Paint Architectural Models

Grand Hotel Red Black Hand Painted Letter Box, England Fabulous classic floor standing collection box, dating from the 1950's. This large wooden painte...

This spectacular French abstract sculpture features a compression of industrial metal elements. Eye-catching design with original paint in green and red colors with raw metal detaili...

This stunning French abstract sculpture features a compression of Industrial metal elements. This eye-catching design has original paint in blue and white colors with raw metal detai...

Stunning French abstract sculpture, featuring a compression of industrial metal elements. Eye-catching design with original paint in blue and white colors with raw metal detailing. E...

This rare and enchanting hand carved and polychrome painted carousel "track" horse by Charles W. Dare is a important piece of antique Americana. One of the earlier works by one of the first carousel makers in the United States, this remarkable horse exudes undeniable character and charm. Carved in a galloping or jumper position, this whimsical yet primitive country-fair style equine exhibits all the hallmarks of Dare’s design, such as the forward-facing ears, the perfectly combed assymetrical mane with a wind-blown effect, the tail made of realistic hair, and the distinctive “bird” saddle, which was carved separately and attached. Mounted on a fitting platform of simple design. Among carousel antiques...

Early-20th Century Working Scratch Built Windmill Model We are proud to offer an original one-off example of an early 20th century English scratch-built model of a working windmill...

For sale in this LOT is a rare carved wood, hand painted architectural archway model dating circa 1890. This highly decorative and unique un-touc...

Stunning French abstract sculpture, featuring a compression of industrial metal elements. Eye-catching design with original paint in green and red color with raw metal detailing. Eac...

A large and fabulous Chinese carved, lacquered and painted wood architectural model of an ancestral hall, Qing Dynasty, 18th century. The an...

This charming 19th century Victorian birdhouse was modeled on the Neo-Gothic mansions that were then being built for the potential buyers of birdhouses. Cast in iron, it bears the na...

This plaster or resin model dates to the late 1930s when a program that was part of the government's Work's Progress Administration's or WPA program employed hundreds of thousands of artists and artisans to built and produce a diverse array of projects. This model stems from Pennsylvania Museum Extension project and by the number 2 was produced in Pittsburgh Pa. These models are becoming quite difficult to find. The following paragraph from a museum will explain the program which started in 1937: The Pennsylvania Museum Extension Project In 1935, “the first year of its existence the Work Projects Administration in Pennsylvania gained the distinction of originating the State-Wide Museum Extension type of project.” (26), and it is obvious from the surviving literature and artifacts made in Pennsylvania that it was the model emulated by many of the other state programs. In fact, Pennsylvania’s prominence in producing visual aids was made quite evident by its proud and boastful offer to willingly share “blue prints and other plans” (27) with any State MEP project that requested them. The PMEP fulfilled two distinct purposes during its existence. The first and most obvious propose was to “prepare… historical and educational objects and exhibits for use as visual aids in education.” (28) The second aim of the Project was to help “museums in their normal work and to organize and operate children’s museums in schools.” (29) The objects were either distributed free of charge or sometime sold for a nominal fee to tax supported Pennsylvania schools, libraries, and museums. Teachers, librarians, and museum curators then used these “visual props” (often thought of as education-through-play) in the classroom as a way to bring alive the culturally diverse, global and rapidly modernizing world that the children of Pennsylvania and America were increasingly caught up it. Mrs. Martha Colt was the Director of the State-Wide office of the PMEP from 1935-1943. The office was located in Harrisburg, the state capitol, at 46 North Cameron Street. Pennsylvania was divided into 16 Districts, and in 1939, there were seven production facilities, or work units...

19th century column or pedestal, gilt wood fluted column painted with beautiful faux-marble painting decorated with oversized acanthus leaves, circa...