine and detailed watercolour painting with gouache details by the artist Charles Hudson Cox
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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

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Watercolor

Large-Scale Oil on Linen Ship Scene of the Port of Brest, Signed, circa 1910
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This museum quality intricately painted scene, in the academic tradition, features ships entering
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1910s European Antique Ship Paintings

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Paint

19th C. China Trade Seascape with the Ship Avon at Sea, by Lai Fong, circa 1890
Located in Nantucket, MA
American norms of ship portrait painting rendered in the China Trade style. He was renown for his precise
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1890s Hong Kong Chinese Export Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas

Huge Italian Oil Painting School Playground
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
several more inches all round. Excellent detailing and a stunning oil painting. We can ship this
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

The Chateau Salon Interior Oil Painting
By Pierre Vasserot
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
still exhibited throughout France. We can ship this painting worldwide.
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

The Chateau Interior original Oil Painting
By Pierre Vasserot
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
still exhibited throughout France. We can ship this painting worldwide.
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

The Anatomy Lesson, Antique Oil Painting
By (After) Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very fine, enormous 19th century oil painting after the earlier masterpiece by Rembrandt Harmensz
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19th Century Old Masters Antique Ship Paintings

Very Large Original Oil Painting Renaissance Couple
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
likely French. Fascinating and rare painting. We can ship worldwide.
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Late 19th Century Northern Renaissance Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

Antique landscape/riverscape oil painting, French landscape
Located in AIGNAN, FR
again has imperfections and renovations throughout. Signed: No. This painting is shipped by Colissimo
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1880s Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

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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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