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Early 20th Century Welsh School Townscape of Welshpool, Oil on Canvas
Early 20th Century Welsh School Townscape of Welshpool, Oil on Canvas

Early 20th Century Welsh School Townscape of Welshpool, Oil on Canvas

Located in Nottingham, GB

Capturing the serenity and timeless character of the Welsh landscape, this attractive oil painting offers collectors an appealing example of early 20th-century regional British art. ...

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20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint

Original Antique Map of Liverpool and Environs, Victorian Mersey Atlas Map, 1885
Original Antique Map of Liverpool and Environs, Victorian Mersey Atlas Map, 1885

Original Antique Map of Liverpool and Environs, Victorian Mersey Atlas Map, 1885

Located in Langweer, NL

The docks and waterfront infrastructure that made Liverpool a global trading port appear clearly along the river, where ships connected Britain with the Americas, Africa, and the wid...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Maps

Materials

Paper

Rabbi in Prayer, Western Wall, Jerusalem Bar Mitzva Scene, Judaica
Rabbi in Prayer, Western Wall, Jerusalem Bar Mitzva Scene, Judaica

Rabbi in Prayer, Western Wall, Jerusalem Bar Mitzva Scene, Judaica

By Jossi Stern

Located in Surfside, FL

Recognizing the looming threat of Hitler and the pending Nazi invasion of Hungary, in 1940, at the age of seventeen, the young artist made his way to Palestine aboard the Sakaria, an...

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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

et of Five Miniature Watercolors of The Matthew and Early Steamships
et of Five Miniature Watercolors of The Matthew and Early Steamships

et of Five Miniature Watercolors of The Matthew and Early Steamships

By Jack Grunwell

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

With red pennants flying and smoke trailing from funnels, these vessels mark the transition from sail to steam in British naval design. Steam-Assisted Clipper at Sea – A larger vess...

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20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Vintage RMS Lusitania White Star Line Framed Print
Vintage RMS Lusitania White Star Line Framed Print

Vintage RMS Lusitania White Star Line Framed Print

Located in Stamford, CT

Vintage RMS Lusitania White Star Line framed print from a private collector who has been collecting ocean liner prints for over 40 years. The Lusitania was a British passenger ship t...

Category

20th Century Prints

Materials

Wood, Paper

Israeli Jerusalem Judaica Sephardic Rabbi, Boy, Torah Art Drawing Bezalel School
Israeli Jerusalem Judaica Sephardic Rabbi, Boy, Torah Art Drawing Bezalel School

Israeli Jerusalem Judaica Sephardic Rabbi, Boy, Torah Art Drawing Bezalel School

By Jossi Stern

Located in Surfside, FL

Recognizing the looming threat of Hitler and the pending Nazi invasion of Hungary, in 1940, at the age of seventeen, the young artist made his way to Palestine aboard the Sakaria, an...

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jerusalem Hasidic Family Oil Painting Israeli Judaica Yossi Stern Bezalel School
Jerusalem Hasidic Family Oil Painting Israeli Judaica Yossi Stern Bezalel School

Jerusalem Hasidic Family Oil Painting Israeli Judaica Yossi Stern Bezalel School

By Jossi Stern

Located in Surfside, FL

Recognizing the looming threat of Hitler and the pending Nazi invasion of Hungary, in 1940, at the age of seventeen, the young artist made his way to Palestine aboard the Sakaria, an...

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Historic Miniature Watercolor of The Matthew at Bristol and Suspension Bridge
Historic Miniature Watercolor of The Matthew at Bristol and Suspension Bridge

Historic Miniature Watercolor of The Matthew at Bristol and Suspension Bridge

By Jack Grunwell

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

This piece is perfect for collectors with an interest in maritime history, historic ships, and British landmarks, offering a stunning and evocative portrayal of Bristol’s nautical an...

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20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

QUEEN MARY,  LONG BEACH,  CA -  ORIGINAL ARTIST DESIGN CONCEPT FOR PLACEMENT
QUEEN MARY,  LONG BEACH,  CA -  ORIGINAL ARTIST DESIGN CONCEPT FOR PLACEMENT

QUEEN MARY, LONG BEACH, CA - ORIGINAL ARTIST DESIGN CONCEPT FOR PLACEMENT

Located in Santa Monica, CA

The two ships were a British response to the express superliners built by German, Italian and French companies in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

Category

1960s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Black Geometric Sculpture by Ursula Meyer Conceptual Artist
Black Geometric Sculpture by Ursula Meyer Conceptual Artist

Black Geometric Sculpture by Ursula Meyer Conceptual Artist

By Ursula Meyer

Located in Stamford, CT

As she noted later in life, “art is an inevitable part of the larger order of society, its language and world shared and interdependent with the…’vision’…of its specific Time, Life, ...

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Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Old City Jerusalem City Walls landscape Scene Painting, Judaica
Old City Jerusalem City Walls landscape Scene Painting, Judaica

Old City Jerusalem City Walls landscape Scene Painting, Judaica

By Jossi Stern

Located in Surfside, FL

Recognizing the looming threat of Hitler and the pending Nazi invasion of Hungary, in 1940, at the age of seventeen, the young artist made his way to Palestine aboard the Sakaria, an...

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

HMS Scarborough Brass Navy Plaque
HMS Scarborough Brass Navy Plaque

HMS Scarborough Brass Navy Plaque

Located in Norwell, MA

British Navy ship's crest for HMS Scarborough. This is a heavy brass plaque mounted to a wood backboard.

Category

Vintage 1940s European Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Victorian Ceramic Match Striker with hand-painted St George's, England 1890.
Victorian Ceramic Match Striker with hand-painted St George's, England 1890.

Victorian Ceramic Match Striker with hand-painted St George's, England 1890.

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The surface of the ceramic body is embellished with hand-painted St George's - British Royal Navy Ships Flags. Stamped on the bottom "trade mark, S and S" and number "7127".

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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

Large 22.7' Art Deco Edward Fields Style Area Rug from the Queen Mary
Large 22.7' Art Deco Edward Fields Style Area Rug from the Queen Mary

Large 22.7' Art Deco Edward Fields Style Area Rug from the Queen Mary

Located in Van Nuys, CA

The two ships were a British response to the express superliners built by German, Italian, and French companies in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

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Vintage 1970s American Art Deco North and South American Rugs

Materials

Composition

Pair of Small Jarlet with arabesque design, Late Ming Era(16-17th century)
Pair of Small Jarlet with arabesque design, Late Ming Era(16-17th century)

Pair of Small Jarlet with arabesque design, Late Ming Era(16-17th century)

Located in seoul, KR

Period: Ming Dynasty (16-17th century) Type: Jarlet Medium : Blue and White Size : 5cm(Height), 4.5cm(Diameter) Condition : Good Provenance : Presumably from the shipwrecked Binh Th...

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Antique 16th Century Vietnamese Ming Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Snuffbox with English Queen Anne style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Snuffbox with English Queen Anne style Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Snuffbox with English Queen Anne style Sterling Silver Salimbeni

By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1984 and manufactured in Florence in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with a very thick s...

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Vintage 1980s Italian Queen Anne Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

AUSTRALASIAN Off South Sydney Heads
AUSTRALASIAN Off South Sydney Heads

AUSTRALASIAN Off South Sydney Heads

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

Several sailors and passengers are shown onboard the ship as well. Sydney Heads was the site of the first 'forced landing' of British passengers, some 750 convicts, in 1788.

Category

1880s Folk Art Mixed Media

Materials

Wool, Dye

“The Pool of London”
“The Pool of London”

“The Pool of London”

Located in Southampton, NY

Very well executed original watercolor on archival paper of the busy port of London, England with tugs and ships by the British artist Douglas Ian Smart. Signed lower left.

Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Britannia's Pride at Sea: Return from the Anchorage, circa 1920
Britannia's Pride at Sea: Return from the Anchorage, circa 1920

Britannia's Pride at Sea: Return from the Anchorage, circa 1920

Located in Langweer, NL

reflects the naval power and maritime tradition of Great Britain, as implied by the ships returning from their anchorage, ready for their next venture or having completed their duty.

Category

Vintage 1920s Prints

Materials

Paper

Five Tek Sing Cargo 'Aster Sprays' Tea Bowls, Qing Dynasty
Five Tek Sing Cargo 'Aster Sprays' Tea Bowls, Qing Dynasty

Five Tek Sing Cargo 'Aster Sprays' Tea Bowls, Qing Dynasty

Located in seoul, KR

The following day, a British East India Company ship came to the aid of those on board, showcasing a moment of maritime solidarity.

Category

Antique 1820s Indonesian Qing Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

SMS Fürst Bismarck: German Armored Cruiser in Pre-WWI Era – 1903 Chromolitho
SMS Fürst Bismarck: German Armored Cruiser in Pre-WWI Era – 1903 Chromolitho

SMS Fürst Bismarck: German Armored Cruiser in Pre-WWI Era – 1903 Chromolitho

Located in Langweer, NL

Symbol of German Naval Power: As a modern armored cruiser, SMS Fürst Bismarck was a symbol of Germany’s expanding naval capabilities and its ambitions to rival established maritime p...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of the Queen Charlotte Islands, Haida Gwaii
Antique Map of the Queen Charlotte Islands, Haida Gwaii

Antique Map of the Queen Charlotte Islands, Haida Gwaii

Located in Langweer, NL

The name “Queen Charlotte” was given from the name of a British merchant ship engaged in the fur trade who visited in the island two years prior to publication, in 1785.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

1 Carat Round Brilliant Cut Diamond 18 Karat White Gold Classic Cross Pendant
1 Carat Round Brilliant Cut Diamond 18 Karat White Gold Classic Cross Pendant

1 Carat Round Brilliant Cut Diamond 18 Karat White Gold Classic Cross Pendant

By Hasbani Diamonds

Located in London, GB

Skilfully hand crafted 18 karat white gold set with 11 natural white round brilliant cut diamonds color G and clarity SI. British hallmarked and will be shipped from London United ki...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum

Large Block Print Blue and White Bowl c 1822, Tek Sing Cargo
Large Block Print Blue and White Bowl c 1822, Tek Sing Cargo

Large Block Print Blue and White Bowl c 1822, Tek Sing Cargo

Located in seoul, KR

The following day, a British East India Company ship came to the aid of those on board, showcasing a moment of maritime solidarity.

Category

Antique 1820s Indonesian Antiquities

Materials

Porcelain

Sailor's Woolie of the American Protected Cruiser "USS Chicago", circa 1885
Sailor's Woolie of the American Protected Cruiser "USS Chicago", circa 1885

Sailor's Woolie of the American Protected Cruiser "USS Chicago", circa 1885

Located in Nantucket, MA

But another likely reason is suggested and reinforced by the fact that this piece portrays an American vessel: while we normally assume woolies to made by British sailors, even when ...

Category

Antique 1880s American Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Antique Print of the Harbour Sunda Kelapa of Batavia in the Dutch Indies, 1826
Antique Print of the Harbour Sunda Kelapa of Batavia in the Dutch Indies, 1826

Antique Print of the Harbour Sunda Kelapa of Batavia in the Dutch Indies, 1826

Located in Langweer, NL

In the background Genung Salak or Salak Mountain, near Buitenzorg or nowadays Bogor. In the front a ship with the British flag going into Sunda Kelapa, the harbour of Batavia or nowa...

Category

Antique 1820s Prints

Materials

Paper

„MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY“ Original American Lobby Card of the Movie, USA 1962.

„MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY“ Original American Lobby Card of the Movie, USA 1962.

Located in Cologne, DE

Meuterei auf der Bounty, Lobby Card, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, Portsmouth, Ship, British, In 1787, captain Dimensions: 21,9 cm x 32,8 cm (in) 28 cm x 35,5 cm (out)

Category

1960s Modern Interior Prints

Materials

Color

Large Art Deco Style Area Rug
Large Art Deco Style Area Rug

Large Art Deco Style Area Rug

$11,730Sale Price|40% Off

Large Art Deco Style Area Rug

Located in Van Nuys, CA

The two ships were a British response to the express superliners built by German, Italian, and French companies in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Art Deco North and South American Rugs

Materials

Composition

A fine reverse glass silhouette of H.M.S.s Marlborough, Foudroyant and Lee
A fine reverse glass silhouette of H.M.S.s Marlborough, Foudroyant and Lee

A fine reverse glass silhouette of H.M.S.s Marlborough, Foudroyant and Lee

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

This reverse glass painting shows the silhouettes of three British naval ships of the line within a ropework border, their outlines inside the glass casting shadows on the cream grou...

Category

Antique 1860s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Glass

The Biggest Catch, Nantucket by David Yarrow - Contemporary Staged Photography

The Biggest Catch, Nantucket by David Yarrow - Contemporary Staged Photography

By David Yarrow

Located in Chicago, IL

When I think of Nantucket, I think of the cobbles - particularly on Main Street - not only because of their aesthetic appeal, but also because they tell a story of the island’s Briti...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Charlotte Shore Daughter Of The Governor General Of India Painted In India 1790s
Charlotte Shore Daughter Of The Governor General Of India Painted In India 1790s

Charlotte Shore Daughter Of The Governor General Of India Painted In India 1790s

By Arthur William Devis

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Devis became extremely well-travelled, and even circumnavigated the world; when he was about twenty, he was appointed draughtsman on the British East India Company's ship Antelope in...

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Early 19th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Liber Veritatis - B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

Liber Veritatis - B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

By Ludovico Caracciolo

Located in Roma, IT

He became a protégé of Elizabeth Foster, the second wife of the fifth Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish, and had the opportunity to publish a set of prints inspired by Claude Lor...

Category

1810s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Landscape fromLiber Veritatis - Original B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815
Landscape fromLiber Veritatis - Original B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

Landscape fromLiber Veritatis - Original B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

By Ludovico Caracciolo

Located in Roma, IT

He became a protégé of Elizabeth Foster, the second wife of the fifth Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish, and had the opportunity to publish a set of prints inspired by Claude Lor...

Category

1810s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Liber Veritatis -  B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

Liber Veritatis - B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

By Ludovico Caracciolo

Located in Roma, IT

He became a protégé of Elizabeth Foster, the second wife of the fifth Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish, and had the opportunity to publish a set of prints inspired by Claude Lor...

Category

1810s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

19th Century river landscape oil painting of an Inn by a river
19th Century river landscape oil painting of an Inn by a river

19th Century river landscape oil painting of an Inn by a river

By Walter Stuart Lloyd

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

Stuart Lloyd British, (1858-1926) The Ship Inn Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 19.5 inches x 29.5 inches Size including frame: 27.5 inches x 37.5 inches An appealing landscape pa...

Category

19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

George III Mahogany Regulator Clock
George III Mahogany Regulator Clock

George III Mahogany Regulator Clock

$16,187Sale Price|20% Off

George III Mahogany Regulator Clock

Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire

However these types of clocks were shipped throughout the British Empire and some were destined for countries that were either close to or on major fault lines or areas of high volca...

Category

Antique 1790s English George III Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

Liber Veritatis - Original B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

Liber Veritatis - Original B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

By Ludovico Caracciolo

Located in Roma, IT

He became a protégé of Elizabeth Foster, the second wife of the fifth Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish, and had the opportunity to publish a set of prints inspired by Claude Lor...

Category

1810s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Liber Veritatis - B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

Liber Veritatis - B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

By Ludovico Caracciolo

Located in Roma, IT

He became a protégé of Elizabeth Foster, the second wife of the fifth Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish, and had the opportunity to publish a set of prints inspired by Claude Lor...

Category

1810s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Liber Veritatis - Original B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

Liber Veritatis - Original B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

By Ludovico Caracciolo

Located in Roma, IT

He became a protégé of Elizabeth Foster, the second wife of the fifth Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish, and had the opportunity to publish a set of prints inspired by Claude Lor...

Category

1810s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Liber Veritatis - Original B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

Liber Veritatis - Original B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

By Ludovico Caracciolo

Located in Roma, IT

He became a protégé of Elizabeth Foster, the second wife of the fifth Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish, and had the opportunity to publish a set of prints inspired by Claude Lor...

Category

1810s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Liber Veritatis - B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

Liber Veritatis - B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

By Ludovico Caracciolo

Located in Roma, IT

He became a protégé of Elizabeth Foster, the second wife of the fifth Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish, and had the opportunity to publish a set of prints inspired by Claude Lor...

Category

1810s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Liber Veritatis - B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

Liber Veritatis - B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

By Ludovico Caracciolo

Located in Roma, IT

He became a protégé of Elizabeth Foster, the second wife of the fifth Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish, and had the opportunity to publish a set of prints inspired by Claude Lor...

Category

1810s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Liber Veritatis - Original B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

Liber Veritatis - Original B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

By Ludovico Caracciolo

Located in Roma, IT

He became a protégé of Elizabeth Foster, the second wife of the fifth Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish, and had the opportunity to publish a set of prints inspired by Claude Lor...

Category

1810s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Liber Veritatis - Original B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

Liber Veritatis - Original B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

By Ludovico Caracciolo

Located in Roma, IT

He became a protégé of Elizabeth Foster, the second wife of the fifth Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish, and had the opportunity to publish a set of prints inspired by Claude Lor...

Category

1810s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Liber Veritatis - Original B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

Liber Veritatis - Original B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815

By Ludovico Caracciolo

Located in Roma, IT

He became a protégé of Elizabeth Foster, the second wife of the fifth Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish, and had the opportunity to publish a set of prints inspired by Claude Lor...

Category

1810s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Palatial Sculpture of Henri Robert-Marcel Duchamp by Ursula Meyer
Palatial Sculpture of Henri Robert-Marcel Duchamp by Ursula Meyer

Palatial Sculpture of Henri Robert-Marcel Duchamp by Ursula Meyer

By Ursula Meyer

Located in Stamford, CT

As she noted later in life, “art is an inevitable part of the larger order of society, its language and world shared and interdependent with the…’vision’…of its specific Time, Life...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

View of St. John’s Cathedral, Antigua
View of St. John’s Cathedral, Antigua

View of St. John’s Cathedral, Antigua

Located in New York, NY

It is said that these statues were confiscated by the British Navy from the French ship HMS Temple in Martinique waters in 1756 during the Seven Years’ War and moved to the church.

Category

19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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British Ships For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of British ships is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique British ships was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, wool and wood. British ships have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. British ships are generally popular furniture pieces, but Folk Art, Victorian and Industrial styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made British ships over the years, but those made by Kelvin & Hughes, Michael J. Whitehand and Robert Ernest Roe are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are British Ships?

British ships can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $4,250, while the lowest priced sells for $450 and the highest can go for as much as $65,000.