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19th century Ship portrait of the
Located in Woodbury, CT
. There were many wealthy ship owners and captains eager to have their prized vessels portrayed on canvas
Category
1840s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Print of the Conquest of Captain Cornelis Daniels, c.1860
Located in Langweer, NL
view depicting the conquest of three pirate ships by Captain Cornelis Daniels, also known as Captain
Category
Antique 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$228 Sale Price
20% Off
New Bedford Whale Ship Model Of "Cortez"
Located in Norwell, MA
New Bedford whale ship model "Cortez". Full wood model, fully rigged. Made by Captain Hall
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Attack on Captain Wallis When He Discovered Tahiti: Original 18th C. Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
depicts Captain Wallis' ship the Dolphin under attack by Tahitians in canoes who had never seen a European
Category
1780s Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
Swedish Baroque Captain
s Arm Chair, Hand-Carved with Gold Trim c. 1750
Located in Atlanta, GA
that this chair was created for the captain of a ship, making it a unique conversation piece for your
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
HAND PAINTED 1870 CAPTAIN P.KNOLE STEAMER TRUNK OR CHEST WiTH NAUTICAL THEME
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
vintage steamer trunk with nautical decoration depicting a ship date 1870 for Captain P.Knole
Please
Category
Antique 1870s English High Victorian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Pine
Monmouth County Hunt Race Meet NJ Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
), a heritage from his grandfather and father who were both ship’s captains. During World War II, Hoie
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Custom American Antique Industrial Farm Clipper Now Work Table Kitchen Island
Located in Forney, TX
, when John E. Smith, a steam ship captain in the civil war, built the first air / screen grain cleaner
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
British East Indiaman Ship Returning from a Voyage to the East
Located in Milford, NH
commissioned by their captains, but later on he turned his attention to painting ships of the Royal Navy. Known
Category
18th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tray table incorporating Chines Porcelain pattern, British East India Company
By Margaret Fitzhugh Browne
Located in Valladolid, ES
. Members of this family held important positions as ship captains and even as directors in the British East
Category
Antique 1790s Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
$4,708 Sale Price
20% Off
“We could sell that ship for forty thousand dollars!” The Lively Lady
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
approaches the captain with an alternative. Gesturing emphatically towards the ship, Drown suggests, "We
Category
1930s Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hin Qua Attrib: Chinese Export "Anita" Ship Painting on Canvas C. 1869
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hin Qua (Chinese, 19th century), circa 1869
Attributed to Hin Qua: Chinese Export "Anita" Ship
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Royal Navy Ships Grating Table. Indoor or Outdoor Use. Year 1920
s
Located in Canterbury, England
A practical coffee table using a ship's grating (above the captains cabin) with fitted legs. This
Category
Vintage 1920s Other Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century Maritime Seascape War Ship Oil Painting HMS Britannia 1835
Located in Portland, OR
promoted to Midshipman and may have been taught to paint by the captain of the ship, George Tobin, an
Category
1830s English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Coast Guard Cutter with Cannons Spanish-American War Maritime Original Oil
Located in Soquel, CA
working as a ship captain, presumably until shortly before his death at the age of 49. Securing the
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
19th century seascape oil painting of a ship off the Scottish coast
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
and the Isle of Dogs. There he found a ready market amongst the ship owners and captains who
Category
19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
China Trade Nautical Painting of Sailing Ship by Lai Fong of Calcutta ca. 1900
Located in Shippensburg, PA
commissioned for R & J Craig, a Glasgow-based company. The ship's first captain was A. Miller. Throughout the
Category
20th Century Indian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Watercolor Still life Painting Vegetables Claus Hoien Greengrocer Kitchen Series
Located in Surfside, FL
heritage from his grandfather and father who were both ship’s captains. During World War II, Hoie served
Category
20th Century American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
38 Star American Parade Flags with Stars in a Great Star Pattern
Located in York County, PA
& Stripes. The primary concern of ship captains was that the signal remain easily recognized on the open
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Silk
Price Upon Request
33 Star Antique American Flag with a Great Star Configuration, ca 1859-1861
Located in York County, PA
of ship captains was that the signal be easily recognized on the open seas. Reid’s concept of placing
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Silk
33 Star Flag with Stars in a "Great Star" Pattern, Oregon State, ca 1859-1861
Located in York County, PA
official format of the Stars & Stripes. The primary concern of ship captains was that the signal be easily
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Silk
Third Avenue Elevated #1
— Mid-century Precisionist Abstraction
By Ralston Crawford
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
, New York, and as a child, he explored the Great Lakes with his father, a ship captain. In 1926
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Francis Holman "The East Indiaman Ponsborne", Commanded by James Thomas
Located in San Francisco, CA
it from the estate of the descendants and the owner and captain of this ship.
Designed to carry
Category
Antique 18th Century British Georgian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Late 19th Century Oil Painting San Francisco Bay Sunset
By William Alexander Coulter
Located in Soquel, CA
generally showed them in harmony with their surroundings or in their full glory. Captains and ship owners
Category
1880s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Johnson
s New Chart of National Emblems" Engraving by A. J. Johnson, 1870
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
charts like this one were made primarily for the use of sea captains and ship chandlers to identify the
Category
Antique 1870s American Victorian Prints
Materials
Paper
A rare scrimshaw decorated horn signed by C.H. Wood
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
. However a list of the captains on the ship does not include Wood’s name so this seems likely to have been
Category
Antique 19th Century English Nautical Objects
Materials
Horn
In Adventureland - Vintage Photograph - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Adventure Isle, Captain Hook's Pirate Ship, Pirates of the Caribbean Fortress in Euro Disneyland.
Good
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Antique 18C Qianlong Newcastle Armorial Bowl Chinese Porcelain Rouge de Fer
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
the Ship Eleanor and the owner/captain William Brown
The Ship Eleanor was build in South Shields near
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
$3,418 Sale Price
56% Off
19thC English School Vessels Entering Portsmouth Harbour, Watercolour Painting
By Samuel Owen
Located in Cheltenham, GB
, we see a ‘ship of the line’, with its sails billowing and crew working tirelessly on deck. The
Category
Early 19th Century Naturalistic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Kamtschatka, Russia: Engraving by J. Webber from Capt. Cook
s 3rd Voyage Journal
By John Webber
Located in Alamo, CA
Captain Cook's ships, Discovery and Resolution, at anchor in the bay. The village is shown on the sandy
Category
1780s Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
19thC English School Marine View With Royal Navy Man-of-War, Watercolour
By Samuel Owen
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Royal Navy and later captained several ships for the East India Company. These voyages took him across
Category
Early 19th Century Naturalistic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
THINGVALLA
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
commissions from sea captains and ship owners and eventually Steamship companies, to record their entire fleet
Category
1870s Academic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$18,500
Sailor
s Woolwork of HMS Reindeer Made by Henry Payn Hopper
Located in Downingtown, PA
worked by a member of her crew. He was Henry Payn Hopper, a seaman whose Part of the Ship was Captain of
Category
Antique 1860s English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
Danish folding Bar With Rotating Cabinet by Reno Wahl for Drylund 1960s
By Reno Wahl Iversen, Drylund
Located in Cork, IE
What better place to look for clever space saving solutions than on a ship!
This captain's bar
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
"Coucou 2" abstract varnishes pigments on wood panel 125x100cm 2021
By Olivier Ebel
Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne
the invisible lines. Sailing and steaming this ship without a captain sails at full speed straight
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Varnish, Pigment, Other Medium
$3,335 Sale Price
20% Off
„MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY“ Original American Lobby Card of the Movie, USA 1962.
Located in Cologne, DE
, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, Portsmouth, Ship, British, In 1787, captain
Dimensions:
21,9 cm x 32,8
Category
1960s Modern Interior Prints
Materials
Color
Late 19th Century Military Campaign Chest of Drawers, Secretary, Victorian, 1890
Located in Greven, DE
Antique ship's or captain's secretary, so-called Military Campaign Chest of Drawers
England
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Interesting Map of the Thousand Islands in the Bay of Batavia
Jakarta
, ca.1740
Located in Langweer, NL
. According to Captain Cook it was on of the best places in the world to repair ships. The island is still a
Category
Antique 1740s Maps
Materials
Paper
$324 Sale Price
20% Off
A rare scrimshaw decorated horn Signed and inscribed by the base by C. Wood
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
. However a list of the captains on the ship does not include Wood’s name so this seems likely to have been
Category
Antique 1860s English Nautical Objects
Materials
Horn
Antique Print of the Exploding of the
Alphen
in the Harbour of Curacao, 1779
Located in Langweer, NL
print depicts the exploding of the 'Alphen' ship at the harbour of Curacao. The ship was under command
Category
Antique 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$495 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Illustration for Moby Dick
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
what ye have shipped for', shouted Captain Ahab". Signed lower left "Anton Otto Fischer". Reproduced in
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Brig EPHRATAH of Port Madoc Entering Naples
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
ship is shown in full sail with flags flying.
The ship was owned and Captained by Griffith Jones, a
Category
1870s Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Historic View of Australia: Endeavour River, New Holland, 1773
Located in Langweer, NL
), where Captain James Cook's ship, the Endeavour, was intentionally grounded to undergo repairs after
Category
Antique 1770s Prints
Materials
Paper
Charles Théodore Perron 1900 Paris Art Nouveau Sculptural Pitcher In Pewter
By Charles Theodore Perron
Located in Miami, FL
damages or repairs. The neck is the face of what looks like a captain of a ship.
Period: Art Nouveau
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Pewter
$2,158 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Studio Craft Walnut and Neon Touch "BuraBura - Octavius" Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
" is named for an 18th century ghost ship discovered with the captain’s body found frozen at his desk
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Walnut
English Cocktail Shaker, circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
English silver plated ship captain's cocktail Shaker, circa 1920.
Category
Vintage 1920s Barware
English 19th Century Trinity House Burl Walnut Writing Box Ship and Cube Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
generally custom made for ship captains and owners, but also made for family members as gifts.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Marquetry Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual piece may have been constructed for a ship's captain. It's designed to come apart
Category
Antique 19th Century Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Teak, Satinwood, Beech
$14,400
Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait of a Danish Lady
Located in New York, NY
bridal dress approximately 1782, died 1796 in Copenhagen.
Married to Ship Captain Jens Andersen Kiøge
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Neoclassical Paintings
"Jaws"
1975
Poster
Located in London, GB
. Ichthyologist matte Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and grizzled ship captain Quint (Robert Shaw) offer to help Brody
Category
Vintage 1970s American Posters
Materials
Paper
$3,122
Jaws, 1975
Located in London, GB
. Ichthyologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and grizzled ship captain Quint (Robert Shaw) offer to help Brody
Category
Vintage 1970s Australian Posters
Materials
Paper
$1,462
Portrait of a jewish rabbi by David Pelbam, US artist., 20th
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
worked, and he often used dockworkers and ship captains as his subjects. David Pelbam's paintings were
Category
Late 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Jaws"
1979r
Poster
Located in London, GB
(Richard Dreyfuss) and grizzled ship captain Quint (Robert Shaw) offer to help Brody capture the killer
Category
Vintage 1970s American Posters
Materials
Paper
$1,098
Birches in Winter
By John Whorf
Located in Boothbay Harbor, ME
, descended from a long line of Cape Cod ship captains, and his father was an artist and graphic designer. He
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Unique Front Focus Marine Telescope Ca 1790 Exceptional
Located in Palm City, FL
Unusual Front Focus Mid 19th century, erect standing, ship captain's single draw telescope with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Metal
19th Century Adjustable Armchair in Connolly Leather
Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
the use of a very unique winding mechanism that is turned with a handle in the form of a ships
Category
Antique 1860s English Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
The “Red Jacket” on Open Seas - Montague Dawson - Maritime Painting
By Montague Dawson
Located in NEW YORK, NY
ships. Captain Asa Eldridge, a Yarmouth, Cape Cod skipper and an internationally recognized navigator
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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