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One Of the Earliest Flags in America: Authentic 15 Star US Navy Jack
Located in York County, PA
the British Royal Navy ship H.M.S. Charybdis from the American privateer schooner, Blockade. (9) An
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Antique 19th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Burgee Style Swallowtail Jack Made by Annin Company, Ca 1866-1880
Located in York County, PA
’s A jack is a flag traditionally flown on a military ship. Like the British Royal Navy, American
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Antique Late 19th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Wool

Lieutenant Rabett’s Seagoing Silver Flute, 1823
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
midshipman on board Galatea, 42 guns. Soon afterwards Galatea, in company with two other British frigates
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Antique 1820s English Musical Instruments

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Silver

Henry Loos, Portrait Of A Three-Masted Full Rigged British Ship
By Henry Loos
Located in Cheltenham, GB
-rigged three-masted British ship before a distant port. Given the thriving nature of maritime trade
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1870s Folk Art Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

On the High Seas, British, Ship, Seascape, Marine Painting
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Denzil Smith was a British marine painter active in the 19th century. His oeuvre is largely
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19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Wood Panel, Oil

The Battle of Trafalgar - Dramatic Naval Engagement French British Ships OIL
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: James Hardy, signed lower corner, British 20th century Title: The Battle of
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20th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

World War II British Minature Ship Models by Framburg
Located in Tarrytown, NY
World war ll special devices division USN bureau of aeronautics model British ships made by
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Vintage 1940s Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Huge Antique British Marine Oil Painting - Three Masted Tall Sailing Ship dawn
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Setting out at Dawn British School, 19th century oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 30 x 50
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Late 19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Evening Gun Salute Classic Naval Ship in Harbor Classic British Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Evening Gun British School, 20th century (painted in an earlier style) oil on board, framed
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Late 20th Century English School Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Large British Marine Oil Painting Classic Tall Ship Sailing at Sea Gilt Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tall Ship at Sea English School, 20th century but painted in the earlier style. oil on canvas
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20th Century English School Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

George III Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
. Provenance; George Lowcay Norcock a British ship commander.
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Dra...

Classic Naval Maritime Battle Scene Napoleonic War Ships at Sea, Large Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: British School, 20th century Title: Naval battle engagement. The ships look to be
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20th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

19th Century Sailor s Folk Art Woolie, circa 1870
Located in Nantucket, MA
British ship before a headland with lighthouse and cottages, within a cartouche framed by British
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Antique 1870s English Folk Art Nautical Objects

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Wool

British Antique Paintings Ships in the Harbor
Located in Tampa, FL
A pair of painting by British artist Fredrick Dove Ogilvie (1850-1921) noted British coastal and
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Antique Late 19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Paint

British Large Woolwork Woolie of Three Ships
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large British woolwork of three ships including the Ada and two smaller craft, circa 1875. The
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Antique 1870s English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

1939 Great Britain Brass Cargo Ship Lantern Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
1939 Great Britain brass cargo ship oil lantern previously converted to a table lamp. Black stained
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Vintage 1930s English Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of British Royal Navy Brass Ships Portholes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Matched set of British Royal Navy brass ships portholes converted to wall decorations and mounted
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Antique 19th Century English Industrial Nautical Objects

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Brass

British Sailor s Woolwork Woolie Picture of a Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
The sailor's woolwork, known as a woolie, wool is made in an unusual oval format. It is bordered by braided red and white rope-work band and a muted red wool ground with a port-side...
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Antique 1860s English Early Victorian Decorative Art

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Linen, Wool

English shipping scene with sale boats, war ships and a quayside harbor.
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted English 19th century Victorian antique marine scene. The style of the piece is typical of the mid-19th-century marine painters such as C.M.Powell, Robert Salmon, and G...
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1850s Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil

19th Century British School Ship at Sea, Seascape Painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
19th Century British School Ship at Sea Oil on canvas laid on panel 11 x 14.5 inches 14.5 x 18
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19th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

British Royal Navy Solid Brass Ships Porthole Rope Mirror
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare British Royal Navy solid brass ships porthole window converted to a mirror and mounted on a
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Antique 19th Century English Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

British Sailor s Woolwork with Ships off a Chalk Cliff
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork with Ships off a Chalk Cliff, Circa 1875 This exquisite sailor's
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Antique 1870s English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Large Authentic Brass Ship Binnacle Made in Great Britain
By Kelvin Hughes 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
on the back. This once functioned on a real ship and was made in Great Britain. Please confirm item
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Vintage 1970s English Mid-Century Modern Nautical Objects

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Brass

Industrial Ship Dockyard British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) original watercolour painting on board, unframed size: 11 x 16
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

18th Century English Oil Painting Portrait of Shipping Merchant with Ship Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Shipping Merchant attributed to Edward Alcock (British 1745-1778) oil painting on canvas
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique British Sailor s Woolwork Woolie Sailing Ship 19th Century Maritime
Located in Katonah, NY
This large 19th century sailor's Woolie of a British line-of-battle ship, circa 1840is is hand
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wool

Pair of British Sailor s Woolworks Depicting a Royal Navy Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
Pair of British Sailor's woolworks depicting a Royal Navy ship leaving and arriving at the same
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Antique Mid-19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Antique Steamer Trunk, Wildman, British Vice-Consulate, Chile, Ships Chest
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique steamer trunk once belonging to T.B. Wildman of the British Vice-Consulate
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Blanket Chests

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Pine

British Solid Brass Gimbal Ship Sconces w/ Silk Shades Pair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Britain as gimbal wall lights for a ship. Sold with ivory colored silk, hard-back, empire shades. Newly
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Antique Late 19th Century British Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

The Last Action Of Santisima Trinidad At The Battle Of Trafalgar, 1805
By Thomas Luny
Located in Blackwater, GB
the last action of the Spanish first rate ship of the line before being taken by the British ship HMS
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Early 19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-19th-Century British School, Ships In A Turbulent Sea
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-19th-century British oil painting depicts three vessels buffeted by turbulent waters. A
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1850s English School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th century British Marine painting - The storm - Seascape Lightening Ship
Located in Aartselaar, BE
19th century British marine painting by Richard Brydges Beechey, an Anglo-Irish painter and admiral
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19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Laurence Dunn: Karel Doorman (R81) Dutch Navy ship watercolour
By Laurence Dunn
Located in London, GB
the British ship HMS Venerable, she was sold to the Netherlands in 1948 as a light attack carrier. In
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20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Historic Miniature Watercolor of Brunel’s Ships, Great Western and Great Britain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Brunel’s Ships, Great Western and Great Britain by Jack
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20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Pair of Folding Rosewood Deck Chairs from 1920s British Steamer Ship
Located in Nantucket, MA
An elegant pair of exotic rosewood folding deck chairs from 1920s British Steamer ships. I also
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Early 20th Century Armchairs

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Rosewood

British Sailor s Woolwork Porthole Woolie of a Merchant Ship, circa 1875
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork Woolie of a Merchant Ship, circa 1875 The sailor's woolie depicts a
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Antique 1870s English Folk Art Nautical Objects

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Textile, Wool

Naval Battle between British and Dutch ships at Batavia, Indonesia, 1806
Located in Amsterdam, NL
, British frigates had been sent on reconnaissance missions to Java and Batavia. The mission by the 36-gun
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Early 19th Century Romantic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Nautical Maritime Seascape Painting of Naval Battle French British War Ships
Located in Preston, GB
Nautical Maritime Seascape Painting of a Naval Battle between French & British wooden warships, by
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Paint

Copper Sailing Ship Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury stylized sailing ship sculpture crafted in copper with a lush colorful patina and signed
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20th Century American British Colonial Figurative Sculptures

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Copper

British Union Jack Flag of the WWII
Located in Miami, FL
the Red Ensign became the British civil ensign. When flown from the bows of RN ships, the Union
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Early 20th Century English Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Cotton

British Marine Painter, Oil on Canvas, 19th Century, Numerous Ships off Dover
Located in København, Copenhagen
British marine painter. Oil on canvas, 19th century. Numerous ships off Dover. Two three-masters
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Antique 1880s English Paintings

Antique Maritime Ships Oil Painting "British Fleet Bay of Naples" Signed Dated
Located in Portland, OR
An important antique Maritime ships oil on canvas painting of " The British Fleet in the Bay of
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1860s Italian School Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

GHS British Mid-Century Bakelite and Brass Mounted Ships Wheel Nut Cracker
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish mid-century British nut cracker modeled as a ships wheel on brass fittings mounted in a
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Brass

Huge 18th Century French Marine Oil Painting British Dutch Ships in Port
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
(French 1714-1789), and the port depicted is most likely in southern France. The ships are beautifully
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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Three Masted Classic Sailing Tall Ship at Sea British Marine Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'British Blackwall Frigate, Kent' Bob Bramley (1924-2005) British signed oil painting on canvas
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

British Folk Art Whimsical Enamel Painted Carved Wood Model Ship Toy Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Gallery, Eastbourne Ship-Shape Glynn Vivian Art Gallery ‘Handmade in Britain – The Crafts Council
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1970s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

British Folk Art Whimsical Enamel Painted Carved Wood Model Ship Toy Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Gallery, Eastbourne Ship-Shape Glynn Vivian Art Gallery ‘Handmade in Britain – The Crafts Council
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1970s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Large British Maritime Naval Battle Engagement at Sea 18th Century Classic Ships
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Naval Engagement at Sea by Roger John Collins (British 20th century( signed oil on canvas
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Mid-20th Century English School Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Waiting for the Tide" Henry Thomas Dawson, British Sunset Seascape with Ship
By Henry Thomas Dawson
Located in New York, NY
Society of British Artists from 1868, as well as at the British Institute, Suffolk Street and Portland
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1860s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

British Oil on Board Maritime Harbor Scene Painting with Tall Mast Ship
Located in Big Flats, NY
English oil on board maritime painting depicts nautical harbor scene with tall mast ships
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20th Century English Paintings

Large Antique Bronze Ships Bell
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Antique Bronze ships bell 19th Century Bronze Ships Bell comes complete with a new iron
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Antique 19th Century British Colonial Musical Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Large 19th Century British Oil Painting Naval Battle Ship in Stormy Seas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Shipping in Stormy Seas English School, 19th century oil painting on canvas: 20 x 30 inches elaborate antique gilt frame: 26 x 36 inches condition: very good and presentable provenan...
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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tall ship at sea, dramatic sky, crashing waves, maritime oil by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Tall ship at sea, dramatic sky, crashing waves, maritime oil by British Artist Art measures 18 x
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20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

British Sailor s "Woolwork" But Made of Pearled Cotton of a Merchant Navy Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's "Woolwork" but made of pearled cotton of a Merchant Navy Ship at Sunset, circa
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Cotton

Huge British Marine Oil Painting Tall Sailing Ship at Sea off Coastline, signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Sailing Ship by William John Popham (British, 20th century) signed oil on canvas, framed framed
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Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

19th Century British Sailor’s Woolie of a Ship-of-the-Line, circa 1840
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century British Sailor’s Woolie of a Ship-of-the-Line, circa 1840, depicting a fully rigged
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Canvas, Wool

British Sailor s Naive Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship H.M.S. St George
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship H.M.S. St George, Circa 1860 A naive sailor's
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Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art Decorative Art

Materials

Wool

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British Ships For Sale on 1stDibs

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 Hughes, Michael J. Whitehand and Robert Ernest Roe are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are British Ships?

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.