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Welcome to John F. Rinaldi Nautical Antiques

John F. Rinaldi, Nautical Antiques specializes in buying, selling and collecting a wide range of maritime antiques including antique scrimshaw and whaling items, ship carvings and figureheads, nautical paintings, navigating instruments, naval items, ship models and numerous other maritime antiquities.

Since 1972 we have issued 38 illustrated catalogs featuring thousands of nautical antiques. 
To view more examples of the type items that we regularly handle, visit our Maritime Antiques page.

We Buy Antique Scrimshaw & Whaling Artifacts

We are always interested in purchasing nautical antiques. If you are selling one piece or your entire collection we would appreciate hearing from you.

Maritime Antiques

A diverse representation of the type of items that we regularly buy, sell and collect.

An assortment of important 19th century scrimshaw.

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A few 19th century maritime related wood carvings.

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A grouping of important naval related antiquities.

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A few 19th century maritime paintings.

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An assortment of early navigating instruments.

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Antique Model Ships

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Group of out-of-print books and catalogs on scrimshaw.

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John F. Rinaldi

107 Ocean Avenue
PO Box 765
Kennebunkport, Maine 04046

Tel: 207-967-3218 - Cell: 561-789-6930 - Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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