Vintage wooden ship artwork

Last couple minutes of a sale I showed up hoping to score some silver and it was all gone. Couldn’t leave this sitting in the basement for some reason and dragged it on home. I think it’s pretty cool. We’ll see if anyone wants to vote with their local dollars though. Too big and heavy for me to bother shipping. I assume Francis A II is the ship but it didn’t help me find the actual ship it’s based on. Anyone know? Looks the artists is E? Smith? Scored a cpl old Imari pieces, an Allman Bros record, and Steven King hardcover too. Hardly a killer haul but I hate to go home empty handed.

 

Look at this.

https://www.bidsquare.com/online-au...wood-artworks-ej-smith-20th-c-american-680450

Debora

 

And this.

https://ogtstore.com/unique-vintage-wall-art/hand-carved-wood-mural/

Debora

 

nice artwork.....

 

Very cool piece - I really like it! Lack of normal sails probably shows artistic expression and nothing acurate to history.

 

A four mast schooner, no? Perhaps it was a commissioned piece as a specific boat.

Debora

 

Wowzas on the price of the second piece. It’s much more detailed than mine and I’m guessing somewhat unrealistic. I don’t have a bid square account. Any idea what those sold for? Thanks for finding these. I had no idea what to call them. Was just searching wood art and finding some stuff but not this artist. I was going to try to squeeze 100-200 out of it hoping someone liked it as general nautical decor. Maybe just maybe I can get more with a name!

 

Could be. I was thinking Francis A II had to be a reference to something historical. Could be made up would just be oddly specific for fantasy I think. I didn’t realize the sails weren’t normal but I’m no pro on historic ships.

 

The Bidsquare pieces are described as "Reclaimed wood wall art."

Debora

 

Right yeh that’s a term I hadn’t thought to search!

 

Seems to be a prolific artist. Those # do appear to be a sequential numbering of his work.

Debora

 

Yep, it is old lath. Our house was built in the 1870’s and every time we remodel a room we end up with hundreds of feet of it. Our plaster is made out of lime and horse hair!

 

I have owned several pieces by a craftsman named Theodore Degroot, he worked in the same style.

 

The Bidsquare auction sold for $100 in 2016.

 

Thanks. Oddly it shows up when you Google search but before you click the link. Once you click the link it asks for a membership. So when I clicked Deb’s link I couldn’t see it but when I looked at my own Google search I could. I don’t know if my description makes sense but yeh….

 

He is quite good at it. The end sail on mine fades a bit to my eye but I like it a lot. Clearly takes a unique vision and skill to accomplish these. That one with three homes on bidsquare is beautiful.