The antique sailor made ship in bottle is probably the most skilled sailors folk art. It involves making a tiny and accurate model of a sailing ship and inserting it thought the neck of a bottle. Every ship in a bottle is unique and they often take hundreds of hours to complete, a very underrated form of sailors craft
A sailor made ship in a bottle of a four masted barque. The ship is set on a simulated moulded putty sea and details include: standing and running rigging, deck houses, skylights, ships boats, capstan, signal flags and the ship is flying the British ensign flag. The ships hull is painted to simulate gun ports which was common on merchant sailing vessels.
A sailor made ship in a bottle of a four masted barque. The ship is named MARY and is set on a simulated moulded putty sea. The details include: standing and running rigging, deck houses, skylights and the ship is flying the British ensign flag. Partial diorama backdrop with painted sky and clouds. Mounted on a hardwood display stand.
A rare sailor made ship in a bottle, depicting a five masted barque under full sail. The ship is set on a simulated moulded putty sea and has carved wooden sails. Details include: standing and running rigging, glass beads used for brace blocks, deck houses, skylights and ships boats. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD.
A sailor made ship in a bottle of a four masted barque mounted on an intricately carved hardwood stand. The ship is set on a simulated moulded putty sea and details include: standing and running rigging, deck houses, skylights, ships boats, whaleback, capstan, poop and foredeck railings. The ships hull is shown painted with fake gun ports which was common on merchant vessels. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD.
A sailor made ship in a bottle of a four masted barque being escorted into port by a steam tug. The diorama backdrop is extremely detailed and shows coastline, lighthouse, signal stations, windmills, houses and trees. The ship is named "FRIEDA" and is set on a simulated moulded putty sea and details include: standing and running rigging, deck houses, foredeck railings and numerous flags. The steam tug has simulated smoke coming from the funnel, there is also two smaller steam vessels and two sailing vessels in the bottle. This ship in a bottle was made by a German sailor and the flags on the signal stations, lighthouse tug and barque are the German Schleswig-Holstein flag, also the sailing ship has a triple gaffed mizzen mast which was common on German vessels. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD.
A rare sailor made, ship in a bottle depicting a four masted steam assisted sailing ship. The ship is set on a simulated moulded putty sea and is passing a lighthouse. Details include: standing and running rigging, deck houses and simulated smoke coming from the funnel. Mounted on a hardwood display stand. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD.
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