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Period: Mid-19th Century
Miniature 19th Century Victorian Figured Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c. Charming antique miniature chest of drawers. The chest has a marble top. The case is figured mahogany, with four stacked drawers, the ...
Category
English Late Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair Rouge Marble ‘Grand Tour’ Models of Ruins Celebrating the Corinthian Order
Located in New York, NY
A Large and Incredible Pair of Rouge Marble ‘Grand Tour’ Models of Ruins Celebrating the Corinthian Order, Most Probably Attributed To The Workshop Of Benedetto Boschetti. The fist ...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Marble
Elegant English miniature chest of drawers in walnut burl from Mid-19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant English miniature chest of drawers in walnut burl from Mid-19th Century.
Perfect as a jewelry or collector’s box.
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
English Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Walnut
Antique Miniature Mahogany Bow Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive and elegant mid-19th century mahogany miniature
bow fronted chest having well figured top above two short and
two long drawers raised on elegant splay feet.
Category
English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Miniature English Mahogany Chest Sheraton Style Chest - Circa 1850's
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Antique Miniature Commode. English, Mahogany, circa 1850's in a Sheraton Style with glass knobs. 12" W x 8.5" D x 15.5"H. Good antique condit...
Category
American Sheraton Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Early Victorian Mahogany Candle Riser In The Form Of A Games Table
Located in Essex, MA
With tilt top with checkerboard inlay on a turned support and tripartite base and bun feet.
Category
English Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany, Maple, Rosewood
Scottish Miniature Burl Wood Chest of Drawers, 1863
Located in Savannah, GA
A Scottish miniature chest of drawers in burled wood.
Drawer inscribed on underside with maker’s name:
“E.B. McGowan; Bank St, Wigtown; 17th Fe...
Category
Scottish Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Micromosaic and gold paperweight. After G.Barberi. Early 19th century.
By Gustav Barberini
Located in Paris, FR
A rectangular marble paperweight with octogonal inlaid micromosaic plate. The plaque depicting a spaniel in a landscape, the trunk os a tree in this left.
Depictions of dogs in micro...
Category
Italian Restauration Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Marble
Miniature with female subject, watercolor on ivory, Italy 1830.
Located in Milan, IT
Miniature with female subject, watercolor on ivory.
The frame, in waxed fruit wood, is square in shape with a circle inside. The circle is bordered by a gilt brass decoration which f...
Category
Italian Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
American Late Federal Walnut Table Form Centerpiece
Located in Essex, MA
A nice table with oval top with compass inlay. Raised on turned legs.
Category
American Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Antique Swiss Samuel Troll Fils Key Wind Cylinder Music Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Made in Switzerland in approximately 1850, this key wind brass cylinder music box is set in a burled walnut case with an inlaid shield in the top and has a gl...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
19th Century Meissen Porcelain: Empress Catherine ii of Russia's Favorite Dog
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Meissen Porcelain Model Of Empress Catherine II Of Russia's Favorite Dog (Russisches Windspiel). This delightful 19th-century Meissen porcelain model depicts Empress C...
Category
German Louis XVI Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Porcelain
Staffordshire Marble Slipware Glazed Pottery Pig Moneybox
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful antique English Staffordshire pottery pig moneybox decorated in marble effect slipware glazes and dating from around 1840. The moneybox shaped as...
Category
English Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Trumpet-Shaped Miniature Brass Candlesticks from, 1830s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A pair of cute trumpet-shaped miniature brass candlesticks in Karl Johan, during the 1830s.
Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
Swedish Karl Johan Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
1860 Grand Tour Bronze Statue of Place Vendome Column with Napoleon, Marble Base
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for auction this stunning antique circa 1860 Grand Tour bronze statue of Place Vendome Column with Napoleon on top in so...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
Framed Set of Five Lava Cameos Mid 19th c
Located in valatie, NY
Framed set of five Lava Cameos, Mid 19th c. Cameos made of colored limestone were popular souvenirs of a trip to the south of Italy in the 19th century. The material was promoted to ...
Category
Italian Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Lava, Foil
Victorian Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming late 19th century mahogany minaiture chest, having rectangular top over two short and three long drawers, retaining original turned wooden knobs, flanked by rounded corner...
Category
English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Miniature Wellington Chest
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique miniature Victorian Wellington chest of drawers in burr walnut. This dates from around the 1860-1880 period & is quite a rare item.
It is a charming little item,...
Category
English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Styled Miniature Two Drawer Dresser or Jewelry Chest
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This miniature antique two drrawer dresser is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1850 and done in the period Louis XV style. The dresser ...
Category
French Louis XV Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Victorian Miniature Mahogany Centre Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Attractive And Charming Mid 19th Century Mahogany Miniature Centre Table, With Tilting Top Over Turned Central Support And Triform Base With Elegant Scrolling Feet.
There is ofte...
Category
English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Shipyard Model of a Steamship
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine shipyard model of an early sailing steam screw ship of the transitional sail to steam period with good detailed deck fittings including hatches, ...
Category
English Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Mid-19th Century Mahogany Miniature Centre Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An exceptional quality mid-19th century mahogany miniature center table, having superbly figured circular tilting top, over elegant carved central column and triform plateau base, wi...
Category
English William IV Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Travelling Sterling Silver Shaving Brush, London 1856 William Neale
By William Neale 2
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1856 by William Neale, this handsome, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Shaving Brush, is plain in style, with a replac...
Category
English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Late Regency Childs Yew and Elm Windsor Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form with bow back and pierced baluster splat, turned legs and crinoline stretcher.
Category
English Regency Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Elm, Yew
19th Century Mahogany Miniature Wellington Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A good quality mid-19th century mahogany
Miniature wellington chest of four drawers
Having original turned knobs and locking
Pillaster
...
Category
English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
French Miniature Louis Lvi Style Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
French miniature Louis LVI style secretary with fall front opening and bronze doré
Mounts. Circa 1840.
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Advertisement Wristwatch of the Swiss Watchmaker "Certina"
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare and old advertisement of the Swiss watchmaker "Certina". The large advertisement is designed in the form of a wristwatch and is fully funct...
Category
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Large Vintage Rosewood Pond Yacht Ship Model
Located in Kastrup, DK
A very elegant wooden pond yacht ship model. High quality, hand-built.
Hull and mast made in rosewood with fine details.
Set onto a custom wood...
Category
Danish Modern Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Hardwood
Carved Wood Sternboard from Captain's Gig On "Terpsichore"
Located in Norwell, MA
Captain's gig sternboard hardwood with rope carved border and brass lettering "Terpsichore Sandefjord" Norway. Great old sternboard from the Captain's gig from the Terpsichore. Circa...
Category
Norwegian Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Apprentice Chest, Satinwood Inlay
Located in Port Chester, NY
A beautifully made mahogany apprentices' practice chest of drawers with satinwood inlay. Handsome mouldings at top and and carved plinth at the bottom....
Category
English Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Miniature Terrestrial Globe Newton & Son London, Post 1833, Ante 1858
Located in Milano, IT
Miniature Terrestrial Globe
Newton & Son
London, post 1833, ante 1858
Paper, papier-mâché, bronze and wood
It measures: sphere diameter 2.95 in (7.6 cm); diameter of the wooden base 6.02 in (15.3 cm); height 8.36 in (21.24 cm).
Weight: 2,067 lb.
State of conservation: the globe still bears its original paint, but has various small gaps, abrasions and stains on the surface.
The globe is hinged with two pins at the meridian circle, which is in turn inserted perpendicular to the horizon circle; this is supported by four semi-arches connected at the bottom by a small goblet-shaped foot, resting on a wooden bell-shaped base.
Apart from the wooden base, the entire support structure is made of bronze; on the foot there are the scale reproductions of a compass, a telescope and an open book.
The sphere is made of papier-mâché and is covered with twelve printed paper gores.
In the North Pacific Ocean the globe bears a cartouche with the inscription (about 30% of the writing is illegible, but the missing parts can be easily integrated based on the rest):
NEWTON’S
New & Improved
TERRESTRIAL
Globe
Published by Newton & Son
66 Chancery Lane
LONDON
On the globe, much of central Africa is empty and the great lakes Tanganyika and Victoria are not marked (Europeans would begin to explore the area after 1858). Canada is called "British Territory" and Alaska "Russian Territory" (it would become part of the United States in 1867). Australia already bears its modern name (until 1829 it had been called New Holland) and its coasts are completely designed; Tasmania is listed as an island (Matthew Flinders circumnavigated it in 1798). The routes of Cook's various voyages are plotted; both the route followed by Biscoe in 1831 and the "Land of Enderby" which he discovered on the coast of Antarctica, south of Africa, are marked.
Bibliography
P. Van der Krogt, Old Globes...
Category
English Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
Set of Ten 19th Century English Victorian Brass Chimney Good Luck Shoes or Boots
Located in Haarlem, NL
Four sets and two single pieces of English Victorian brass chimney ornaments or "good luck" shoes.
What a lovely collection of shiny shoes don't you think? Let me tell you a little bit about them,
during the Victorian period in England, it was fashionable to have a pair of "good luck" brass shoes on your mantel (fireplace), they would been given to you as a wedding gift.
Two sets were definitely match stick holders...
Category
British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Gilded Antique Friezes for Furniture
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
- Rare gilded friezes for furniture, to enrich Your door, Your mirror, Your headboard of bed etc. -
O/6842 - crown antique in gilt bronze - cm. 26 x height 1...
Category
Italian Beaux Arts Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
Lugger Lifeboat Model by Twyman for the International Exhibition, London, 1862
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Lugger lifeboat model by Twyman for the International Exhibition, London 1862. The planked and pinned hull of this lifeboat has a lead keel, bilge keels, a wooden rudder with a yoke, gesso-coated canvas wales and a grab line. It is fitted internally with a forward compartment enclosing a stove and glazed deck lights, seats, covered hatches with copper strapping, a bilge pump with a handle, mast securing points, a metal anchor with a buoy and other details, together with a quantity of furled masts and rigging, a silk flag, and other accessories. The bow has ‘Sunbeam/Friend of all Nations’ and the stern has ‘Ramsgate’, painted in gold on a black ground. English, 1862.
Provenance: H. Twyman (designer/modeller) thence by descent
Exhibited: International Exhibition, London 1862, Vol. 2, object no. 2760
The 1862 International Exhibition in London hosted a fine array of exhibits from 28,000 exhibitors, and enjoyed a footfall of 6.1 million (about the same as that of the 1851 Great Exhibition...
Category
English Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair of Miniature Globes Lane’s on Tripod Bases, London post 1833, ante 1858
By Lane's
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of miniature globes
Lane’s, London, post 1833, ante 1858
Papier-mâché, wood and paper
They measure:
Height 9.44 in (24 cm);
Sphere diameter 2.75 in (7 cm);
Diameter of t...
Category
English Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Paper, Wood
Miniature Cast Bronze Grand Tour Architectural Sculpture of the Trajan Column
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This miniature cast bronze architectural model of the Trajan Column dates to the 19th century to commemorate one of the Grand Tours of Europ...
Category
French Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Bird's-Eye Maple Simulated Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming mid-19th century simulated bird's-eye
Maple miniature chest of three long drawers
With original turned wooden knobs raised
On original plinth
(There is often debate ...
Category
English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Victorian Antique Mahogany Miniature Chiffonier
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming mid-19th century mahogany two
door miniature chiffonier having carved decoration
to back and two-panelled below on original plinth
(An unusual type of piece to see a miniature variation of
this was almost certainly made originally as a travelling
salesman's sample. It would have been constructed as a
scale replica...
Category
English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Spanish Miniature 3-Drawer Chest
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Spanish miniature 3-drawer chest.
Category
Spanish Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Porcelain Portrait, 19th Century Gilded Bronze Frame Signed A.Giroux
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of porcelain and enamelled portraits featuring a man and a woman of the 17th century. It is most likely a portrait of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa of Austria. The two porcelain m...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
19th Century Painted Pine Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive mid-19th century painted pine
miniature chest of two short and two long
drawers having original brass knob handles
raised on original shaped bracket feet
(The...
Category
English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Pine
Atelier Musee Du Louvre after Pilon Germain, King Henri II Bust, 1850s, France
By Atelier de moulage du Louvre, Germain Pilon
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
A French Grand Tour 19th century plaster, bust of French King Henri II made by Atelier de moulage du Louvre between 1854-1865 after Pilon Germain...
Category
French Empire Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plaster
19th Century Rosewood Miniature Sideboard Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Charming Late Regency Period Rosewood Tea Caddy, In
The Form Of A Miniature Pedestal Sideboard, Having Hinged
Lid Over Concealed Canisters And Central Mixing Bowl Hole
Raised O...
Category
English Regency Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Rosewood
Gothic Revival Architectural Model for a Watchstand , English, circa 1830
Located in Spencertown, NY
The model in various woods and bone inlay and finials. An arched window with painted copper roundel. With hinged rear door access. English
Category
Italian Gothic Revival Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Miniature Cast Bronze Grand Tour Architectural Model and Desk Thermometer
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This miniature cast bronze architectural desk thermometer sculpture of a European monument dates to the 19th century to commemorate one of the Grand T...
Category
French Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Miniature Wardrobe
Located in Stockbridge, GA
19th century miniature wardrobe.
Category
European Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Chinese Charm Token Shoe with Compartment, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally tucked in a pocket as a charm, this tiny shoe was kept close at hand as a talisman for marital happiness. Meticulously carved from wood, the shoe is decorated with a double happiness symbol, the traditional symbol for conjugal bliss. A lovely Valentine’s Day or anniversary gift, the charm has a compartment ready to be filled with a note or small gift...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Pine
Impressively Large Antique Diorama or Shadow Box of Sailing Vessel
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A very large impressive diorama or shadow box work of art with detailed sailing vessel.
Category
French Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Chinese Miniature Noodle Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A treasure of a chest, this charming miniature cabinet is named for the narrow, rounded molding that surrounds the frame and resembles noodles. Lacquered rich red, the small cabinet exhibits the same high level of craftsmanship found in larger such cabinets made in the Qing dynasty with exquisitely painted floral decorations and handcrafted hardware. The cabinet opens to a single shelf, making it just the place to stow jewelry...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
19th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Carved Miniature Blanket Chest or Coffer
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare and fine quality 19th century Italian Renaissance walnut carved miniature blanket chest or coffer. Fine carving in walnut wood on the fron...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
19th century Papier Mache Table Top Hinged Screen Butterfly and Bird Motif
Located in Savannah, GA
Unusual small size papier mache tabletop screen featuring hand painted flowers, a colorful bird and butterfly. Three brass hinged panels. Half round s...
Category
English Aesthetic Movement Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Anatomical Model of Gorilla by Dr. Louis Auzoux Plus Unique Handwritten Booklet
Located in Haarlem, NL
Sinke & van Tongeren exhibited this extremely rare Auzoux Gorilla by carefully taking apart the model and creating an exploded view of this historically important piece. When viewed from a particular angle all pieces come together to form the original shape. It was part of the exhibition called ‘TIER’ at MOA in The Netherlands
The story of a remarkable 19th century anatomical model created just four years after Darwin unleashed a political storm with his theories on human evolution.
The publication of Charles Darwin’s controversial On the Origin of Species in 1859 caused debates to rage about human evolution, debates which witnessed the politicisation of a creature whose existence had only recently been confirmed by modern science. On one side of the argument was the Darwinian camp; on the other were those opposed to Darwin’s theory, such as Richard Owen, the famed Director of the Natural History Museum and a man who, interestingly, coined the word ‘dinosaur’.
Tales of the creature in question had endured for centuries, but up until 1847 it remained a myth, an unknown. This all changed thanks to the missionary Thomas Savage and the anatomist Jeffries Wyman who wrote a paper for the journal of the Boston Society of Natural History in which they described a new species: Troglodytes gorilla. (Later, in 1929, Harvard zoologist Harold Coolidge would apply the synonym Gorilla gorilla...
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Paper
19th Century "Globe De Marié" in Great Condition
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century "Globe de Marié" that was used for a demonstration of an intension to propose marriage to your beloved. The bottom part is made of hand painted wood and the decoration i...
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Glass
Antique Miniature Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A late Regency mahogany miniature bowfronted chest of two short and
three long drawers retaining original turned wooden knobs above shaped
apron ...
Category
English Regency Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Palais Royal Aide-de-Memoire, French, circa 1830
Located in New York, NY
Purse revealing diary and pen in the interior.
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
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