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19th Century Sailors Folk Art Needlework Valentine Keepsake Maple Frame
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A particularly well executed needlework of a sailor and his sweetheart in a landscape, with his
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Nautical Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber, Glass
Fish on Blue (Framed Color Still Life Photograph of Silver Fish on a Blue Table)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
, CA
Sailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA
The Box Series, John Stevenson Gallery, New York, NY
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Butterfly Kaleidoscope Watch Case Opal Blue Topaz Necklace
By Karen Sugarman Designs
Located in Colleyville, TX
sign from a newly departed soul.
Inspired by my pocket watch Sailor’s Valentines and after a search
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Opal, Topaz, Gold-filled, Sterling Silver, Vermeil
Sailor
s Valentine
Located in New York, NY
Sailor's Valentine in traditional octagonal wood frame. Filled with purples, pinks, browns, whites
Category
20th Century Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood
$1,500
Vintage Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking sailors valentine handcrafted with exotic organic seashells in an ambitious floral
Category
Late 20th Century Victorian More Art
Materials
Other Medium
Vintage Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Sailors Valentine crafted with patience and care as a romantic offering displaying sea shells in a
Category
20th Century American Victorian Decorative Art
Materials
Shell
Two Sailors Valentines
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming 19th century round Sailors Valentines ambitiously handcrafted with exotic seashells around
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Shell
$4,200
Vintage Sailors Valentine
By Authentic Models
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty vintage sailors valentine handcrafted with exotic organic seashells ambitiously composed with
Category
20th Century American Romantic Shadow Boxes
Materials
Shell
Antique Sailor
s Valentine Mirror
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and unusual antique sailors valentine hand crafted in the 19th century with well chosen sea
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Mahogany
Antique English Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting 19th Century English sailors valentine with a sailing ship image with shells and coral
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Mixed Media
Materials
Organic Material
Antique English Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British colonial sailors valentine handcrafted in a star form ambitiously composed with exotic
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Octagon Shaped Sailors Valentine
By Authentic Models
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Sailors valentine by "Au Musee" crafted in the Moluccan Islands with an assortment of seashell
Category
20th Century Indonesian British Colonial Shadow Boxes
Two-Part Sailor
s Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Romantic two-part sailor's valentine with one side a flower and one a heart, both surrounded by a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Vintage White Seashell Sailors Valentine
By Authentic Models
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting sailors valentine handcrafted with exotic white seashells in an extravagant star form
Category
Mid-20th Century American Victorian Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Shell
19th Century Sailor
s Valentine
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Valentine, circa 1870, a hand crafted double "sailor's valentine" shellwork
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Mahogany
Ametrine Champagne Citrine
Pearls Vintage Sailor’s Valentine
By Karen Sugarman Designs
Located in Colleyville, TX
Vineyard Valentine II Necklace
The Sailor’s Valentine originated as a way for
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Citrine, Cultured Pearl, Gold Plate
Sailor
s Valentine with Seashells, Barbados, West Indies, Circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large Sailor's Valentine with Seashells,
Barbados, West Indies,
Circa 1885
The West Indian
Category
Antique 1880s Bajan Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Turn of the Century Double Sailor
s Valentine
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Double Sailor's Valentine, dated 1903, a pair of handcrafted shell collages mounted in
Category
Antique Early 1900s Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Sailor’s Valentine Pocket Watch Aqua Chalcedony Labradorite Necklace, Antigua
By Karen Sugarman Designs
Located in Colleyville, TX
As the story goes - Sailor’s Valentines originated as a way for sailors to not only express their
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Chalcedony, Labradorite, Cultured Pearl, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century Sailor
s Valentine in Wrought Iron Table Frame
Located in Peabody, MA
A rare mid 19th century Sailor’s Valentine mounted as a table in a wrought iron frame. These
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Bajan Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Unusual Large Sailor
s Valentine in Square Form with Original Label
Located in Nantucket, MA
Bahamas from 1878-1925. The majority of the sailors valentines that came from the Bahamas in the late 19th
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Decorative Art
Melancholy Sailors Valentine Watercolor Painting
Located in Wiscasset, ME
19th century watercolor on paper featuring a sailor with a peg leg and eye patch holding a
Category
Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Sailors Valentine Aquamarine Nuggets Labradorite Necklace
By Karen Sugarman Designs
Located in Colleyville, TX
Valentine watch mosaic is a pastiche of the larger and highly-coveted boxes that have endured in popularity
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Aquamarine, Labradorite, Gold Plate
Sailor
s Double Seashell Valentine
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's Double Seashell Valentine
The double sailor's valentine of seashells within the
Category
20th Century Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Double Sailor
s Shell Valentine, Barbados, 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
A double sailor's valentine, arranged multi-color shells in a hinged octagonal wooden case with
Category
Antique 1880s Bajan Victorian Decorative Art
Materials
Shell
Sailor
s Double Valentine with Compass Rose and Heart, Barbados
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's double valentine with compass rose and heart,
Barbados, West Indies,
circa 1885.
The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Shell
Pair of Victorian 19th Century Glass Domes with Sailor Shell Flowers
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Also known as Sailor's Valentines, these works of art are meticulously fashioned from hundreds of
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Natural Specimens
Fanciful Shell Covered Box with Marine Painting
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Nautical box decorated as a sailors valentine, intricately covered in assorted sea shells and a
Category
20th Century Canadian Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes
Artist Sandy Moran Shellwork, "Love You Forever", in Antique Glove Box
Located in Downingtown, PA
Moran, "Love you Forever". Also, rectangular paper label: Sailor's Valentines/Sandy Moran/ Sailor
Category
Mid-20th Century American Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell
Large 1930s Folk Art Shell Encrusted Owl in Brown Black and White
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
became popular with the creation of the sailors valentine. A painstaking process, artisans began to
Category
20th Century Philippine Primitive Primitives
Materials
Shell
Two Victorian Shell Flower Arrangements in Glass Cases
Located in London, GB
were called ‘Sailor’s Valentines’ in the Victorian period. They acquired this name since sailor
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood
Male Nude Standing with Head Down (Larger Format)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
, Los Angeles, CA
Sailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA
The Box Series, John Stevenson Gallery, New
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
STUNNiNG VINTAGE SAILORS STYLE VALENTINE SHELL DISPLAY CASE WALL ART
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Sailors in the Victorian era as a Valentines gift, it is the most romantic thing in the world
The
Category
20th Century Victorian Decorative Art
Materials
Shell, Wood
Male Nude, Standing: Sepia Toned Portrait Photograph in Wood Frame
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Fine Arts Photographs, New Orleans, LA
Sailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA
2000 Fong
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Winged: Sepia Toned Photograph of Male Nude Portrait by David Halliday, Framed
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Sailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA
The Box Series, John
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Seashell Encased Console Table American Sailor Folk Art Mosaic Valentine, Maine
Located in Camden, ME
Extraordinary Folk Art shell table or console created in the late 19th-early 20th century from the coast of Maine.
The star and two hearts on the top of the table are composed of s...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Console Tables
Materials
Shell
Sailor
s Valentine
By Meg Withstandley
Located in New York, NY
A traditional Sailor's Valentine by Nantucket artist Meg Withstandley.
Sailors Valentines
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Mahogany
$1,800
Double Sailor
s Valentine
Located in Stamford, CT
Double sailor's valentine in Mahogany, Seashell, and Glass that measures 9.00 Inches each section
Category
Antique 1860s Bajan More Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Glass, Mahogany
A Shellwork Sailor
s Valentine
Located in London, GB
A 19th century double octagonal sailor's valentine
within a hinged mahogany frame with latch
Category
Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects
Materials
Mahogany, Glass, Shell
19th Century Square Sailor
s Valentine
Located in Stamford, CT
Sailor's valentine in a square 13.25 inches frame, circa 1850s. The piece is detailed with various
Category
Antique 1850s Unknown Decorative Art
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood
Wonderful Victorian Shadow Box Sailors Valentine
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderful Victorian Shadow Box Sailors Valentine with cross, crown and anchor in period frame.
Category
Antique 19th Century Shadow Boxes
Materials
Shell
Pair Victorian Sailor’s Valentine Shell Pictures
Located in London, GB
Pair Victorian Sailor’s Valentine Shell Pictures in Oak Frames c.1860.
Sailors' valentines
Category
Antique 19th Century British More Folk Art
Wonderful Sailor
s Valentine Double Frame 1860s
Located in Manalapan, NJ
Wonderful intact Sailors' Valentine made entirely from shells. This example was made in Barbados a
Category
Antique 19th Century Bajan Nautical Objects
For Auld Lang Syne Sailor
s Valentine
Located in Manalapan, NJ
Fine Sailor's Valentine made out of shells with the legend, 'For Aud Lang Syne' incorporated in the
Category
Antique 19th Century Bajan Nautical Objects
Intricate Sailor
s Valentine Shell Picture of Doves and a Heart
Located in London, GB
An interesting and decorative Sailor's Valentine shell picture of doves and a heart, c.1880. Set in
Category
Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood
Sailor
s Valentine Double Frame with New Year Greeting 1860s
Located in Manalapan, NJ
Wonderful intact Sailors' Valentine made entirely from shells. This example was made in Barbados a
Category
Antique 19th Century Bajan Nautical Objects
19thc Octagonal Double Sailor
s Valentine
Located in Essex, MA
pair of 9" high octagonal mahogany boxes are each filled with sea-shell designs mounted on colored paper and behind glass, all original
Category
Antique 19th Century Bajan Nautical Objects
Two Similar Large Shell Work Sailor
s Valentine Pictures, Ca. 1850
Located in Great Barrington, MA
smaller cased shell work valentines that were produced in
the West Indies during 19th century. Both of
Tramp Art Shadow Box Frame with Shell Collage
Located in Manalapan, NJ
the style of sailor's valentines popular gifts sailors would give to their sweethearts after returning
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Shadow Boxes
1964 Leroy Neiman Silkscreen of "America
s Cup"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
dated frame? Easy to change.
What a wonderful piece for the sailor in the family--Valentine's Day
Category
Vintage 1960s American Prints
Oversized Sailor
s Valentine
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Museum quality Sailor's Valentine. Very large 48.5 x 48.5. This extraordinary composition is
Category
Vintage 1970s American Wall-mounted Sculptures
Mid-19th Century Octagonal Sailor
s Valentine
Located in Stamford, CT
Octagonal 23.00 inch sailor's valentine in tabletop form composed of walnut, lignum vitae, and
Category
Antique 1850s American More Folk Art
Materials
Walnut, Glass
Sailor
s Valentine
Located in Litchfield, CT
"From the Barbabos". Barbados Island, late 19th century.
Mahogany. In octagonal form, the hinged case opens to shell work, one depicting a heart.
Fine condition, missing a small gr...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Nautical Objects
$2,200
19th Century Pair Of Italian "Sailor
s Valentine" Sea Shell Gondola Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Rare Pair Of Italian Handmade 19th Century Victorian Folk Art "Sailor's Valentine" Venetian
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Shell, Wood
Sailor
s Valentine in Mirrored Octagonal Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Shellwork valentine made by a Sailor in the late 19th century enclosed in a Birdseye maple
Category
Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Mirror, Birdseye Maple
Two Similar Large Shell Work Sailor
s Valentine Pictures, Ca. 1850
Located in Great Barrington, MA
smaller cased shell work valentines that were produced in
the West Indies during 19th century. Both of
Category
Antique 19th Century Bajan Victorian Decorative Art
Three Victorian Shellwork Flower Arrangements
Located in Richmond, London
boxes, mirrors, frames etc. Shell-works like these are sometimes referred to as ‘Sailor’s Valentines
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
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