1830s Nautical Objects

Quintante in ottone firmato Robert John Keen Tower Hill & East Smithfield London databile tra il 1834 e il 1840, sul coperchio una targhetta in ottone reca incise le seguenti inizial...

Large scrimshaw of a whale tooth cm 17.5 - inches 6.85, dated 1838, depicting whaling scene with whale in the foreground, rowing boat with 5 whalers one of them with a spear, sailing ship in the background and SHIP2 inscription at the bottom. On the back a cartouche bordered by a peak, the inscription: CAPT WILLIAM AUSTIN...

Scrimshaw of a vertically engraved whale tooth, exquisite workmanship dated 1839, height cm 9, depicting whaler near a rock and partially submerged whale, under the name of the ship...

Octant brass wood and marine ivory, of the first 19th c. signed J. Blair Bristol, scale from 0° to 105° complete with two optics and original mahogany box shaped like the instrume...

Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso, di pregevole fattura della prima metà del XIX sec., lunghezza cm 12,6, raffigurante 6 balenieri su barca a remi mentre cercano di arpionare un...

Scrimshaw di un dente di balena inciso, di pregevole fattura della prima metà del XIX sec., lunghezza inch 5 raffigurante: 6 balenieri su barca a remi mentre cercano di arpionare u...

Scrimshaw of a whale tooth vertically engraved, exquisite workmanship dated 1830, height 11.5 cm, depicting brig under sail with American flag. The back of the tooth bears the fo...

Natural clamshell Tridacna Gigas specimen from the South Pacific. This piece is beautiful and sculptural on its own or would be a great container. This rare natural specimen with ...

Scrimshaw of a vertically engraved whale tooth, of fine workmanship, length 12.7 cm, depicting the frigate Pique sailing in 1835. The reverse of the toot...

A silver and silver-gilt sailing regatta trophy by Samuel Hayne and Dudley Cater, 1838, embossed on each side with gaff cutters racing above a presentation inscription and surrounded by scrolling acanthus, shells, scrolls and flowers, with shell handles, the cover surmounted by a racing yacht, the interior gilded, inscribed ‘Regatta Prize Cup won by Cutter Charlotte on the 1st day of January, 1838’ and continuing with a list of the club’s officers. Fully marked for Samuel Hayne and Dudley Cater, London, 1838. Restoration: the sails and spars of the finial replaced Provenance: Thomas James Perkins, sold by Sotheby’s, New York, at his estate sale in 2017. Footnote: Thomas Perkins (1932 – 2016) was an American businessman, venture capitalist and ‘Silicon Valley Billionaire’ who was one of the founders of Kleiner Perkins. His second wife was the romantic author Danielle Steel...

A large circular silver-gilt footed bowl with two handles on either side in the form of a ship’s prow, one with a crowned lion, the other with a unicorn wearing a chain of office, the sides with four vegetal forms interleaved with acorn bearing oak sprays flanking, on the obverse the royal coat of arms surmounted by a crown, oak and laurel branches, and on the reverse a shield stating ‘The Gift of His Most Gracious Majesty William the Fourth to the Royal Yacht Squadron...

Early 19th century Naval Navigational Octant by John Crichton (London) in Original Case, circa 1830s, an ebony frame quadrant with brass mounted lens, mi...