YELLOW-GROUND GREEN-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON'SAUCER
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG MARK, 18TH-19TH CENTURY ? ??? ???????????finely incised and enamelled to the interior well with two five-clawed dragons in green and aubergine...
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CHINESE EXPORT CARVED HARDWOOD AND UPHOLSTEREDPARLOR SETComprising:
A pair of armchairs, 45 3/4 x 28 1/2 x 31 in., height of seat 14 1/2 in.
A settee, 36 x 6 ft. 5 in. x 28 in.
For a similar example see Doyle New York,...
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ANDREW JACKSON (1767-1845): ORIGINALSHIP'S PASSPORT FOR THE WHALESHIP COMMODORE ROGERSSigned by President Andrew Jackson. Printed ship's passport for the whaleship Commodore Rogers , finished in a secretarial...
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18TH C. PAIR, OVAL SHIP MERCHANT & WIFEPORTRAITS Attributed to James Sharples (Sharpless) (British (active Pennsylvania, New York), 1751/52-1811), undated, oil on metal panel, pair of oval half length portraits...
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MARINE & OCEAN LINERS BOOKSA group oftwenty six (26) marine based hardcover & soft cover books, to include: British Ships & Shipping Illustrated, The Ships of British Columbia (G.&P. Bannerman), The Princess...
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ATTRIB. THOMAS BUTTERSWORTH (BRITISH,1768-1842) OIL PA...DESCRIPTION: Attributed Thomas Buttersworth (British, 1768–1842) "The Gale of Plymouth" Oil on Canvas. Features a rendering of a large ship sailing...
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ANTIQUE JACK TAR SHIP FIGUREHEAD19thcentury carved and polychromed wood ship's figurehead of an English sailor or merchant seaman with black hat (also known as Jack Tar). Size: 47 in high x 16 wide. Has some...
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BRITISH SAILOR'S WOOLWORK OF THE BRIGJESSE ELLENBritish Sailor's Woolwork of the Brig Jesse Ellen, circa 1870, with pennant flying, the merchant ship sails past a British fort on the left; lighthouse on right...
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TWO CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PORCELAINSOUP BOWLS, WALLA...circa 1745, centered with arms of Wallace, gilt shield form with central iron red lion rampant, flanked by blue triangles and tassels, above the motto,...
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CHRIS CALLE (B. 1961) "RAPHAEL SEMMES"ChrisCalle (American, B. 1961) "Raphael Semmes" Signed lower right. Original Mixed Media on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder...
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18TH C. ENGLISH BRASS GUINEA COIN FOLDINGSCALENorthwestern Europe, England, Liverpool, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A miniature travel-sized brass currency scale for weighing guineas to determine gold...
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SEA-ENCRUSTED ROMAN POTTERY TRANSPORTAMPHORA, EX-KIRK ...Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A quintessential terracotta transport amphora with a piriform body tapering to a pointed base. Twin...
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RARE CHINESE HAN DYNASTY BRONZE HU VESSELW/ LID!**Originally Listed At $2500**
East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, 206 BCE to 220 CE. An elegant, pear shaped hu vessel, the iconographic program of this piece comes to...
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PUBLISHED EGYPTIAN EFFIGY SOTHIC DOG,EXHIBITED LACMAEgypt, late Ptolemaic to Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 1st century BCE to 3rd century CE. An exceedingly rare, mold-formed terracotta canine, known as the Sothic...
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A 19TH C. BRITISH WOOLWORK PICTUREA19TH C. BRITISH WOOLWORK PICTURE
English, 19th century, embroidery. "Woolie" depicting a merchant clipper ship with red ensign flags on open water, sailing near a lighthouse...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH DEPICTING ACAPSIZED VESSEL MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH APPROX. 6.5". CAPSIZED VESSEL, Mid-19th Century, Interesting and detailed composition, showing several figures in the rigging, broken...
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CHINA TRADE PAINTING OF A BRITISH MERCHANTSTEAMSHIP AT SEA, POSSIBLY THE 'VICEROY', WOO CHEONG, HONG KONG, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURYChina Trade Painting of a British Merchant Steamship at Sea, Possibly the 'Viceroy',...
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MAXIM GAUCI (1774-1845): CHINESE COURTOF JUSTICETrial of Neptune Sailors, Canton 1807; hand-colored copperplate engraving on paper, framed and glazed; "on stone by M. Gauci" lower left, printed by Graf and Soret...
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CHINESE EXPORT OIL ON CANVAS, "PROTESILAUS,"BRITICHINESE EXPORT OIL ON CANVAS, "Protesilaus," British Merchant Steamer in high seas. The ship was built in 1910 and sunk in 1940 by a mine on route to Liverpool. Unsigned....
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THOMAS CUSHING ALS TO JOHN HANCOCK,PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AT PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 22, 1776 PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AT PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 22, 1776, three pages, Royal Crown watermark...
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COLLECTION OF (100S) BRITISH CIGARETTECARDS & (6) ALBUMS Loose cards removed from three albums, plus three albums with cards still in, including: Loose; Characters from Dickens; Players Past and Present; Film...
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LLOYD H. THOMAS (MAINE, 1910-1990),"RED JACKET" DIORAMA., BAS-RELIEF WOODEN SAILS AND HULL AND OIL ON PANEL, 18" X 24". FRAMED 19.5" X 25.75".LLOYD H. THOMAS, Maine, 1910-1990, "Red Jacket" diorama. Depicts...
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WOODEN MODEL OF AN ARMED LATE18TH CENTURYBRITISH MERCHANT SHIP Contemporary, fully rigged with wooden construction throughout, this vessel is named Nais on her stern; she sports two deck guns, ten swivel guns and,...
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EPHEMERA: WAR DATED LETTER FROM WETHERSFIELD,CT FROM A MAN ENGAGED IN PURCHASING CAPTURED BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPS TO HIS PARTNER, IN PART "...I SEND YOUR ACCT. OF COST OF THE SLOOP HAWK...WE HAVE TWO PRIZES NOW LYING...
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TWO FRAMED NAUTICAL SCENES PICTURINGBRITISH MERCHANT SHIPS Decorative contemporary works after antique maritime paintings, to include a large oil on canvas painting with indiscernible signature lower right,...
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LOT OF 20 EUROPEAN PRINTS AND ETCHINGSSPANNINGFROM THE 16TH CENTURY TO THE 18TH CENTURY. TO INCLUDE: JOHN BROWNE (1742-1801, ENGLAND) ENGRAVING PUBLISHED BY JOHN BOYDELL (1719-1804) “THE CASCADE" PRINTED IN...
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BRITISH PRE-RAPHAELITE SCHOOL PAINTING,C. 1890 British Pre-Raphaelite School, oil on canvas, ca. 1890, depicting a young girl with unbound black hair in a studio setting, wearing a Venetian silk brocade robe and...
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SHIP'S DRUG SAFE, BRITISH MERCHANT NAVY,"NOVA SCOTIA", 1926, "LAUDENUM" Heavy Tin Box in black paint, white lettering on top reads "Warren Line/ 1926/ S.S. Nova Scotia/ Furness and Whitby/ 6796T./ 406'." Painted...
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SHIP'S DRUG SAFE, BRITISH MERCHANT NAVY,"OXFORDSHIRE", 1912, "COCAINE" Heavy Tin Box in forest green paint, white lettering on top reads "H&W Oxfordshire/Bibby Line/1912/8,646 T./474 ft.", painted label on front...
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19C NAVAL CELEBRATION WATERCOLOR PAINTINGEurope,19th centuryDepicting a British naval fleet with all hands on deck with caps raised in celebration. Note the Red Ensign of the Merchant Navy of the United Kingdom unfurled...
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Chinese Export silver tankard early19th century The tapered cylindrical form engraved with the initials "R F," scroll handle, engraved on underside " Presented to Rodney Fisher by Benjamin Rush, Canton...
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19TH C. NAVAL SILK AND GILT METAL EMBROIDERYWITH RAISED WORK OF THE COAT OF ARMS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM the English Lion and the Unicorn of Northern Ireland and Scotland (chained because in medieval times a unicorn was...
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* (MAP) LOTTER M. A. & G. F. A New andCorrect Map of North America with the West India Islands ... According to the last Treaty of Peace Concluded at Paris the 20th of Jan. 1783. [London 1784]. Engraved map on...
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Samuel Lawrence Early New York Representative& the Lawrence Family Manuscript Archive An extensive archive of approximately 67 documents of the noted Lawrence family of New York spanning the years 1799 to 1908. Dealing...
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