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Half Model Of The Topsail Schooner Swift
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique ships half model of the two masted Schooner Swift. The Swift was built in 1778 during the
Category

Vintage 1980s North American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Half Block Model of the Steam Ship ‘Glamis Castle’
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A half block model of the steam ship ‘Glamis Castle’, the ship shown with two truncated masts, a
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Antique 1870s Scottish Models and Miniatures

Materials

Maple, Walnut

Mounted Half Block Ship Model of a 1936s America's Cup Sloop the Endeavour II
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early Mounted Half Block Ship Model of a 1936s America's Cup Sloop This half block miniature boat
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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures

Materials

Cherry, Maple

19th Century half mode of steam ship New York
Located in Martlesham, GB
A fabulous quality 19th Century half model of the steam ship "New York", originally called "City
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Walnut

Massive Antique Half Hull Ship Model
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rare and important massive late 19th century half hull model ship of the steel screw steamers
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Antique Late 19th Century Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Massive Antique Half Hull Ship Model
Massive Antique Half Hull Ship Model
H 15.5 in W 91.5 in D 5.5 in
Mounted Half Block Boat, Ship Builders/Owner’s Model
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Mounted half block boat, ship builders/owner’s model The half model was made in the 1960s and is
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Mid-20th Century Beaux Arts Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Pair of Carved Wood Iron Ship Half Hull Models
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive pair of mirror image antique half hull models crafted in pine, paint decorated, and
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany, Pine

Large 1810 Half Hull Sailing Ship Model with Rare Bowsprit
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a very unique large 1810 half Hull Sailing Ship model with rare bowsprit. I'm told its
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Antique 1810s American American Colonial Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Large 19th Century Presentation Half Hull Model of a Whale Ship
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Presentation Half Hull Model of a Whale Ship, circa 1850, a large plank on frame model
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Pine

Victorian Half Hull Model of the Three Masted Sailing Ship ‘Elizabeth’
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian half hull model of the three masted sailing ship ‘Elizabeth’, shown facing right, the
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Antique Late 19th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Antique English W. F. Milne Esq Detailed Half Hull Ship Model Hull England
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hull England, late 19th to possibly early 20th century. An antique half hull builder's ship model
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Early 20th Century English Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Walnut, Pine, Paint

Half Hull Carving
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A hand carved, mounted, half hull ship model.
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21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Half Hull Carving
Half Hull Carving
H 5.75 in W 33 in D 4 in
A Victorian Half Block Model of a Boat
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A Victorian ship builder's half block model of a boat with a lift off lid to the cabin enclosing a
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Antique 19th Century English Models and Miniatures

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
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Antique 19th Century American Wall-mounted Sculptures

Antique Builder's Half Hull Nautical Folk Art Ship Model
Located in Palm City, FL
Presented is a large size builder's model of a whaleship of mid 19th Century design that was made
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Antique 19th Century American Nautical Objects

Antique Ships Half Model of a Schooner
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships half model of an American Coastal Schooner. The carved hull is built of nine lifts
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Vintage 1920s North American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Large Half Hull Ship Builder's Model, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
A large half hull shipwright's platting model used in the design and construction of a cargo ship
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Antique Late 19th Century European Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Victorian Cased Half Hull of a Three Masted Sailing Ship
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian cased half hull of a three masted sailing ship, shown with boxwood planking below the
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Antique 1890s English Victorian Models and Miniatures

English Half Hull Ship Model
Located in Wilson, NC
English half hull ship model, in a mahogany trapezoidal mirror back case.    
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Antique Early 1900s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal

English Half Hull Ship Model
English Half Hull Ship Model
H 17.75 in W 52.5 in D 6.5 in
English Half Hull Ship Model
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique half haul boat model crafted in mahogany with a mahogany frame and presented on a red oak
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Early 20th Century English British Colonial Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

English Half Hull Ship Model
English Half Hull Ship Model
H 12 in W 61.5 in L 12 in
Antique Half Ships Hull Model
Located in Rochester, NY
Handmade antique ships hull model, American, early 20th century. Carved pine and mahogany. Nice old
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Early 20th Century American Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Mahogany, Pine, Paint

Antique Half Ships Hull Model
Antique Half Ships Hull Model
H 9 in W 26 in D 4 in
A Pair of English Half-Hull Ship Models
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pair of English half-hull ship models of three masted sailing ships. One is entitled "Joshua
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Vintage 1930s English Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

A Large German Half-Hull Wood Ships Model of the Full-Rigged Ship "Phos"
Located in Stockholm, SE
A fine large wood half-hull ships model of the three masted full-rigged ship "Phos" built in 1893
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Antique 1890s German Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Builder's Half Hull Model of a Ship with 12 Hardwood Lifts
Located in Stamford, CT
A large 19th century builder's half hull model of a ship with 12 hardwood lifts. FW 1570.
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Pair 19th Century Half Block Ship Models Naval Maritime Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A pair of pine 19th Century half block ship models, each possessives a wonderful chestnut colour
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Pine

Sailor's Valentine in the form of a Half-Hull Ship Model
Located in Greenwich, CT
A good example of an English folk-art carved half-hull model with three dimensional carved wooden
Category

Antique 19th Century English Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Outstanding Nautical Half Hull Model of Sister Ships, Santa Rosa and Columbia
Located in Stamford, CT
An outstanding half hull model of sister ships Santa Rosa and Columbia (300' steam/sail vessels
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Antique 1870s Nautical Objects

Marine Boat Ship Builder Half Block Model of the Alacrity Tanker, 1966
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A builders half block plating model for the tanker Alacrity, built at Goole Shipbuildings
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Vintage 1960s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Pine

19th Century Large Ship Builder’s Half Hull Model of the Flying Dragon
Located in Nantucket, MA
with later gilded molding. The ship was built by Trufant & Drummond, in Bath, Maine in 1853 Measures
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Hand Made Wooden Half Hull, C.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
and use. DIMENSIONS H 7.25 in. x D 3.25 in. W 28 in. HISTORY A half hull model ship (also
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Early 20th Century American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Hand Made Wooden Half Hull, C.1940
Hand Made Wooden Half Hull, C.1940
H 7.25 in W 28 in D 3.25 in
Early 20th c. Hand Carved Wooden Half Hull
Located in San Francisco, CA
. x D 2.5 in. W 20.5 in. HISTORY A half hull model ship (also known as a "half hull" or "half ship
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

19TH CENTURY AMERICAN EASEL WITH NAUTICAL MOTIFS IN MAHOGANY
Located in Essex, MA
ship's wheel at the top, above a support stand in the form of a half-hull ship's model.
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Antique 19th Century American Decorative Objects

Materials

Mahogany

Early Nantucket Creel Shaped Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950s
Located in Nantucket, MA
fisherman renown for his scrimshaw, ship models, shadow boxes, half hulls and other folk art. He was
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Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Cane, Rattan

Unusual Shipbuilder's Half-Block Model of a Sailing Ship
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Unusual shipbuilder's half-block model of a sailing ship with simulated pinned and veneered
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Antique 1850s English Models and Miniatures

20thC Builder's Mirror-Back Half Model Of A Steamer Cargo Ship, England, c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A stunning mid 20th century mirror backed boardroom half model of a steamer ship, the carved hull
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20th Century British Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mirror

Antique Half Hull Model Ship
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A late 19th century half hull model ship mounted on a walnut cradled panel. The hull comprised of
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Antique 19th Century American Classical Nautical Objects

Materials

Walnut

Antique Half Hull Model Ship
Antique Half Hull Model Ship
H 12.5 in W 54.5 in D 4 in
Vintage Mahogany Half Hull Ship Model
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage half hull boat model expertly crafted with alternating section of stained and unstained
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20th Century American Arts and Crafts Wall-mounted Sculptures

Painted Annotated Half Hull Ship Model
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare American 1930s ship’s half hull model of impressive scale, annotated with construction details
Category

Vintage 1930s American Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large Ship Builder's Half Hull Model
Located in Nantucket, MA
The model is of lift construction painted in black and brown with decorative gilded leaf vinery
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects

Large Ship Builder's Half Hull Model
Large Ship Builder's Half Hull Model
H 11.5 in W 60 in D 8 in
Exceptionally Large English Half Hull Sailing Ship Model
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Super large antique English half hull model of a sailing ship crafted in indigenous hardwood with a
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Half Ships Hull Model, American, 19th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Handmade antique ships hull model, American, 19th century. Carved pine and mahogany. Warm old
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Antique Late 19th Century American Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Mahogany, Pine, Wood

Large Antique Half Hull Ship Builder's Model, 19th Century
Located in Norwood, NJ
Fine quality half hull model of Steam Yacht "Lurline". Laminated paper label with dimensions, name
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Cherry, Mahogany, Wood

Antique Half Hull Ship Model. English Late 19th Century.
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful half hull model. Laminated tropical hardwood and pitch pine Original patina and a
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Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Antique Half Hull, English, Pine, Decorative, Nautical, Ship, Model, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique half hull. An English, pine decorative nautical ship model, dating to the late
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Art

Materials

Pine

Large Scale Half Hull Model of a Two Masted Ship
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The wooden hull built up in lifts finished bright and painted black with red strakes around the upper hull. With two stump masts. Mounted on a mahogany plaque Condition: Some stai...
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20th Century American Classical Mounted Objects

Materials

Wood

Vintage Nautical Half Hull, English, Pine, Decorative Ship Model, circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage nautical half hull. An English, pine decorative ship model, dating to the early
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Early 20th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Pine

Large Half Hull Ship Model from Danish Shipyard, C. 1920-1930
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large Danish shipbuilder's half hull model. Constructed in pine wood annotated with construction
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Early 20th Century Danish Other Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Pine

Early 20th Century Large Wooden Half Hull Model of a Tanker Ship
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very decorative and carefully measured real half model of a tanker. Marked for the shipyard to
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Early 20th Century British Industrial Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Mounted Ship Builder's Model of the Schooner "Polly Lewis"
Located in Stamford, CT
Mounted half hull ship builder's model of the schooner "Polly Lewis" circa 1860, built in 12 lifts
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Early-Mid 20th c. Hand Made Wooden Half Hull with Oars
Located in San Francisco, CA
age and use. DIMENSIONS H 5.5 in. x D 3.5 in. W 19 in. HISTORY A half hull model ship (also
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood, Rope

Tugboat Half Hull Ship Model
Located in New York City, NY
A vintage tugboat half hull in a unique yellow with hanging buoy detail. 1970’s; American.
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Vintage 1970s American Models and Miniatures

Tugboat Half Hull Ship Model
Tugboat Half Hull Ship Model
H 17.5 in W 51 in D 5 in
Classic British Sailboat Half Hull Model
Located in New York, NY
"Athena:" A beautiful, polished mahogany half-hull ship builder's model of a sailboat mounted on a
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Antique 19th Century English Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

VINTAGE HALF HULL SHIP MODELS
Located in New York, NY
A collection of four superb polished wood half-hull ship builder's models, sold individually
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Antique 19th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Vintage Half-Hull Ship Model
Located in New York City, NY
A unique vintage half-hull model ready to hang with beautiful cargo and buoy detail. “C-7341”.
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Late 20th Century American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Vintage Half-Hull Ship Model
Vintage Half-Hull Ship Model
H 11 in W 41.5 in D 4 in
Vintage Half Hull Model Ship
Located in New York City, NY
Stylish 1970s half hull with nautical details on a green background ready to hang with colorful
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Vintage 1970s Models and Miniatures

Vintage Half Hull Model Ship
Vintage Half Hull Model Ship
H 16 in W 37.5 in D 3.5 in
Vintage Half Hull Ship Model
Located in Baltimore, MD
Acquired from an estate in Annapolis, Maryland, this vintage half hull ship model has a rich patina
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Mid-20th Century American Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Vintage Half Hull Ship Model
Vintage Half Hull Ship Model
H 6 in W 36 in D 4.5 in
19th Century English Half Hull Wood Model of the Wool Clipper Ship "Sheridan"
Located in Concord, MA
Antique half hull wood model of the wool clipper ship "Sheridan", circa 1848. Painted wood half
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Find a variety of ship half models available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct ship half models — often made from wood, pine and softwood — can elevate any home. Ship half models have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Ship half models made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — are very popular at 1stDibs.

How Much are Ship Half Models?

Ship half models can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $5,298, while the lowest priced sells for $395 and the highest can go for as much as $15,000.
Questions About Ship Half Models
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Half models were constructed by shipwrights as a means of planning out a ship’s design and ensuring symmetry. A half model (also known as a half hull model ship) is a model ship featuring half of a boat’s hull without fixtures. Browse a wide selection of vintage half models on 1stDibs.