Auction Schedule

1.  West Point NY, Hotel Thayer, August 18 & 19 2012.  Day 1: Fine & Decorative Arts including Marine Art, Fine Art, Jewelry, Porcelain, Glass, Bronzes & Furniture.  Day 2: Arms, Armor, Historic Flags, Native American, Nautical, Hudson River items, Signatures, Military & Naval History items.

2.  Palm Beach Auction, Sunday & Monday of President's weekend, February 17 & 18, 2013, auction begins @ Noon  each day.  Held at the Palm Beach Hilton, I-95 at the Southern Blvd exit.  Same format as above.

     

As well as auctions we carry an invenotry of Marine Art and Artifacts, Ships in bottles and maritime related bookends.

Ship portraits  are a specialty and whether you wish to purchase one special painting for a room or an entire collection for your yacht, we will work eagerly to complete your project. If you are seeking a portrait of your ancestor’s ship you can sign our Guestbook for a registered request. We will contact you first when one becomes available. Your request will be hosted by our website and specific ship portraits wanted list. 

For an article about Ship Portraits written by Louis J. Dianni,  click the link found under the Referance Library, articles written by Louis J Dianni.  An article titled Edward Preble, Commander USS Constitution will appear there as well.

We also carry a selection of sailor art such as:

Scrimshaw - Sailor’s valentines - Carved whale ivory and whalebone canes - Ship models - ½ Models - Shadowboxes - Sailor’s woolwork pictures

Our inventory may also include the occasional fine model made by Prisoners of War in bone and boxwood. Along with ship portraits we carry a selection of coastal scenes from the 19th and 20th centuries.

      Appraisals can be provided for insurance purposes, donation purposes, estate issues(including probate evaluations) or simply to value your property. Provide pictures by Email or USPS along with dimensions and your contact information. 

Credit cards are accepted.  All shipping to any location is done expertly in-house and all items are sent insured.

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