(5) 19TH CENTURY WHALING DOCUMENTS.TO INCLUDE:an 1864 letter from Port St. Louis to Captain Charles H Gifford of the Whaling Bark China. 10 1/2" by 9". Shows some foxing. An 1851 accounting statement for the...
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OF (4) WHALING DOCUMENTS. TO INCLUDEAN 1865whale oil shipping receipt from Captain C.A. Gifford of the whaleship Maria from Port Lewis to New Bedford 1865. 5 1/2" by 9". Shows slight chipping to edges and minor...
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ROYAL DOULTON WHISKEY FLASK OF CAPTAINPHILIP AUSTRALIA...Whiskey bottle commemorating Admiral Phillip's settlement of New South Wales and Sydney.
The face of the jug shows a full body portrait of Captain Phillip...
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LARGE MODEL OF THE USS CAMBRIADESCRIPTION:MODEL OF THE USS CAMBRIA (APA-36) DURING THE 1945 OKINAWA CAMPAIGN This full hull, 1/4 scale model of a Bayfield Class attack transport is mounted on two brass pedestal supports...
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DIARY OF LT PAUL SHIRLEY, USN, USS SUSQUEHANNADiary(log) of the steam/sail ship, U.S.S. Susquehanna written by Lt. Paul Shirley, 3/31/1856 - 5/22/1858 (approx. 168 pages total, two volumes). Paul Shirley (1820 - 1876) was...
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SHREVE & CO. PRESENTATION STERLING VASEAND ASSOCIATED ...Shreve & Co sterling presentation handled vase reading, "Presented to / Capt. C.R. Heath / in / Recognition of 48 years service / with / Southern Pacific...
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CHARLES DELIN SHIP CAPTAIN PAINTING19thcentury oil portrait on canvas of a sea captain in tuxedo by Charles Delin (unsigned). Size: 21 x 17 inches, framed 23.5 x 19. Good condition....
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PORTRAIT OF SHIP CAPTAIN BY CHAS DELINCirca1800 oil portrait of a sea captain in formal attire, attributed to the portraitist Charles Delin (Dutch 1756-1818), Restored. 21 x 17, framed 24 x 20....
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TWO CHINESE EXPORT FIGURAL DECORATEDWOOD TEA CADDIES, ...Two Chinese Export Figural Decorated Wood Tea Caddies, circa 1804, originally owned by Captain James Cary, Master and half-owner of the Ship Rose. Painted...
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RARE 1748 NANTUCKET SHIPPING DOCUMENTRare1748 Nantucket Shipping Document . Voyage of Ship Susanna by Captain Charles Gardner from London to Nantucket, with handwritten list of cargo, signed by Charles Gardner and...
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IMPORTANT U.S. NAVY U.S.S. PEACOCK HANDWRITTENMANUSCRI...Important U.S. Navy U.S.S. Peacock Handwritten Manuscript Music Book , celebrating the United States Exploring Expedition of 1840 & The Sooloo Sea Expedition of...
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CHARLES DELIN OIL ON CANVAS "PORTRAITOF CAPTAIN OBED B...Charles Delin (Dutch 1756-1818) Oil on Canvas “Portrait of Captain Obed Bunker of Nantucket” , depicted attired in black jacket, white waistcoat, collar,...
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PORTSMOUTH FEDERAL MAHOGANY AND FLAMEBIRCH BOWFRONT CH...circa 1800, New Hampshire, bowfront top, four conforming drawers with banded decoration and figured birch panels, banded and blocked skirt with figured...
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ELEVEN 19TH C HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTSRELATEDTO WHALING AND THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY IN NEW BEDFORD AND MASSACHUSETTS. ONE IS FRAMED. FIRST IS A JULY 3, 1877 MANUSCRIPT LIST OF WHALES SEEN AND TAKEN BY THE WHALING...
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ENGLISH OAK ADMIRAL FITZROY BAROMETERTherectangular oak casing with an applied paper-back printed in a Gothic style, with thermometer and an indicator on each side. Height 41 in. Width 10 in. (Cond: good, tube retains...
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ENGLISH OAK ADMIRAL FITZROY BAROMETERTherectangular oak casing with an applied paper-back printed in a Gothic style, with thermometer and an indicator on each side. Height 41 in. Width 10 in. (Cond: good, tube retains...
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ARTIST UNKNOWN, LATIN SCHOOLU.S.S. Congress,Montevideo, Uruguay 1860. The reverse titled in two places, dated 1860, and inscribed, … American Marines. Oil on Canvas. Measuring 5 by 22 in., overall, 8.25 by 26 in....
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WILLIAM GAY AND MARY E. YORKE (NEW YORK/CANADA/ENGLAND,1817-C. 1888 AND C. 1854-1893), CLIPPER SHIP DREADNOUGHT., OIL ON CANVAS, 24" X 30". FRAMED 33.75" X 40".WILLIAM GAY AND MARY E. YORKE, New York/Canada/England, 1817-c. 1888...
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PORTRAIT OF CAPTAIN FREEMAN NORTON 19THCENTURY PASTEL, 15.75” X 12.5” SIGHT. FRAMED 21” X 18.5”.PORTRAIT OF CAPTAIN FREEMAN NORTON, 19th Century, By August Wilhelm Dietzer (18th/19th Century). Noted verso...
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RARE WHALING JOURNAL FROM THE WHALESHIP"KATHLEEN" AND MATCHING WHALE'S TOOTH TOOTH LENGTH 6.5". "KATHLEEN" AND MATCHING WHALE'S TOOTH, Begins August 5, 1890 and ends March 2, 1892. Vessel departed from New Bedford...
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TWENTY-ONE PUBLICATIONS ON WHALING,SCRIMSHAW AND PRISONER-OF-WAR ARTIFACTS SCRIMSHAW AND PRISONER-OF-WAR ARTIFACTS, Sizes, bindings and conditions vary. Most illustrated. Includes: 1) A Treasury of American...
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ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES J. WALDRON (UNITEDKINGDOM, 1836-1891), THE CLIPPER SHIP KINGFISHER OFF LIVERPOOL, CIRCA 1867., OIL ON CANVAS, 24" X 36". FRAMED 32.25" X 44.25".ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES J. WALDRON, United Kingdom,...
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SAMUEL PEPYS & EDWARD MONTAGU, AL,1660Samuel Pepys (1633-1707, historical writer and diarist) letter written on dictation by Edward Montagu (1625-1672, 1st Earl of Sandwich, in Feb., 1660, appointed General at...
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CHARLES SIDNEY RALEIGH (1830-1925, WAREHAM,MA)ship's portrait of the steam whaler bark, Belvedere. Oil painting on canvas signed lower left, dated 1880. The painting depicts the Belvedere under sail and steam exiting...
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AERODYNAMICS, AEROPLANES & AIR SHIPS,(8) VOLS. Includes: 1) F. W. Lanchester. Aerodynamics. Archibald Constable, 1907; 2) F. W. Lanchester. Aerodonetics. Second ed., 1910, with fold-out illus,; 3) Captain Duchene....
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CHARLES "FRAN" KENNEY (MASSACHUSETTS,1919-2014), "CLIPPER SHIP BELLE OF THE WEST"., OIL ON CANVAS, 24" X 30". FRAMED 30" X 36".CHARLES "FRAN" KENNEY, Massachusetts, 1919-2014, "Clipper Ship Belle of the West"....
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GOLD RUSH-ERA JOURNAL OF THE BRIG "AMELIA"ON A VOYAGE FROM MAINE TO SAN FRANCISCO NOVEMBER 1849-MAY 1850 13.5" X 8.5". ON A VOYAGE FROM MAINE TO SAN FRANCISCO, November 1849-May 1850, "Journal of a Voyage from Eastport...
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DIRK PRESENTED TO "OLD GLORY" CAPTAINWILLIAM DRIVER 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 25.75". WILLIAM DRIVER, 19th Century, Captain William Driver, from Salem, Massachusetts, is credited with nicknaming the American flag...
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WHALING JOURNAL TO THE PACIFIC ON BOARDTHEWHALESHIP "GOOD RETURN II" OF NEW BEDFORD, DATED MAY 30TH, 1839. 243 HANDWRITTEN PAGES WITH NUMEROUS WHALE STAMPS. THE JOURNAL WAS KEPT BY CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH TABER WHOSE...
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LARGE LOT OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS ANDPHOTOGRAPHS,RELATING PRIMARILY TO THE CIVIL WAR. 7 BINDERS, WITH MILITARY DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, CDVS, CUT SIGNATURES, LETTERS. TO INCLUDE: ALBUM 1 INCLUDING SIGNATURES AND PHOTOGRAPHS...
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PAINTED SHIP'S TOOL CHEST WITH CHINATRADE CAPTAIN'S PROVENANCE: CAPT RANLETT OF LOWELL, MA. Heavy Duty Six-Plank Dovetailed Trunk (with 1 1/4" thick planks), in red paint having a three-mast ship underway on...
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Whaleship Niger.
Description The WhaleshipNiger sailed from New Bedford on May 29, 1866 for the North Pacific and returned May 12, 1870 captained by Charles Grant. The tooth is beautifully scrimmed with an image of...
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Charles Lissmore (British, 19th Century)"Steaming on the Bayou", oil on panel, 16" x 21", signed lower right "Charles Lissmore", inscribed lower right "Baton Rouge". Presented in a period frame with later gilding....
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Books seven pieces: Daily Account Bookof ships/railroad traffic deliveries and/or outbound shipments; along with ''History of the Sabbath'' by et Heylyn London 1636; ''Steamboat Disasters and Railroad Accidents...
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William Woodward (American/New Orleans1859-1939) "SS Atenas Moored at Old Havana Harbor" c. 1920-21 oil on canvas unsigned 30 in. x 24 in. framed. Provenance: Descended in the family of a prominent merchant...
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After Charles H. Parsons (American,1821-1910) and Currier and Ives (American, 19th Century) "High Pressure Steamboat Mayflower: First class Packet Between St. Louis and New Orleans", third quarter 19th century,...
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