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English Ship Captain's Desk
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
English ship captain’s desk of burl walnut. Circa 1850. Inside drawers are false fronts and do not
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Walnut Davenport or Ship Captain's Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A walnut davenport or ship captain's desk with marquetry inlay; lift-up compartment with fitted
Category
Antique 19th Century Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique JB Van Sciver Oak Wood Swivel Ship Captains Courthouse Chair
By J.B. Van Sciver Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique JB Van Sciver Oak Wood Swivel Ship Captains Courthouse Chair. Item features a floor mount
Category
Antique Early 1900s Swivel Chairs
Materials
Oak
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
Category
Vintage 1940s European Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
Category
Vintage 1930s European Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
Category
Vintage 1920s European Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
Category
Vintage 1920s European Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. Nice
Category
Vintage 1930s European Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
Category
Vintage 1910s European Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
Category
Vintage 1930s European Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This one has
Category
Vintage 1920s European Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
Category
Vintage 1930s European Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
Category
Antique 1870s European Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
Category
Antique 1890s European Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
Category
Vintage 1910s European Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
Category
Vintage 1920s European Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
Category
Vintage 1920s European Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
Category
Vintage 1910s North American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
Category
Vintage 1920s European Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This is a
Category
Vintage 1920s European Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
Category
Vintage 1920s European Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
Category
Vintage 1920s North American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has
Category
Antique 1870s European Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Three Foot Ship Captains Spyglass
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique telescope from Negretti and Zambra of London. The exceptionally long barrel is three feet closed and fifty two inches open. Black cover. Great optics.
Weight: 5 lbs.
Overall...
Category
Vintage 1920s North American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
American Oil on Canvas Ship Captain with Spyglass in Orig, Gilt Frame, C. 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
American portrait oil on canvas of a young ship captain holding a spyglass with a sailing ship
Category
Antique 1840s American American Empire Paintings
Materials
Paint, Giltwood, Wood, Canvas, Gesso
H 37 in W 32 in D 2 in
Antique English Inlaid Burr Walnut and Leather Davenport or Ship Captain’s Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
Fine quality antique English leather top inlaid burr walnut davenport or ship captain's desk with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Early Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Boxwood, Walnut
H 31 in W 20 in D 20 in
Small Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Tiny Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This
Category
Vintage 1940s North American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique English Ship Captains Leather & Oak Chair
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
Padded green leather seat, HP engraved in back rest of chair, solid oak, tuned spindles, swivels, brass legs, once mounted to the floor of a grand vessel now free standing.
Circa: 1...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
19th C. Ship Captain's Inlaid Burl Davenport Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Captain’s desk in particularly well chosen and colorful Burl wood with string inlaid details
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1800 SHIPS CAPTAiNS CHAIR WITH ROYAL CROWN AND ANCHOR CARVED
Located in GB
, circa 1800 hand carved Mahogany ships captains chair depicting a Royal Crown and Anchor to the backrest
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Swivel Chairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
H 30.32 in W 18.31 in D 18.51 in
ANTIQUE RARE & HIGHLY COLLECTABLE SHiPS CAPTAINS SHARKS VERTEBRAW WALKING STICK
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare and highly collectable Shark’s Vertebrae walking stick
A super collectable piece of Victori...
Category
Antique 19th Century European Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
Steel
H 36.82 in W 1.97 in D 1.97 in
Victorian Cast Iron Lion Base Blue Leather Ships Captains Swivel Office Chair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning mid Victorian Ships Swivel armchair on
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Iron
H 35.44 in W 22.05 in D 18.71 in
19th-C. English Sea Ship Captain W/ Child Watercolor on Paper In Burl Frame
Located in Kennesaw, GA
I love this! It is a framed English sea captain with his child dating to approximately 1850. It is
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Paintings
Materials
Burl, Paper
H 26 in W 21.75 in D 2 in
Antique Captains Spyglass on Ships Grating
Located in Norwell, MA
Maritime display with a ship captains spyglass mounted onto a piece of teak ships grating. The
Category
Antique Early 1900s North American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Large Antique Captain Figure
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
New York 30 years ago, this ships captain stands stoic and proud. A sexton is in his hand, not part of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
English Campaign Chest With Integrated Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
Spectacular English Campaign Chest - ship captain's desk / chest in two parts. The top central
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
English Brass and Wood Barrel Nautical Spyglass James Chapman, London Circa 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
English brass and wood barrel nautical ship captain's spyglass with a single draw, polished
Category
Antique 1850s English William IV Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Old Print of a Battle in the Dardanelles in an Ottoman War, Turkey by C. Merian
Located in Langweer, NL
naval engagements. A key on the lower part refers to the names of the ships/captains. The title is dated
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
H 14.18 in W 15.04 in D 0.02 in
English 19th Century Trinity House Burl Walnut Writing Box Ship and Cube Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
generally custom made for ship captains and owners, but also made for family members as gifts.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
H 5.25 in W 13 in D 8.75 in
19C English Naval Captain's Sea Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
under that name in London between 1851 – 1855.
This chest would have been owned by a ship’s Captain
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
English ships or country house carved oak and steel bound strong box, circa 1840
Located in Central England, GB
carved oak strong box most likely belonged to a 19th century ship’s captain and was used for storing
Category
Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
H 11.82 in W 21.26 in D 12.8 in
A silver goblet presented to Captain W. G. Hackstaff, 1830
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Lord Street, and presented to Captain Hackstaff, of the New York packet-ship William Byrnes, by the
Category
Antique 1830s English Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Plymouth, England: A Hand-Colored 17th Century Sea Chart by Captain Collins
By Captain Greenvile Collins
Located in Alamo, CA
depicts Plymouth Sound and Harbor, as well as Pline River. The chart is adorned with four sailing ships
Category
Antique Late 17th Century English Maps
Materials
Paper
H 23 in W 27.75 in D 0.5 in
STUNNING ANTIQUE WILLIAN IV CIRCA 1830 HAND CARVED WALNUT CAPTAINS SWIVEL CHAiR
Located in GB
, circa 1830 hand carved solid Walnut Ship captains swivel armchair with early dark petrol green / black
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
H 36.23 in W 27.96 in D 31.5 in
An Unusual Pencil Drawing of “Canton”, a Three-Masted Whaling Ship-at This Point
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
when Wyllie chose it as his subject. Sadly it was wrecked later that year. The ship’s captain for much
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Drawings
Materials
Paper
H 16 in W 17 in D 0.1 in
Vintage Brass Nautical Captain Ship Wheel Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully forged in solid brass, these nautical ship wheels have a classic aesthetic that is
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
English 19th Century Trinity House Dressing Box with Three Masted Schooner Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
marketed to ship captains and owners. They generally depict nautical scenes of ships, shipping and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
H 5 in W 12.75 in D 9 in
19th Century China Trade Pair of Portraits of Sea Captain and Wife
Located in Nantucket, MA
the unloading and lading of cargo. The inclusion of a wife indicates the subject was a ship's captain
Category
Antique 1850s Hong Kong Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Re-Purposed Industrial Ship Hatch Captain's Lounge Chair
Located in Lafayette, IN
or bar and fit for a Captain!
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
Portrait of a jewish rabbi by David Pelbam, US artist., 20th
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
worked, and he often used dockworkers and ship captains as his subjects. David Pelbam's paintings were
Category
Late 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Maritime Commemorative Salver, Display Tray, Engraved, Merchant Navy
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
from a ship's captain to an onboard couple
The MV Trelyon was a Merchant Navy ship operating in the
Category
Mid-20th Century British Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
H 0.99 in W 12.01 in D 12.01 in
Chinese Export Porcelain Pseudo-Armorial Crested Soup Plate
Located in Downingtown, PA
RB.
The plate is pseudo-armorial and was most likely made for a ship captain.
The surround is
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Clipper at Sail - Running with the Wind, Marine Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Nutfield, Surrey
small fishing village on the Southernmost tip of Sweden. His father was a ship's captain and on leaving
Category
20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
South America: Hand-colored 18th Century Framed Map by Thomas Jefferys
By Thomas Jefferys
Located in Alamo, CA
(perhaps the leader of the exploration or ship captain) to join him in exploring further inland.
This map
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Maps
Materials
Paper
Rare Antique English Regency Rosewood Davenport with Spring-Loaded Pen Drawer
Located in Charleston, SC
This wonderful early 19th century Antique English Rosewood and ebonized Davenport or Ship Captain
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
H 35 in W 18 in D 21.75 in
19th Century Bronze Boat Captain Ship's Wheel Shaped Table Clock
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century bronze boat captains ship's wheel shaped table clock with several clock faces.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century European Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Impressionist French painting attributed to Eugene Boudin
Located in Helsinki, FI
ship's captain. The centre of his early activities was Le Havre where he opened a framing shop, visited
Category
Antique 1870s French Paintings
Materials
Canvas
A Hand Colored 18th Century Framed Map of South America by Thomas Jefferys
Located in Alamo, CA
(perhaps the leader of the exploration or ship captain) to join him in exploring further inland.
This map
Category
Mid-18th Century Other Art Style Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
H 12.25 in W 14.25 in D 1 in
“Be the captain of your own ship” Colorful Contemporary Surrealist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
a distorted figure in a captain hat set next to a white sea bird. The yellow diamond pattern across
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
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