Sailor Made Head Knocker, Macrame, C. 1840

Description: A hand made head knocker. Macramed, hand stitched lead piece into kid leather. History: Handmade personal weapon used by sailors to protect themselves in seedy dock areas. Provenance: N/A

wood joint-doll with hairnet, c. 1840, plug head made of papier-mâché, very detailed and modelled made: strongly raised carved decollete made of wood, head is made of papier-mâché, put on the body

China-Head doll, probably KESTNER, c. 1840, Germany, breast head is made of enameled porcelain, long neck, blue eyes, red mouth, stern modelled Biedermeier hairstyle: white middle parting, over the ea

Coconut Fibre Lace Collar made by a Maine sailor on a whaling ship, circa 1840 (per old tag), 29" x 11 1/4" triangle, whip stitched to black silk. Good condition.

very fine carved wooden head, c. 1840, 40 cm, fine, carefull and detailed carved hairstyle: middle parting hair, in the back plait, half visible ears, painted eyes, painted mouth, white kid leather bo

Post-Revolutionary War to Civil War Wax Seal with Handmade Oxbone Handle Sailor Made c. 1860 Mid 19th century, Brass Wax Seal with Handmade Turned Fancy Oxbone Handle, Extremely Fine or better. This s

China-Head doll, c. 1840, so-called "Sophie Smith", enameled porcelain breast head, middle parting (white line) hair is stict and smooth at the head up to the ears, after that 12 ringlets up to the sh

Hinged top with various inlaid woods forming a geometric design. Found in a Hussey family home on Nantucket Island. Probably sailor made. American, c. 1850, 5” H x 12” W x 8.5” D. dry finish, al

19th C. Sailor Made Wooden Trinket Box. Heart shape carved mahogany with ebony and blond wood inlay. Excellent condition, measures: 2.5" H X 8.5" W X 6.25 " D.

19TH C SAILOR MADE INLAID BOX 13.5 X 8.5 CX 8

The Busks are both scrimshawn, the first in baleen features a church and a lighthouse, a potted plant and two hexes; the second in exotic hardwood has six different hexes, a heart at top with "M-K" be

A SILVER FILIGREE BASKET. Russian, c. 1840. Made of filigree with diamond shaped applications. Solid silver insert. 3.5" tall and 3.4" wide.

Folk art elaborately detailed lion's head door knocker. Wonderful patina & detail. 8 h x 4 1/2 w circa. 1900 Shipping: Domestic: Flat-rate of $45.00 to anywhere within the contiguous U.S. Internationa

LOT OF FOUR ~ 18TH AND 19TH C SAILOR MADE FIDS: MAPLE, WALNUT, OAK. PLUS 19TH C SAIL DEADEYE

UNUSUAL 18TH C SAILOR MADE FOLK ART STORAGE BOX WITH INLAY DECORATIONS, NEW ENGLAND, CIRCA 1790, ORIGINAL FINISH, 33 X 18 X 15

19TH C SAILOR MADE WHIMSEY CARVED BALEEN AND KNOTTED ROPE FISHING LINE IN HOLDER 4 3/8", VELVET THEOREM SEWING BOX 2.5 X 4

19TH C SAILOR MADE SHELL BOX, ALL ORIGINAL, 12 X 10 X 7

c. 1840, made by same hand as previous lot, pierced carved gallery with inset mirror, inset marble over four drawers with floral carving, carved feet, 57”h; 38.5”w; 20.5”d Descended

Inlaid Rosewood Sailor-Made Box Circa 1840 The hinged lid and rectangular box with contrasting inlaid edge centering geometric-banded rectangular reserves, quarter fans, and eight-pointed stars, the i

Lot (2) 19th c. Sailor made rope purses. Along with various sailor tools, sail maker repair bags.

Ridgway Pearlware green & white leaf design footed bowl, made in England c. 1840, identifying label to underside, 2.75" H x 9" diameter. Minor paint loss to surface and base noted. Provenance: From th

Large Bronze Lion Head Door Knocker, late 19th c., the knocking ring with relief floral decoration over a high relief lion's head, H.- 9 in., W.- 8 1/2 in., D.- 4 in.

Carved Pipe Head With Glass Eyes c. 1840. Size: 3" H Shipping: Domestic: Flat-rate of $25.00 to anywhere within the contiguous U.S. International: Foreign shipping rates are determined by destination.

Phulkari Head Cloth, India, Early/Mid 20th C. Head cover made of three sections of dark brown tabby woven cotton with dark orange, yellow and white silk embroidery with floss silk in phulkari techniqu