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Carving of Sea Captain "Hall"
Located in Norwell, MA
Folk art carving of a Sea Captain in his deck coat and cap. Historic old carving. What a great
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Vintage 1930s North American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carving of Sea Captain "Hall"
Carving of Sea Captain "Hall"
H 14 in W 5 in D 6 in
Sea Captain's Box, circa 1680/1720 'Colonial'
Located in Esbeek, NL
Sea captain's box with iron fittings 1680/1720 colonial.
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Antique 17th Century European Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Sea Captain's Box, circa 1680/1720 'Colonial'
Sea Captain's Box, circa 1680/1720 'Colonial'
H 7.88 in W 13.78 in D 9.85 in
19th Century Sea Captain's Tea Caddy
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 19th century sea captain's tea caddy, circa 1830, made of coramandel wood gathered in the
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Antique Early 19th Century American Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

19th Century Sea Captain's Tea Caddy
19th Century Sea Captain's Tea Caddy
H 7.5 in W 13 in D 6.5 in
Late 19th Century China Trade Sea Captain's Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
Late 19th century China Trade Sea Captain's chest, circa 1880. Aluminum banding and steel handles
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Campaign Blanket Chests

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

English Mahogany Oval Sea Captains Leather Top Desk, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany oval sea captains desk with hinged leather top concealing two upper hidden
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Desks

Materials

Brass

English Camphor Wood Sea Captain's Chest with Braided Beckets, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Camphor wood sea captain's chest with hinged top, exposed corner dovetailing, original
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Antique 1770s English George III Nautical Objects

Materials

Fruitwood, Rope

Portrait of a Sea Captain, by Charles Delin (1756-1818), circa 1810
Located in Nantucket, MA
Late 18th to Early 19th Century Portrait of a Sea Captain, by Charles Delin (Netherlands: 1756-1818
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Antique 1810s Dutch George III Paintings

Materials

Canvas

19th Century China Trade Pair of Portraits of Sea Captain and Wife
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century China Trade Pair of Portraits of Sea Captain and Wife, circa 1850s, matched pair of
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Antique 1850s Hong Kong Victorian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Natural Pearl Rose Gold Sea Captains Wife Brooch
Located in Stamford, CT
out into the sea leaning on the ships anchor surrounded by 40 half pearls. Natural patina. Amatory
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Antique Late 18th Century Brooches

Materials

Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold

Antique Neapolitan Sea Captain Portrait Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3703 Oil on artist board Set in a vintage wood frame Image size 13x9.5"
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1940s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sea Captains Telescope by G Santi Fils Marseille
Located in Norwell, MA
Early twentieth century telescope. With engraved focal tube "G. Santi. Fils, Marseille". Leather covered barrel. Nice old maritime relic. 3 lbs. 32"W.
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Vintage 1940s European Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

sea captains pier afternoon, Painting, Acrylic on Other
By Rick Matear
Located in Yardley, PA
A beautiful pier and area. This was painted in oil the others were painted in acrylic as it was easier blending the back ground paint. Then I started looking at how people like Marga...
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2010s Realist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Japanese Sea Captain's Chest, Funa Tansu, Keyaki and Iron, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
, mounted on a modern iron stand, Meiji Period, dated 1882, Japan. This Japanese sea chest, or captain
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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

19th-C. English Sea Ship Captain W/ Child Watercolor on Paper In Burl Frame
Located in Kennesaw, GA
I love this! It is a framed English sea captain with his child dating to approximately 1850. It is
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Paintings

Materials

Burl, Paper

19th Century Original Paint Decorated Captains Chair with Eagle and Stars
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing all original painted and decorated sea captains chair from New England. This chair has
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Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Painted Furniture

Materials

Pine

Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Woodbury, CT
sea captain; traditional gold frame.
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Antique 19th Century British Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Portrait of a Gentleman
Portrait of a Gentleman
H 37 in W 32 in D 3.5 in
English Stoneware Pitcher
Located in Wilson, NC
. Roberts 1904'' . There may no connection but there was a Irish sea captain Richard Roberts (1803-1841) who
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Antique Early 1900s English Pitchers

Materials

Stoneware

English Stoneware Pitcher
English Stoneware Pitcher
H 8.63 in W 10 in D 7 in
Handsome Pair of Framed Sea Charts by Captain Greenvile Collins
By Captain Greenvile Collins
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome pair of framed sea charts of the coasts of Great Britain by Captain Greenvile Collins
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Antique Late 18th Century English Drawings

19th Century Chinese Wood and Hand Painted Leather Trunk with Nail Head Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
camphor-wood chests were originally used by westerners (traders, sea captains, military men) in the early
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass

Dartmouth, England: A Hand-Colored 17th Century Sea Chart by Captain Collins
By Captain Greenvile Collins
Located in Alamo, CA
demonstrate the topographic elevations of the coastline. These sea charts by Captain Greenvile Collins
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Antique Late 17th Century English Maps

Materials

Paper

Plymouth, England: A Hand-Colored 17th Century Sea Chart by Captain Collins
By Captain Greenvile Collins
Located in Alamo, CA
Torrington, a prominent officer in the British Navy. These sea charts by Captain Greenvile Collins (1643
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Antique Late 17th Century English Maps

Materials

Paper

The Lively Lady
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Roberts's book of the same title from his series Chronicles of Arundel, which recounts the story of US sea
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1930s Paintings

Materials

Oil

Early 19th Century American Sheraton Mahogany Campaign Officers Desk
Located in Forney, TX
. Believed to have been used as a maritime sea captains desk. Born in the Mid-Atlantic region of the
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry, Mahogany, Poplar

Mid 19th Century campaign camphor metamorphic lap desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
edges and carrying handles to each side. These desk were made for sea captains and officers in the field
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Desks

Materials

Brass

Yi Feng Studio Blue and White Porcelain Tea Cups Nautical Hand Painted Theme
Located in Lomita, CA
Century. European decoration, depicting a ship on one side, a European sea captain on the other spotting
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Dutch Ebony Box With Silver Mounts and Hinges
Located in Stamford, CT
details of molding on the lid and base. Made for a wealthy sea captain or officer of the Dutch East India
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Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Steel

19C English Naval Captain's Sea Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a GORGEOUS 19C English Naval Captain’s Sea Chest. Made in Britain, probably England
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

19C English Naval Captain's Sea Chest
19C English Naval Captain's Sea Chest
H 14 in W 36 in D 23.5 in
Early 19th Century Portrait of Naval Captain William Compton Bolton
Located in Nantucket, MA
), circa 1830s, an oil on canvas half-length portrait of a sea captain holding a spyglass and a
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Antique 1830s American Federal Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Woodes Rogers Expedition 1708 Naval Historical Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English sea captain, privateer, and later Governor of the Bahamas, famed for his round-the-world voyage
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20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Edinburgh, Scotland: An Original 17th C. Hand-Colored Engraved Sea Chart
By Captain Greenvile Collins
Located in Alamo, CA
. Being a New and Exact Survey of the Sea-Coast of England" by Captain Greenville Collins, first published
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Late 17th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Flanders, Holland & Norfolk: Hand-Colored 17th Century Sea Chart by Collins
By Captain Greenvile Collins
Located in Alamo, CA
Britain's Coasting Pilot. Being a New and Exact Survey of the Sea-Coast of England" by Captain Greenville
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Antique Late 17th Century English Maps

Materials

Paper

Edinburgh, Scotland Coast: A 17th Century Hand-Colored Sea Chart by Collins
By Captain Greenvile Collins
Located in Alamo, CA
. Being a New and Exact Survey of the Sea-Coast of England" by Captain Greenville Collins, first published
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Antique Late 17th Century English Maps

Materials

Paper

So Near, and Yet So Far
By Harold Brett
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Cod sea captains. Eventually he specialized in portraiture, maintaining studios in New York City and
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Early 20th Century Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Zinnias and Bachelor Buttons.
By Margaret Jordan Patterson
Located in New York, NY
cm). Edition 100. The daughter of a sea captain, Margaret Jordan Patterson was born on the island
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Early 20th Century American Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Woodcut

1980s Italian Woven Pure Wool "Arlequine" Rug Ottavio Missoni for T&J Vestor
By Ottavio Missoni
Located in Firenze, FI
while his father, Vittorio Missoni, was a Friulian sea captain who moved to Dalmatia while it was under
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Western European Rugs

Materials

Wool

20C Burgundy Executive Swivel Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
believe that they were originally designed and made for use by Sea Captains in their rooms for use with
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20th Century American Edwardian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Satinwood, Walnut

20C Burgundy Executive Swivel Chair
20C Burgundy Executive Swivel Chair
H 40 in W 26.5 in D 24 in
Captain Thomas Green’s silver Medals for Heroic Conduct at Sea
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
One medal from Captain Logan of the Mars is inscribed ‘Presented by Captn. John Logan, of the Ship
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Antique 19th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Silver

1980s Italian Woven Pure Wool "Optic" Rug Ottavio Missoni for T&J Vestor
By Ottavio Missoni
Located in Firenze, FI
Friulian sea captain who moved to Dalmatia while it was under Austrian rule.He was educated in Zadar
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Western European Rugs

Materials

Wool

Map of The East Indies with the Route of Capt. William Dampier's Voyage, 1698
Located in Langweer, NL
Dampier (baptized 1651-1715) was a buccaneer (pirate) and sea captain. He was the first Englishman to
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Antique 1690s Maps

Materials

Paper

"Serene Sail"
By Warren W. Sheppard
Located in Southampton, NY
associated with ships and shipping since the earliest Colonial times. His father was a sea captain and the
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1920s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique Costume Print of a Frisian Woman from Hindelopen, the Netherlands, 1817
Located in Langweer, NL
small streets some sea captains houses remind of this time of glory. You can see an anchor hanging on
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Antique 19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

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
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Antique 1840s American Federal Paintings

Materials

Wood

"AVIRONS, Lunar Cycles, - 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

Brass, Copper, Steel

"Uncharted Waters" - celestial painting, large-scale blue, moon cycles
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
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Prières et Rituels dans L'émerveillement" - indoor / outdoor sculpture, surreal
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
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Stainless Steel

19th century color lithograph hares animal nature print wildlife
By John James Audubon
Located in Milwaukee, WI
French merchant and sea captain, and Jeanne Rabine, a chambermaid who died in a slave uprising shortly
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Mid-19th Century Academic Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

19th century color lithograph hare animal print wildlife
By John James Audubon
Located in Milwaukee, WI
born in Haiti in 1785. He was the illegitimate son of Jean Audubon, a French merchant and sea captain
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1840s Other Art Style Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

19th century color lithograph hare landscape grass animal print wildlife
By John James Audubon
Located in Milwaukee, WI
French merchant and sea captain, and Jeanne Rabine, a chambermaid who died in a slave uprising shortly
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1840s Other Art Style Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Engraving of The Tragic Demise of Captain James Cook in 1779 in the South Seas
Located in Langweer, NL
The engraving titled "The Death of Captn. Cook" depicts the dramatic and tragic event of Captain
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Antique 1780s Prints

Materials

Paper

Mid century Swedish Impressionist still life of flowers in an interior
Located in Woodbury, CT
Born in Stockholm the son of a sea captain, Boëthius studied at the Celeb Althins Art Academy from
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1950s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vieux Bassin de Honfleur
By Achille-Émile Othon Friesz
Located in Sheffield, MA
Fauvist movement. Othon Friesz was born in Le Havre, the son of a long line of shipbuilders and sea
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Early 20th Century Fauvist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

17th-Century Japanese Namban Lacquer Coffer on French Stand, Possibly by Boulle
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Amsterdam, NL
depicting the capture of Pieter Nuyts, the Dutch governor of Formosa/Taiwan, by Japanese sea captains in
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Sir Francis Drake: 18th C. Portrait of 16th C. Navigator, Privateer, Politician
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Alamo, CA
-1596) was an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era
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1740s Portrait Prints

Materials

Engraving

Antique Chinese Porcelain Hatcher Cargo Kraak Ghendi Porcelain, South China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
the South China seas port of Batavia (today Jakarta) by Captain Michael Hatcher in 1983, and was later
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Porcelain Hatcher Cargo Kraak Ghendi porcelain South China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
the South China seas port of Batavia (today Jakarta) by Captain Michael Hatcher in 1983, and was later
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Porcelain

Orthon Friesz Framed 'Paysage a la Ciotat' Color Lithography, circa 1972
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
was born in Le Havre, the son of a long line of shipbuilders and sea captains. He went to school in
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Vintage 1970s French Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Landscape #II
By Merton Clivette
Located in San Francisco, CA
one daughter). His father was a retired British sea captain, and his mother was an American of French
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Early 20th Century Abstract Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Gouache

Landscape #II
Landscape #II
H 17.35 in W 22.65 in D 0.01 in
Landscape
By Merton Clivette
Located in San Francisco, CA
one daughter). His father was a retired British sea captain, and his mother was an American of French
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Early 20th Century Abstract Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Gouache

Landscape
Landscape
H 28 in W 22.75 in D 0.01 in
"Sailing Out to Sea, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 30" x 40"
By Daniel Pollera
Located in Westport, CT
painting, but this didn’t affect his love for the sea. He obtained a Captain’s License in 1977 from the
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2010s Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Giclée, Digital

"Sailing Out to Sea, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 18" x 24"
By Daniel Pollera
Located in Westport, CT
painting, but this didn’t affect his love for the sea. He obtained a Captain’s License in 1977 from the
Category

2010s Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Giclée, Digital

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