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Museum Diorama

An exceptional straw work diorama of an owl and kingfisher - Leverian Museum
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An exceptional straw work diorama of an owl and kingfisher, almost certainly by “Miss Gregg(e)” and
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Antique 1770s English Decorative Art

Materials

Straw

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Pair of Antique Museum Dioramas, Circa 1940
Located in Faversham, GB
A rare and rather wonderful pair of antique dioramas, originally used as museum teaching aids to
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20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plastic, Acrylic, Pine

Pair of Antique Museum Dioramas, Circa 1940
Pair of Antique Museum Dioramas, Circa 1940
H 16.15 in W 16.54 in D 9.45 in
Vintage Civil War Camp Fire Diorama Framed Shadow Box Museum Deaccession
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This is a magnificently imagined Civil War camp fire scene. One can almost feel the cold winter night. The recreated snow scene, a miniature, is very realistic and of the highest qua...
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Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Models and Miniatures

Materials

Glass, Wood

Original Oil on Board Pueblo Landscape by Ralph Love
Located in San Diego, CA
at the Palm Desert Museum through dioramas. Another of these unique displays can be seen at the
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20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Wood

Vintage Walrus Diorama, De-Accessioned from a West Hartford Museum
Located in New York, NY
, Connecticut, museum. Dioramas were and continue to be very popular museum exhibitions, meant to depict an
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Vintage 1940s American Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass, Paper, Wood

Rhinoceros Museum Diorama
Located in Essex, MA
A diorama of a well modeled rhinoceros in its habitat from the West Hartford Children's Museum
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Vintage 1950s American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Cardboard

Rhinoceros Museum Diorama
Rhinoceros Museum Diorama
H 19.13 in W 27.5 in D 13.5 in

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Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Rare Tiffany Studios “Jade Ring” Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Patinated Bronze Geometric Table Lamp, circa 1910. This is a rare one of a kind early Tiffany Studios large table lamp that is illustrated in Al...
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Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Exhibition Model of Expanding Table by Samuel Hawkins
By Samuel Hawkins
Located in New Orleans, LA
A masterpiece of both cabinetmaking and mechanical engineering, this one-of-a-kind expanding table was crafted by the renowned cabinetmaker Samuel Hawkins of London for the Great Exh...
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Antique 19th Century English Other Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Antique Belgian Bluestone Trough
Located in Udenhout, NL
Nice Belgian bluestone trough from Brussels to place in your garden.
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Antique Early 1800s Stone Sinks

Materials

Stone

19th Century Antique Belgian Bluestone Trough
19th Century Antique Belgian Bluestone Trough
$3,602
H 11.82 in W 67.72 in D 20.87 in
19th Century Masterpiece BIG Book "The Superstitions of Humanity"
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century. Impressive book Works illustrated with gorgeous stickers and engravings depicting historical and mythological scenes momuments and copied art objects of the most auth...
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Antique 1880s Spanish Baroque Books

Pair of French Walnut Library Ladders
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French (19th Century) walnut library ladders with side railings and steps leading to a top platform (on casters) (attributed to Napoleon III's personal library) (Related item...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Stairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair of French Walnut Library Ladders
Pair of French Walnut Library Ladders
$145,000
H 106 in W 66 in D 26 in
Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina Model B Music Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
This incredible Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina Model B music cabinet is among the rarest and most advanced automatic music players of its time. The remarkable machine, crafted by renowne...
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20th Century German Other Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood

Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina Model B Music Cabinet
Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina Model B Music Cabinet
$498,500
H 106 in W 75 in D 32 in
Monastery Trestle Table One Plank Walnut Biscione Milan Armorial 14-16 seat 10ft
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A massive, 14-16 seater, antiquarian, milanese, renaissance-revival, monastery, trestle table with 10ft long, 4 ¼” thick, single plank walnut top & oak trestles carved with an armori...
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Antique 18th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Dining Room Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Matteo Lovatti 19th Century Oil on Panel Young Prince's Visit
By Matteo Lovatti 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Matteo Lovatti (Italian, b. 1861) a fine 19th century oil on panel "The Young Prince's Visit" Depicting an interior tavern scene with a jester introducing and welcoming a young Princ...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Paintings

Materials

Wood

Large 19th Century Carved Black Forest Mantel Clock
By Black Forest
Located in London, GB
A Large Black Forest Mantle Clock Constructed in carved linden wood, fitted with a two train eight day striking clock; mounted on a shaped serpentine base, with a moulded edge, th...
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Mantel Clocks

Materials

Wood

Large 19th Century Carved Black Forest Mantel Clock
Large 19th Century Carved Black Forest Mantel Clock
$39,231
H 31.25 in W 35.5 in D 12 in
Set of 5 Mid Century Modern Murano glass Mushroom table lamps, Italy 1970s
By Gino Vistosi
Located in Beograd, RS
Set of 5 Mid Century Modern Mushroom-shaped lamps done in Murano glass. They come in various sizes and colours, out of which only two are the same, the ones in cream colour. The larg...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

The Bather by Childe Hassam
By Childe Hassam
Located in New Orleans, LA
Childe Hassam 1859-1935 American The Bather Signed and dated “Childe Hassam” (lower right) Oil on canvas Considered by many to be America’s foremost Impressionist painter, Childe...
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20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Bather by Childe Hassam
The Bather by Childe Hassam
$885,000
H 35.88 in W 31.25 in D 3.25 in
Monumental Antique French Walnut and Oak Figural Fireplace
Located in Tarzana, CA
Fine monumental 19th century French masterfully hand carved walnut and oak figural fireplace. This magnificent large hand carved fireplace is of solid walnut and oak. This fireplace...
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Antique 19th Century French Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Circle of Van De Kasteele, Frans
By Francesco da Castello
Located in Madrid, ES
Circle of VAN DE KASTEELE, Frans (Brussels, c. 1541 – Italy, 1621). "Virgin with angels and saints". Oil on copper. Curly frame in ebony. Devotional painting, judging by its small f...
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Antique Early 17th Century Italian Baroque Paintings

Materials

Copper

Cathedra or Throne Chair, Late 16th Century, French Second Renaissance, Walnut
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A moulded cornice sits above the high, panelled back with fluting and applied roundels. The later, metal pin on the left edge releases the central, moulded panel in the back which re...
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Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Italian Cathederal Corner Pews
Located in Asheville, NC
Theses deeply hand-carved mahogany corner pews with arcs and symbols were brought from Italy to adorn a certain castle in Miami. The thickly pillowed cushions are original as that in...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Religious Items

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Italian Cathederal Corner Pews
Pair of Italian Cathederal Corner Pews
$14,000 / set
H 72 in W 76 in D 38 in
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Museum Diorama For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the museum diorama you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, bronze and metal, every museum diorama was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a museum diorama — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A museum diorama is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, modern and neoclassical styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one museum diorama that is appealing in its simplicity, but Martin Battrud, Michael Garman and Robert Macfie Scriver produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Museum Diorama?

The average selling price for a museum diorama at 1stDibs is $6,042, while they’re typically $492 on the low end and $550,000 for the highest priced.