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Lobster Boat Diorama Titled "Hauling the Catch"
Lobster Boat Diorama Titled "Hauling the Catch"

Lobster Boat Diorama Titled "Hauling the Catch"

Located in Norwell, MA

Maritime Diorama showing a "Downeast" lobster boat from Maine plying her trade near a bell buoy marker.

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Early 2000s North American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Vintage Handmade Boat Model Diorama
Vintage Handmade Boat Model Diorama

Vintage Handmade Boat Model Diorama

$3,950Sale Price|20% Off

Vintage Handmade Boat Model Diorama

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Vintage handmade boat model diorama of the "Sovereign of the Seas" a three masted schooner, displayed in its original case.

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Antique 19th Century American American Colonial Nautical Objects

Materials

Hardwood

Vintage Industrial Scratch Built Thames Barge Sailing Boat Model Diorama, C.1930
Vintage Industrial Scratch Built Thames Barge Sailing Boat Model Diorama, C.1930

Vintage Industrial Scratch Built Thames Barge Sailing Boat Model Diorama, C.1930

Located in London, GB

An incredibly charming scratch-built model of a sail boat. c.1930. Proudly displayed on a wooden plinth labelled T.Wood Coal Merchant - a highly detailed and scaled hand-made model ...

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Early 20th Century English Industrial Antiquities

Materials

Metal

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Model Schooner Boat Diorama Encased in Glass Cabinet
Model Schooner Boat Diorama Encased in Glass Cabinet

Model Schooner Boat Diorama Encased in Glass Cabinet

Located in West Hartford, CT

Stunning large model schooner boat diorama encased in a glass cabinet. Perfect work of art to set your home or office apart!

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Wood

An English Ship Diorama, Circa 1870
An English Ship Diorama, Circa 1870

An English Ship Diorama, Circa 1870

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H 13 in W 20 in D 2.5 in

An English Ship Diorama, Circa 1870

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A painted wood and string ship against a painted background of boats in a diorama frame. Great nautical themed art piece.

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Antique 19th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

English 19th Century Framed Nautical Diorama
English 19th Century Framed Nautical Diorama

English 19th Century Framed Nautical Diorama

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H 14.5 in W 20.63 in D 2.5 in

English 19th Century Framed Nautical Diorama

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A brilliant English 19th century nautically themed diorama featuring two boats with sails. These three dimensional works of art were typically made by sailors in the 19th century.

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Antique 19th Century English Other Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Paint

French Early 20th Century Naive Ship / Boat Diorama
French Early 20th Century Naive Ship / Boat Diorama

French Early 20th Century Naive Ship / Boat Diorama

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H 10.24 in W 15.56 in D 4.93 in

French Early 20th Century Naive Ship / Boat Diorama

Located in Buisson, FR

Early 20th century diorama of a three masted ship in full sail in a choppy sea of white-capped white waves amidst blue skies with stormy clouds. In original framed glass shadow box.

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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

American Folk Art US Mail Paddle Steamer Boat Model Diorama
American Folk Art US Mail Paddle Steamer Boat Model Diorama

American Folk Art US Mail Paddle Steamer Boat Model Diorama

Located in London, GB

American Folk Art US mail paddle steamer boat model diorama We are proud to offer a wonderful early 20th century Folk Art model of a handcrafted US paddle steamer boat diorama with ...

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Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Native American Objects

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Scratch Built Steam Boat Model Diorama Glass Dome, C.1890
Antique Victorian Scratch Built Steam Boat Model Diorama Glass Dome, C.1890

Antique Victorian Scratch Built Steam Boat Model Diorama Glass Dome, C.1890

Located in London, GB

A finely crafted model of a mid‑19th‑century steamship. c.1890. Presented in original condition, under its hand blown glass dome. This example captures the transitional era of marit...

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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Antiquities

Materials

Glass, Wood

Great Boat Diorama
Great Boat Diorama

Great Boat Diorama

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H 23 in W 32 in D 4 in

Great Boat Diorama

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Great diorama in a silver gilt decorated wood shadow box, nice patina , great waves and sky, found in Maine

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Early 20th Century American Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Sail Boat Diorama
Sail Boat Diorama

Sail Boat Diorama

Located in Atlanta, GA

Diorama of a French clipper ship at sea.

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Antique 19th Century French Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood, Canvas

American 19th Century Diorama of a Barquentine and Tug boat on the Sea
American 19th Century Diorama of a Barquentine and Tug boat on the Sea

American 19th Century Diorama of a Barquentine and Tug boat on the Sea

Located in Wells, ME

American diorama of a barquentine in full sail and a tug boat on rough seas.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Shadow Boxes

Materials

Wood

Vintage River Diorama
Vintage River Diorama

Vintage River Diorama

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H 13.5 in W 20.5 in D 11.5 in

Vintage River Diorama

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

a river diorama featuring 2 boats with wonderful detail in a fine glass case

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Nautical Objects

Three Dimensional Sailboat Diorama
Three Dimensional Sailboat Diorama

Three Dimensional Sailboat Diorama

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H 31.5 in W 42 in D 5.5 in

Three Dimensional Sailboat Diorama

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

Wonderfully painted three dimensional sailboat diorama. The boat itself looks like it was repainted more recently than the backround, but still has some age patina.

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Early 20th Century Shadow Boxes

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British Sailor’s Woolwork of a Three-Masted Ship Flying the Red Ensign Circa 186
British Sailor’s Woolwork of a Three-Masted Ship Flying the Red Ensign Circa 186

British Sailor’s Woolwork of a Three-Masted Ship Flying the Red Ensign Circa 186

Located in Downingtown, PA

British Sailor’s Woolwork of a Three-Masted Ship Flying the Red Ensign Circa 1865-75 This large British sailor’s woolwork depicts a majestic three-masted, square-rigged ship under a...

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

19th Century Taxidermy: Glass Display of Sixteen Antique Birds
19th Century Taxidermy: Glass Display of Sixteen Antique Birds

19th Century Taxidermy: Glass Display of Sixteen Antique Birds

Located in San Francisco, CA

This 19th Century taxidermy showcase is not merely a historical artifact but a glimpse into the time when scientific discovery, natural history, and artistic expression converged in ...

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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

Glass, Wood

Carved and Painted Six Whale Species Board Made by Nantucket Whaler, circa 1940
Carved and Painted Six Whale Species Board Made by Nantucket Whaler, circa 1940

Carved and Painted Six Whale Species Board Made by Nantucket Whaler, circa 1940

By Captain George Grant

Located in Nantucket, MA

Made by George Grant of Nantucket (1857-1942). Grant, the son of whaling captain Charles Grant, was born in 1857 during a whaling voyage. His mother, Nancy Grant traveled with her h...

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Pine, Paint

Handmade Plank on Frame Ship Model, H.M.S. Pelican
Handmade Plank on Frame Ship Model, H.M.S. Pelican

Handmade Plank on Frame Ship Model, H.M.S. Pelican

Located in Woodbury, CT

A beautiful example of the craft of ship modeling, this sloop has all the details the original would have had and the model maker left the lower half of the hull exposed to reveal th...

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Antique 19th Century British Models and Miniatures

Materials

Tulipwood

A folk art diorama model passenger ship in a bottle English circa 1930
A folk art diorama model passenger ship in a bottle English circa 1930

A folk art diorama model passenger ship in a bottle English circa 1930

Located in Central England, GB

This early 20th century ship in a bottle diorama is of a rarer subject being an early large steam ocean going passenger liner set in a scene just off the shoreline with a lighthouse ...

Category

Mid-20th Century British Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Glass

Model of the USS Constitution Old Ironsides
Model of the USS Constitution Old Ironsides

Model of the USS Constitution Old Ironsides

$12,500

H 67 in W 46 in D 19 in

Model of the USS Constitution Old Ironsides

Located in Norwell, MA

Model of the USS Constitution in a glass display case with custom table stand.

Category

20th Century Nautical Objects

19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall

19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall

Located in London, GB

The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...

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Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Panelling

Materials

Wood, Pine

Original Nautical Mast figurehead
Original Nautical Mast figurehead

Original Nautical Mast figurehead

$48,750

H 22 in W 94 in D 19 in

Original Nautical Mast figurehead

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

This antique mast figure is French and as the story goes salvaged off a French Ship damaged in the Anglo-French War (1803–1815). The one side shows fire damage and is burned in charc...

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Early Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Iron

Les Vagues a Agay - Fauvist Seascape Oil Painting by Louis Valtat
Les Vagues a Agay - Fauvist Seascape Oil Painting by Louis Valtat

Les Vagues a Agay - Fauvist Seascape Oil Painting by Louis Valtat

By Louis Valtat

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed fauvist oil on panel seascape circa 1900 by French painter Louis Valtat. This stunning piece depicts a view of large waves crashing against large rocks at Agay on the Cote d'A...

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Early 1900s Fauvist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Young America Clipper Ship 1853 Model Realistic Representation Large Sized
Young America Clipper Ship 1853 Model Realistic Representation Large Sized

Young America Clipper Ship 1853 Model Realistic Representation Large Sized

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques delighted to offer for sale this model of the Young America Clipper Ship, 1853 Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it cov...

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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Three Masted Schooner Ship Model
Three Masted Schooner Ship Model

Three Masted Schooner Ship Model

$995

H 23 in W 33 in D 5 in

Three Masted Schooner Ship Model

Located in Norwell, MA

Model of a three-masted cargo schooner with a red and black painted hull. Scribed deck with cabins, hatches, wheel, stovepipe, winch, anchors, etc. Model is by Honore Leclerc of Cana...

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Vintage 1960s North American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Six Foot Model of Cup Yacht Puritan
Six Foot Model of Cup Yacht Puritan

Six Foot Model of Cup Yacht Puritan

$3,595

H 64 in W 73 in D 11 in

Six Foot Model of Cup Yacht Puritan

Located in Norwell, MA

Six foot model of the Boston built America's Cup yacht Puritan. Fine model with planked deck, skylights with brass bars, suit of sails, etc. Mounted on a mahogany baseboard. Overa...

Category

Early 2000s Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

A gaff-rigged Hastings lugger circa 1880
A gaff-rigged Hastings lugger circa 1880

A gaff-rigged Hastings lugger circa 1880

$12,109

H 30.5 in W 39 in D 13 in

A gaff-rigged Hastings lugger circa 1880

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

This scale model of a Hastings lugger is very similar to the one described in E.W. White’s book as typical of this type of fishing vessel. She has an extremely wide beam, centreboard...

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Antique Late 19th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Glass

Vintage K Class Pond Yacht
Vintage K Class Pond Yacht

Vintage K Class Pond Yacht

$7,495

H 121 in W 14 in D 98 in

Vintage K Class Pond Yacht

Located in Norwell, MA

Vintage K class pond yacht with sleek hull, heavy lead keel, brass fittings and a full suit of linen sails. Model weighs 69 pounds. (X-1)

Category

Vintage 1930s Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Model of the Clipper Ship “Flying Cloud”
Model of the Clipper Ship “Flying Cloud”

Model of the Clipper Ship “Flying Cloud”

$10,794

H 69 in W 54 in D 20 in

Model of the Clipper Ship “Flying Cloud”

Located in Norwell, MA

Highest quality model of the American clipper ship "Flying Cloud". Planked deck with expertly executed cabins, hatches, skylights, etc. Hull is copper sheathed below the wa...

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20th Century Models and Miniatures

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Boat Diorama For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the boat diorama you’re looking for. Each boat diorama for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, glass and paint. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer boat diorama, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right boat diorama, those designed in neoclassical and Victorian styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Boat Diorama?

Prices for a boat diorama can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $430 and can go as high as $6,200, while the average can fetch as much as $2,748.