A few examples of appraisal values for
NAVAL SHIPS

• BRIAN COOLE (B.1939) AMERICAN NAVAL
  BRIAN COOLE (B.1939) AMERICAN NAVAL SHIPSFramed oil painting on board, American Ships at Sail, signed lower right Brian Coole (United States, United Kingdom, b.1939), sight: approx 14.5"h, 19.5"w, overall: approx 19"h, 24"w
• TIFFANY & CO. NEW YORK VINTAGE
  TIFFANY & CO. NEW YORK VINTAGE MAHOGANY BANJO CLOCK.Tiffany & Co. New York Vintage Mahogany Banjo Clock. (Attributed to Chelsea Clock Co.) Willard model banjo clock, spring driven time movement, reverse painted glass panels with patriotic eagle and shield, Constitution & Guerriere Naval ships at battle, brass spread-wing eagle finial and pierced brass spandrels. 32"h. Condition: : Good with wear. Condition: Condition: : Good with wear.
• VINTAGE HERMES SILK
  VINTAGE HERMES SILK SCARFDESCRIPTION: Hermes silk scarf "Les Armes De Paris" designed by Hugo Grygkar in 1954 in an off white ground color finished with naval ships crests.Comes in original box. CIRCA: 1954 ORIGIN: France DIMENSIONS: 17" by 17" CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305) 333-4134. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
• LARGE USS CONNECTICUT ARCHIVE,
  LARGE USS CONNECTICUT ARCHIVE, GREAT WHITE FLEETUSS Connecticut Spanish American War / Great White Fleet commemorative items relating to John Addison Baxter Smith (1843-1918), U.S. Navy Rear Admiral and his son, John Baxter Smith, U.S. Navy Paymaster. Addison Baxter Smithís early career included serving blockade duty on the USS Housatonic during the blockade of Charleston in the Civil War. He survived after the ship destroyed by a Confederate torpedo. In his later years, he served as the head of steam engineering at the New York Naval Yard and was charged with building the machinery for the battleship ìConnecticutî. 1st grouping ñ 4 brass and metal souvenir cannons stamped, ìUSS Connecticut Sept. 29, 1904_ on each cannon. 2 1/4_ W x 3_ H. 2nd grouping ñ 2 sterling souvenir spoons, 1 of Navy Sailor holding rifle and marked ìNavyî, 5 3/8_ L, other of sailing vessel marked Olympia and profile of Commodore Dewey, 4 3/4_ L (1.13 total oz troy). 3rd item ñ Large Commemorative sterling charger, engraved en verso ìFrom the Ward Room Officers USS Connecticut December 7th 1914_, retailed by Bailey, Banks & Biddle, monogrammed ìSî, 12 1/8_ diameter (21.24 oz troy). 4th item ñ Gorham silver-plated dinner fork and knife, monogrammed ìUSNî en verso and with eagle emblem on front, 7 7/8_ L and 9 1/2_L. 5th item ñ Sterling silver cigarette case with the monogram of John Baxter Smith (U.S. Navy Paymaster) and a list of Naval ships including the USS Vermont, Princeton, and Connecticut (3.2 oz troy). 6th item ñ Large Gelatin toned silver print titled lower left ìThe U.S.S. Connecticut Copyright 1907 by Enrique Mullerî (reference: Enriques Robert Muller, Battleships of the United States Navy, New York, 1912). Note with the print, ìUSS Connecticut ñ Flagship of Atlantic Fleet 1914 ñ last ship that John A. B. Smith served on ñì. 17 1/2_W x 15_H sight, 23 1/2_W x 21 1/2_H framed. 7th grouping ñ three Great White fleet medals including 2 medals depicting the flags of the US and Japan and the date 1908, one having the flags enameled only, the second medal having the leaves surround and ribbon enameled in addition to the flags. Japanese hallmark on anchor base verso. The third medal with a propeller hasp and the medal depicting Admirals Sperry and Togo on the face and the lines, ìOn arrival of U.S. Fleet Yokohama Oct. 1908 and the profile of an American warship. An attached note, ìMedal given your Grandfather John Addison Baxter Smith when the ìGreat White Fleetî went around the world 1908_. All items late 19th/early 20th century. Total weight of all sterling silver: 25.57 oz troy. Condition: 1st grouping - excellent. 2nd grouping - bowl of Navy spoon has minor bend. 3rd item - surface scratches and fleabites. 4th item - pitting and oxidation to knife blade. 5th item - some denting to case. 6th item - some toning to photographic print, a couple of stains to matting near print edge. 7th item - overall very good condition with expected wear, minor wear to enamel.
• SETH THOMAS NAVAL SHIPS CLOCKScarce
  SETH THOMAS NAVAL SHIPS CLOCKScarce Seth Thomas ship's wheel clock on wood stand with original stenciled & gilt lettering US NAVY, NY NAVAL SHIPYARD. 17 x 16 inches with 5.5 inch dial. Has time and strike, seems to be running and chiming ok but not guaranteed.
• JAMES MCBEY(Scottish, 1883-1959)
  JAMES MCBEY(Scottish, 1883-1959) World War II Era View of San Francisco, California, 1941, inscribed lower right "30 December 1941/..perfect days", with a possible self portrait to the far right, ink and ink wash on seamed buff paper, laid on canvas and stretched, 13-1/2 x 104 in.; contact paper laminated wood frame, 16-1/8 x 106-3/4 in. Provenance: Estate of the Artists James McBey and Marguerite McBey, London, England; by descent in family Note: During WWI, the McBeys came to the United States. The family relates a story that James McBey was arrested as a spy and questioned when it was reported that he was doing this panoramic sketch of the port of San Francisco. McBey included naval ships in his depiction which apparently was strictly forbidden.A label verso indicates that by 1968, this drawing was in the possession of Arthur J. Loeb, the brother of Marguerite Loeb McBey. Condition: some minor stains, abrasions, some points of restoration
• (4) ITALIAN SCHOOL NAUTICAL
  (4) ITALIAN SCHOOL NAUTICAL PAINTINGS(lot of 4) Framed Italian School oil paintings, including: (1) Regia Marina MAS, signed lower right G.M. Canepa, (1) Barque, signed lower right Sciller (?), (2) Naval Ships, signed lower right ROD, (one) with split to panel, largest - sight: approx 8.75"h, 11.25"w, overall: 15.5"h, 17.75"w, 12.5lbs total
• British School, Late 18th/Early
  British School, Late 18th/Early 19th Century Naval Ships at Sea oil on canvas signed indistinctly (lower right) 31 3/8 x 47 inches. Property from Lawry’s The Prime Rib, located in the historic L. Hamilton McCormick Mansion, Chicago, Illinois, offered without reserve
• AMERICAN SCHOOL (CONTEMPORARY), A
  AMERICAN SCHOOL (CONTEMPORARY), A NAVAL FLEET PARADE, WITH NAVAL SHIPS AND SPECTATOR VESSELS FLYING AMERICAN AND SIGNAL FLAGS., OIL ON WOOD PANEL, 8" X 18". FRAMED 13.25" X 23.25".AMERICAN SCHOOL, Contemporary A Naval fleet parade, with naval ships and spectator vessels flying American and signal flags. Signed lower right "J.Clark". Dimensions: Oil on wood panel, 8" x 18". Framed 13.25" x 23.25".
• MONUMENTAL 38 STAR AMERICAN NAVAL
  MONUMENTAL 38 STAR AMERICAN NAVAL SHIPS FLAG circa 1877-1890.
• WATERCOLOR - Harbor Scene with
  WATERCOLOR - Harbor Scene with Moored Naval Ships and Approaching Launches initialed 'CWB' lr and dated Jany 1853 during the build-up to the Crimean War in walnut stained oak molded frame with gilt liner glazed SS: 13 1/4'' x 17'' OS: 16 1/2'' x 20 1/
• An album of historic naval ships
  An album of historic naval ships and incidents together with three other albums of photos and postcards.
• ATTRIBUTED TO POCOCK BRITISH
  ATTRIBUTED TO POCOCK BRITISH NAVAL SHIPS Watercolor on paper: 21 x 33 in. Framed; in the distance a British Flag ship three-decker belonging to the vice-admiral of the red squadron; two British two-decker ships in the foreground and a frigate.