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Antique Mexican Folk Art Shrine Religious Box, Hand-Painted, Early 20th Century
Antique Mexican Folk Art Shrine Religious Box, Hand-Painted, Early 20th Century

Antique Mexican Folk Art Shrine Religious Box, Hand-Painted, Early 20th Century

Located in St. Louis, MO

Two door alter box has interior floral painted doors, exterior of box is plain. Keywords : Diorama box, Retablo or Niche Box Estate of Joan Conway Crancer, daughter of the famous ...

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Early 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Antique Diorama

Materials

Clay, Wood, Paint, Paper

Large Abalone and Mother of Pearl Icon Depicting the Last Supper
Large Abalone and Mother of Pearl Icon Depicting the Last Supper

Large Abalone and Mother of Pearl Icon Depicting the Last Supper

Located in London, GB

Large abalone and mother of pearl icon depicting the Last Supper Jerusalem, Late 19th Century Icon: Height 78cm, width 75cm, depth 13cm Case: Height 86cm, width 83cm, depth 20cm Thi...

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Late 19th Century Israeli Antique Diorama

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Scaled model of Chinese Ceramic workshop with 17 polychromed figures.End 19th C
Scaled model of Chinese Ceramic workshop with 17 polychromed figures.End 19th C

Scaled model of Chinese Ceramic workshop with 17 polychromed figures.End 19th C

Located in brussel, BE

The Diorama was in a private collection for more than 20 years and is said to have been exposed at the China Exposition 1902 in Copenhagen.This group of Chinese polychromed-decorate...

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Late 19th Century Antique Diorama

Materials

Terracotta

+ LEGENDARY LI BAI / ZHUXI LIUYI CHINESE EXPORT SILVER DRAGON-HANDLED FLAGON l
+ LEGENDARY LI BAI / ZHUXI LIUYI CHINESE EXPORT SILVER DRAGON-HANDLED FLAGON l

+ LEGENDARY LI BAI / ZHUXI LIUYI CHINESE EXPORT SILVER DRAGON-HANDLED FLAGON l

Located in Galveston, TX

In contrast to the common village vignettes & violent battle scenes typically found on similar vessels, we are instead treated here to a sophisticated diorama of the most elevate...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Antique Diorama

Materials

Silver

View of the Bay of Naples with Vesuvius, at Sunset

View of the Bay of Naples with Vesuvius, at Sunset

Located in London, GB

In executing his vedute, Achenbach employed a number of expressive methods discovered in the nineteenth century: photography, panoramas and dioramas. Such instruments offered the mea...

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19th Century Antique Diorama

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Collection of 19th Century Beetles in Shadow Boxes
Collection of 19th Century Beetles in Shadow Boxes

Collection of 19th Century Beetles in Shadow Boxes

Located in East Hampton, NY

5 Dioramas or shadow boxes of 19th Century beetles.... odd and interesting....

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Late 19th Century Antique Diorama

Materials

Glass

19th Century French Nautical Musical Automaton, circa 1860
19th Century French Nautical Musical Automaton, circa 1860

19th Century French Nautical Musical Automaton, circa 1860

Located in Nantucket, MA

Antique French Nautical Automaton, likely from Marseilles, circa 1860, a glass domed diorama with windmills and cottages on hillside, overlooking harbor with ship rocking on waves to...

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1860s French Folk Art Antique Diorama

Materials

Clay, Glass, Paper

Connor's Brook, Maine, 19th Century New England Landscape
Connor's Brook, Maine, 19th Century New England Landscape

Connor's Brook, Maine, 19th Century New England Landscape

Located in Beachwood, OH

In 1846, while he was supporting himself by working locally as a diorama painter, Sonntag exhibited a landscape of Kentucky at the American Art-Union, New York, marking the first tim...

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Mid-19th Century Antique Diorama

Materials

Oil

OSWALD SCHIMMELPFENNIG 1890 Table Lamp With Childrens In a Water Pump
OSWALD SCHIMMELPFENNIG 1890 Table Lamp With Childrens In a Water Pump

OSWALD SCHIMMELPFENNIG 1890 Table Lamp With Childrens In a Water Pump

Located in Miami, FL

The antique lamp has been masterfully crafted as a diorama recreating four childs playing around the town water pump under an architectural canopy in the shape of a four-sides roof w...

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1890s German Victorian Antique Diorama

Materials

Bronze, Spelter

Early 20th Century German Feather and Down Processing Machine Model
Early 20th Century German Feather and Down Processing Machine Model

Early 20th Century German Feather and Down Processing Machine Model

Located in London, GB

Early 20th Century German Feather and Down Processing Machine Model An incredibly detailed diorama of a feather and down processing machine.

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Early 1900s German Victorian Antique Diorama

Materials

Metal

Chinese 19 th C Workshop-Scaled model with 17 polychromed figures.World exhibit
Chinese 19 th C Workshop-Scaled model with 17 polychromed figures.World exhibit

Chinese 19 th C Workshop-Scaled model with 17 polychromed figures.World exhibit

Located in Leuven , BE

The Diorama was in a private collection for more than 20 years and is said to have been exposed at the China Exposition 1902 in Copenhagen.This group of Chinese polychromed-decorate...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Diorama

Materials

Terracotta

Golden Eagle in Mountain Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Signed
Golden Eagle in Mountain Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Signed

Golden Eagle in Mountain Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Signed

Located in Stockholm, Stockholm

He also shared a studio with Auguste Baud-Bovy, collaborating on significant projects like the famous diorama of the Blümlisalp. His artistic achievements culminated in contributions...

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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Diorama

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A rare mid-19th century French Louis Philippe musical automaton framed wall cloc
A rare mid-19th century French Louis Philippe musical automaton framed wall cloc

A rare mid-19th century French Louis Philippe musical automaton framed wall cloc

Located in London, GB

Dimensions in inches: H 24” x W 26” x D 7” Age: mid-19th Century Origin: France Condition: Good This item shows natural wear and aging with faded surfaces paint and lost detail but...

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1880s European Early Victorian Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood, Paper

Clarkson Stanfield: The Gulf of Salerno
Clarkson Stanfield: The Gulf of Salerno

Clarkson Stanfield: The Gulf of Salerno

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Once home, he resumed theatrical scenery painting and was famous for his ‘moving dioramas’, unrolling land and seascapes, some twenty feet high.

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Mid-19th Century English Antique Diorama

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Fine Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Overlooking the Sea
Fine Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Overlooking the Sea

Fine Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Overlooking the Sea

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

He exhibited throughout his career in various Parisien galleries, receiving many commissions including one for an immense diorama of over 400 square metres to decorate the Cote d'azu...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Diorama

Materials

Oil

Fine Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Beautiful River Landscape
Fine Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Beautiful River Landscape

Fine Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Beautiful River Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

He exhibited throughout his career in various Parisien galleries, receiving many commissions including one for an immense diorama of over 400 square metres to decorate the Cote d'azu...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Diorama

Materials

Oil

Fine Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Crashing Waves Rocky Coast
Fine Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Crashing Waves Rocky Coast

Fine Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Crashing Waves Rocky Coast

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

He exhibited throughout his career in various Parisien galleries, receiving many commissions including one for an immense diorama of over 400 square metres to decorate the Cote d'azu...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Diorama

Materials

Oil

Fine Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Sunlit Woodland Meadows
Fine Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Sunlit Woodland Meadows

Fine Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Sunlit Woodland Meadows

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

He exhibited throughout his career in various Parisien galleries, receiving many commissions including one for an immense diorama of over 400 square metres to decorate the Cote d'azu...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Diorama

Materials

Oil

Fine Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Dusky River Landscape
Fine Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Dusky River Landscape

Fine Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Dusky River Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

He exhibited throughout his career in various Parisien galleries, receiving many commissions including one for an immense diorama of over 400 square metres to decorate the Cote d'azu...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Diorama

Materials

Oil

19th Century encased paper model of an Indian grocery store
19th Century encased paper model of an Indian grocery store

19th Century encased paper model of an Indian grocery store

Located in London, GB

Size: H 11” x W 18” x D 11” Completely solid in structure and form, this is a super fragile model, being made from paper and being encased in this diorama display has meant the agin...

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1890s Indian Folk Art Antique Diorama

Materials

Paper

Calvary of the Holy Sepulchre

Calvary of the Holy Sepulchre

By David Roberts

Located in London, GB

After working for a while at the Coburg Theatre, Roberts moved to the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane to create dioramas and panoramas. By 1829 he was working full-time as a fine artist,...

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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Diorama

Materials

Lithograph

Jo Mora's 1928 "Carte" of San Diego, Very Rare Pictorial Map
Jo Mora's 1928 "Carte" of San Diego, Very Rare Pictorial Map

Jo Mora's 1928 "Carte" of San Diego, Very Rare Pictorial Map

By Joseph Jacinto Mora

Located in Phoenix, AZ

His contributions to public sculpture and architectural decorations, which are numerous and diverse, gaze calmly at the world from buildings in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Salinas, S...

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1920s Other Art Style Antique Diorama

Materials

Lithograph

Rare Large Chinese Export circa 1900 Shoushan Stone Sculpture Pandas Crane Birds
Rare Large Chinese Export circa 1900 Shoushan Stone Sculpture Pandas Crane Birds

Rare Large Chinese Export circa 1900 Shoushan Stone Sculpture Pandas Crane Birds

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and very rare original Chinese Export circa 1900 Shoushan stone carving of mountain lions on rocks I have two Shoushan stone carving...

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Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Diorama

Materials

Stone

Massive 1880 Antique Ormolu Bronze Enameled Automaton Musical Bracket Clock
Massive 1880 Antique Ormolu Bronze Enameled Automaton Musical Bracket Clock

Massive 1880 Antique Ormolu Bronze Enameled Automaton Musical Bracket Clock

By Winterhalder and Hofmeier

Located in Danville, CA

The arched door with beveled glass opens to the clock face topped by an iridescent bird automaton within a painted diorama framed by an enameled bronze facade of tree foliage and acc...

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Late 19th Century German Antique Diorama

Materials

Bronze

SEM circa 1910s Folio
SEM circa 1910s Folio

SEM circa 1910s Folio

By Georges Goursat (Sem)

Located in Bristol, CT

In 1909, he exhibited with the painter Auguste Roubille, first in Paris, then in Monte Carlo and London. a diorama, composed of hundreds of wooden figurines "of all the merely Paris ...

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1910s Antique Diorama

Materials

Lithograph

Monte Carlo SEM circa 1910s Folio
Monte Carlo SEM circa 1910s Folio

Monte Carlo SEM circa 1910s Folio

By Georges Goursat (Sem)

Located in Bristol, CT

In 1909, he exhibited with the painter Auguste Roubille, first in Paris, then in Monte Carlo and London. a diorama, composed of hundreds of wooden figurines "of all the merely Paris ...

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1910s Antique Diorama

Materials

Lithograph

19th Century Victorian Diorama
19th Century Victorian Diorama

19th Century Victorian Diorama

Located in Reggio Emilia, IT

Victorian diorama containing model of three wooden trees England second half 19th century.

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19th Century Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood

19th Century Regency Diorama
19th Century Regency Diorama

19th Century Regency Diorama

Located in Reggio Emilia, IT

Diorama regency with decorative subject made with wheat ears.

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Early 18th Century English Regency Antique Diorama

Materials

Glass

Large English Ship Diorama
Large English Ship Diorama

Large English Ship Diorama

Unavailable|$14,500

Large English Ship Diorama

Located in Dallas, TX

Handcrafted English Ship Diorama encased in a wood framed glass box with hand painted backdrop in soft blues and greens.

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19th Century English Antique Diorama

Materials

Wire

Tramp Art Nautical Diorama
Tramp Art Nautical Diorama

Tramp Art Nautical Diorama

Unavailable|$9,500

Tramp Art Nautical Diorama

By F. Carlson

Located in West Palm beach, FL

Superb example of an all original late Victorian era tramp art diorama in which you can see a three dimensional miniature of a nautical nature.

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Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Diorama

American Folk Art Nautical Diorama
American Folk Art Nautical Diorama

American Folk Art Nautical Diorama

Located in West Palm beach, FL

Really great and original folk art diorama with nautical theme. This diorama is all painted out in a variegated blue water and sky treatment.

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19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Diorama

Materials

Mixed Media

Antique  Spanish Diorama Ship Model
Antique  Spanish Diorama Ship Model

Antique Spanish Diorama Ship Model

Located in New York, NY

Antique Spanish Diorama Ship Model with Smokestack in Original Box with Aged Painted Patina Spanish Ship Named Infanta Ysabel

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19th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood

Pair Of Huge Animate Dioramas
Pair Of Huge Animate Dioramas

Pair Of Huge Animate Dioramas

Unavailable|$14,000 / set

Pair Of Huge Animate Dioramas

Located in Saint-Andre lez Lille, France

PAIR OF HUGE ANIMATE DIORAMAS Center France popular art circa 1900/1920 More images and information on request

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Early 20th Century French Antique Diorama

American half ship diorama model
American half ship diorama model

American half ship diorama model

Located in Kenilworth, IL

18” x 10” 2” deep, American half ship diorama model of a fractionally rigged sloop under sail, off a headland with lighthouse.

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19th Century American Antique Diorama

Good Quality 19th Century Ship Diorama
Good Quality 19th Century Ship Diorama

Good Quality 19th Century Ship Diorama

Located in Hungerford, Berkshire

This Diorama has the main three mast sailing ship and two smaller boats flanking it.

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19th Century English Antique Diorama

Large 19th Century Ship Diorama USS Chesapeake
Large 19th Century Ship Diorama USS Chesapeake

Large 19th Century Ship Diorama USS Chesapeake

Located in Stamford, CT

Circa 19th century large enclosed, glass front diorama of naval action between the American USS Chesapeake and the British HMS Sharron that took place on June 1st 1813 as part of the...

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19th Century Antique Diorama

Materials

Bamboo, Glass, Wood

19th Century English Fox Hunt Shadowbox Diorama
19th Century English Fox Hunt Shadowbox Diorama

19th Century English Fox Hunt Shadowbox Diorama

Located in Kensington, MD

A fine and rare Late Nineteenth Century English " Fox Hunt ", shadowbox diorama. The figures are hand drawn and painted paper cut-outs.

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19th Century British Antique Diorama

Vintage Chinese Carved Cork Diorama, 1930s Hong Kong
Vintage Chinese Carved Cork Diorama, 1930s Hong Kong

Vintage Chinese Carved Cork Diorama, 1930s Hong Kong

Located in Antwerp, BE

A lovely Chinese harbor scene diorama. Watercolor painted paper background with applied very fine hand-carved cork buildings trees boats and bridges.

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Early 20th Century Hong Kong Antique Diorama

Materials

Cork

Rare Regency Polychrome Painted Diorama of Card Players
Rare Regency Polychrome Painted Diorama of Card Players

Rare Regency Polychrome Painted Diorama of Card Players

Located in San Francisco, CA

A rare Regency polychrome painted pottery diorama of two Chinoiserie card-players, shown in traditional dress and with nodding heads seated at a circular table with cards also strewn...

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1810s British Antique Diorama

Materials

Ceramic

Early 19th Century Composition Diorama under Glass Dome
Early 19th Century Composition Diorama under Glass Dome

Early 19th Century Composition Diorama under Glass Dome

Located in Pittsburgh, PA

Whimsical garden scene featuring children playing in the garden. Very nice condition with new glass dome.

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1820s Unknown George III Antique Diorama

Materials

Composition

Antique American Folk Art New England Coasting Schooner Diorama
Antique American Folk Art New England Coasting Schooner Diorama

Antique American Folk Art New England Coasting Schooner Diorama

Located in Palm City, FL

This is a wonderful example of a very rustic sailor made shadowbox or diorama of a two masted, gaff rigged, black hulled, schooner flying the American flag.

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19th Century American Antique Diorama

Group of English Shadow Box Fish Diorama SATURDAY SALE
Group of English Shadow Box Fish Diorama SATURDAY SALE

Group of English Shadow Box Fish Diorama SATURDAY SALE

Located in West Palm beach, FL

Well done group of English shadow box consisting of fish and water plants. Stuffed Perch, Beam and Roach amid realistic gasses with hand painted dates and labels.

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Diorama

Materials

Lacquer

Nativity
Nativity

Nativity

Located in Milano, IT

Diorama in Legno e Stucco Policromo Attribuito a Thomas Gaudiello (Napoli, attivo 1685–1727) Questo affascinante diorama raffigurante la Natività si distingue per la sua complessa c...

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Late 17th Century Baroque Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood, Chalk

19th Century Erotic Meerschaum Pipe & Cheroot Holders of a Woman in Bed
19th Century Erotic Meerschaum Pipe & Cheroot Holders of a Woman in Bed

19th Century Erotic Meerschaum Pipe & Cheroot Holders of a Woman in Bed

Located in London, GB

Rare late 19th Century erotic Meerschaum Pipe in the form of a woman laying in a bed decorated diorama case, with her legs forming two Cheroot Holders.

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Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Diorama

Materials

Leather, Clay, Fabric

A Pair of 19th c. Monumental Bone Palace Jars
A Pair of 19th c. Monumental Bone Palace Jars

A Pair of 19th c. Monumental Bone Palace Jars

Located in New York, NY

Below on the main body of the Jars, are large carved dioramas of Musicians, Jugglers and Dancers performing in a large garden.

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19th Century Antique Diorama

Old Port of Marseille
Old Port of Marseille

Old Port of Marseille

By Robert Charles Mols

Located in Paris, FR

In 1894, in collaboration with Piet Van Engelen, he painted the Diorama du Congo, which met with great success at the Antwerp exhibition.

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19th Century Impressionist Antique Diorama

Six Framed (32 x 17 in) Charcoal Figure Drawings
Six Framed (32 x 17 in) Charcoal Figure Drawings

Six Framed (32 x 17 in) Charcoal Figure Drawings

By Maurice Newman

Located in New York, NY

Newman also created dioramas and miniature models which were exhibited at the Children's Museum in Boston, the 1939 World's Fair in New York, and the Essex Institute in Salem.

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1920s Art Deco Antique Diorama

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

A Nineteenth Century The East River Looking Southwest by Nicolino Calyo
A Nineteenth Century The East River Looking Southwest by Nicolino Calyo

A Nineteenth Century The East River Looking Southwest by Nicolino Calyo

By Nicolino Calyo

Located in New York, NY

In addition to his depictions of the Great Fire, his oeuvre consists of views of American cities, harbors, and natural wonders, as well as a series of images of local street vendors ...

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19th Century Antique Diorama

Materials

Gouache, Paper

A Nineteenth Century View of Lower New York from Jersey City by Nicolino Calyo
A Nineteenth Century View of Lower New York from Jersey City by Nicolino Calyo

A Nineteenth Century View of Lower New York from Jersey City by Nicolino Calyo

By Nicolino Calyo

Located in New York, NY

In addition to his depictions of the Great Fire, his oeuvre consists of views of American cities, harbors, and natural wonders, as well as a series of images of local street vendors ...

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19th Century Antique Diorama

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Ship Diorama
Ship Diorama

Ship Diorama

Sold|$2,960

Ship Diorama

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A good early 20th century four masted ships diorama in maple frame.

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Early 20th Century English Antique Diorama

Marine Diorama
Marine Diorama

Marine Diorama

Sold|$2,695

Marine Diorama

Located in Surrey, BC

Fabulous diorama with three wood carved painted ships on painted background.

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19th Century American Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood

19th Century Diorama
19th Century Diorama

19th Century Diorama

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A 19th c. ship diorama used as decorative art.

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19th Century English Regency Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood

Antique Ship Diorama
Antique Ship Diorama

Antique Ship Diorama

Located in East Hampton, NY

a great folk art ship diorama of the "St. Jems"... polychrome-painted wood, tin, paper and string/thread... original glass front....

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19th Century Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood

Victorian Shell Diorama
Victorian Shell Diorama

Victorian Shell Diorama

Located in London, GB

A large Victorian shell diorama depicting a row of terraced houses, in stained pine case.

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Diorama

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Antique Diorama For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique diorama available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, glass and paint, every antique diorama was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique diorama — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique diorama made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique diorama that is appealing in its simplicity, but F. Carlson and Hermann Steiner produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Diorama?

Prices for an antique diorama can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $275 and can go as high as $74,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,200.