Interesting piece of marine furniture, a ship's secretary chest of drawers to fix to the wall. The writing desk pulls out to be used as a desk, removable board, it is composed of three small drawers a[...]
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[...]
Beautiful German naval sextant signed C.Plath in Hamburg XXth from the years 1900/10. Complete with its accessories. Silver blade. Mahogany handle. Glasses and mirrors in good condition. In its origin[...]
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[...]
Diorama of sailing ships and tugboat, wooden sails, plaster or putty sea, popular sailor's work, late 19th century, early 20th century, some minor flaws in the frame
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 [...]
Wooden model of a three-masted sailing ship from the early 20th century. Very nice model of a three-masted sailing ship (frigate?) with one deck and eight gun ports on the port side and eight on the s[...]
A brass mounted lodestone.French, 18th century.Measures 6 x 5.5 x 2.9cm excluding loose bail.Weighs 254.8 grams.A lodestone is a naturally occurring, magnetized mineral composed of magnetite (Fe₃O₄). [...]
PropertiesView / Product Original steel engraving with burin and watermarked laid paper. Engraved by BENARD Robert, (French - 1734/??) Hand-watercolored. Dimensions: Length 38 cm – Height 26.5 cm, Con[...]
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[...]
Synchronous-type electric telegraph for ship decks. Fenya, Fabricaciones Eléctricas, Navales y Artilleras, SA Spain, mid-20th century. Bronze, glass, carved wooden base. Synchronous-type electric deck[...]
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[...]
"This drypoint compass, decorated with geometric patterns, can be opened with one hand, up to 180°. It consists of two arms, the upper part of which, split on one side, is semicircular in shape. At th[...]
Model of the ship "The Sphynx" of very high quality. The wooden part is an excellent work of cabinetmaking, several types of wood were used in particular for the deck which is composed of a marquetry [...]
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[...]
This is neither a Dutch aak nor a maritime barge, it is the superb model, under glass, of a coastal scute christened Jan. Magnificent boat with external drift wings that Wikipedia will describe better[...]
Guaranteed to have survived numerous storms, even strandings, not too violent because the glass bottles are intact, as are the skin bottle closures. Guaranteed that the captain had a Breton-sounding n[...]
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.
Very pretty and rare small lithographed sheet metal with the motif of a pinnace from the Arcachon Basin. Visually very nice for decoration! Format 30x20 cm. In good condition. Slight traces of rust on[...]
At the end of the 18th century, France once again commanded a powerful fleet, capable of rivaling the Royal Navy. This rivalry was driven by economic issues, represented by the colonial possessions of[...]
Construction site model of the rusty cargo ship Antinea of the Union Industrielle Maritime by J.Lequesnebois painted and metal On its wooden base 122x 50 x 34 cm (overall) Modern plexiglass display ca[...]
A fine quality Goache painting of the ocean liner City of Paris, framed. Period - 20th century. Condition - Good condition Measurement - Outside of frame 24.5 cm x 40 cm
SOLD WITH A CERTIFICATE O[...]
Very pretty copperware sculpture with a silver and bronze glaze depicting a two-masted ship. This French creation from the 1930s is the work of Lucien Gerfaux, a very renowned coppersmith artist. This[...]
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
Very decorative marine lamp, anchor light type, dating from the beginning of the 20th century. In copper and cupro-nickel alloy commonly used in the navy for its corrosion resistance properties and it[...]
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 [...]
Ship's horn. 20th century.
Horn of the type used to give warning in case of fog in maritime and military environments, made of metal, with some traces of paint. Note that, while the fog horns of ship[...]
Very rare Marine Chronometer (Mathew Norman). Entirely in aluminum.Alu dial, with indexes, white hands and central red second hand.Electric movement running Junghans on a battery.Aluminum case, with m[...]
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
Large model of German submarine representing a U-Boat-27, large quantity in painted wood, brass. The submarine is supported by a wooden and bronze base.
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[...]
Brass and leather marine telescope, early 20th century. Marine telescope with three draws and draw sun visor made of brass and leather. The telescope is signed "Manufacture française Armes et Cycles S[...]
Three-drawing marine telescope made of brass and mahogany. The telescope is not signed but certainly French, dating from around 1880. It has retained its protective cap for the objective. It measures [...]
Exceptional riveted iron marine chest, working lock with 7 pins, painted with flowers, shells and foliage. The decoration is well preserved on the front and sides. This chest has the particularity of [...]
Very attractive, faithful reproduction of a Mark V diving helmet in copper and brass, used in the early 20th century by the US Navy.
This miniature helmet is a perfect addition to any desk or bookcas[...]
This impressive swordfish rostrum, measuring 72 cm in length, 7 cm in width, and 7 cm in depth, originates from Indonesia and is mounted on a custom-crafted wooden stand.
Carefully preserved and sta[...]
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 [...]
Important lighthouse, estuary signal light, bronze and glass lantern. The cylindrical base with glazed crosspieces housing a large ringed glass cylinder, the shaft topped with a dome. Slight traces of[...]
Barre de gouvernail en chêne et laiton
Cette superbe barre de gouvernail en chêne et laiton est un véritable objet maritime, probablement issue d’un ancien chalutier. Fabriquée en bois massif, elle[...]
We present this sextant angle measuring device. It allows to measure the angle between a star (the sun, a planet or a star), by making this measurement coincide with a very precise time, these calcula[...]
Superb Russian Navy Chronometer from the mid-20th century. (Number 03212).Silver dial, with Arabic numerals, 56 hours of power reserve, seconds at six o'clock, and gilded brass hands.Magnificent gilde[...]
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[...]
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