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The Brigantine E. MILLER
By Elisha Taylor Baker
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
the clipper ships and merchant ships through to the great passenger and ocean liners of the early 20th
Category
1860s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
PURITAN vs GENESTA, America
s Cup 1885
By Edward Moran
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
the clipper ships and merchant ships through to the great passenger and ocean liners of the early 20th
Category
1880s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dreaming Anew, Departing New York Harbor
By Henry Bacon
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
history including the America’s Cup, the age of the clipper ships and merchant ships through to the great
Category
1890s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Persiae, Armeniae, Natoliae et Arabiae Descriptio per Frederick deWit 1666 map
Located in Paonia, CO
. The decorative title cartouche features several exotic figures and animals and a merchant ship with
Category
1660s Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
Boats Approaching the Coast, Fritz Kohler, Moritzberg, 1887 – 1972 Düsseldorf
Located in Knokke, BE
travelled the world’s seas on merchant ships.
From 1905 to 1907, Fritz Köhler attended the School of Arts
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
HMS Newcastle In Sydney Harbor December 1956 Melbourne Olympics Royal Navy Ship
By Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
part in Operation Collar, escorting a convoy of merchant ships from Gibraltar to Malta and Egypt, then
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Hand-Made Pair of Boston Rockers for Mother and Child
Located in Asheville, NC
so in demand that they became a commodity eagerly carried by merchant ships as they sailed around the
Category
Antique 19th Century American Rocking Chairs
Materials
Maple, Pine, Hickory
Huge 17thC Marine Battle Painting, An English Warship Engaging Barbary Corsairs
By Isaac Sailmaker, born circa 1633-1721
Located in Cheltenham, GB
deception, often sailing under false colours when approaching merchant ships. Throughout the 17th century
Category
17th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Midcentury blue , mauve, yellow Abstract, Composition Jorge Vidal
Located in Valladolid, ES
".
Jorge Vidal (1943 - 2006)
Before embarking on the merchant ship that will take him to Germany in 1966
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper
Large Dehua Blanc de Chine European Figure and Lion Kangxi Period, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
, a large lion and two young lions.
In 18th century, the East India merchant ship arrived in England
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Maritime Commemorative Salver, Display Tray, Engraved, Merchant Navy
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
from a ship's captain to an onboard couple
The MV Trelyon was a Merchant Navy ship operating in the
Category
Mid-20th Century British Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Queen Anne Britannia
Vento and Vellis
Wind and Speed
Silver Tobacco Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
depicting an impressive East Indiaman/large merchant ship, below the elucidating name 'The Richard', all
Category
Antique Early 1700s English Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Britannia Standard Silver
Antique Woodcut View of London – Thames River Panorama with London Bridge, c1650
Located in Langweer, NL
. Numerous sailing vessels, from large merchant ships to smaller river craft, animate the waters of the
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century European Prints
Materials
Paper
18th Century Antique Oil Painting Coastal Harbor Scene with Towers Old Master
Located in Stockholm, SE
gust of wind that is blowing them towards the rocky shore, while larger merchant ships are either
Category
Late 18th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Walnut, Oil
At the Yacht Club
By Edward Cucuel
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
yachting history including the America’s Cup, the age of the clipper ships and merchant ships through to
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Vintage WWII Poster De Dollarpoliep The US Dollar Polyp Octopus War Map
Located in London, GB
destroyed at Pearl Harbor. The fleets of the Atlantic, warships and merchant ships, are falling victim to
Category
Vintage 1940s Dutch Posters
Materials
Paper
View of the Hongs, Canton
By 19th Century Chinese school
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
the America’s Cup, the age of the clipper ships and merchant ships through to the great passenger and
Category
1850s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pluie a Venice (Venice in the Rain)
By André Hambourg
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
yachting history including the America’s Cup, the age of the clipper ships and merchant ships through to
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Capriccio View of Rio de Janeiro, Oil on Sailcloth, Circa 1810
Located in Seaford, GB
, brimming with merchant ships and smaller boats anchored near the shore. On the sand, there is a bustling
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Brazilian Spanish Colonial Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$2,953 Sale Price
20% Off
Bertel Gardberg Triennale Rosewood Flatware Service 100 Pieces
Located in Orimattila, FI
youth, Gardberg worked on a merchant ship. There he learned how little space there was for purposeless
Category
Late 20th Century Finnish Modern Dinnerware and Flatware Sets
Visiting Day at the US Life Saving Service
By Xanthus Russell Smith
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
merchant ships through to the great passenger and ocean liners of the early 20th Century. We are always
Category
1860s Other Art Style Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Carved and Painted Model of Hms Emerald, 1811 and ‘Hms Emerald
Hms Amethyst
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
merchant ship by the age of 26. During his time at sea, he became a skilled artist by making ink and wash
Category
Antique 19th Century British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Paint
19th-Century French Marine Scene, The Iron Barque Polestar In Full Sail, Oil
Located in Cheltenham, GB
town of Le Havre, where his career began to gather momentum. A plethora of merchant ships docked there
Category
19th Century English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early 19th Century Portrait of Naval Captain William Compton Bolton
Located in Nantucket, MA
protect merchant ships in the East Indies during the quasi-war with France. During the First Barbary War
Category
Antique 1830s American Federal Paintings
Materials
Canvas
English WW2 Era Brass Ship
s Pedestal Binnacle Compass by Sestral
By Henry Browne
Son Ltd Sestrel
Located in Forney, TX
focus to war time efforts, resulting in their compasses being used by both merchant and military ships
Category
Mid-20th Century English Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass, Iron
Bertel Gardberg Very Rare 18 Karat Gold Necklace Made in Ireland
Located in Orimattila, FI
.
Career
In his youth, Gardberg worked on a merchant ship. There he learned how little space there was for
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Gold
Portrait of a Privateer
By Francis Hayman
Located in London, GB
, capturing over 1,000 Dutch merchant ships.
It is possible that the sitter of the painting could be George
Category
18th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Frank Brangwyn, Armchair for the Canadian Pacific Liner
SS Empress of Britain
By Frank Brangwyn
Located in London, GB
weighing 42,348-tons she was the biggest merchant ship loss of the war. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
Category
Vintage 1930s English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Large Israeli Expressionist Orientalist Oil Painting Draped Child Kibbutz Art
By William Weintraub
Located in Surfside, FL
Mediterranean as a radio officer on American merchant ships. After World War II, Weintraub joined the rescue
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Wedgwood Porcelain Plaques of the Ships the Great Republic and the Dashing Wave
By Wedgwood
Located in Downingtown, PA
1920.
The second plaque depicts the Great Republic, the largest merchant sailing ship built in the
Category
Vintage 1970s American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Scottish Port and Starboard Ship Lanterns of Solid Copper with Brass Trim
Located in Norwell, MA
and Sons LTD., ship store merchants and lamp manufacturers. Aberdeen and North Shields. Sequentially
Category
Antique Early 1900s European Lanterns
Materials
Copper
19th century seascape oil painting of a ship off the Scottish coast
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
flying on the mizzenmast indicates it was a British merchant or passenger ship. The owner may well have
Category
19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th-Century Maritime Oil Painting of a Clipper Ship in Burled Wood
Gilt Frame
Located in Black Rock, CT
This large 19th-century maritime oil painting captures a majestic clipper ship battling turbulent
Category
Antique 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Oil on Board Abstract Impressionist Maritime Scene, René Genis
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
its muse—this piece portrays a merchant ship mid-loading, its deck alive with activity. Towering
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
48 Star US Navy Jack Made at Mare Island, California, Dated 1944
Located in York County, PA
(non-navy ships in public service), and Red Ensign (merchant ships), each of which is composed of a
Category
Vintage 1940s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Wool
Price Upon Request
U.S War Department Commissioning Pennant with 13 Stars
Located in York County, PA
Marine" in 1790, enforced customs and protected merchant ships. It received its modern name in 1915 when
Category
20th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Wool
Price Upon Request
Honoré BOZE, Oil on panel+Riders and Bedouins walking on a path near a cliff
Located in Gent, VOV
beautiful Hindu mother. His father, a ship's captain and merchant on Mauritius, who later became the
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Map of Gironde France with Bordeaux Wine Region by Vuillemin, 19th c
Located in Langweer, NL
port of Bordeaux, complete with tall ships, merchant activity, and the quayside architecture that made
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Maps
Materials
Paper
RARE VINTAGE MORPHO BUTTERFLY TRAY HANDMADE BY A DEVIL
S ISLAND PRISONER 1940
s
Located in Pulborough, GB
cousin sometime in the 1940s. At that time, he was a Second Officer in the Merchant Navy, and when ships
Category
20th Century Guianese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Historic Watercolor of Sailors’ Almshouses
Llandoger Trow Inn in Bristol
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Treasure Island", and is steeped in legend. The bustling harborfront scene with tall ships, merchants, and
Category
20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$185 Sale Price
20% Off
Historic Miniature Watercolor of Llandoger Trow Inn in Bristol and Sailboats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Setting: Features ships, merchants, and townspeople, evoking the trading past of Bristol.
Striking
Category
20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Venetian Trade Routes in the Levant – Antique Map by Pieter van der Aa, ca.1720
Located in Langweer, NL
upper right corner, illustrating a lively port scene with Venetian merchants and ships engaged in trade
Category
Antique 1720s Maps
Materials
Paper
Elvis Presley On His Motorcycle 1956 Limited Estate Stamped Edition
By Phillip Harrington
Located in London, GB
World War II, Harrington served in the Merchant Marine as a ship's photographer.
After the war, he
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Elkington
Co. Silver Inkwell Of Henry Morton Stanley
By Elkington
Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Atlantic aboard a merchant vessel and jumped ship in New Orleans. The young orphan was taken in by a local
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Silver
USS CHICAGO Off Castle Williams and Governor
s Island, New York Harbor
By Granville Perkins
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
which happened in shipbuilding in that period: the end of the sailing ships as merchant and war powers
Category
1890s Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Erik Hoppe. Painting of "Wilders Plads", Copenhagen
Located in Kastrup, DK
.: The big house in the painting was Danish merchant and ship-owner Friederich Tutein's warehouse (no
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
British Schooner Anchored at Naples
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
broadside is complemented with a British merchant steam/sail ship, local boats and the colorful sky and
Category
1860s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Valentine Munden’s Prize Money Silver Salver, London, 1792
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Napoleonic Wars when a merchant vessel captured a French ship of war. Unusually, the East Indiamen crews were
Category
Antique 1790s English Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Ming-style Sculpture of Chinese Bodhisattva Guanyin, circa 1900s, 6518
Located in Ukiah, CA
the late 19th/early 20th century as international merchants. It was shipped to the US in the 1930s
Category
Early 20th Century Korean Ming Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$10,150 Sale Price
42% Off
Bird
s Eye View of Dabhol as Seen from the Sea, North of Goa, India, 1727
Located in Langweer, NL
shows merchant and fishing ships, as well as a small caravan on the beach. Details defensive batteries
Category
Antique 1720s Maps
Materials
Paper
$512 Sale Price
20% Off
Herzogin Cecilie, signed oil painting
By Louis Letouche
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
German merchant sailing ships, the black Flying-P-Liners or the green ships of Rickmers, she was painted
Category
1990s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$765 Sale Price
20% Off
Fauvist Portrait of Ogden
Located in Soquel, CA
art at the Sacramento Art Center.
In the early 1940s, O’Connor joined the Merchant Marines and
Category
1990s Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Antique Poster Ligue Maritime Francais Navy War Merchant Cruise Ships
Located in London, GB
that France is in contact with most countries of the world. It is for its warships and merchant ships
Category
1910s More Prints
Materials
Paper
Imari Black Ship bowl, Japan, c. 1890, Meiji Period.
By Arita
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
the centre, with a circular panel, containing a Dutch merchant ship, firing a canon, within a cobalt
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Francis Searchlights 10 inch Signalling Projector
Located in New York, NY
lights are used by British merchant ships to communicate with one another by transmitting Morse code.
Category
English Floor Lamps
Sailor Made Nautical Woolie - Sail and Steamship Marine Folk Art
Located in Palm City, FL
merchant ship assisted by sails on four masts. The forward two masts are square rigged and the aft two are
Category
Antique 19th Century British Paintings
De Reede van Batavia.
By Georg Mathaus Probst
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Handcoloured engraving on hand laid paper.
East India merchant ships and some sloops near the
Category
1780s Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
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