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Late 19th Century Victorian Set of Ten Sales Samples Eye Glasses and Pince Nez
Late 19th Century Victorian Set of Ten Sales Samples Eye Glasses and Pince Nez

Late 19th Century Victorian Set of Ten Sales Samples Eye Glasses and Pince Nez

Located in Haarlem, NL

Very pretty Victorian set of shop or salesman sample glasses sewn on a cardboard and velvet panel

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass, Iron

Miniature Salesman's Leather Tufted Club Chair
Miniature Salesman's Leather Tufted Club Chair

Miniature Salesman's Leather Tufted Club Chair

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A classic form club chair Salesman's sample in a mottled brown leather with button tufted shaped

Category

Early 20th Century Georgian Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Turn of the Century Metal Bowler
Turn of the Century Metal Bowler

Turn of the Century Metal Bowler

Located in Riverdale, NY

Turn of the Century Metal Bowler of molded sheet metal, possibly a salesmans sample or display item

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Antiquities

Materials

Metal

Vintage Miniature Chippendale Bombay Chest of Drawers
Vintage Miniature Chippendale Bombay Chest of Drawers

Vintage Miniature Chippendale Bombay Chest of Drawers

By B. Altman and Company 1

Located in W Allenhurst, NJ

proportions. Original brass hardware. Most likely a salesman's sample. Made in Spain for B. Altman. Retains

Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Dutch Table Top Secretary
Dutch Table Top Secretary

Dutch Table Top Secretary

Located in Tampa, FL

A miniature Dutch table top secretary, a salesman sample chest. It is very early 19th century could

Category

Antique 1890s Dutch Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Vintage Clavier Piano Action Model
Vintage Clavier Piano Action Model

Vintage Clavier Piano Action Model

Located in Brooklyn, NY

instructional magazine originating in 1962, likely designed this action model as a salesman sample / store

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood

Vintage Permutation Lock Demonstrator by Sargent & Greenleaf
Vintage Permutation Lock Demonstrator by Sargent & Greenleaf

Vintage Permutation Lock Demonstrator by Sargent & Greenleaf

Located in Dekalb, IL

features a combination-style lock partially encased in luctite. Likely a salesman sample or store display

Category

Mid-20th Century Models and Miniatures

Materials

Steel

Collection of Seven 19thc Miniature Irons
Collection of Seven 19thc Miniature Irons

Collection of Seven 19thc Miniature Irons

$1,036Sale Price / set|20% Off

Collection of Seven 19thc Miniature Irons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

were probably like salesman samples or children's. largest miniature sat iron measures - 4.2 inches

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Toys

Materials

Iron

Victorian Miniature Mahogany Centre Table
Victorian Miniature Mahogany Centre Table

Victorian Miniature Mahogany Centre Table

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

as “salesman’s sample pieces” which was when scale models of a workshop's output were made in advance

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

1950s Los Angeles Tripod Vessel Candy Bowl Incense by Albert Mfg like Stan Hawk
1950s Los Angeles Tripod Vessel Candy Bowl Incense by Albert Mfg like Stan Hawk

1950s Los Angeles Tripod Vessel Candy Bowl Incense by Albert Mfg like Stan Hawk

By Stan Hawk

Located in Hyattsville, MD

Rare footed petite poolside Barbecue Salesmans Sample/Model or promotional Ashtray, Candy Dish or

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Steel

Aluminum and Brass Truck
Aluminum and Brass Truck

Aluminum and Brass Truck

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Studio aluminum and brass Truck. Reminds me of a milk truck from the 60s or a salesman sample in a

Category

1990s American Industrial Mounted Objects

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Superb 19th Century French Walnut Miniature Armoire with Brass Hardware
Superb 19th Century French Walnut Miniature Armoire with Brass Hardware

Superb 19th Century French Walnut Miniature Armoire with Brass Hardware

Located in London, GB

treasures were sometimes made as salesman's samples, which were identical to larger pieces and used by

Category

Antique 19th Century French Models and Miniatures

Materials

Brass

French Inlaid Diminutive Commode Jewelry Box
French Inlaid Diminutive Commode Jewelry Box

French Inlaid Diminutive Commode Jewelry Box

Located in Tampa, FL

1800s French inlaid diminutive commode. It is a salesman sample converted into a jewelry box with

Category

Antique Early 1800s French Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

1920s Tilting Seat Swing Sample
1920s Tilting Seat Swing Sample

1920s Tilting Seat Swing Sample

$720Sale Price|55% Off

1920s Tilting Seat Swing Sample

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

A 1920s American salesman's sample of a playground tilting seat swing in orignal paint with a

Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Circa 1920s Merry Go Round Sample
Circa 1920s Merry Go Round Sample

Circa 1920s Merry Go Round Sample

$720Sale Price|55% Off

Circa 1920s Merry Go Round Sample

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

A circa 1920s American salesman's sample of a playground suspension merry go round. Iron. Original

Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Mid-19th Century English Walnut Miniature Chiffonier
Mid-19th Century English Walnut Miniature Chiffonier

Mid-19th Century English Walnut Miniature Chiffonier

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

almost certainly made originally as a travelling salesman's sample. It would have been constructed as

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Miniature Mahogany Chest of Drawers
19th Century Miniature Mahogany Chest of Drawers

19th Century Miniature Mahogany Chest of Drawers

Located in High Point, NC

salesman's sample. In the 18th and 19th centuries, craftsmen would carry these small examples around the

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Bone, Mahogany

Alpine Kitchen Diorama
Alpine Kitchen Diorama

Alpine Kitchen Diorama

Located in Greenwich, CT

for anyone who is 9 inches tall. An extremely rare piece of folk-art, perhaps made as salesman sample

Category

Vintage 1910s Swiss Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Vintage Westfield Bikes Framed Parts Display
Vintage Westfield Bikes Framed Parts Display

Vintage Westfield Bikes Framed Parts Display

Located in Dekalb, IL

-mounted display. This piece serves as a salesman sample-type display used to advertise the various

Category

Early 20th Century American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Steel

Georgian Oak Kneehole Desk, George III Style, England, Circa 1750
Georgian Oak Kneehole Desk, George III Style, England, Circa 1750

Georgian Oak Kneehole Desk, George III Style, England, Circa 1750

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

showcase their talents, or was it made as a travelling salesman sample piece, which is where a few articles

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Models and Miniatures

Materials

Oak

Vintage Columbia Bikes Framed Parts Display
Vintage Columbia Bikes Framed Parts Display

Vintage Columbia Bikes Framed Parts Display

Located in Dekalb, IL

bike parts wall-mounted display. This piece serves as a salesman sample-type display used to advertise

Category

Early 20th Century American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Steel

Regency Satinwood Miniature Chest
Regency Satinwood Miniature Chest

Regency Satinwood Miniature Chest

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

have been made as a travelling salesmans sample piece originally. There is regular debate over

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Satinwood

19th Century Chinese Gilt Inkwash Miniature Six-Fold Screen, Framed
19th Century Chinese Gilt Inkwash Miniature Six-Fold Screen, Framed

19th Century Chinese Gilt Inkwash Miniature Six-Fold Screen, Framed

Located in Lomita, CA

, that was possibly a salesman's sample, and it is beautiful. This is from the late 19th or early 20th

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Giltwood

Mid-19th Century Mahogany Miniature Centre Table
Mid-19th Century Mahogany Miniature Centre Table

Mid-19th Century Mahogany Miniature Centre Table

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

. Many others believe that they were made as "salesman's sample pieces" which was when scale models of a

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Rare Rene Lalique clear glass Perles Table panel 1930 -signed
Rare Rene Lalique clear glass Perles Table panel 1930 -signed

Rare Rene Lalique clear glass Perles Table panel 1930 -signed

By René Lalique

Located in Worcester Park, GB

(they were usually not signed) suggests this was a salesman's sample. The larger version is Documented

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Georgian Miniature Chest of Drawers, Yew Wood, England, Circa 1760
Georgian Miniature Chest of Drawers, Yew Wood, England, Circa 1760

Georgian Miniature Chest of Drawers, Yew Wood, England, Circa 1760

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

salesmans sample piece of furniture originally. There is regular debate over whether miniature furniture

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Yew

Rare Rene Lalique clear glass Perles Wall panel 1930 -signed
Rare Rene Lalique clear glass Perles Wall panel 1930 -signed

Rare Rene Lalique clear glass Perles Wall panel 1930 -signed

By René Lalique

Located in Worcester Park, GB

signed (they were usually not signed) suggests this was a salesman's sample. It is Documented in the

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

certainly have been made as a salesman's sample piece, due to its overall quality and design and the fact

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Miniature 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Tripod Table
Miniature 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Tripod Table

Miniature 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Tripod Table

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

they were made as “salesman’s sample pieces” which was when scale models of a workshop’s output were

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

ANTIQUE GEORGIAN CIRCA 1780-1820 SEASHELL SPECIMEN COLLECTORS CHEST OF DRAWERs
ANTIQUE GEORGIAN CIRCA 1780-1820 SEASHELL SPECIMEN COLLECTORS CHEST OF DRAWERs

ANTIQUE GEORGIAN CIRCA 1780-1820 SEASHELL SPECIMEN COLLECTORS CHEST OF DRAWERs

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

perfect lightly restored Circa 1780-1820 Georgian salesman sample Chest of drawers which has been used as

Category

Antique 1780s English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Hardwood, Satinwood

Vintage Lane Cedar Box
Vintage Lane Cedar Box

Vintage Lane Cedar Box

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

designed as a "hope chest" salesman sample or a graduation gift. Constructed from solid, aromatic cedar

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Mid-19th Century Bird's-Eye Maple Simulated Miniature Chest
Mid-19th Century Bird's-Eye Maple Simulated Miniature Chest

Mid-19th Century Bird's-Eye Maple Simulated Miniature Chest

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

“salesman’s sample pieces” which was when scale models of a workshops output were made in advance of a road

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Birdseye Maple

Mid 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest, Circa 1760
Mid 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest, Circa 1760

Mid 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest, Circa 1760

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

travelling salesmans sample piece where scale models of the full size items which a workshop could produce

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Regency Mahogany Miniature Bowfront Chest, England, Circa 1830
Antique Regency Mahogany Miniature Bowfront Chest, England, Circa 1830

Antique Regency Mahogany Miniature Bowfront Chest, England, Circa 1830

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

original feet. Almost certainly this was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece of furniture

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Miniature Mahogany Bowfront Chest Of Drawers
Victorian Miniature Mahogany Bowfront Chest Of Drawers

Victorian Miniature Mahogany Bowfront Chest Of Drawers

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

made as a travelling salesmans sample piece of furniture originally. There is regular debate over

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Walnut Miniature Chest, England, Circa 1880, Five Drawers
Victorian Walnut Miniature Chest, England, Circa 1880, Five Drawers

Victorian Walnut Miniature Chest, England, Circa 1880, Five Drawers

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

was. One use was of course pieces which were made as travelling salesman’s sample pieces, which is

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Walnut

Georgian Rosewood Miniature Chest of Drawers, England, Circa 1820
Georgian Rosewood Miniature Chest of Drawers, England, Circa 1820

Georgian Rosewood Miniature Chest of Drawers, England, Circa 1820

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

salesmans sample piece of furniture originally. There is regular debate over whether miniature furniture

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Rosewood

Victorian Antique Mahogany Miniature Chiffonier
Victorian Antique Mahogany Miniature Chiffonier

Victorian Antique Mahogany Miniature Chiffonier

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

this was almost certainly made originally as a travelling salesman's sample. It would have been

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers
Victorian Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers

Victorian Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

intended function was. One use was of course pieces which were made as travelling salesman’s sample

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers, England, Circa 1820
Regency Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers, England, Circa 1820

Regency Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers, England, Circa 1820

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

tuned feet which are very elegant. Almost certainly this was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Bowfront Chest Of Drawers
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Bowfront Chest Of Drawers

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Bowfront Chest Of Drawers

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

elegant. Almost certainly this was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece of furniture originally

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Oak Miniature Chest of Drawers
Georgian Oak Miniature Chest of Drawers

Georgian Oak Miniature Chest of Drawers

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

salesmans sample piece, which is when a few items were produced as scale models but a well established

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Oak

Late Regency 19th Century Burr Oak Miniature Chest
Late Regency 19th Century Burr Oak Miniature Chest

Late Regency 19th Century Burr Oak Miniature Chest

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

showcase their talents, or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece, which is when a

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Oak

Oversized 12"H Store Display "Shalimar Eau De Cologne" Perfume Bottle Paris 1974
Oversized 12"H Store Display "Shalimar Eau De Cologne" Perfume Bottle Paris 1974

Oversized 12"H Store Display "Shalimar Eau De Cologne" Perfume Bottle Paris 1974

By Maison Guerlain

Located in Incline Village, NV

cornerstone "frontispiece" and meaningful addition to a perfume collection. In addition, a "salesman sample

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Bottles

Materials

Glass

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

showcasing his talents, or alternatively whether it was made as a travelling salesman’s sample piece

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

19th century miniature mahogany dresser base, circa 1850
19th century miniature mahogany dresser base, circa 1850

19th century miniature mahogany dresser base, circa 1850

Located in Central England, GB

apprentice passing out piece but it is so good that I feel it was probably a travelling salesman's sample

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dressers

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

would create something to showcase their talents. Or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Mahogany Tilt-Top Tripod Table, Mini, Salesman or Example Sample
19th Century Mahogany Tilt-Top Tripod Table, Mini, Salesman or Example Sample

19th Century Mahogany Tilt-Top Tripod Table, Mini, Salesman or Example Sample

Located in Huntington, NY

An early 19th century mahogany tilt-top tripod table Mini, salesman or example sample. With

Category

Antique Early 19th Century American American Classical Models and Miniat...

Materials

Mahogany

Painted Pine 19th Century Miniature Chest Of Drawers
Painted Pine 19th Century Miniature Chest Of Drawers

Painted Pine 19th Century Miniature Chest Of Drawers

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

talents. Or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece, which is when a few items were

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Pine

Regency Mahogany Miniature Table Cabinet, England, Circa 1820
Regency Mahogany Miniature Table Cabinet, England, Circa 1820

Regency Mahogany Miniature Table Cabinet, England, Circa 1820

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

top type surface. Alternatively it may have been specifically made as a travelling salesmans sample

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century American Country General Store Carpenter Model Trade Shop Display
19th Century American Country General Store Carpenter Model Trade Shop Display

19th Century American Country General Store Carpenter Model Trade Shop Display

Located in Forney, TX

carpenter's prototype /apprentice model, possibly salesman sample shop display, or just an incredible child's

Category

Antique 19th Century American Industrial Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century Victorian Miniature Bowfront Chest
19th Century Victorian Miniature Bowfront Chest

19th Century Victorian Miniature Bowfront Chest

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

this particular miniature chest would have been made as an apprentice piece, or indeed as a sample

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Three Small Miniature Vases Set, C 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era
Three Small Miniature Vases Set, C 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era

Three Small Miniature Vases Set, C 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era

Located in seoul, KR

. In some cases, they were made as 'salesman samples' to demonstrate a potter's skill to potential

Category

Antique 1720s East Asian Qing Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest, Circa 1790, England, Three Drawers
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest, Circa 1790, England, Three Drawers

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest, Circa 1790, England, Three Drawers

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

talents. Or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece, which is when a selection of items

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Hepplewhite Style Apprentice Miniature Secretary Chest
Hepplewhite Style Apprentice Miniature Secretary Chest

Hepplewhite Style Apprentice Miniature Secretary Chest

Located in Dallas, TX

of the opinion that this miniature is in fact an ‘Apprentice Piece’. It is too large to be a salesman

Category

Early 20th Century English Hepplewhite Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Miniature Mahogany Breakfast Table
Regency Miniature Mahogany Breakfast Table

Regency Miniature Mahogany Breakfast Table

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

made as a salesmans sample piece. There was also some miniature furniture of a particular scale which

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Two Blue and White Miniature Vases, C 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era
Two Blue and White Miniature Vases, C 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era

Two Blue and White Miniature Vases, C 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era

Located in seoul, KR

'salesman samples' to demonstrate a potter's skill to potential customers without the inconvenience of

Category

Antique 1720s East Asian Qing Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

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Find many varieties of an authentic salesman sample available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every salesman sample was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a salesman sample, we have 124 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the salesman sample you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right salesman sample, those designed in Victorian, Folk Art and Industrial styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made salesman sample over the years, but those crafted by Avoirdupois, Hebbar and John Salterini are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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