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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
Category
Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a English Gentleman
Located in Dallas, TX
Good Hope (image 5) on the southern tip of Africa, as two British ships sail past one another in the
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Paintings
19th Century Sailor
s Woolie of British Fleet in The Solent, circa 1870.
Located in Nantucket, MA
sailors from other nations (who most likely had served at one time on a British ship).
Measures: 17-3/8
Category
Antique 1870s English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
19th Century Sailor
s Woolie of British Fleet in The Solent, circa 1870.
Located in Nantucket, MA
sailors from other nations (who most likely had served at one time on a British ship).
Measures: 17-3/8
Category
Antique 1870s English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
Naive Folky British Sailor
s Woolwork Ship Woolie
Located in Downingtown, PA
a portside view of a three-masted British Royal Navy Vessel under sail upon a variegated sea. There
Category
Antique 1870s English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
British Marine or Ship
s Lantern of Brass
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome large English marine or nautical lantern of brass featuring a bail handle, flat back with hanging bracket, five-sided with three glass panes, including one with a hinged d...
Category
Early 20th Century English Nautical Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Sherwood
Wedge British Nautical Maritime Brass Onion Ship Oil Lanterns
Located in Dayton, OH
globe. Oil reservoir twist-locks into base - marked Full Inch / British Make. Attributed to Sherwood
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Colonial Candle Lamps
Materials
Brass
British Sailor
s Woolwork of Two Ships Under Way.
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Two Ships,
Circa 1765-75
The British sailor's woolwork or woolie
Category
Antique 1870s English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Textile, Wool
British Sailor
s Woolwork Woolie of Ship, circa 1875
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's woolwork woolie of ship,
circa 1875
The woolwork depicts a starboard side
Category
Antique 1870s English Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
A Large British Sailor
s Woolwork of a Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
deep blue sea. Steam issues from the two funnels, as the ship sails under the Red Ensign. The sky is
Category
Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Decorative Art
Life-Size Model Tall Ship of the San Felipe
Located in Eindhoven, NL
with 12 Spanish ships against 35 British ships.
The San Felipe was captured by the British but was
Category
2010s Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
A Large British Sailor
s Woolwork (woolie) Picture of the Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
several enemy ships.
And in 1940 HMS Cossack flouted Norwegian neutrality to rescue British
Category
Antique 19th Century British Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
British Sailor
s Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship with Sunset
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship with Sunset,
Circa 1875
This is a lovely example of a
Category
Antique 1870s English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
A Sailor
s Woolie depicts a British Royal Navy Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
fortification flying a British flag which has released a carrier pigeon which is approaching the ship bearing a
Category
Antique 19th Century English Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
British Sailor
s Woolwork Woolie of a Ship Named "Bob"
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork Woolie of a Ship Named "Bob",
Circa 1870
The sailor's woolie depicts
Category
Antique 1870s Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
British Sailor
s Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship at Sea
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship at Sea,
Circa 1870
The sailor's woolwork or woolie
Category
Antique 1860s English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
19th century English Antique of a Yacht portrait at Sea, in full sail.
Located in Woodbury, CT
and worked in Newhaven in the last part of the 19th century. He was a British ship portraitist
Category
1870s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Large British Sailor
s Woolwork Picture of Two Ships
Located in Downingtown, PA
An extraordinary sailor's woolwork depicting two ships upon a highly stylized sea. Exceptional for
Category
Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Decorative Art
Copper Ship
s Anchor Lantern by British Maker RC Murray
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's lantern of copper and brass. Meticulously polished and lacquered. Fitted with a glass
Category
Vintage 1920s English Nautical Objects
Materials
Copper
British Sailor
s Woolwork or Woolie of the Named Ship "Polly"
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of the Barque Polly,
Named "Polly",
Circa 1885-95
Offered is a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
An Unusual British Sailor
s Woolwork Picture of a Ship.
Located in Downingtown, PA
The wool with unusual upright proportions depicts a Royal Navy Battleship under sail with tall square sails, with flags and banner flying from all masts and a Red Ensign at the stern.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Folk Art Decorative Art
British Union Jack Parade Flag
Located in York County, PA
the Red Ensign became the British civil ensign.
When flown from the bows of RN ships, the Union
Category
Antique 19th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Folk Art Sailor
s Large Woolwork Woolie of the Royal Navy Ship H.M.S. Crocodile
Located in Downingtown, PA
, another British ship can be seen. Large clouds are above, one with the sun appearing from behind. The name
Category
Antique 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
British Sailor
s Large Woolwork Woolie with Seven Royal Navy Ships
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's woolwork woolie with seven Royal Navy ships,
circa 1865-1875.
A most unusual
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Great Britain (UK) Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
A British Sailor
s Woolwork (Woolie) of a Fully Dressed Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
The rectangular woolie depicts a Royal Navy ship anchored off shore and fully dressed with multiple
Category
English Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Wool
Pair of British 1970s Brass Mounted, Leather Topped Ship
s Tables
Located in London, GB
An attractive pair of side tables, designed to remain stable on board a ship.
The brown leather
Category
Vintage 1970s British Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
British Small Sailor
s Woolwork of Two Ships amongst Floating Ice
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Two Ships Sailing Amongst Ice,
Circa 1765
The small sailor's woolwork
Category
Antique 1860s Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
Massive Sailor
s Woolwork of a British Merchant Navy Clipper Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
Massive sailor's woolwork of a British Merchant Navy clipper ship coming into port,
circa 1870
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
British Sailor
s Woolwork or Woolie of Two Royal Navy Ships
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork or woolie of Two Royal Navy Ships including a Paddle ship,
circa 1875
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
‘Sir David Scott’ Engraved by E. Duncan
Located in Southampton, NY
‘Sir David Scott’ Engraved by E. Duncan
This antique print depicts the "Sir David Scott," a British
Category
Antique 19th Century English Prints
Materials
Paint, Paper
$1,200 / set
British Sailor
s Woolwork Picture with Five Ships in a Bay
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork with Five Ships in a Bay,
Circa 1875
The large sailor's woolwork depicts
Category
Antique 1870s English Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Hand Painted Botanical Porcelain Plate Made by Spode, Circa 1820
By Spode
Located in Katonah, NY
as the scientific revolution began and British ships traveled the world, often returning with new and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
A Large British Sailor
s Woolwork Picture (woolie) of A Ship.
Located in Downingtown, PA
deep blue sea. Steam issues from the two funnels. The ship flies the Red Ensign.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Nautical Objects
Attractive Small British Sailor
s Woolwork or Woolie of a Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
wonderful three-dimensional effect. The ship steam just off-shore passing two red-roofed houses which are
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
Ship Captain
s Style Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
This fanciful copy of a ship captain's chest was hand-painted in the late 19th Century for the
Category
Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Wood
British Sailor
s Woolwork of a Merchant Navy Ship, circa 1865-1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
British sailor's woolwork of a merchant navy ship,
circa 1865-1885.
The sailor's woolie in a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Original Vintage Poster Heysham Belfast Royal Mail Ship British Railways Travel
Located in London, GB
issued by British Railways featuring a great image of a ship with smoking black and red funnels sailing
Category
Vintage 1950s British Posters
Materials
Paper
Fine British Sailor
s Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship with Traputo Sails
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fine British Sailor's Woolwork of Steam Assisted Royal Navy Ship with Traputo Sails,
Circa 1870-75
Category
Antique 1870s English Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
British Sailor
s Woolwork of a Fleet of Ships Passing a Town
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's woolwork of a fleet with a detailed view of a town,
Circa 1865-75
The large
Category
Antique 1860s English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
Original Vintage Poster Normandy Brittany Train Ship British Railways Travel Sea
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Normandy & Brittany by Train and Ship issued by the Southern
Category
Vintage 1960s British Posters
Materials
Paper
British Sailor
s Woolwork Picture of HMS Temeraire
Located in Downingtown, PA
deployed on the broadside, and partly experimental; she was the first British ship to be equipped with guns
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
British Seascape Painting of Ships off Coast by Robert Ernest Roe
By Robert Ernest Roe
Located in Shippensburg, PA
. The depth of cloud cover suggests an impending storm, the ship far right all but disappearing in the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
British School, ‘19th Century’ Antique Seascape Painting of Ships off Coast
Located in Shippensburg, PA
incredibly complex chaotic waters below. It is a very nice work for anyone passionate about British school
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Paintings
Materials
Giltwood
Banjo Clock, circa 1820, Antique Patent Timepiece
By Aaron Willard, Jr.
Located in valatie, NY
British ships under way in a battle scene centered by the word "Hull." Hull Massachusetts was the location
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
British Sailor
s Woolwork of a Ship in Dramatic Seas off a Coastline
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of a Ship in Rough Seas,
Circa 1875
The British sailor's woolie depicts
Category
Antique 1870s English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
British Sailor
s Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship in Rough Seas- HMS Sultan
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship in Rough Seas,
HMS Sultan,
Circa 1875
The British
Category
Antique 1870s English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Textile, Wool
British Sailor
s Woolwork or Woolie of a Royal Navy Ship, circa 1870
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of a Royal Navy ship,
circa 1870.
A Sailor's woolie of a portside
Category
Antique 1870s English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
British Sailor
s Woolwork Picture of a Royal Navy Ship Entering a Port
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork Picture of a Royal Navy Ship Entering a Port During the Crimea War
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
British Sailor
s Woolwork of a Merchant Navy Three Masted Ship, circa 1875
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's woolwork of a merchant navy three masted ship,
circa 1875
(Ref: NY9344-NCRR
Category
Antique 1870s English Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
British Sailor
s Woolwork of Second Rate Royal Navy Ship with Flag Surround
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Second Rate Royal Navy Ship with Flag Surround,
Circa 1875
The
Category
Antique 1870s English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
British Sailor
s Woolie Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship, circa 1865-1875
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolie Woolwork of a Royal Navy ship,
circa 1865-1875.
The wool depicts a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Great Britain (UK) Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool, Linen
British Sailor
s Woolwork Pair of Pictures or Woolies with Ship and Flags
Located in Downingtown, PA
reversed with the ships facing towards each other. The wools have a central round panel depicting a ship on
Category
Antique 1860s English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool, Textile
19th Century Nautical Oil Painting on Panel of British Steamboat and Ships
Located in Shippensburg, PA
BRITISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) OIL ON PANEL OF STEAMBOAT AND SHIPS AT SEA
A finely detailed and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Paintings
"More Ships- Come on! War Savings are Warships..." Vintage WWII British Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage WWII British War Savings Poster. This colorful blue and yellow poster
Category
Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paper
Large 19th C. Sailor
s Woolie of a British Merchant Ship Flying American Flag
Located in Nantucket, MA
Large 19th century Sailor's Woolie of the British Merchant Ship "TOM" Flying an American Ensign
Category
Antique 1830s English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Yarn
British Sailor
s Woolwork Picture of a Ship on Unusual Green Sea, circa 1875
Located in Downingtown, PA
British sailor's woolwork picture of a ship on unusual green sea,
circa 1875
An unusual
Category
Antique 1870s English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
After Jean Laurent (1898-1988) - Framed Oleograph, British 66-gun, 3rd Rate Ship
Located in Corsham, GB
A contemporary oleograph, after Jean Laurent (1898-1988) depicting a British 66-gun, 3rd rate ship
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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An assortment of British ships is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique British ships was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, wool and wood. British ships have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. British ships are generally popular furniture pieces, but Folk Art, Victorian and Industrial styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made British ships over the years, but those made by Kelvin
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British ships can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $4,250, while the lowest priced sells for $450 and the highest can go for as much as $65,000.