Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art

A PAIR OF MODEL ROYAL NAVY CARRONADES AS USED IN SERVICE CIRCA 1800 with 9in. cast iron two-stage tapering barrels, with cascabel and threaded hei...

ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN WARD OF HULL (BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY) H.M.S. ‘Asia’ entering Spithead, 1834 Watercolour 11½ x 17¼in. (29 x 44cm.)Condition repor...

ENGLISH OFFICER SCHOOL, 1836 H.M.S. 'Hercules' and H.M.S. 'Asia' off Dover, June 12th 1836 Watercolour Inscribed and dated as per title 4¾ x 7in. ...

WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (BRITISH, 1851-1931) 'Victory' off Portsmouth Etching Signed in pencil 'W.L. Wyllie' (lower left) 8 x 10in. (20 x 25.5cm.)

IRWIN JOHN DAVID BEVAN (BRITISH, 1852-1940) H.M.S. 'Victory' serving as port ship at Portsmouth, circa 1920 Watercolour Signed 'Irwin Bevan' (lowe...

Ø A NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER OF WAR STYLE BONE AND TORTOISESHELL MODEL FOR A 40-GUN FIFTH-RATE FRIGATE the 20in. hull planked and pinned in tort...

A FINE ‘BUGBEAR’ COCONUT CARVED SHELL POSSIBLY COMMEMORATING THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE OF 1803 carved in relief with bust-length portraits of Napoleo...

A BONE INLAID SAILOR WORK WOODEN SNUFF BOX, CIRCA 1840 carved in the form of a man-o'-war with contrasting gun ports, coppered fore and aft deck, ...

Ø AN INLAID WOODEN SNUFF BOX IN THE FORM OF A SHIP, CIRCA 1870 carved in oak as a ram-bowed battleship with bone and ebony contrasting rim, the li...

Ø A LIGNUM VITÆ FID of typical form -- 13in (33cm.); together with another similar -- 10in. (25.5cm.); a treen seam rubber with knotwork handle, a...

R. LOWRY LOMAX (BRITISH, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY) Portsmouth Harbour Watercolour Signed and dated ‘R Lowry Lomax 1883’ (lower left) 7½ x 16in...

AN ADMIRALTY SHEER DRAFT PLAN FOR A 48-GUN FRIGATE, CIRCA 1825 drawn over three conjoined sheets of thick wove paper, the profile with tinted ster...

A SAILING DIAGNOSTIC SAILING PLAN FOR H.M.S. VINDICTIVE, CIRCA 1810 with scaled profile of full hull with sailing plan over, and manuscript specif...

A BALLAST AND STOWAGE PLAN FOR H.M.S. ALFRED AS REDUCED TO A 50-GUN CIRCA 1823 the vertical sectional plan of the hold tinted in three colours and...

A MODEL OF A 17TH CENTURY STYLE NAVAL GUN BY REILLY, LONDON, CIRCA 1850 with 15in. barrel cast with rococo decoration, ¾in. bore and touch hole, d...

A BRASS MODEL OF A NAVAL GUN, POSSIBLY 19TH CENTURY with five-stage tapering barrel with chiselled GR cipher by trunnions, 3/16in. bored barrel wi...

A RARE VICTORIAN BRASS-BOUND OAK HARNESS CASK FOR THE ROYAL NAVY coopered in stained oak of conical form with brass banding and hinged lid with de...

A WELL PRESENTED AND DETAILED 1:36 SCALE MODEL OF H.M.S. BEAGLE CELEBRATED FOR CHARLES DARWIN'S VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY, 1831–1836 the 36in. planked a...

A LOGBOOK FOR H.M.S. ACTIVE BY JOHN JAMES ALLEN, RN, 12 NOVEMBER 1822 TO AUGUST 1824 signed on the title page, 164ff., three pen and wash drawings...

A SCRIMSHAW DECORATED NAUTILUS SHELL incised with three warships at anchor, with cartouche inscribed Samuel Chance 1848 with rope design to spiral...

A 19TH CENTURY CAMPAIGN MIRROR the plate loosely contained within mahogany case with location 'ratchet' and enclosed by two hinged doors when not ...

A RARE BLUE AND WHITE NAVAL MESS PLATE, CIRCA 1840 the front with cartouche depictions of vessels and inscribed Royal Navy Mess No. 1 within patri...

A BLUE AND WHITE ROYAL NAVY MESS PLATE unsigned, with crown and crossed flags motif numbered 3 to centre, 'bun' profile of Victoria in cartouche t...

BLUE AND WHITE ROYAL NAVY MESS WARE comprising three crown pattern plates for messes 7, 9 (Victoria's head) and 37 (Edward VII's head) -- 9½in. (2...

WILLIAM DEANE (BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY) H.M.S. 'Royal Adelaide' at Plymouth Watercolour Signed 'W. Deane' and dated '1888' (lower right) 10¼ x 13¾in...

A SAILOR’S WOOLWORK PICTURE OF H.M.S. LIFFEY, CIRCA 1860 depicted in full and inscribed H.M.S. LIFFEY 51 GUNS – 10 x 14in. (21.5 x 33.5cm.); conta...

FOLLOWER OF SIR OSWALD WALTERS BRIERLY (BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY) H.M.S. ‘Imperieuse’ 50 guns at anchor in the Downs with crew furling her sails Wate...

AN 8IN. RADIUS DOUBLE-FRAMED SEXTANT BY TROUGHTON, CIRCA 1810 the oxidised brass 'T' frame signed on the arc Troughton London, with silver scale d...

A CAST IRON VICTORIAN STICK STAND in the form of a sailor standing atop a capstan, finished in polychrome, loose drip tray-- 27 x 17½in. (68.5 x 4...

A VICTORIAN SILVER MARITIME CUP marks of Henry Wilkinson, London 1874, the bowl with applied ropework surrounding blank cartouches, further chased...

A VICTORIAN SILVER BOATSWAIN’S CALL marks of Hilliard & Thomason, Birmingham 1860, of typical form with the barrel embossed with crowned anchors, ...

δ SIR FRANK BRANGWYN (BRITISH, 1867-1956) The last of H.M.S. 'Britannia' Etching, signed in pencil Pl. 22½ x 32¼in. (57 x 82cm.) ...[more]

A CAPSTAN INKWELL MADE FROM THE TREEN OF H.M.S. BRITANNIA with dedication plate -- 4in. (10cm.) high; together with a quantity of other Britannia ...

LOUIS NEVILLE (BRITISH, ACT.1887-1914) A view of Rochester Castle from the river with Thames barges; A cadet training ship, warship and steam yach...

WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (BRITISH, 1851-1931) A cadet training hulk at anchor at Dartmouth Drypoint etching Signed ‘W.L. Wyllie’ (lower left) Pl. 7¾ ...

Ø 19TH CENTURY GUNNERY BLOCKS AND TACKLE RECOVERED FROM THE WRECK OF H.M.S. CONWAY (EX. NILE) heavily constructed in wood and iron in salvaged con...

A BRONZE BREECH-LOADING GUN RECOVERED FROM A SPANISH ARMADA WRECK OFF THE WEST COAST OF IRELAND, CIRCA 1588 OR BEFORE possibly a pedero a braga (s...

ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY A view of the lost [sic] of the ‘Royal George’ at Spithead, August ye 29th, 1782 Watercolour on conjoined sheets of l...

'TRUE STORIES OF H.M. SHIP ROYAL GEORGE FROM 1746 TO 1841 ...' Henry Slight for E. Hartnell, Isle of Wight 1941, bound in wood from the wreck, the...

A DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY (V.O.C.) SILVER INGOT SALVAGED FROM THE ROOSWIJK CARGO, CIRCA 1739 stamped with the mark of the Amsterdam Chamber of th...

A DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY (V.O.C.) SILVER INGOT SALVAGED FROM THE ROOSWIJK CARGO, CIRCA 1739 stamped with the mark of the Amsterdam Chamber of th...

A BOTTLE OF EXPORT WHISKY RECOVERED FROM THE S.S. POLITICIAN, WRECKED ISLE OF BARRA 1940, RECOVERED 1966 the clear glass bottle marked for James M...

TWO WHISKY BOTTLES RECOVERED FROM THE WRECK OF THE S.S. POLITICIANboth empty and marked for Ballantine's, one retaining cork, both inscribed FEDER...

A FINE 12-BOLT DIVING HELMET BY SIEBE GORMAN, CIRCA 1950 numbered 19682 (matching), tinned overall, the bonnet with counter-numbered faceplate, sp...

A 12-BOLT DIVING HELMET BY SIEBE GORMAN & CO. LTD, LONDON, CIRCA 1930 numbered 13128 (matching), the bonnet with numbered faceplate, spitcock, air...

A 12-BOLT DIVING HELMET BY HAI TUN, CHINESE, CIRCA 1989 after Siebe Gorman, with beaten bonnet, faceplate with plastic guard, air inlet with sprun...

A TWO-DIVER ADMIRALTY PATTERN DIVING PUMP BY SIEBE GORMAN & CO. LTD, LONDON, CIRCA 1920 stamped on the eccentric crankshaft 7791, red-painted fram...

A PAIR OF DIVER’S BOOTS with lead-weighted soles, brass toe caps and leather uppers with straps – 14½in. (37cm.) long (2Provenance: Shoreham Ports...

A GOOD PAIR OF DIVING BOOTS, PROBABLY BY SIEBE GORMAN constructed in heavy duty leather with brass eyelets, wooden liner with thick lead sole and ...

A 12-BOLT DIVING SUIT BY SIEBE GORMAN LTD in canvas and rubber; together with a pair of boots (worn)

A SWINDELL PATTERN LIGHTWEIGHT DIVING HELMET, CIRCA 1970 constructed in ebonised fibreglass with brass fittings, large plexiglass faceplate and to...

A DIVER’S KNIFE, PROBABLY BY SIEBE GORMAN with 8in. steel blade (rusted), composition handle and chromed scabbard with leather strap – 14in. (35.5...

A HEINKE LUNG OUTFIT, CIRCA 1958 with gas bottles with webbing frame and valves; metal and rubber demand valve mouthpiece with maker's plate inscr...

A COMMEMORATIVE DIVING KNIFE BY WENOKA CUTLERY, CIRCA 1983 the 7in. steel blade numbered 545 with depiction of a diver and inscribed Diving Knife ...

TWO FLINTLOCK SHIP'S PISTOLS FROM THE 1854-56 WEST AFRICA NIGER EXPEDITION STEAM YACHT PLEIAD the locks signed E & W. BOND / LONDON, brass trigger...

ROSS, CAPTAIN SIR JAMES CLARK, A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY AND RESEARCH IN THE SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC REGIONS DURING THE YEARS 1839-43 two vol., first e...

KANE, ELISHA KENT, ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS: THE SECOND GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN 1853, '54, '55 two vol., first edition, engr...

DUFFERIN, LORD, LETTERS FROM HIGH LATITUDES; BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE ... TO ICELAND, JAN MAYEN & SPITSBERGEN IN 1856 second edition, foldin...

ARCTIC DISCOVERIES MEDAL, 1818-55 octagonal silver medal, bust of Queen Victoria left, rev. sledging party with ship beyond, with ‘Pole Star’ susp...

MINIATURE POLAR MEDALS OF THE 1876 AND 1904 ISSUES three dress miniatures of the 1876 silver medal and the 1904 issue (2 – Edward VII, silver, cla...