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Vintage Maritime Commemorative Salver, Display Tray, Engraved, Merchant Navy
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
personal inscription and Merchant Navy interest, dating to mid 20th century, circa 1950. Unusual and
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Mid-20th Century British Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Original Vintage War Poster Merchant Navy Thank You Gun Harold Forster WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster To The Merchant Navy - Thank You! Design by Harold Percy
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Vintage 1940s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster To The Merchant Navy Thank You WWII Thumbs Up Artwork
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - To the Merchant Navy Thank You! - featuring two men wearing
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Vintage 1940s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Merchant Navy Engine Room WWII Ore
Located in London, GB
lose 8000 tons of ore Merchant Navy Comforts Service National Appeal Headquarters 62 Heath Street
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Vintage 1940s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage War Fundraising Poster On The Arctic Front WWII Merchant Navy
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two home front fundraising poster - On the Arctic Front Merchant Navy
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Vintage 1940s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Conrad, Monumental Oil on Canvas, France, Five Mast Sailing Ship, Navy, Sea 1927
By George Conrad
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
from the French Merchant Navy known as "France II", a merchant ship that was the largest sailing ship
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint, Canvas

4 Vintage Empirical Embassy Flags, Commonwealth, Ensign, Oak Mount, Union Jack
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Jack, the Australian red ensign for Merchant Navy use, the Canadian red ensign with earlier green maple
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Late 20th Century Unknown Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Oak

A Shipmodel of the full rigger "Denmark"
Located in Stockholm, SE
, this three-masted full-rigger has served as a prestigious training vessel for the Danish Merchant Navy
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Vintage 1980s Danish Nautical Objects

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Wood

A Shipmodel of the full rigger "Denmark"
A Shipmodel of the full rigger "Denmark"
H 23.63 in W 38.59 in D 10.63 in
Baptistin Spade Club Chairs, Two Pairs Available
By Baptistin Spade
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the Ministries of Labor, the Merchant Navy and the PTT and Finance, and parts of the French embassies
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Club Chairs

Materials

Bronze

Original Antique Poster Ligue Maritime Francais Navy War Merchant Cruise Ships
Located in London, GB
that France is in contact with most countries of the world. It is for its warships and merchant ships
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Vintage 1910s French Posters

Materials

Paper

Large French Pirate Corsair's Chest - Safe - Louis XIV Period - France XVIIth
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
on the high seas by attacking its merchant navy, rather than engaging its fighters or imposing a
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Antique 17th Century French Louis XIV Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Wrought Iron

1926 Scottish Sterling Silver Caddy Spoon
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
addition to identifying 'AR', 'Iona' and registration number RD NO 643267. Alexander was in the Merchant
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Vintage 1920s Scottish Tableware

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Sailor's Woolwork of The British Ship Gold Finder on her voyage to Australia
Located in Downingtown, PA
an army officer, and educated at Lewes and Brighton Grammar School. Hargraves joined the merchant
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Decorative Art

Materials

Wool

The Economic Balancing Act: A Satirical View of 1780 Britain
Located in Langweer, NL
symbolizes the fragile state of British finances. Below, the Anglo-minded Dutch merchant navy is depicted as
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Antique 1780s Prints

Materials

Paper

Pair of armchairs, by Jacques Quinet (1918-1992), France, circa 1955
By Jacques Quinet
Located in Paris, FR
of the Merchant Navy to organize France’s participation in the International Navigation Exhibition in
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Velvet

Original Vintage WWII Poster Economy Save Waste Peace War Battle Of The Atlantic
By Abram Games
Located in London, GB
Kriegsmarine ships against the Allied navy and merchant shipping forces including the Royal Navy, Royal
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Vintage 1940s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Collection of WWII Themed British Propaganda Posters
Located in Glamis, Angus
Britain, Come into the Factories.' 'The Life-line is firm thanks to the Merchant Navy.' RAF
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Late 20th Century English Edwardian Posters

Materials

Paper

British Red Ensign, Antique Nautical / Signal Flag, Hand Sewn
Located in Acworth, GA
Red Ensign undefined is for the use of all other British merchant navy ships and private Craft. The
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Antique Late 19th Century British American Colonial Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wool

Coester Ship's Engine Order Telegraph - Portuguese, 1960s
Located in Milan, OH
, becoming an important player in the Merchant Navy and the Oil Tanker Fleet.
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Vintage 1960s Portuguese Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel

Cased Station Pointer
Located in Salisbury, GB
for merchant and Royal Navy seaman alike and Hughes gained much business from the Admiralty in the
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Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Cased Station Pointer
Cased Station Pointer
H 19.69 in W 7.88 in D 1.97 in
Original Vintage World War II Poster for the Merchant Navy Comforts Service
By Charles Wood
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster, Merchant Navy Comforts Service, The life-line is firm thanks to the
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Vintage 1940s British Posters

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

British Sailor's Woolwork of a Merchant Navy Ship, circa 1865-1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
British sailor's woolwork of a merchant navy ship, circa 1865-1885. The sailor's woolie in a
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Decorative Art

Materials

Wool

Massive Sailor's Woolwork of a British Merchant Navy Clipper Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
Massive sailor's woolwork of a British Merchant Navy clipper ship coming into port, circa 1870
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Decorative Art

Materials

Wool

English Ship Painting of a Merchant Navy Clipper Ship, Oil on Board, circa 1860
Located in Downingtown, PA
English ship painting of a Merchant navy clipper ship, oil on board, circa 1860-1870. The
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Paintings

British Sailor's Woolwork of a Merchant Navy Three Masted Ship, circa 1875
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's woolwork of a merchant navy three masted ship, circa 1875 (Ref: NY9344-NCRR
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Antique 1870s English Folk Art Decorative Art

Materials

Wool

“Red Ensign” British Merchant Marine Flag
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
17th century as a naval ensign flown initially by the Royal Navy and later by British Merchant Seamen
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20th Century British Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Flag of Nations Sailor's Woolwork of a Schooner-Brig, circa 1870
Located in Downingtown, PA
wool depicts a starboard view of a Merchant Navy Schooner within an oval ropework border as it sails
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Yachts Ma’oona and Vanity Racing at Harwich Regatta, 1909
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
was a marine engineer in the Merchant Navy. After studying art at Portsmouth Art College and model
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1990s English Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Ebonized and Brass-Mounted Credenza by Batistin Spade
Located in Stamford, CT
him with the execution of larger assemblies for the Ministries of Labor, the Merchant Navy and the PTT
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Credenzas

"Clipper at Full Sail" by David Bell Nautical Painting
By David C. Bell
Located in Wiscasset, ME
attending Trinity House Navigation School, Hull, David embarked upon a career at sea in the Merchant Navy
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Vintage 1980s English Paintings

1910s Antique Sterling Silver Unterseeboot or Military Submarine Inkwell
By William Comyns & Sons 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
request. The SS San Melito was a 12,286 ton merchant navy ship/shell tanker which was owned by The
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Vintage 1910s British Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Brass Sextant Trinity House Prize HMS Conway Liverpool
Located in Milan, IT
officers of the merchant navy. The Trinity House Prize was a sextant, awarded annually to the winner of
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Antique 1870s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Staffordshire Pottery Figure of Sailor Jack Tar
By Staffordshire
Located in Essex, MA
name Jack Tar is a common English term originally used to refer to seamen of the Merchant or Royal Navy
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Figurative Sculptures

Original 1922 CGT French Line Cruise Poster, Paris - Le Havre - New York by Ship
By Albert Sebille
Located in London, GB
World War One she served as an armed merchant cruiser for the French Navy then a hospital ship and a
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Vintage 1920s French Posters

Materials

Paper

20th Century Teak Tea Trolley Made From Reclaimed Timber From RMS Arlanza c.1940
By Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Company Ltd
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
between England and South America. She was a Royal Navy armed merchant cruiser from 1915 until 1920. She
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20th Century English Dry Bars

Materials

Teak

Charles Cory & Son Engine Room Signal Bell Double Hammer 18
Located in Surrey, BC
and installing signaling equipment, including electrical telegraphs, for various navies and merchant
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Antique American Private Yacht Flag (Ensign) w/ 13 Stars, ca 1890's
Located in York County, PA
small. This is because most pleasure boats were commensurately small when compared with merchant vessels
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Antique 1890s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Wool

British Sailor's "Woolwork" But Made of Pearled Cotton of a Merchant Navy Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's "Woolwork" but made of pearled cotton of a Merchant Navy Ship at Sunset, circa
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Cotton

Hauntingly Beautiful Portrait of a Young Yemenite Girl by William Weintraub
By William Weintraub
Located in Tucson, AZ
the War of Liberation. Following a stint in the Israeli Merchant Navy, Weintraub settled in Tel Aviv
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Vintage 1970s Israeli Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Randell Page Scratch-Built Tea Advertising Automaton, circa 1940
Located in London, GB
illustrator in the adverting world. He was in the merchant navy as a young man were his creative passion
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Vintage 1940s British Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

Chinese Oil Painting of American Navy Ship, USS Lancaster, 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
where the captains of these merchant and navy sailing ships ordered paintings from local artists
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Antique 1890s Chinese Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas

VICTORIAN HARROPS CHESTERFiELD BROWN LEATHER RECLINER DRINKS CABINET ARMCHAIR
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
the Merchant Navy and travelled regularly between Manchester and New York, and is shown entering 4
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Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Mixed Collection of 20thC Preserved Crab Specimens
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
Petty Officer in the Merchant Navy from the age of 17. Through his career within the Merchant Navy
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Vintage 1970s American Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Two Large 20thC Preserved Starfish Specimens
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
. William Owen was a Petty Officer in the Merchant Navy from the age of 17. Through his career within the
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Mid-20th Century Asian Nautical Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

Malmsbury Abbey by Charles Cundall Oil On Canvass
By Charles Ernest Cundall
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Admiralty artist to work on Merchant Navy subjects. Cundall spent time on the Thames, the Medway and in the
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Antique 19th Century English Paintings

20th Century Model of The Cutty Sark
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
cadets. Aboard her, a generation of Royal and Merchant Navy cadets were trained on how to work a sailing
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20th Century English Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

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Merchant Navy For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the merchant navy you’re looking for. Frequently made of fabric, metal and paper, every merchant navy was constructed with great care. There are 36 variations of the antique or vintage merchant navy you’re looking for, while we also have 4 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the merchant navy you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right merchant navy, those designed in mid-century modern, Georgian and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. A well-made merchant navy has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Itzik Ben Shalom, Woven Concepts and Baptistin Spade are consistently popular.

How Much is a Merchant Navy?

A merchant navy can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,950, while the lowest priced sells for $560 and the highest can go for as much as $227,487.