Black felt bicorne hat. Tricolor cockade decoration. Borders adorned with naval anchors. Original wooden transport box. Marked Mr Neveux, naval surgeon, Cayenne. C. Guidot, Navy hatter in Rochefort. U[...]
Naval sailor's chest. Forged nails, irons and lock. Made of carob wood.Original patinaGenoa early nineteenth century.height cm38.5width cm 75.5depth cm 38.5
Superb scrimshawwatch-holder composed of two sperm whale teeth representing the sameEnglish three-masted ship port/starboard, all sails set. The central part of thewatch-holder is made of whalebone mo[...]
Beautiful rectangular trunk in camphor wood, typical of the travel furniture intended for the British colonies in Asia during the second half of the 19th century. The trunk is equipped with its origin[...]
Walrus tooth engraved on both sides with: - on one side three igloos, a house and various characters - and on the back a uninuit with his sled pulled by a dog, all in a Greenland landscape. Superb dot[...]
Rectangular sailor's chest made of wood, bone, baleen and abalone mother-of-pearl. Decorated with diamonds, 4 hearts on the lid and two stars on the front. With its original key. Note: similar chests [...]
Telescope, late 19th century, to be placed, cast iron tripod base with its original patina, topped with a brass and bronze telescope which can pivot and tilt at will, very beautiful general patina.
Brass marine compass with night lighting lantern Georges Wilson LondonPortable ship's compass with its original brass oil lanternWith brass plaque with the name of the ship on which the compass wasPla[...]
Engraved Blue Glass Sailor's Rolling Pin - England, Late 19th Century Victorian Sentimental Object - Engraving "Love Be True" Rare cobalt blue blown glass sailor's rolling pin, wheel engraved with the[...]
Pair of sperm whale teeth engraved on both sides with: - on one side an English three-master from the front and port side- on the back the representation of a sailor and his wife dressed in a pretty d[...]
Pair of large table globes, signed Newton and Son, forming a pendant, one representing the terrestrial, the other the celestial.Made of cardboard and paper, they are mounted on a mahogany tripod base.[...]
Set of twenty nautical buttons depicting a two-masted sailing ship near a jetty and its lighthouse. These very finely detailed buttons remain functional. Diameter: 17mm
Beautiful bone pontoon model from the end of the 19th century with its protective globe. This one is in good general condition. DIMENSIONS: 40CM LENGTH AND 33CM HEIGHT FOR THE MODEL AND 52CM HEIGHT OF[...]
Rare two-sided engraved
baleen panel with hanging cord.
The front features two ships
(one with a French flag, the other with an English flag) under sail at sea. Sun
and lace decorations on top an[...]
Rare swift made entirely of whalebone.
Reference: Book “Ingenious Contrivances, Curiosly Carved” by
Stuart M. Frank page 270.
Dimensions: height 62 cm x total open diameter 71 cm.
England or US[...]
Large marine telescope measuring 1m closed, 1m15 unfolded and 8cm at its widest. It is not signed. Its conical barrel allows us to date it around 1850-1860. It is made of mahogany and brass. The objec[...]
Walrus tooth, whalebone and tortoiseshell pastry wheel. Decorated with a bird's head and hearts on the side of the wheel, dots and diamonds in the middle of the wheel and a trident fork at the end. Di[...]
Solid mahogany ship's wheel, turned spokes and brass hub dating from the end of the 19th century. Total diameter: 106 cm, depth 6 cm Center diameter: 21 cm, depth: 17 cm. Note: The plaque bearing the [...]
Rare brass and bronze quintant with divided silver limb and vernier. Complete with optics and filters. Signed « Cary London ». In its original box. Dimensions: length of 32,8 cm x height of 12,5[...]
Old marine ex-voto, with this boat in a bottle presenting a pretty 3-masted schooner. Marine folk art work from the 19th century. The bottle is light green with bubbles, in good condition. Note a deta[...]
Okay, so it's a wrought iron boarding grappling hook, hanging from its end. Still, it makes me crazy... what if it was the one used to reach the whale? Or Bluebeard's Brig... or even that it could hav[...]
Small naval cannon with an oak carriage, iron wheels and bronze barrel. Weight 17 kg. Total length 62 cm, barrel length 44 cm, height 29 cm, width 25 cm.
Large semaphore telescope, in gilded brass on an oak base, diameter 8 cm, vertical straight height 1.60 m. Length closed 1 meter plus 7 cm open, small indentation on the top
Rare large model ship: a Catalan two-masted sailing ship, the schooner (or pailebot*) Marco, in painted wood and thread, on a wooden support, from the late 19th-early 20th centuries. This schooner is [...]
Carved half coconut, with military and musical attributes, and a flower basket. Empire period pontoon work. Very good condition. For delivery please contact us.
Old mahogany boat toilet from the 19th century. Very high quality and unusual item. Complete and in good condition. Some wear. Dimensions: 96 cm high and 37.5 cm wide
This model with a French flag is from the 19th century, it is a beautiful work, untouched, preserved from time. It is finely executed. Our photos allow you to appreciate the quality of the object. For[...]
Exceptional sperm whale tooth representing a mermaid very finely engraved with masonic symbols. It is named the Mermaid ship of New Port and was one of the largest whalers Just a small scratch on the [...]
Colossal and proud three-masted mahogany 19th century of the Mediterranean Sea, with an incredible presence, all sails in the wind, of high quality and built with precision, finesse of the hull assemb[...]
Ivory statuette depicting Dieppe Captain Abraham Duquesne (1610 / 1688).
He is dressed in period costume with his feathered hat, cape, foghorn in his right hand and sword in his left. His left foot[...]
Elegant small bone pulley with its braided threads.
Note: similar pulleys are illustrated on page 134 and 135 of the book "Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders - Whales and whalemen - by E. Norman Flayderma[...]
Pocket compass probably intended for the English navy of the Victorian period in a mahogany box. Engraved and laminated paper representing a compass rose, with a fleur-de-lys to the North. In working [...]
Magnificent embroidered souvenir coat of arms on silk "God is my right" English 19th century with English flag crowned lion unicorn and three-masted boat crowned central coat of arms "Honi soit qu mal[...]
Boarding axe in iron and wood composed of a double-edged head: the cutting edge also allows for cutting ropes and the neck, in the shape of a hook, for self-defense.
Flexible metal part allows the [...]
Painted wooden boat model Under glass globe Origin: France, 19th century Condition: To be restored Dimensions: Height 46 cm x Width 43 cm x Depth 21 cm (including the globe)
Charming polychrome miniature marine diorama in lacquered wood representing a three-masted German flag ship from the region (Land) of Schleswig-Holstein, which is located in the North of Germany above[...]
Baleen busk engraved on one side.From top to bottom: a half sun, three filled flower pots, foliage, two English flags and a half sun.Note: Similar models at the "New Bedford Whaling Museum" in Massach[...]
Pair of sperm whale teeth finely engraved in polychromy representing two Scots in a mountainous landscape, all surrounded by flower vases.
One of the characters plays the bagpipes and the second ho[...]
Pair of finely engraved sperm whale teeth signed "G. Heath".
On the right tooth: a sailor returning to port to find his wife "Sailors Return" and on the back 7 ships with French flags, Great Britai[...]
Rudder bar whose wheel has a brass hoop. This ship's wheel is made up of 8 turned wooden spokes and the same number of sleeves, used for maneuvering. In the center the hub is solid and has the hole us[...]
Pair of beautiful old portholes in thick cast bronze; they come from an old Dutch boat from the end of the 19th or the beginning of the 20th century that was scrapped.
Please note that the glass is m[...]
Marine, English compass barrel late 19th early 19th century. Mahogany, brass and bronze. Manufacturer's plaque To be completed with a compass, hood and compensation balls. Height 1 m 62 cm at the wide[...]
Marine compass in wood, glass and paper, by Bréant in Dieppe.
First half of the 19th century.
Measures approximately 14cm in diameter by 7.5cm high.
Good original condition.
Magnificent engraved walrus tooth. The engraving represents a scene of 7 male and female slaves as well as a jailer and the landowner welcoming these poor people upon their arrival. It's probably a sa[...]
19th century miniature model of a three-masted ship, wood and ivory. Dimensions with base Length 16 cm Height 22.5 cm Good general condition (see photos)
An undamaged arrival at the port for this pretty boat, schooner, 4-masted sailboat, preceded by a valiant tugboat, in its old blown glass bottle. French popular art work from the last quarter of the 1[...]
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