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Antique Chinese Gold and Coral Earrings and Brooch Suite
Located in New York, NY
and brooch. Was purchased by Mr. Battles in Hong Kong China and sent to my Aunt Abby Ellen by a sea
Category
Antique 1870s Chinese Dangle Earrings
Materials
Coral, 18k Gold
Swedish Lake View in Gloving Evening Light by Ernst Smith, Oil on Canvas
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish sea captain and artist.
Smith travelled all over the great oceans but devoted a significant part
Category
1920s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nantucket Painting "Fall Fishing at Sconset" by James Walter Folger
By James W. Folger
Located in Nantucket, MA
.
James W. Folger was born on Nantucket, the son of a sea
captain, and was orphaned at age 13. He
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Primitive Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper, Watercolor
A set of 40 Eighteenth Century Engravings
Located in Hudson, NY
witness encounters by a sea captain Johannes Sinn. The set contains colonial buildings as well as local
Materials
Paper, Ink
Henry Dunay Diamond Gold Large Captain Sea Dog Brooch
By Henry Dunay
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 2000 Henry Dunay Large, Heavy 18K yellow Gold and Platinum Whimsical Sea Dog Captain Brooch
Category
Early 2000s American Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Quality 19th Century Military Campaign Camphor Wood Roll Top Writing Slope
Located in Benington, Herts
sea captains and military field officers for use on Campaign.
Constructed of solid camphor wood being
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Carved Walnut Captain
s Box with Sea Monsters, Coat of Arms and Dolphins
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This rare Italian carved walnut captain's box or trunk features carvings on the top and three sides
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Mid Century Gerald Pat Hannah Canadian Carved Wood Figure Stay at Home
Located in Dayton, OH
old man dressed as a sea captain, once leaning on a walking stick. “One of the original three Hannah
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
"Uprooted, Voyagers" - indoor / outdoor sculpture, surreal, boat, people
By Corrina Sephora
Located in Atlanta, GA
reference to her sea captain grandfather and the boats built by her father. Her mother’s poetry and words
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"The Flags of the Principal Nations of the World" Engraving by R.L. Barnes, 1837
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
the use of sea captains and ship chandlers to identify the nationality of ships in open waters.
This
Category
Antique 1830s American Prints
Materials
Paper
19th C. Painting of a South Seas Whaling Scene, attributed to a Captain E. Howes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Painting of a South Seas Whaling Scene, attributed to a Captain E. Howes, mid 19th Century
Category
Antique 1850s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Portrait of George Washington, by William Matthew Prior, circa 1840s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Stuart.
William Matthew Prior was the son of Captain William Prior, a sea captain, and Sarah Bryant
Category
Antique 1840s American Federal Paintings
Materials
Wood
Antonio Jacobsen Oil on Board of “S.S. Massachusetts”
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Norwell, MA
safes. He received commissions from sea captains and ship owners, and eventually Steamship companies, to
Category
Early 20th Century North American Paintings
"The Bransford" Antonio Jacobsen, Marine Ship Portrait, Great Lakes Seascape
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in New York, NY
. Subsequently he received commissions from sea captains, ship owners, and steamship companies.
The Old Dominion
Category
Early 1900s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"AVIRONS, Phase Lunaire II" - wall sculpture, moon, celestial, space, oar
By Corrina Sephora
Located in Atlanta, GA
sea captain grandfather and the boats built by her father. Her mother’s poetry and words also permeate
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Steel
"AVIRONS, Soleil et Lune" - indoor / outdoor sculpture, surreal
By Corrina Sephora
Located in Atlanta, GA
boat, often a reference to her sea captain grandfather and the boats built by her father. Her mother’s
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
"AVIRONS, Lune dans L
Arbre II" - wall sculpture, moon, celestial, space, oar
By Corrina Sephora
Located in Atlanta, GA
sea captain grandfather and the boats built by her father. Her mother’s poetry and words also permeate
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Iron
"AVIRONS, Cosmos" - wall sculpture, moon, celestial, space, oar
By Corrina Sephora
Located in Atlanta, GA
sea captain grandfather and the boats built by her father. Her mother’s poetry and words also permeate
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Gold Leaf
"AVIRONS, Lune dans L
Arbre" - wall sculpture, moon, celestial, space, oar
By Corrina Sephora
Located in Atlanta, GA
very personal.
A repeating motif in Corrina’s work is the boat, often a reference to her sea captain
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Iron
Cutty Sark Entering the River Thames by John Steven Dews
By John Steven Dews
Located in New Orleans, LA
ship until purchased by retired sea captain Wilfred Dowman in 1922. Today, the boat can be found at a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Norman Rockwell
Outward Bound
Collotype on Paper 1972, signed
numbered
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
speculate that the painting is about a grandfather who was once a sea captain and is watching his grandson
Category
1970s Photorealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
"Colonial Doorway" Abbott Fuller Graves, Sunny Floral Landscape, Impressionist
By Abbott Fuller Graves
Located in New York, NY
sea captains of Kennebunkport. Many of his portrayals of small-town life were reproduced on calendars
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Maine Dorie Fisherman" Seascape and Boating Genre Scene
By Abbott Fuller Graves
Located in New York, NY
farmers, fishermen, firemen and old sea captains of Kennebunkport. Many of his portrayals of small-town
Category
1890s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
"Sunny Doorway, New England" Abbott Fuller Graves, Maine, Massachusetts
By Abbott Fuller Graves
Located in New York, NY
later years, painting genre scenes featuring farmers, fishermen, firemen and old sea captains of
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Barque at Sea
By George Shaw b. 1929
Located in Wiscasett, ME
. His grandfather was Captain of a ship that plied between Greenock and the China Seas and which
Category
1980s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vilhelm Arnesen, Coastal View With Beach
Lighthouse
Located in Cheltenham, GB
sand particles embedded in the paint.
Born in Flensburg, Germany, the son of a Sea Captain, Arnesen’s
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
16th Century Oil Painting Portrait of Sir Francis Drake
Located in London, GB
21.5 inches
Sir Francis Drake c. 1540 – 1596 was an English sea captain, privateer, slave trader
Category
16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antonio Nicolo Jacobsen, 1850 – 1921, American Painter, Liner La Champagne
Located in Knokke, BE
but be always impressing. Many of his works were commissioned by European sea captains and owners, and
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Barque at Sea" by George Shaw
Located in Wiscasset, ME
long connections to the sea. His grandfather was Captain of a ship that plied between Greenock and the
Category
Vintage 1980s English Victorian Paintings
Materials
Paint
Antique Chinese Porcelain Hatcher Cargo Red Cliff Bowl porcelain China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
recovered from the wreck of a Chinese junk in the South China seas port of Batavia (today Jakarta) by
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Hatcher Cargo Red Cliff Bowl Porcelain, China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
recovered from the wreck of a Chinese junk in the South China seas port of Batavia (today Jakarta) by
Category
Antique 17th Century Ming Serving Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
"Sailing Out to Sea, " Contemporary Realistic Painting
By Daniel Pollera
Located in Westport, CT
sabbatical from painting, but this didn’t affect his love for the sea. He obtained a Captain’s License in
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Board
Antique Robert Havell 1836 Mallard Duck Engraving Audubon Realism Framed
By John James Audubon, Robert Havell
Located in Dayton, OH
serendipitous. Born in 1785 in Les Cayes, Santo Domingo, the illegitimate son of a French sea captain and his
Category
Antique 1830s Prints
Materials
Paper
20th Century Robert Havell Mallard Duck Wildlife Landscape Engraving Audubon
By Robert Havell, John James Audubon
Located in Dayton, OH
serendipitous. Born in 1785 in Les Cayes, Santo Domingo, the illegitimate son of a French sea captain and his
Category
20th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Chinese Porcelain Hatcher Cargo Kraak Ghendi porcelain Flying Cranes
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Chinese junk in the South China seas port of Batavia (today Jakarta) by Captain Michael Hatcher in 1983
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Hatcher Cargo Monochrome Stem cup Powder blue
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
condition from the sea. Captain Michael Hatcher and his crew brought up about 25,000 pieces of unbroken
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Hatcher Cargo Water Dragon Stem cup porcelain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
condition from the sea. Captain Michael Hatcher and his crew brought up about 25,000 pieces of unbroken
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
Portrait of Mrs Bates as a shepherdess, seated in a landscape
By Arthur Devis
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Charles I. Sir John is a descendant of one of the Dutch Sea Captains under de Ruyter, who fought the
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Oil Painting Marine Seascape by Peter Monamy
By Peter Monamy
Located in London, GB
and other political measures of Robert Walpole, England's long-serving Premier Minister, these sea
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Barrier Island
By Daniel Pollera
Located in Westport, CT
painting, but this didn’t void his love for the sea. He obtained a Captain’s License in 1977 from the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Passing Time
, Large Contemporary Realist Ocean Marine Oil Painting
By Daniel Pollera
Located in Westport, CT
, chairs, wyeth-inspired, sea, seascape, landscape, traditional, classic
Professionally framed in an
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sunday Morning
, Contemporary Realist Marine Oil Painting
By Daniel Pollera
Located in Westport, CT
sabbatical from painting, but this didn’t void his love for the sea. He obtained a Captain’s License in 1977
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Board
Quogue Beach
By Daniel Pollera
Located in Westport, CT
painting, but this didn’t void his love for the sea. He obtained a Captain’s License in 1977 from the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bay House on Crow Island
By Daniel Pollera
Located in Westport, CT
painting, but this didn’t void his love for the sea. He obtained a Captain’s License in 1977 from the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Brilliant Light
By Daniel Pollera
Located in Westport, CT
the sea. He obtained a Captain’s License in 1977 from the United States Coast Guard and took
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
His and Hers
By Daniel Pollera
Located in Westport, CT
painting, but this didn’t void his love for the sea. He obtained a Captain’s License in 1977 from the
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sailing the Marsh
By Daniel Pollera
Located in Westport, CT
love for the sea. He obtained a Captain’s License in 1977 from the United States Coast Guard and took
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"A Day Sail, " Coastal Landscape Oil Painting
By Daniel Pollera
Located in Westport, CT
love for the sea. He obtained a Captain’s License in 1977 from the United States Coast Guard and took
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Shades of Sapphire
By Daniel Pollera
Located in Westport, CT
painting, but this didn’t void his love for the sea. He obtained a Captain’s License in 1977 from the
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hampton Beach Bikes
By Daniel Pollera
Located in Westport, CT
, Daniel took a sabbatical from painting, but this didn’t void his love for the sea. He obtained a
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Board
Weathered Bay House
By Daniel Pollera
Located in Westport, CT
the sea. He obtained a Captain’s License in 1977 from the United States Coast Guard and took
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Board
My Escape
By Daniel Pollera
Located in Westport, CT
painting, but this didn’t void his love for the sea. He obtained a Captain’s License in 1977 from the
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Passing the Cove
By Daniel Pollera
Located in Westport, CT
years, Daniel took a sabbatical from painting, but this didn’t void his love for the sea. He obtained a
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Late August Sunset
By Daniel Pollera
Located in Westport, CT
years, Daniel took a sabbatical from painting, but this didn’t void his love for the sea. He obtained a
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Board
Quogue Salt Marsh
By Daniel Pollera
Located in Westport, CT
didn’t void his love for the sea. He obtained a Captain’s License in 1977 from the United States Coast
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Board
A Stag revealing Christ to St Eustace
Located in London, GB
took a sea-voyage, the ship's captain kidnapped Eustace's wife Theopista; and as Eustace crossed a
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sailors Creek
, large oil painting with sailboat in blue water
By Daniel Pollera
Located in Westport, CT
years, Daniel took a sabbatical from painting, but this didn’t void his love for the sea. He obtained a
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
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