In addition to the Gallery in Milan, opened in 1999, Antik Arte & Scienza has also had a channel for online sales: on this site it is possible to buy, in fact, nautical antiques, astronomical instruments, globes and antique world maps, antique compasses, measuring instruments, vintage medical instruments and related to natural history. We know how it is important to offer secure and easy on-line purchases and therefore we have decided to offer free shipping and free insurance. All objects have an accurate and safe packaging, and when necessary also a padded wooden box made to measure. Shipping is insured by Lloyd's London, and you have 28 days to change your mind and return the bought items (see our general selling conditions for more information about return methods).
Collecting nautical antiques is a passion that can be maintained during all life: on this website we are pleased to show some rare and precious items, like antique telescopes, antique compasses, sextants, antique nautical maps, that we hope can enter in a so loved collection.
1633598312Code 7070 Walker logBrass log signed Walker’s Excelsior IV Patent Log, For Yacht, Motor Launches and Fishing Craft made in the early 1900s.
Placed in its original wooden box with brass hinges and closing hooks, complete with accessories. Very good condition. Box size 38.5x18x15.5 cm - 15.15x7x6 inches.
It is an ancient nautical instrument, which measured the distance and speed of a ship. The propeller was thrown overboard and dragged behind the ship itself, rotating it transmitted the number of turns made on itself to the three quadrants of the log. The data was then read every hour to also derive the speed.
1617265555Code 6928 Angular sextantPaget angular sextant – H. Hughes & Son Ltd London no. 620 datable to around 1910. The sextant is made up of two round aluminum plates, the upper part with the avorioline goniometric scale and the vernier, while the rosewood handle is screwed into the lower plate. The mirrors are between the plates, like the pinhole for observation by reflection of the image projected on the mirror. It is a instrument used for calculating angles in coastal navigation. The instrument is in its original mahogany wood box with brass hinges and locking hooks. A label placed inside the lid has the instructions for use. Excellent condition, fully functional. Box size 18.5x15x6.8 cm - 7.28x5.9x2.6 inches.
2372014135956734Code 1V OctantVintage octant, ebony and ivory, signed King & Son Bristol, British manufacture of the first half of the XIX century, from 0° to 95° with circular sight with two holes. Measures cm 35.5x29.5x8 - inches 13.97x11.61x3.14. Very good condition.
162200695519734Code 2522 Oil on canvasOld ship portrait, oil on canvas, first half of XIX century, British manufacture; on the background there are a smaller ship, two small boats and a port. Very good condition, a few restorations. Including frame cm 92x3.8x60 - inches 36x1.5x24.
1533651570Code 5698B Antique printPrint depicting a schooner, no. 1 of 400 copies signed Z21, made in the mid-nineteenth century, British manufacture. Non-coeval briarwood frame; including frame 50x2x40 cm.
24102003114244734Code 2540 Duc D Aumale 1914Portrait of the Duc D’Aumale transatlantic, made by a mixed technique of wash drawing and pastel, signed by A. Jeancolas November 1914. Coeval frame. Very good condition. Including frame: cm 104x4x74 - inches 41.5x1.57x29.5.
1481713578Code 5489 Nautical votive paintingNautical votive painting, tempera on cardboard, made by the marine painter Giovanni Luzzo, depicting the steamship Roana in trouble among the waves. Under the painting it is written S / S Roana Genoa April 23 1927. This kind of paitings was made for a grace received, at first sight without artistic intention, but only for devotional purposes. Coeval frame in good condition. Including frame cm 50.6x3x36.5 - inches 19.92x1.18x14.37.
Code 5489
Nautical votive painting
Italy-Genoa
1927
Cm 50.6x3x36.5 frame Inches 19.92x1.18x14.37 frame
1603121062Code 586 Oceania lithographLithograph on paper published by S.A.I.G, Adolfo Barabino Genova depicting the Oceania steamer. Title of the lithograph “America and Oceania Steamboats of the La Veloce Company, Auxiliary Cruisers of the Royal Navy. Length m. 154 - Width, 17 - Gross tonnage 9000 tonnes - Net 5035 - Speed at tests 16.22”. Small tear in the upper left and stain in the lower right, non-coeval frame.
70x53.7 cm - 27.55x21 inches, frame thickness 1.5 cm - 0.59 inches.
1636123106Code 7079 Vintage telescopeLarge brass telescope with mahogany-coated handle from the first half of the 19th century. Focus with one extension. Maximum length 93 cm - 36.6 inches, minimum 53 cm - 20.8 inches, focal diameter 4.5 cm - 1.77 inches. Complete with base for support made to measure of wood and brass.
1533119215Code 4759A Print Cadiz 1823French print by engraving on copper plate of the first half of the nineteenth century, depicting the bombardment of Cadiz by the French Navy, 23 September 1823. The print is signed peint par Crepin - gravé par Chauvane. Very good condition. Including frame 51x1.3x39.5 cm - 20x0.5x15.55 inches.
1529934435Code 6089 Portovenere lithographDouble front and back lithograph depicting Portovenere and Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa (Italy), dating back to the thirties, made in Italy. Very good condition. Measures cm 27.5x0.1x21.5 - inches 10.82x0.03x8.46.
1519226871Code 6035 Historical pictureLarge black and white historical picture depicting the ship Virgen de Africa Cadiz, dated 1917. Original frame, cm 112x4x79 - inches 44x1.57x31. Good condition.
1481714183Code 5498 Riva Trigoso shipsRectangular frame with original pictures depicting three ships launching in Riva Trigoso shipyard: Monfiore transatlantic launched on August 25, 1959; Mongibello ferry launched on November 30, 1948; Ercta motorboat launched on July 3, 1951. Coeval frame, good condition. Including frame cm 66.5x1.7x19 - inches 26.18x0.66x7.48.
1481716278Code 5497 Riva Trigoso shipsRectangular frame with original pictures depicting three ships launching in Riva Trigoso shipyard: Reggio ferry of Ferrovie dello Stato (8th March 1960); Federico Parodi ship (31st August 1958); Cariddi motorboat launched on October 20, 1953. Coeval frame, good condition. Including frame cm 70.5x1.7x19.5 - inches 27.75x0.66x7.67.
Code 5497
Riva Trigoso ships
Italy-Sestri Levante
1953-1960
Cm 70.5x1.7x19.5 frame Inches 27.75x0.66x7.67 frame
1481716383Code 5499 Riva Trigoso shipsRectangular frame with original pictures depicting four ships launching in Riva Trigoso shipyard: Winston Churchill ferry (25th April 1967); Gatun cargo (16th November 1957); Giorgio Parodi cargo (25th November 1956) and another ship with unknown name. Coeval frame, good condition. Including frame cm 97x1.7x19.5 - inches 38.18x0.66x7.67.
1532958420Code 5497A Riva Trigoso shipsRectangular frame with three pictures depicting three ships launching in Riva Trigoso shipyards. Montello launched on October 14, 1961; Athinai launched on September 10, 1953; Esso Liguria launched on July 12, 1954. Coeval frame, good condition. Including frame cm 66.5x1.7x19 - inches 26.18x0.66x7.48.
1488277773Code 5485 Large rudderLarge mahogany rudder with 8 spokes with bronze hub. English manufacture of the end of the XIX century. Diameter 130 cm - 51.18 inches, depth 15 cm - 5.9 inches.
1622707489Code 6340B Fishing reelFishing reel of turned oak wood and brass, English manufacture from the early 1900s. Diameter 10 cm - 3.9 inches, thickness 5.5 cm - 2.1 inches. Good condition, fully functional.
1622707937Code 6341C Fishing reelFishing reel of turned oak wood and brass, English manufacture from the early 1900s. Diameter 9 cm - 3.54 inches, thickness 4.5 cm - 1.77 inches. Good condition, fully functional.
1487257670Code 5597 Large propeller RadiceLarge three-blade propeller made of bronze in the thirties, signed Eliche Radice, company established in 1919, and still today owned by the Radice family. Very good condition. Cm 70x70x15 - inches 27.55x27.55x5.9.
1469442978Code 5283 Three-bladesThree-blades propeller, casting bronze, English manufacture of the thirties mounted on a metal base. Very good condition. Cm 30x30x9 - inches 11.8x11.8x3.5
12122009121027734Code 2507 Plan du Port de CherfeAntique portolano of Plan du Port de Cherfe engraved on a copper plate by Antoine Roux, Marseille France 1844. Very good condition. Including frame cm 38x1.7x31 - inches 15x0.66x12.
452012161528734Code 2517 Port De Chichimé NatoliePortolano of Port De Chichimé Natolie, engraved copper by Antoine Roux Marseilles 1844. Very good condition. Including frame cm 38x1.7x31 - inches 15x0.66x12.
422013154426734Code 2515 Portolano Golfe St DrelyAntique portolano of Golfe De St. Drely, engraved on a copper plate by Antoine Roux, Marseille France 1844. Very good condition. Including frame cm 38x1.7x31 - inches 15x0.66x12.
52201315407734Code 3474 Portolano du SyrieAntique portolano of Syrie, engraved on a copper plate by Antoine Roux, Marseille France 1844. Very good condition. Including frame cm 38x1.7x31 - inches 15x0.66x12.
52201315423734Code 2514 Port St AntoineAntique portolano of Port St. Antoine, engraved on a copper plate by Antoine Roux, Marseille France 1844. Very good condition. Measures with frame cm 38x1.7x31 - inches 15x0.66x12.
52201315441734Code 3475 Isle De PoroAntique portolano of Isle De Poro, engraved on a copper plate by Antoine Roux, Marseille France 1844. Very good condition. Measures with frame cm 38x1.7x31 - inches 15x0.66x12.
1612877596Code 6859 Vintage rangefinderNautical rangefinder signed Made in Great Britan by Kelvin Hughes a divison of Smiths Industries Limited made in the 1960s, complete with original mahogany box. AP 498 Stuats Marine Distance Meter Very good working condition. Box size cm 21x13 h 6. It is an ancient nautical instrument used to measure the distance of the ship from another object or another ship.
1528288671Code A72 Antique graphometerDouble graduation graphometer complete with brass, copper and lead sights complete with original wooden box signed CAIM Genova Via S. Sabina 2 of the forties. Box cm 28x29x24 (h) - inches 11x11.41x9.44.
1022014131542734Code 4028 Nautical mapAntique nautical map of the Bay of Guascogna from Le petit Neptune françois published in Paris in 1763. Printed by engraved copper plate. Measures with frame cm 36x1.3x31 - inches 14.17x0.5x12.20. Good condition.
1462003155831734Code 2523 Print 1712Old print by an engraved copper plate of Sardegna, Malta and Corsica. Interesting work by Weigel Cristoph (1645-1725), 1712. Very good condition. Including frame cm 60x1.7x52 - inches 24x0.66x28.8.
1529578454Code 6095 Parallels for chartsParallels with sights made of aluminum and brass signed R. Watts & Son London 1940 MK II. The instrument is placed in the original wooden brass and leather box. Excellent condition and fully functional. Box 46x7x3 cm - 18.11x2.75x1.18 inches.
1481803900Code 5470 Heath parallelBrass parallels signed W. Heath Plymouth, British manufacture of the second half of the XIX century. Complete with original mahogany box. Parallel cm 46.2x6.2x2 (h) - inches 18.18x2.44x0.78; box cm 49x9x5 - inches 19.29x3.54x1.96.
1517322159Code 5697 Antique printPrint by engraving on copper plate Tav III TIX fig. 17-22 from a volume entitled Navigazione; Italian manufacture of the mid-18th century. Including frame 28x1.3x33 cm - 11x0.5x12.99 inches. Some calculations are depicted. Very good condition.
1529507614Code 6082 Evolutions navallesprint by engraving on copper plate (Marine - Evolutions navalles), French manufacture of the second half of the XIX century, depicting the preparation for a nautical battle. Good condition. Including frame cm 39x1.3x52 - inches 15.35x0.5x20.47.
1528890571Code 5700 Print by PanckouckePrint by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the XVIII century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate n. 146, pag. 163 fig. 1161-1172; including frame cm 51.2x1.3x40.8 - inches 20.15x0.5x16. Some sails are depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit" signature. Very good condition.
1517320843Code 5693 Print by PanckouckePrint by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the XVIII century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate no. n. 24, pag. 69 fig. 341; including frame cm 38.3x1.3x31.5 - inches 15x0.5x12.4. Ship ropes are depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit" signature. Very good condition.
1517321495Code 5694 Print by PanckouckePrint by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the XVIII century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate no. n. 26, pag. 70 fig. 350-353 ; with frame cm 31.5x1.3x38.3 - inches 12.4x0.5x15. Ship ropes are depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit" signature. Very good condition.
1517321702Code 5694A Print by PanckouckePrint by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the XVIII century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate no. n. 26, pag. 70 fig. 350-353; including frame cm 31.5x1.3x38.3 - inches 12.4x0.5x15. Ship ropes are depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit" signature. Very good condition.
1517321805Code 5695 Print by PanckouckePrint by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the XVIII century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate no. n. 33, fig. 397-405 ; including frame cm 30x1.3X37.5 - inches 11.8x0.5x14.7. It is depicted how to make a compass. The Print has the "Benard direxit" signature. Very good condition.
1517322386Code 5699 Print by PanckouckePrint by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the XVIII century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate n. 127, pag. 146 fig. 1006; with frame cm 54.8x1.3x40.8 - inches 21.57x0.5x16. The prospect of the side of a ship is depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit" signature. Very good condition.
1517323046Code 5690 Print by PanckouckePrint by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the XVIII century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate n. 107, fig. 729-732; including frame cm 50.7x1.3x38.7 - inches 19.9x0.5x15.23. Some calculations are depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit" signature. Very good condition.
Code 5690
Print by Panckoucke
France
Late 1700s
Cm 50.7x1.3x38.7 frame Inches 19.9x0.5x15.23 frame
1517323133Code 5691 Print by PanckouckePrint by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the XVIII century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate n. 116, pag. 135, fig. 975-986; including frame cm 52.7x1.3x41.7 - inches 20.74x0.5x16.4. Some calculations are depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit" signature. Very good condition.
Code 5691
Print by Panckoucke
France
Late 1700s
Cm 52.7x1.3x41.7 frame Inches 20.74x0.5x16.4 frame
1529055071Code 5701 Print by PanckouckePrint by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the XVIII century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate n. 149, pag. 166 fig. 1209-1212; including frame cm 57.8x1.3x31.8 - inches 22.75x0.5x12.5. The prospect of the side of a ship is depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit" signature. Very good condition.
Code 5701
Print by Panckoucke
France
Late 1700s
Cm 57.8x1.3x31.8 frame Inches 22.75x0.5x12.5 frame
1529055831Code 5702 Print by PanckouckePrint by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the XVIII century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate n. 139, pag. 156 fig. 1036-1094; including frame cm 38.7x1.3x50.7 - inches 15.2x0.5x19.9. Some elements of a ship are depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit" signature. Good condition, there is a stain.
1530870445Code 2473 Alabaster sculptureAlabaster sculpture depicting a female nude with a cloak and hat, with clasped hands and resting her foot on an anchor, as if to invoke protection for the sailors; French manufacture of the mid-eighteenth century. Fair conditions (lack on the hat). Cm 11x6x30 - inches 4.33x2.3x11.8.
1533115248Code 5703A Grand Panorama of LondonGrand Panorama of London, a very special map of London seen from the Thames, published by Charles Evans and I. Whitelaw in 1849, realized on a long single strip of printed paper folded into a booklet with fabric cover and gold colored letters. Good condition, booklet cm 18x0.7x15.3 - inches 7x0.2x5.9; open map including the cover cm 576x15.3 - inches 226.77x6.
1581336952Code 547A Chichester emblemEmblem dedicated to the ship MHS Chichester, wooden and enameled metal, 1970s. The emblem has the inscription "Senior rates mess Hong Kong - H.M.S. Chichester". On the back label indicating its origin from Singapore. Cm 14.5x10x2 - inches 5.7x3.9x0.78.
58805Code 588A5 Gotlant RantLithograph with frame of a photo by Daniel Forster Gotlant Rant 2001. Frame size 55.5x39.5 cm - 21.8x15.55 inches, frame thickness 1.8 cm - 0.7 inches.
1634211505Code 7060 Silver letter openerSmall letter opener of 925 silver, made in the seventies with the Belfiore signature punch enclosed in a circle surmounted by a crown, handle depicting a seafaring knot. Good condition. Length 13 cm - 5.11 inches, width 2 cm - 0.78 inches.
1625127721Code 620B ScrimshawScrimshaw of an engraved whale tooth, of exquisite workmanship, length 13.2 cm, which depicts two brigs fighting, framed by a cartouche depicting decorative elements. The back of the tooth has these words Naval Action off the Isle de Groix 22 May 1812; made in 1812. Very good condition. 13.2x6.1x4.3 cm - 5.19x2.4x1.69 inches.
1638705413Code 7114 PelorusAntique small brass pelorus, signed Boyce-Meyer Pelorus Bronxonville N.Y., made in the late of the XIX century. It has a sight system with a compass card with eight winds and goniometric circle. The pelorus is mounted on a wood plank. Very good condition. Board cm 15x11 - inches 5,8x4,3, pelorus diameter cm 10 - inches 3,9, total height cm 17 - inches 6,85.
1644335760Code 636 ScrimshawScrimshaw of a vertically engraved whale tooth,
very good workmanship, dated 1830, length 11.5 cm,
depicting a brig under American flag. The reverse of the
tooth has the engraving Ship North Star 1830.
Very good condition.
Lenght cm 11.5 - inches 4.5.
1644339863Code 622 ScrimshawScrimshaw of an engraved whale tooth, very fine
workmanship, made in the first half of the 19th century,
length 13 cm, depicting 6 whalers on a rowing boat
trying to harpoon a whale and brig / whaler and islands
in the background. The back of the tooth is engraved
EAGLE.
Very good condition.
Lenght inches 5.1 - cm 13.
1645290717Code 6462 Antique TelescopeBrass telescope with leather handle, made at the second half of the nineteenth century, focusing with three extensions. English manufacture of the second half of the 1800s. Maximum length 99 cm - 39 inches, minimum 30,5 cm - 12 inches, focal diameter 4,5 cm - 1.8 inches. Good condition and fully functional, complete with made-to-measure support.
1646330502Code 7109 Simple BlockSimple block made of wood and iron with metal pulley. English manufacture of the mid-19th century good condition. 7,5x7x22 cm – 3x2.8x8.7 inches.
1668165254Code 617 ScrimshawScrimshaw of an engraved whale tooth, of fine workmanship from the first half of the 19th century, length 12.6 cm, depicting 6 whalers on a rowing boat trying to harpoon a whale, in the background brig / whaling ship.
The back of the tooth bears the following incision THE SHIP BARKER Very good condition.
Measurements cm 15,7x5,5x4 - inches 6.2x2.25x1.6.
1657899425Code 7357 Antique Sextant1930s Brass sextant signed Husun Trade Mark and made by H. Hughes & Son Ltd, a company active for about 250 years and specialized in the production of nautical instruments; instrument complete with optics and placed in an elegant original square wood box with closing hooks and brass handle. Brass frame with engraved silver goniometric scale embedded in the arch, with scale from 0 to + 130°, vernier with micrometric screw adjustment with built-in lighting and vernier reading, ebonite handle containing batteries for night lighting, four glasses colored for the fixed mirror and three for the mobile one, index and horizon mirror.
A label placed inside the lid of the box indicates that the instrument was overhauled in 1945. Box 26.5x27.5 h 14.5 cm - 10.43x10.82x5.7 inches.
Good condition and fully functional and complete with base for support made of wood and brass on measure.
1668165814Code 628 ScrimshawScrimshaw of a vertically engraved whale tooth, of exquisite workmanship, length 12.6 cm, depicting the bust of a Woman and on the back a whale and whalers at sea with the boat overturned.
Very good condition.
Measurements 12.6x5x3.8 cm - 5x2.6x1.5 inches
1668175842Code 624 ScrimshawScrimshaw of an engraved whale tooth, of fine workmanship from the first half of the 19th century, length 13 cm, depicting: 6 whalers on a rowing boat trying to harpoon a whale and brig / whaling ship in the background. The back of the tooth bears the following incision THE BARK RAVEN.
Very good condition.
Measurements cm 13x5,8x3,8 - inches 5.1x2.3x1.5
1668177285Code 634 ScrimshawScrimshaw of a vertically engraved whale tooth, of fine workmanship dated 1851., length 11.7 cm, depicting a brig in navigation. The back of the tooth bears the following engraving Anchor and THE BAQUE EAGLE 1851. Very good condition.
Measurements 5.7x3.4x11,7 cm - 2.2x1.4x4.6 inches
1672413119Code 7481 CandlesticksPair of English nautical candlesticks from the 1920s, lost wax casting in silvered bronze.
Made in 3 pieces screwed together, the base is surrounded by a top that twists along the entire length up to the candle holder.
Slight difference in the chrome, good condition.
Good condition. Height inches 7.1 x 3.9.
1674224453Code 7455 Antique SextantBurnished brass sextant signed Mc Millan & Talbott 13 Tower Hill London of the second half of XIX century complete with lenses and accessories, placed in its beautiful original wood box complete with lock and brass hinges. Flap and vernier made of silver, wooden handle, 3 colored glasses for the fixed mirror and 4 for the mobile one, two telescopes, a microscope for reading the vernier, graduated from 0 to 120 °, index and horizon mirros. Measures of box 27,3x27,3 h 13 cm - Inches 10.5 x10.5 h 5.1. Very good condition and fully functional and complete with base for support made of wood and brass on measure.
1676026771Code 7525 FigureheadFigurehead in carved oak depicting a female figure whose body has the shape of a siren, symbol of fertility and protection, with female features in the upper part and fish tail instead of legs in the lower one.
Northern European manufacture dating back to the second half of the 19th century. It is a refined sculpture that almost certainly portrays the owner’s wife or lover, who commissioned a good sculptor of the time, probably a madonnaro, to create the figurehead. The work brings out numerous details, the hair framing the finely sculpted and well-proportioned face with an ecstatic expression and is gathered within a headdress whose shape recalls the statue of liberty in New York. The generous and turgid breasts are uncovered, a bunch of grapes with leaves is carved on the pronounced belly, the grape as a symbol of freedom of the senses and earthly pleasures as well as being a symbol of fertility, wealth and Abundance which brings back the life.
It was carved in oak wood, and due to its features it certainly belongs to a merchant ship, almost certainly a medium-sized brig. Its measurements are 60 inches in height, and 12 inches in maximum width. The carving was done by hand with the use of a round carving gouge. The lack of arms is typical of the figureheads of the second half of the nineteenth century, when for practical reasons, since the arms came off with a certain frequency due to sea shocks, or were damaged by the jib sheets during tacking, it was preferred do not highlight them.
1682690485Code 7505 Boatswain WhistleBoatswain whistle of brass and copper, English manufacture from the early 1930s.
Length 7 cm – 2.8 inches, width 1,6 cm - 0.6 inches, height 2.2 cm - 0.75 inches.
Very Good condition.
1682781476Code 7529 Harpoon Ship LogBrass log in the shape of a harpoon, signed T. Walker’s Patent Harpoon Ship Log A 1 London, from the second half of the 19th century. It is an ancient nautical instrument, very rare and with a characteristic shape, which measured the distance and speed of a ship. He was thrown overboard and dragged behind the ship itself; rotating thanks to its propeller, it transmitted the number of revolutions made on itself to the three dials made on an enameled metal plate placed in the center of the log; the quadrants reported measurements in miles from 0 to 100 in tens, from 0 to 10 in units, from 0 to 1 in quarters. The data was then read every hour to also derive the speed. In excellent condition, fully functional and mounted on a custom-made brass wooden base. Length 50 cm – 19.7 inches, propeller width 14 cm - 5.5 inches, log body diameter 4,5 cm - 1.7 inches.
1683911000Code 7504 Antiqe TelescopeBrass telescope with round section, with three extensions focusing and handle covered in leather, complete with sunshade extension, cap and dust flap. Maximum length 47.5 cm-inches 18.7 minimum 15 cm-inches 5.9 focal diameter 3 cm –inches 1. English manufacture from the early 1800s. Very good condition, working and complete with base for the support made of wood and brass to measure.
1683911428Code 7571 Antique TelescopeBrass telescope with round section, with three extensions focusing and handle covered in leather, complete with sunshade extension and dust flap. Maximum length 80 cm-inches 31.5, minimum 24,5 cm - inches 9.79, focal diameter 4,5 cm – inches 1.7 French manufacture from the second half of XIX century. Very good condition, working and complete with base for the support made of wood and brass to measure.
1683911841Code 7574 Antique TelescopeBrass telescope with round section, with three extensions focusing and handle covered in leather, complete with sunshade extension and dust flap. Maximum length 74 cm-inches 29.1, minimum 24,5 cm - inches 9.79, focal diameter 4,5 cm – inches 1.7 French manufacture from the second half of XIX century. Good condition, some tears on the handle leather,
working and complete with base for the support made of wood and brass to measure.
1686152598Code 7565 Antique FigurehaedAntique wooden figurehead depicting Giacomo Uncino better known as Captain Hook, famous pirate and the main antagonist of Peter Pan. Hook is the fictional captain of a cruel pirate ship. He is so called because instead of his right hand he has an iron hook, his hand was cut off by Peter Pan during a fight and then fed to a crocodile, which liked the hand so much that he hopes to eat the pirate as well at the which one continues to hunt.
The work, in carved chestnut wood was created by a good Ligurian sculptor at the end of the 19th century, of excellent workmanship portraying the half-bust of a bearded man, the right eye bandaged and the hook instead of the right hand, while the left hand holds a large sword and a bandana as a headdress.
Measure cm 35x27 altezza cm 88 – inches 13.7 x 10.6 x 34.6
Chestnut is a precious wood and very resistant to bad weather and wind.
The broken sword was restored in an earlier period, otherwise the state of conservation is very good.
1686153234Code 7603 Antique SextantBrass sextant that can be dated around the second half of the 19th century, an instrument of fine workmanship, complete with optics and housed in an elegant original square box in mahogany feather with hinges, handle and closing hooks in brass. Brass frame with engraved silver protractor scale recessed in the arch, with scale from 0 to +150, silver flap and vernier, wooden handle, 3 colored glasses for the fixed mirror and 4 for the mobile one, four telescopes, a filter , adjustment key, a microscope for reading the vernier, index and horizon mirror. State of conservation: very good, small welding in the frame, complete with support base made of wood and custom-made brass. Box measures 27.5 x 24.5 h 13 cm – 10.8 x 9.6 x 5.1 inches.
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