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Early 19th Century Watkins and Hill Model Beam Engine
By Watkins & Hill
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A rare early 19th century demonstration model of a steam driven beam engine made by Watkins and
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Early 19th Century English Antique Model Engines

Materials

Brass

Display Model of a Russian Harbor Patrol Ship
Located in Woodbury, CT
Model of an Imperial Russian harbor patrol ship, Commander Bering (1905) modeled by G. Cheikhet
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Model Engines

Materials

Brass

Cased Ship’s Boardroom Model of Three Sister Ships
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A cased ship’s boardroom model of three sister ships, recorded on the label as ‘TSS Dublin
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1910s Scottish Antique Model Engines

Materials

Glass, Wood

Large Wooden Cutaway Teaching Model of Jet Plane
Located in Peekskill, NY
I'm guessing that this Buck Rogers style model dates to the late 1930s. The scale is bigger than it
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Early 20th Century American Space Age Antique Model Engines

Materials

Wood

Shipyard Built Model of a Steam Launch, by Robertson & Sons of Argyll
Located in London, GB
A very fine working model of a steam launch built by Robertson & Sons shipyard. Sandbank, Argyll
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Early 20th Century Scottish Antique Model Engines

Decorative Antique MODEL CARS, Rare Rolls Royce Cream Car Franklin Mint 1911 UK
Located in Hampshire, GB
Arising from the collaboration of the automobile brands, this exclusive antique model car is a 1:24
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1910s British Hollywood Regency Antique Model Engines

Materials

Metallic Thread, Aluminum, Berlin Iron, Brass, Bronze, Cut Steel, Foil, ...

A half hull model of Egyptian Coast Guard Cutter Ab-Bass by G.L.Watson, 1891
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This fine shipyard half-hull model has a painted pink hull with a pale green waterline and white
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1890s Scottish Antique Model Engines

Materials

Metal

Superb Model Steam Engine
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine example of a mid 19th century model steam engine with boiler and a circular saw.
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19th Century English Antique Model Engines

Antique Schaeffer & Budenberg Stationary Steam Engine Model w Copper Boiler
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century Schaeffer & Budenberg stationary steam engine model. Made of cast iron
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Late 19th Century Industrial Antique Model Engines

Materials

Metal, Copper

Ernst Plank Steam Engine
Located in Madrid, ES
The Ernst Plank steam engine is a fascinating and remarkable piece, especially the Union model with
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Late 19th Century Antique Model Engines

Materials

Copper

Ernst Plank Steam Engine
Ernst Plank Steam Engine
H 16.93 in W 6.7 in D 6.7 in
Automaton Beam Engine Clock by Andre Guilmet
By Andre Romain Guilmet
Located in Amersham, GB
A novelty mantel clock in the form of an industrial beam engine by Andre Romain Guilmet, dating
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1870s French Industrial Antique Model Engines

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

Antique Restored Fire Engine Seat circa 1920's
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a restored antique fire engine seat, similar to the Ahrens Fox models in the
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Early 20th Century American Antique Model Engines

Materials

Brass, Iron

1940s Tether Car Powered by Original Super Cyclone Engine
By Rexner
Located in Hampstead, QC
took small gas-powered engines from their model airplanes and mounted them on a board with four wheels
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Early 20th Century American Streamlined Moderne Antique Model Engines

Materials

Aluminum

Cartier Sterling and Enamel Art Deco Desk Clock with Breguet Engine Turned Dial
By Cartier
Located in Long Beach, CA
Breguet Engine Turning and is Gilded as well. It is as beautiful from the back as it is from the front. We
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1920s Swiss Art Deco Antique Model Engines

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Cartier Sterling and Enamel Art Deco Desk Clock with Breguet Engine Turned Dial
By Cartier
Located in Long Beach, CA
condition. We have just serviced it and it keeps dependable time. The unique back is done in Breguet Engine
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1920s Swiss Art Deco Antique Model Engines

Rolex Silver Tonneau Shape with Rare Original Breguet Engine Turned Dial 1920's
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
Winding / 15 Jewels / Caliber DIAL / HANDS: Rare, Original Silvered with Breguet Engine Turning Luminous
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1920s Swiss Art Deco Antique Model Engines

Amazing Scratch Built Locomotive English Folkart Model
Located in London, GB
created as a model and does not move, the inside of the engine room is quite amazing with a coal hatch
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1920s British Folk Art Antique Model Engines

Materials

Metal

19th Century landscape oil painting of cattle in a lane
By Charles Collins
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Cambrian Academy in 1918. As well as being an artist, he also made model engines as a hobby. He had
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19th Century Victorian Antique Model Engines

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Shipbuilders Half Block Model of the Steamship Dunbrody
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Finely detailed shipbuilder's half block model of the steamship Dunbrody, built and engined by The
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1890s English Antique Model Engines

Materials

Mahogany

Shipbuilders Half Block Model of the Steamship Dunbrody
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Finely detailed shipbuilder's half block model of the steamship Dunbrody, built and engined by The
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1890s English Antique Model Engines

Materials

Mahogany

Art Deco Ford Trimotor Desk Airplane Wooden Model, ca. 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Ford Tri-motor desk airplane wooden model - ca. 1925. Fantastic desk / counter airplane
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Model Engines

Materials

Aluminum

Keith Murray - Moonstone Glaze Vase for Wedgwood, Model Number 3802 Circa 1935
By Keith Murray
Located in London, GB
Keith Murray Moonstone Vase, by Wedgwood, Model Number 3802 Circa 1935 An Earthenware, "moonstone
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1630s British Art Deco Antique Model Engines

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

1920s Late Victorian Pigeon Hole Unit, Storage, Shelving Unit 'Model 9'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1920s late Victorian pigeon hole unit - storage - shelving unit (Model 9). 1920s late Victorian
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1920s British Antique Model Engines

Materials

Pine

Giant Art Deco Brass Fountain Pen and Mechanical Pencil Display Models
By Wahl Eversharp Co
Located in Hanover, MA
writing pens depicted by these giant replicas. Both have spectacular engine turned Art Deco styling
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Model Engines

Materials

Brass

1920's Late Victorian Pigeon Hole Unit - Storage - Shelving Unit (Model 32)
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1920’s Late Victorian Pigeon Hole Unit – Storage – Shelving Unit (Model 32) 1920’s Late Victorian
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1920s English Antique Model Engines

Materials

Pine

1920's Late Victorian Pigeon Hole Unit - Storage - Shelving Unit (Model 30)
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1920’s Late Victorian Pigeon Hole Unit – Storage – Shelving Unit (Model 30) 1920’s Late Victorian
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1920s English Antique Model Engines

Materials

Pine

1920's Late Victorian Pigeon Hole Unit, Storage, Shelving Unit 'Model 33'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1920’s Late Victorian pigeon hole unit – storage – shelving unit (Model 33). 1920’s Late Victorian
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1920s English Antique Model Engines

Materials

Pine

1920's Late Victorian Pigeon Hole Unit, Storage, Shelving Unit 'Model 23'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1920’s Late Victorian pigeon hole unit – storage – shelving unit (Model 23) 1920’s Late
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1920s British Antique Model Engines

Materials

Pine

Antique pair of 19th century bronze hounds on red marble bases.
Located in London, GB
A fine quality pair of early 19th Century Regency period well-cast bronze Models of Greyhounds
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Model Engines

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Unusual Vinaigrette Made in Birmingham by Francis Clarke, 1848
By Francis Clarke
Located in London, GB
An unusual Vinaigrette made in Birmingham in 1848 by Francis Clarke. The Vinaigrette is modelled
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Model Engines

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

William IV Silver Gilt Vinaigrette by Thomas Shaw, 1831
By Thomas Shaw
Located in London, GB
Birmingham in 1831 by Thomas Shaw. The Vinaigrette is silver gilt and is modelled as a pocket watch. The
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19th Century English William IV Antique Model Engines

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique William IV Sterling Silver Book Vinaigrette
By Gervase Wheeler
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
sterling silver vinaigrette has been realistically modelled in the form of a book. The surface of this
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1830s English Antique Model Engines

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vinaigrette Made in Birmingham by Edward Smith in 1845
By Edward Smith
Located in London, GB
exceptional example is modelled in an unusual, almost square, form with a cast foliate frame on the cover and
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Model Engines

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Viennese Antique Gold Emerald Ruby and Pearl Clock, Probably by Carl Wurm c1830
Located in London, GB
baroque style, set with rubies and emeralds, with natural half seed pearls encircling the engine turned
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1830s Austrian Early Victorian Antique Model Engines

Materials

Emerald, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Pearl, Gold

19th Century Dentist's Treadle Drill, by Ss White Dental Manufacturing Co.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
*Operational means, when the foot pedal is engaged the engine wheel turns, there are no attachments to test, we
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Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Model Engines

Materials

Steel, Iron

LUXIOR Automobile early automotive original vintage poster
By Georges Henri Privat-Livemont
Located in Spokane, WA
produced a 1767cc model advertised as having a 'Valveless Pre-Compression Engine with Superimposed
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1910s Art Nouveau Antique Model Engines

Materials

Lithograph

Berlin Porcelain Tureen, by KPM, Beautifully Decorated
By K.P.M. Berlin
Located in San Francisco, CA
the noon meal, workers had to supply their own light after dark. The master model maker's earnings
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Late 18th Century German Rococo Antique Model Engines

Materials

Porcelain

French Navy Ironclad Warship Battleship Courbet. A Sailor’s Sentimental Tribute.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
main guns, four 10.8 inch 20 calibre model 1875 guns, six 5.5 inch model 1881 guns and twelve 1 pounder
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Early 20th Century Realist Antique Model Engines

Materials

Paper, Oil, Watercolor

English Regency Bronze Arcadian "Genre" Mantel Clock of Boy Feeding Chickens
Located in London, GB
French Empire model of this clock and this is an English version of that model. The subject is of a boy
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1820s English Antique Model Engines

Materials

Ormolu

Portable Copying Machine by James Watt & Co.
By James Watt
Located in New Orleans, LA
only device in the 18th century that was able to duplicate letters; this particular model was also
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18th Century English Other Antique Model Engines

Materials

Mahogany

A Strut Clock in The Manner of Thomas Cole by Howell, James & Co.
By Thomas Cole (Clockmaker)
Located in Amersham, GB
engine turned silvered roman dial set behind a bevelled glass with distinctive fleur de lis hands. The
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1860s English Baroque Revival Antique Model Engines

Materials

Ormolu

Castle Top Vinaigrette, Warwick Castle, Birmingham, 1847, Nathaniel Mills
By Nathaniel Mills
Located in London, GB
the River Avon. Made in Birmingham in 1847 by Nathaniel Mills. The Vinaigrette is modelled in a shaped
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1840s British Victorian Antique Model Engines

Materials

Sterling Silver

Tipp & Co Clockwork Motorcycle With Rider & Pillion Passenger
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
, embossed details, and intricate chromolithography of engine details, gear lever, carburetor, and handbrake
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1920s Sporting Art Antique Model Engines

Materials

Tin

Tipp & Co Clockwork Motorcycle With Rider & Pillion Passenger
Tipp & Co Clockwork Motorcycle With Rider & Pillion Passenger
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H 6.7 in W 9.45 in D 1.97 in
R. Blackinton 1910 Edwardian Enameled Round Box In .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
interiors finish. Made of circular form with the lyd decorated with engine turned radiant guilloche
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Antique Model Engines

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

A Palatial 19th Century French Second Empire Ormolu Mounted Bronze Garniture Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The clock case modeled with two displayed eagle cresting, the platform supported by two winged
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19th Century French Empire Antique Model Engines

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Théodore Deck (1823-1891) Faience Paneled Fourteen-Tile Rectangular Wall Plaqu
By Theodore Deck
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. This apprenticeship did not prevent him from spending his free time draw-ing or modeling clay in the
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1870s French Japonisme Antique Model Engines

Materials

Faience, Wood

Fleurus Airship French Army
By Norman Wilkinson
Located in Middletown, NY
two dozen "camoufleurs;" they were artists, students, model makers and consultants, including a
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Early 20th Century Realist Antique Model Engines

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Vienna Bergman Bronze Figurine Smith with Anvil and Gearwheel, circa 1922
By Bergmann Foundry
Located in Vienna, AT
resting on a gearwheel / additionally, the smith holds a small model of a steam engine in raised left hand
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1920s Austrian Other Antique Model Engines

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Early Antique French Alabaster Clock Set, Cupid L’Amour Menaçant after Falconet
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
leaves. The dial is mercury gilded bronze (Bronze Doré) with engine turned centre and Breguet hands in
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Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Model Engines

Materials

Alabaster

Pair of Empire Six-Light Candelabra Attributed to Escalier De Cristal circa 1819
By L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
quality. The model for the toilette suite has been attributed to Nicholas-Henri Jacob, one of Jacques
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Model Engines

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

A Renaissance Revival , Copper & Brass Mounted with Malachite Top, Jewelry Box
Located in Sheffield, MA
Magneto-Electric power, .. The armature of the machine, set in motion by a small steam-engine, revolves at
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19th Century English Renaissance Revival Antique Model Engines

Russian Silver Pavel Ovchinnikov & Ivan Khlednikov Gilt Cloisonné Enamel Casket
By Ivan Khlebnikov, Pavel Ovchinnikov
Located in GB
, quadrangular flat serving dishes for several dinner sets from the Winter Palace on the old models were
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Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Antique Model Engines

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Brass Stationary Steam Engine on Walnut Base, France, 1870
Located in Lake Forest, IL
19th Century Brass Stationary Steam Engine on Walnut Base, France, 1870 Signed: ORESTES PAGAN
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19th Century French Antique Model Engines

Materials

Brass

English Dockyard Ship Model
Located in Cambridgeshire, GB
An historically important 1:96 scale English dockyard frame model of the 120 gun first rate ship-of
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Early 19th Century English Antique Model Engines

Materials

Glass, Wood

English Dockyard Ship Model
English Dockyard Ship Model
H 7.88 in W 15.75 in D 5.52 in
Fully Restored German DKW E206 Motorcycle
Located in London, GB
successful model was launched, the E 206, which was powered by a 64x64mm 206cc single-cylinder engine
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Early 20th Century German Antique Model Engines

Materials

Metal

19th Century Treen String Barrel in the Form of a Beehive
Located in London, GB
This lovely engine turned lignum vitae string barrel is unusually modelled in the form of a beehive
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1840s British Antique Model Engines

Cartier Desk Clock and Lighter
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
lighter's body. The body is fully engine turned and has thick gold plate applied to it. The body is free
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1920s British Antique Model Engines

Materials

Gold Plate

Cartier Desk Clock and Lighter
Cartier Desk Clock and Lighter
H 4.25 in W 3.25 in D 1.15 in
Louis Vuitton Steamer Trunk / Malle 1901-1914
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Haguenau, FR
model, introduced in 1896, has the distinction of having a non-woven canvas and not a stencil
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20th Century French Edwardian Antique Model Engines

Louis Vuitton Steamer Trunk  / Malle   1901-1914
Louis Vuitton Steamer Trunk  / Malle   1901-1914
H 17.72 in D 18.12 in L 29.53 in
Copying Press
By James Watt
Located in New York, NY
presses of the same model were owned by Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. The original patent was
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18th Century and Earlier English Sheraton Antique Model Engines

Materials

Mahogany

Copying Press
Copying Press
H 5.13 in W 17.63 in D 11.25 in
Allegory of Mechanics, Raoul Verlet
By Charles Raoul Verlet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
brothers the first aircraft engines and their derivatives. Bollée's family were well known bellfounders
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1910s French Other Antique Model Engines

Materials

Plaster

Allegory of Mechanics, Raoul Verlet
Allegory of Mechanics, Raoul Verlet
H 71.26 in W 74.81 in D 45.28 in
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Antique Model Engines For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique model engines available for sale. Frequently made of metal, wood and brass, all antique model engines available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique model engines available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique model engines to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Industrial, Folk Art and Victorian antique model engines are of considerable interest. Many antique model engines are appealing in their simplicity, but Sulzer Brothers and Watkins & Hill produced popular antique model engines that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Model Engines?

Prices for antique model engines start at $1,600 and top out at $11,709 with the average selling for $6,533.