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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
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Sea Captain's Box, circa 1680/1720 'Colonial'
Located in Esbeek, NL
Sea captain's box with iron fittings
1680/1720
colonial.
Category
Antique 17th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Walnut
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
Antique 1770s English George III Nautical Objects
Materials
Fruitwood, Rope
H 17.5 in W 37 in D 18.25 in
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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"
Category
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.
Category
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...
Category
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
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
H 18.25 in W 12 in D 16 in
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Paintings
Materials
Burl, Paper
H 26 in W 21.75 in D 2 in
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Painted Furniture
Materials
Pine
Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Woodbury, CT
sea captain; traditional gold frame.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Pitchers
Materials
Stoneware
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
Category
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
H 16 in W 35.5 in D 18.5 in
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
Category
Antique Late 17th Century English Maps
Materials
Paper
H 23 in W 27.75 in D 0.5 in
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
Category
Antique Late 17th Century English Maps
Materials
Paper
H 23 in W 27.75 in D 0.5 in
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
H 3.75 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
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
Category
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
Late 17th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
H 23 in W 27.75 in D 0.5 in
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
Category
Antique Late 17th Century English Maps
Materials
Paper
H 23 in W 27.75 in D 0.5 in
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
Category
Antique Late 17th Century English Maps
Materials
Paper
H 23 in W 27.75 in D 0.5 in
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
20th Century American Edwardian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Satinwood, Walnut
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
Antique 1690s Maps
Materials
Paper
H 7.88 in W 12.41 in D 0 in
"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
Category
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
H 14.18 in W 9.85 in D 0 in
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
1840s Other Art Style Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
H 11.875 in W 15.75 in
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
Category
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
Category
Antique 1780s Prints
Materials
Paper
H 13.98 in W 9.45 in D 0.01 in
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
H 44.81 in W 56.58 in D 28.31 in
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
H 23.63 in W 26.97 in D 0.79 in
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
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Gouache
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
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Gouache
"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
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Giclée, Digital
H 32 in W 42 in D 2.5 in
"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
H 20 in W 26 in D 2.5 in
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