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Portrait of a Captian
Located in North Egremont, MA
Silver print action photo of an "Old Salt", sea captain in original fumed oak frame.
Category
Early 20th Century American Photography
Superb Small Bilboa Mirror
Located in Wells, ME
?? x 16 1/2â?? original beveled mirror).
These were purchased by American sea captains after they
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
$12,500
Large Antique Silk Maritime Eagle
Located in Acworth, GA
, Honk Kong or China. Sold to rich merchants and sea captains on their orient travels.
circa 1870-1890
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Hong Kong Nautical Objects
Materials
Silk
Porcelain Medicinal Pill Box from the
the Hatcher Junk circa 1643-1646
Located in Brussels, BE
good condition from the sea. Captain Michael Hatcher and his crew brought up about 25,000 pieces of
Category
Antique 1640s Asian Ming Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Smyrna Boat Model Ship, Museum Quality
Located in Bafra, 55
enthusiasts in your home. As you imagine yourself as a lost sea captain, this boat will take you wherever the
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Antique 18th Century Turkish Arts and Crafts Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
18 Karat Gold Poseidon Crown Drop Earrings with Black Diamond Briolettes
By The Golden Eye
Located in Santa Fe, NM
points in the frame of a sea captain's wheel. Suspended below each Poseidon Crown are faceted black
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2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, 18k Gold
Christopher Johnson
s Contemporary Mediterranean Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
friends of Christopher's and her husband was a sea captain. The church sits to the side of the estuary of
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2010s British Contemporary Art
The Terror of The Tongs, Unframed Poster, 1961
Located in London, GB
syndicate protect their identities by murdering the daughter of a British sea captain who vows revenge
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20th Century British Posters
Materials
Paper
Important Queen Anne Desk, Early 18th Century, China or Pacific Rim
Located in Providence, RI
some future buyer, i.e. a ranking sea captain and/or his patron, as it, no doubt, was quite costly to
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Padouk
Morning Chat
Located in Stonington, CT
, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The grandson of two sea captains (one Scottish, the other French), it was
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1990s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,100
Playful Gulls
Located in Stonington, CT
, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The grandson of two sea captains (one Scottish, the other French), it was
Category
1990s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,500
Standing Nude 1949 Sanguine Lithograph
By Achille-Émile Othon Friesz
Located in San Francisco, CA
Havre, the scion of a long line of shipbuilders and sea captains. He attended the lycée and the
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1940s Modern Nude Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Figures Embracing 1949 Sanguine Lithograph
By Achille-Émile Othon Friesz
Located in San Francisco, CA
and sea captains. He attended the lycée and the municipal art college in his native city and there met
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1940s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Seascape by Fidelia Bridges (1834-1923, American)
By Fidelia Bridges
Located in New York, NY
, Massachusetts in 1834 to a sea captain and his wife, but was left orphaned by the age of fifteen. She found work
Category
19th Century Naturalistic Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Antonio Jacobsen
s "S.S. Philadelphia 1913"
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in New York, NY
receive commissions from sea captains and ship owners and eventually Steamship companies to record their
Category
Early 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Board
Wooden Sea Chest with Admiral "E.W Eberle" Stamped on Front and Back
Located in Billerica, MA
Wooden sea chest with admiral "E.W Eberle" stamped on front and back, late 19th century. Piece was
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Antique Late 19th Century American Trunks and Luggage
Late 19th Century China Trade Sea Captain
s Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
Late 19th century China Trade Sea Captain's chest, circa 1880. Aluminum banding and steel handles
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Campaign Blanket Chests
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Sea Captain
s Trunk
Located in Greenwich, CT
Early 19th C Sea Captain's trunk in teak with original brass carrying handles. Overscale. Works
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Antique 19th Century English Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Bust of Sea Captain, America, 19th Century
Located in Culver City, CA
Bust of sea captain, America, 19th century.
Plaster bust of a New Bedford, Massachusetts sea
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Antique 19th Century American Busts
Materials
Plaster
Oil on canvas of a sea captain
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautifully painted oil on canvas of a handsome gentleman, possibly a sea captain, the background
Materials
Canvas
Early 19th c. English Canted Sea Captain
s Trunk
Located in Greenwich, CT
An early English sea captain's trunk having the classic canted form with superb color and patina
Category
Antique 19th Century English Trunks and Luggage
19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of a Sea Captain
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine portrait of a young sea captain holding a telescope. The portrait appears to have been
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Nantucket School "Walter" Sea Captain Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
American (Nantucket School), early 20th century.
An antique painting of a sea captain, named
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Framed 20th Century Oil - Portrait of a Sea Captain
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine oil portrait of a sea captain at the stern of a boat, wearing a blue naval jacket, red
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Regency Style Mahogany Sea Captain’s Demilune Bar or Server
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful English Regency style sea captain’s demilune form bar or server with raised shelf with
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Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Cabinets
Materials
Fruitwood, Mahogany
Sea Captains Solid Brass Spyglass Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique mariners telescope of solid brass that has been polished and the main barrel, eyepiece and cap have been lacquered. The scope has a three draw barrel with eyepiece. Circa 190...
Category
Antique Early 1900s North American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Sea Captains Solid Brass Spyglass Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique mariners telescope of solid brass that has been polished and the main barrel, eyepiece and cap have been lacquered. The scope has a three draw barrel with eyepiece. Circa 192...
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Vintage 1920s North American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Sea Captains Solid Brass Spyglass Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique mariners telescope of solid brass that has been polished and the main barrel, eyepiece and cap have been lacquered. The scope has a three draw barrel with eyepiece. Circa 192...
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Vintage 1920s North American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Sea Captains Solid Brass Spyglass Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique mariners telescope of solid brass that has been polished and the main barrel, eyepiece and cap have been lacquered. The scope has a four draw barrel with eyepiece. Circa 1890...
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Antique 1890s North American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Sea Captains Solid Brass Spyglass Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique mariners telescope of solid brass that has been polished and the main barrel, eyepiece and cap have been lacquered. The scope has a three draw barrel with eyepiece. Circa 192...
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Antique Early 1900s North American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Mason Chamberlain RA (Studio), Portrait Of A Sea Captain, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This fine 18th-century British oil painting depicts a sea captain wearing a red velvet three-piece
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Late 18th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Sea Captain by Andre Utter
By Andre Utter
Located in Pasadena, CA
Andre Utter was the model, manager, lover and eventual husband of celebrated French artist Suzanne Valadon, as well as the best friend to Valadon's son, the famed Maurice Utrillo. He...
Category
20th Century French Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas, Linen
EARLY 20THC HAND CARVED AND PAINTED SEA CAPTAIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS FOLKY OLD SEA MAN HAS GREAT PERSONALITY AND WONDERFUL FORM. THIS GREAT FOLK ART CARVING IS
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Early 19th Century Portrait of a Sea Captain
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Holding the book "History of the Revolution"
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Antique 1820s American Folk Art Paintings
Sea Captains Telescope by G Santi Fils Marseille
Located in Norwell, MA
Early twentieth century telescope. With engraved focal tube "G. Santi. Fils, Marseille". Leather covered barrel. Nice old maritime relic. 3 lbs. 32"W.
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Vintage 1940s European Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
19th Century Georgian Sea Captain’s Brass Bound Chest, HMS Sirius, c.1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
original lock. This trunk belonged to Captain William Prowse born in 1752 joined the Royal Navy as an Able
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Antique 19th Century Georgian Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
"Portrait of a Sea Captain" with Folk Art Appeal and Terrific Period Frame
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Very reminiscent of a prior.
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Antique 1840s American Folk Art Paintings
Telescope with Four Draws and Leather Cover
Located in Norwell, MA
Sea captain's telescope with polished brass and leather covered barrel. Works well. Unsigned
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Vintage 1960s North American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
18th Century Portrait of a Whaling Captain
Located in Nantucket, MA
roguish sea captain with a gold earring - indicating almost certainly a whaling captain, and by the age of
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Sailor’s Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
A fine early 19th century sailor’s or sea captain’s chest of canted form, the top with molded edge
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Georgian Blanket Chests
Materials
Teak
Nautical Painting of Sailors on Ship
Located in Fulton, CA
. Features a sea captain with tobacco pipe, figures rigging a sail and a mate carving a wood boat. Mounted in
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Walnut, Paint
Antique Mahogany S-Roll Top Desk with Full Interior by Gunn, c1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
interior, purportedly owned by notable sea captain John Craig, maker label as photographed, c1850
Category
Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Chinese Camphor Wood and Leather Trunk with Hand-Painted Flowers
Located in Atlanta, GA
camphor-wood chests were originally used by westerners (traders, sea captains, military men) in the early
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Georgian Era Mourning Ring
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
indicating it was in remembrance of Thomas Grimsby, a young sea captain. To the front is a hand painted urn
Category
Antique 1780s English Georgian More Rings
Materials
Yellow Gold
Antique Chinese Chest Luggage Box Carved Camphor Wood
Located in Potters Bar, GB
(traders, sea captains, military men) in the early 1800's to carry tea, silks and porcelain from China to
Category
Antique Early 1800s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Hand Painted 19th C. Chinese Wood + Leather Trunk with Nail Head Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
camphor-wood chests were originally used by westerners (traders, sea captains, military men) in the early
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
Antique Chinese Chest Luggage Box Carved Camphor Wood
Located in Potters Bar, GB
(traders, sea captains, military men) in the early 1800's to carry tea, silks and porcelain from China to
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Living Room Sets
Materials
Wood
Anglo-Indian Rosewood Campaign Chest with Bookcase Top, circa 1840
Located in Milford, NH
A unique form three-piece Anglo-Indian rosewood Campaign chest, possibly a sea captain’s chest or
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Anglo-Indian Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Mid 19th Century campaign camphor metamorphic lap desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
edges and carrying handles to each side. These desk were made for sea captains and officers in the field
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
Mid 19th Century Campaign Camphor Metamorphic Lap Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
the outer edges and carrying handles to each side. These desk were made for sea captains and officers
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
Pair of Lewis Barnes Hand Painted Cane Seat Fancy Chairs, Portsmouth NH c 1820
Located in Milford, NH
(1776-1856) was a Portsmouth merchant and sea captain. A similar example can be found in the New
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Antique 1820s American Federal Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Camphor Metamorphic Lap Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
the outer edges and carrying handles to each side. These desk were made for sea captains and officers
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks
Materials
Hardwood
"To Have and Have Not, " First Edition with Dust Jacket, circa 1937
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
the purgatory of the 'have-nots.'" Morgan, a sea captain and honest man, is forced to run contraband
Category
Vintage 1930s Books
Achille-Emile Othon Friesz "Adam
Eve in Paradise" Woodcut C.1910
By Achille-Émile Othon Friesz
Located in San Francisco, CA
in Le Havre, the son of a long line of shipbuilders and sea captains. He went to school in his native
Category
Early 20th Century Nude Prints
Materials
Woodcut
19th Century Chinese Tambour Campaign Writing Lap Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Quality Chinese export camphor wood lap desk, circa 1820. Made for sea Captains and military
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Camphor Campaign Tambour Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
camphor wood lap desk, circa 1860. Made for sea captains and military officers in the field. Brass bound
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Campaign Desks
Materials
Hardwood
Ulysse Breting Yellow Gold Chronometer Half Hunter Full Size Pocket watch, c1890
Located in Long Beach, CA
approximate time while the main navigational clock was kept with the sea captain. Pocket chronometers were
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
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