.

19TH CENTURY SHIP’S SALON LAMP

Handsome detailed copper salon lamp with double burners.
Made by Sherwoods of Birmingham.

ITEM : 138

19th CENTURY BLACKJACK

The Blackjack, a club made of wood and braided leather.
Sailors were knocked out as they left the pub under the influence. 
Crimps lived off the fee that captains paid for every newly seized crew member.

ITEM : 74

19TH CENTURY SILVER BOSUN WHISTLE

A very refined bosun whistle out of silver.
Nice intricate zigzag engraving in diamond pattern on the whistle’s keel.
Marked with a hallmark of foreign origin, most likely Japan.
Complete with braided pocket chord with Turkish knot.
Length: 9 cm (3.5 inches).
Slight traces of wear.

SOLD

Meerschaum Sailor’s Pipe Ca. 1840

A rare beautiful appealing meerschaum pipe in decorative case.
The whole comprises three pipe stems, two of which are in the shape of a ladies’leg.
The lady is finely crafted and very detailed.
This photogenic princess lies sleeping like Sleeping Beauty.
The pictured tamper is rare.
It is carved from bone and produced in England.
It has been made by prisoners of war during the Napoleonic War.
The smallest pipe is equipped with an 14 carat gold frame.

SOLD