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The Earliest Known Betsy Ross Pattern 13 Star Flag
Located in York County, PA
Captain of a ship called the FRANCES DEPAU, which sailed between New York and Harve, France from 1833-36
Category
Antique 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
31 Stars in a Great Star Pattern, Made for the Campaign of Fremont
Dayton
Located in York County, PA
& Stripes. The primary concern of ship captains was that the signal be easily recognized on the open seas
Category
Antique 1850s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
13 Star U.s. Navy Small Boat Ensign Flag
Located in York County, PA
growing and with it the number of stars, ship captains were very concerned that the stars themselves be
Category
Antique 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
13 Star Flag Of The 1820-1840 Period Or Prior
Located in York County, PA
, but throughout much or all of the 19th century, particularly the second half. Ship captains were
Category
Antique 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Antique English Punch Bowl Set/ Wine Champagne Cooler 20th Century
By Barker Ellis Silver Co.
Located in London, GB
commemorated by a punch bowl presented by the owners of the ship to its captain.
The punch-bowl was an
Category
Early 20th Century English Wine Coolers
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of Brass Dining/ Side Chairs Attributed to Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Toronto, ON
This splendid pair of brass side chairs with
captains or ships wheel backs in original black vinyl
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Chairs
Materials
Brass
Kay Robson - Framed 20th Century Oil, The Discovery
Located in Corsham, GB
. The ship was originally built for Captain Scott's Antarctic expedition of 1901-4, and was the last
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Grand Large Antique English Mother-of-Pearl Drinks Cabinet Dated 1885
Located in Bath, GB
Gillison & Chadwick, Liverpool. and the Captain was T.S Bailey, so presumably the ship was launched by the
Category
Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Shipwreck and Death of Lord Royston, 1808, First and Only Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
reached the ship, it found Captain Koop and a few others clinging to the bow. They were rescued, but the
Category
Antique Early 1800s British Books
Materials
Leather
A Large Collection of Hand Carved Pitcairn Island Flying Fish
Located in Greenwich, CT
Bounty mutineers, who seized command of the ship from Captain Bligh in the famed mutiny. Pitcairn Island
Category
Antique 19th Century Sculptures
Audemars Piguet Minute Repeater Chronograph Pocket Watch Historic Presentation
By Audemars Piguet
Located in Chicago, IL
having an engraved presentation From the owners of the Ship S.S Hector to Captain Dodge for his
Category
Antique Early 1900s Swiss Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold
Audemars Piguet Minute Repeater Chronograph Pocket Watch Historic Presentation
By Audemars Piguet
Located in Chicago, IL
having an engraved presentation From the owners of the Ship S.S Hector to Captain Dodge for his
Category
Antique Early 1900s Swiss Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold
Whaler Three Brothers arrives in Nantucket Harbour
By Maarten Platje
Located in Greenwich, CT
journey, the ship Three Brothers was captained by Joseph Mitchell, and owned by George and Mathew Starbuck
Category
Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
"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
An important George III Serving Dish, the design after Paul De Lamerie. Made in London in 1774
Located in London, GB
the Respondentia, Lenders and Underwriters, on the late Ship Lord Mansfield to Captain William Fraser
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Platters and Serveware
Watercolor Painting of the Bellerophon, Dated 1855
Located in Downingtown, PA
March 7th, 1847, orders were unexpectedly received for the 90-gun ships "Rodney", Captain Edward Collier
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Paintings
Materials
Paper
Japanese Iron Bound Sea Chest, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
reinforcements. Typically owned by captains and ship-owners, sea chests were used to display elevated social
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Iron
17th-Century Dutch Maritime Strong Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
formidable pieces of furniture of its time.
Onboard a ship, the captain's strong box was one of his most
Category
Antique 17th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Kingwood
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
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Early 20th Century North American Paintings
U.S. Coast Guard or Revenue Cutter Service Commissioning Pennant
Located in York County, PA
the overall umbrella for the Revenue Marine, the captain of each ship was directly responsible to the
Category
Early 20th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
"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
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Antique 1830s American Prints
Materials
Paper
Going Abroad (From The Waves II Series)
By Frank Stella
Located in Palo Alto, CA
the mystery surrounding Ahab, the captain of Ishmael’s ship.
Stella’s multimedia print and collage is
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Linocut, Screen
1907s Pocket Magnetic Crome Plated Brass Compass Antique Scientific Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
to Alexandria the captain of the ship used it, putting in a pail with water a piece of cork with a
Category
Antique Early 1900s Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique Revenue Cutter Service Flag w/ a Blue Eagle and 17 Stripes, 1880-1895
Located in York County, PA
, the captain of each ship was directly responsible to the customs collector in whatever port the ship
Category
Antique 19th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Wool
Antique Punch Bowl Set / Wine Champagne cooler 20th Century
Located in London, GB
presented by the owners of the ship to its captain.
The punch-bowl was an indespensible vessel in every
Category
Vintage 1920s Wine Coolers
Materials
Silver
A relic from the family of Bounty Mutineer John Adams: documented piece of Bark
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
crewmen, who, led by acting-Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of the ship from their captain
Category
Antique 19th Century British Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Vintage Viners of Sheffield Punch Bowl Set with 12 Cups, Mid-20th Century
Located in London, GB
whaling voyage from Liverpool was commemorated by a punch bowl presented by the owners of the ship to its
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Vintage 1950s English Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
P110 Lounge Chairs by Rosselli, Partner of Gio Ponti, Exhibited at MoMA, NY
By Alberto Rosselli Saporiti
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
of this ocean of change, like a captain and his ship navigating through strange waters, we find
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Vintage 1970s Italian Minimalist Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Outstanding Ship Captain
s Sea Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
Outstanding ship Captain's sea chest in either teak or cedar with all original brass fittings and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Folk Art Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
19th Century Ship Captain
s Ledger
Located in Nantucket, MA
Ship's Ledger of Captain John Fordham, Suffolk County, Long Island New York, 1850-1865, aboard the
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
Paper
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
Category
Antique 1890s European Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
Category
Vintage 1920s European Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Portrait of Ship Captain George Buckman
Located in Milford, NH
A fine oil on canvas portrait of Captain George Buckman, identified lower center, indiscernibly
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1860s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Victorian Chesterfield Restored Brown Leather Ships Captains Swivel Office Chair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
brown leather early Victorian ships captain’s chair
This chair is just about as fine as you find
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Swivel Chairs
Materials
Leather
Lovely Victorian Fully Restored Brown Leather Ships Captains Swivel Office Chair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leather early Victorian ships captains chair
This chair is just about as fine as you find anywhere, it
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Solid Brass Nautical Navy Bell Submarine Officer Ship Captain Dolphins Maritime
Located in Dayton, OH
functional, and has loud tone.
This is the type of bell that was used on ships in the 19th century and was
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Ship Decanter from Whaleship Wanderer
Located in Nantucket, MA
Ship Captains decanter shelf from Whaleship “Wanderer”. Made from Mahogany the shelf holds seven
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Antique Late 19th Century American American Craftsman Dry Bars
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Style Iron Log Splitter
Located in Point Richmond, CA
collection of a retired ship's captain and world travelor.
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
English Nickel Silver and Leather Nautical Spyglass, A. Ross, Circa 1840
By Andrew Ross
Located in Charleston, SC
English nickel silver over brass nautical ship captain's spyglass with a covered leather barrel
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Antique 1840s English William IV Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass, Nickel
19th Century New England Portrait of Girl with Sailing Ship
Located in Winter Park, FL
merchants, ship captains, and owners of vessels involved in foreign trade, and the whaling industry.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas
Antique Rose Gold Mens Locket
Located in London, GB
inside & black ink staining on reverse
possibly belonged to a coal miner or ships captain !
Actual size
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
9k Gold
Carved Wood Style Face of an Old Fisherman Looks like Captains Bird
s-Eye Nice
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this nice decorative face of a ship's captain
It looks like
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21st Century and Contemporary English Arts and Crafts Busts
Materials
Resin
Nickel-Plated Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Finely engineered ship captain's spyglass with geared focal tube. Plumb bomb to properly balance
Category
20th Century Scientific Instruments
$3,695
19th Century English Anglo Chinese Teak Campaign Style Desk / Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Anglo-Chinese ship captain's desk / chest in two parts. Fitted with a secretary drawer
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Seascape with Burning Ship
Located in Atlanta, GA
are portraits of ships, commonly commissioned for ships' captains. From 1767 to 1772, he exhibited
Category
Academic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
STUNNING ANTIQUE WILLIAN IV CIRCA 1830 HAND CARVED WALNUT CAPTAINS SWIVEL CHAiR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, circa 1830 hand carved solid Walnut Ship captains swivel armchair with early dark petrol green / black
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Vintage Oak Wood
Brass, Nautical Captains Ship Wheel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage oak wood & brass large 37" nautical captains ship wheel. Item features brass details, solid
Category
Mid-20th Century English Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique Chinese Qing Bronze Censer and Stand, 19th Century
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
marked.
Provenance: from a collection acquired by the vendor's grandfather who was a ships captain who
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Ship
s Bow Figurehead, Antique Hand Carved Wood, circa 1930s
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
1930s. Carved in the shape of a male ship captain, the figurehead wears a blue and gold jacket, a
Category
Vintage 1930s Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Impressionist French painting attributed to Eugene Boudin
Located in Helsinki, FI
ship's captain. The centre of his early activities was Le Havre where he opened a framing shop, visited
Category
Antique 1870s French Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mid Century Modern Danish Cigar Box by Andersen
Sohoel
Located in Northampton, GB
and at sea. Once these factors have been accounted for, a ship’s captain can determine the appropriate
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Wood
Antique English Nautical Captain N Lord Ship Green Painted Blanket Chest Trunk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English nautical captain N. Lord Clipper ship green painted blanket chest trunk. Item
Category
Early 20th Century English Campaign Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
18th Century marine oil painting of a ship on fire
By Dominic Serres
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
born in Auch in Gascony, France. After travelling to Spain he became ship’s captain but was captured by
Category
18th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chinese Export Silver Card Case, Circa 1820
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
in a family since that time. The relative of the family (Davy) was a ship’s captain who sailed goods
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
“Venetian Canal” Antique Oil Painting by Warren Shepherd
American, 1858-1937
Located in Shippensburg, PA
up surrounded by water. He was son to a ship captain and his passion for the sea would eventually
Category
Antique 19th Century American Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas
British Folk Art Whimsical Enamel Painted Carved Wood Model Ship Toy Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
.
Sam Smith 1908-1983
Ship with Captain and First lady, Mermaid underneath!
His wooden fishing boats
Category
1970s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
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