- 19C. RARE BARK JOHN & WINTHROP CARVED
19C. RARE BARK JOHN & WINTHROP CARVED WHALE TOOTH United States,1880A very stout whales tooth carved with an elaborate landscape depicting ships in a harbor with a bustling city (Most likely San Francisco) full of hills and mountains. The tooth was carved on the John & Winthrop, a whaling ship captained by William T. Shorey who was born in Barbados and was the only black ship captain of the time. He commanded an all African American crew making the John & Winthrop the only all black manned whaling ship in the world.
- PAIR OF JAPANESE BLACK SHIP IMARI COVERED
PAIR OF JAPANESE BLACK SHIP IMARI COVERED BOWLS. Decorated with ships, flowers, and Dutch men. From a White Plains, NY estate. Dimensions: covered bowls measure approx. 4.375" diameter x 3" h. Condition: Good, with light surface scratches and minor dings/dents. Old repairs to edges; old repair to edge of stem to bottom of one bowl. With flea bites.
- A Set of Seven Imari Nanban 'Black Ships'
A Set of Seven Imari Nanban 'Black Ships' Pattern Sweetmeat Dishes, Edo/Meiji Period, 19th Century All decorated with gilt, iron-red, green, yellow, black and aubergine enamels against underglaze cobalt blue, depicting a Dutch trading ship to the centre and Dutchmen along the borders, all set on a red lacquer tray
tray diameter 13 in — 33 cm
- Japanese. 'Black Ship' dishes, set of
Japanese. 'Black Ship' dishes, set of six. glazed and gilt porcelain. ¾ h × 8½ dia in. result: $358. estimate: $400–600. Stylized longevity characters to underside of each example.
- AMERICAN HISTORICAL STAFFORDSHIRE CREAMER/PITCHER
AMERICAN HISTORICAL STAFFORDSHIRE CREAMER/PITCHER HAVIN...American Historical Staffordshire Creamer/Pitcher having black ship design The Hornet blockading the Bonne Citoyenne on one side and "The Hornet Sinking the Peacock" on the opposite side, each displaying naval battles of war of 1812, having green surround and pink luster decoration, circa 1820. height 4 1/2 inches. Provenance: From the Lance & Irma Keller Collection, Bloomfield, Connecticut.
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- (12) HUMMEL FIGURINES TMK9Collection
(12) HUMMEL FIGURINES TMK9Collection of 12 Hummel figurines TMK-9. Hummels included: Little TLC, Hum 2334/A, tallest 5 1/4", Little Banker, Hum 2321, Hee Haw, Hum 2326, My Lucky Heart, Hum 2298, Circus Pals, Hum 2056, Angel of Comfort, Hum 2339, Cuddly Kitty, Hum 2331, Black shipping info This item will need to be shipped by a packing company of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
- PAIR OF JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN "BLACK
PAIR OF JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN "BLACK SHIP" PLATES EARLY 20TH CENTURY DIAMETERS 9.5".PAIR OF JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN "BLACK SHIP" PLATES, Early 20th Century, With shaped edges. Alternating ship and figural decoration. Six-character Chenghua mark on bases. Dimensions: Diameters 9.5".
- A JAPANESE BLACK SHIP IMARI PLATE 19th
A JAPANESE BLACK SHIP IMARI PLATE 19th century, porcelain hand painted with a Dutch ship in the center encircled by decoration of Dutch figures and medallions with smaller versions of the ship, reverse side is decorated with blue scroll pattern and blue lines, unmarked.
- JAPANESE 'NAMBAN' BOWL, EDO PERIODJAPANESE
JAPANESE 'NAMBAN' BOWL, EDO PERIODJAPANESE 'NAMBAN' BOWL, EDO PERIOD, the circular bowl with high sides decorated to the exterior with a group of Dutchmen on red ground and their 'Black Ship' reserved on a white ground, the interior painted with a central underglaze blue floral roundel enclosed within a band of Dutchmen and another 'Black Ship' all flying a variant of the Dutch flag below a border of underglaze blue keyfret, Buddhistic emblem of two scrolls tied with a tasseled cord under foot, h: 3 x dia: 6 in. Provenance: Estate of Tom and Lee Stanley
- COLLECTION OF NAMBAN 'BLACK SHIP' PORCELAIN
COLLECTION OF NAMBAN 'BLACK SHIP' PORCELAIN WARES, MEIJI AND TAISHO PERIODSCOLLECTION OF NAMBAN 'BLACK SHIP' PORCELAIN WARES, MEIJI AND TAISHO PERIODS, including a pair of fan-shaped dishes, decorated on the left side with three European gentlemen in a lobed cartouche with red ground, next to another lobed cartouche with a depiction of a 'black ship' all reserved on a brocade patterned ground, the reverse painted with scrolling chrysanthemum alternating with European men and ships in roundels, with a gilt longevity character under foot, w: 12 in.; a pair of scalloped bowls, the central roundel painted with crossed fish and water plants enclosed within a wide border of alternating stylized mon and 'black ships', the reverse painted with alternating flowerheads and books in roundels and linked by scroll work, apocryphal Ming mark under base, gilt highlights, dia: 5.75 in.; a single bowl, the interior centered by a gilt longevity character below a band of waves and flowers, the exterior painted with alternating European men, ships and flowers, gilt highlights, 4-character mark in underglaze blue under base, dia: 4.75 in.; a pair of small dishes with 'black ships' in central roundels within a gilt highlighted blue wave border and band of alternating European men, ships and stylized crests, the reverse with underglaze blue and red alternating chrysanthemum and European men in roundels, gilt longevity mark under foot, dia: 7.25 in.; and another similar dish but larger, dia: 9.5 in. (8)
- IMARI 'BLACK SHIP FESTIVAL' DECORATED
IMARI 'BLACK SHIP FESTIVAL' DECORATED PLATE, D: 9 3/4 IN. (24.77 CM.)Imari 'Black Ship Festival' Decorated Plate,, Dimensions: D: 9 3/4 in. (24.77 cm.)
- TWO JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN CHARGERSTwo
TWO JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN CHARGERSTwo Japanese Imari Porcelain Chargers, late 19th/early 20th c., first with phoenix roundel encircled by figural and shishi landscapes, dia. 15 1/2 in.; other with floral roundel and "black ships" with European/Dutch figures, dia. 16 in