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Whaleship Lagoda by William Hitchcock
Whaleship Lagoda by William Hitchcock

Whaleship Lagoda by William Hitchcock

$8,995

H 33 in W 41 in D 15 in

Whaleship Lagoda by William Hitchcock

Located in Norwell, MA

Plank on frame model of the American Whaleship Lagoda built by prominent model maker William

Category

1990s North American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Brass Case Hitchcock Model "Resolute"
Brass Case Hitchcock Model "Resolute"

Brass Case Hitchcock Model "Resolute"

$2,450

H 30 in W 24 in D 5 in

Brass Case Hitchcock Model "Resolute"

Located in Norwell, MA

America's cup yacht "Resolute" model built by model maker William Hitchcock. Scale hull with fin

Category

1990s Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Maritime Diorama "Working the Beds" by Hitchcock
Maritime Diorama "Working the Beds" by Hitchcock

Maritime Diorama "Working the Beds" by Hitchcock

Located in Norwell, MA

Oyster dredging diorama titled "Working the Beds" by William Hitchcock. Oystermen are seen piloting

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Vintage 1960s North American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Ship model of Brig Pilgrim by Hitchcock
Ship model of Brig Pilgrim by Hitchcock

Ship model of Brig Pilgrim by Hitchcock

$7,495

H 26 in W 33 in D 12 in

Ship model of Brig Pilgrim by Hitchcock

Located in Norwell, MA

Plank on frame model of the American brig "Pilgrim" by William Hitchcock. This is an early model by

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Vintage 1960s North American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Model of the Paddle Steamer Sirius
Model of the Paddle Steamer Sirius

Model of the Paddle Steamer Sirius

$4,800

H 30 in W 43 in D 18 in

Model of the Paddle Steamer Sirius

Located in Norwell, MA

William Hitchcock. Planked deck, hatches, winch, anchors, bollards, belaying pins, chain, paddle boxes

Category

Vintage 1960s North American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Maritime Diorama of Schooner Yacht Atlantic
Maritime Diorama of Schooner Yacht Atlantic

Maritime Diorama of Schooner Yacht Atlantic

$12,000

H 15 in W 26 in D 14 in

Maritime Diorama of Schooner Yacht Atlantic

Located in Norwell, MA

Outstanding deep water diorama by noted ship model builder William Hitchcock. Titled "Breezing up

Category

Early 2000s North American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Recent Sales

Animal Audubon:  White American Wolf

Animal Audubon: White American Wolf

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H 12 in W 15 in

Animal Audubon: White American Wolf

By John James Audubon

Located in Florham Park, NJ

, chiefly William E. Hitchcock and R. Trembly, transferred the images to the stones, signing their names on

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Antique 19th Century American Prints

Model Yacht "Endeavour" by William Hitchcock
Model Yacht "Endeavour" by William Hitchcock

Model Yacht "Endeavour" by William Hitchcock

Located in Norwell, MA

Fine model of the 1934 J class yacht Endeavour by noted model maker William Hitchcock. With planked

Category

1990s Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

American Whaleship Kate Cory by William Hitchcock
American Whaleship Kate Cory by William Hitchcock

American Whaleship Kate Cory by William Hitchcock

Located in Norwell, MA

Cased model by William Hitchcock of the American Whaleship Kate Cory. With copper sheathed hull

Category

20th Century Nautical Objects

Fine Model of the American Whaleship Kate Cory by William Hitchcock
Fine Model of the American Whaleship Kate Cory by William Hitchcock

Fine Model of the American Whaleship Kate Cory by William Hitchcock

By Hitchcock

Located in Norwell, MA

Whaleship Kate Cory of Westport, mass. Built by master modeler William Hitchcock. The hull is

Category

Vintage 1970s Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Whaling Brig Viola by William Hitchcock
Whaling Brig Viola by William Hitchcock

Whaling Brig Viola by William Hitchcock

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H 25 in W 60 in D 16 in

Whaling Brig Viola by William Hitchcock

Located in Norwell, MA

Plank on frame model of the whaleship Viola built by noted ship modeler William Hitchcock. This

Category

2010s North American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Whaleboat Model by William Hitchcock
Whaleboat Model by William Hitchcock

Whaleboat Model by William Hitchcock

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H 9 in W 22 in D 9 in

Whaleboat Model by William Hitchcock

Located in Norwell, MA

Cased model of a New Bedford Whaleboat mounted to a section of ships bulwark with davits. The model is outfitted with oars, sweep, mast, sail, lances, harpoons, line tubs, knife, axe...

Category

2010s North American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

19th Century Sailing Barque by Hitchcock
19th Century Sailing Barque by Hitchcock

19th Century Sailing Barque by Hitchcock

Located in Norwell, MA

A 19th century sailing barque by William Hitchcock, with solid wood hull and copper sheathing

Category

Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Cased Model of Shamrock II
Cased Model of Shamrock II

Cased Model of Shamrock II

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H 29 in W 29 in D 8 in

Cased Model of Shamrock II

Located in Norwell, MA

Cased model of America's Cup challenger Shamrock II, by noted model builder William Hitchcock

Category

20th Century Nautical Objects

Fine Clipper Ship Model
Fine Clipper Ship Model

Fine Clipper Ship Model

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H 26 in W 35 in D 15 in

Fine Clipper Ship Model

Located in Norwell, MA

Fine clipper ship model of the "Nightingale" by noted model builder William Hitchcock. Planked hull

Category

20th Century Nautical Objects

Model Yacht of 1934 J Class "Rainbow"
Model Yacht of 1934 J Class "Rainbow"

Model Yacht of 1934 J Class "Rainbow"

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H 29 in W 21 in D 5 in

Model Yacht of 1934 J Class "Rainbow"

Located in Norwell, MA

Model of the J class yacht "Rainbow" built by noted model builder William Hitchcock. Finely built

Category

Vintage 1970s Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

US Naval Topsail Schooner  "Alert"
US Naval Topsail Schooner  "Alert"

US Naval Topsail Schooner "Alert"

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H 56 in W 37 in D 16 in

US Naval Topsail Schooner "Alert"

Located in Norwell, MA

Sleek model of the U.S. Naval topsail schooner "Alert" by noted ship model builder William

Category

20th Century Nautical Objects

Americas Cup Yacht Wall Mount Diorama
Americas Cup Yacht Wall Mount Diorama

Americas Cup Yacht Wall Mount Diorama

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H 19 in W 28 in D 4 in

Americas Cup Yacht Wall Mount Diorama

Located in Norwell, MA

William Hitchcock diorama showing the 1934 America's Cup Final with Endeavor and Rainbow racing

Category

Early 2000s North American Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

American Brig of War "Nautilus"
American Brig of War "Nautilus"

American Brig of War "Nautilus"

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H 64 in W 44 in D 18 in

American Brig of War "Nautilus"

Located in Norwell, MA

Exquisite plank on frame model by William Hitchcock of the twelve-gun brig of war "Nautilus

Category

20th Century Nautical Objects

American Bomb Ketch "Spitfire"
American Bomb Ketch "Spitfire"

American Bomb Ketch "Spitfire"

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H 59 in W 37 in D 16 in

American Bomb Ketch "Spitfire"

Located in Norwell, MA

Outstanding model by noted ship model builder William Hitchcock of the bomb ketch Spitfire. Six

Category

20th Century Nautical Objects

US Navy Brig of War "Washington"
US Navy Brig of War "Washington"

US Navy Brig of War "Washington"

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H 64 in W 48 in D 19 in

US Navy Brig of War "Washington"

Located in Norwell, MA

Exquisite ship model by William Hitchcock of the United States naval brig "Washington". The model

Category

20th Century Nautical Objects

Maritime Diorama Fast and Able by E Hitchcock
Maritime Diorama Fast and Able by E Hitchcock

Maritime Diorama Fast and Able by E Hitchcock

Located in Norwell, MA

composition ocean sailing at an angle through rolling seas. This is by noted model builder William Edward

Category

1990s North American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Deep Water Diorama of the Galapagos Expedition
Deep Water Diorama of the Galapagos Expedition

Deep Water Diorama of the Galapagos Expedition

Located in Norwell, MA

Darwin At Islands c. 1831. 3/32 Scale, A. Clark". This project was built by William Hitchcock and his son

Category

1990s North American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19th Century Framed Ornithological Prints
Pair of 19th Century Framed Ornithological Prints

Pair of 19th Century Framed Ornithological Prints

Located in Rio Vista, CA

signed William E. Hitchcock and both mounted with linen style matting and finished in silver gilt frames.

Category

Antique 19th Century American Victorian Prints

Materials

Silver Leaf

Edith Head's The Dress Doctor (Signed)
Edith Head's The Dress Doctor (Signed)

Edith Head's The Dress Doctor (Signed)

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H 8.25 in W 5.5 in D 1 in

Edith Head's The Dress Doctor (Signed)

By Coco Chanel

Located in New York, NY

Brando, Jerry Lewis, Yul Brynner, Alfred Hitchcock, William Wyler, George Cukor, Cecil B. DeMille

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

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American Victorian Ship and Lighthouse in a Bottle
American Victorian Ship and Lighthouse in a Bottle

American Victorian Ship and Lighthouse in a Bottle

Located in Queens, NY

American/English (19/20th Cent) sailing ship with 4 masts and a light house in a bulbous shaped glass bottle on a green wood base.

Category

Antique 19th Century American American Colonial Models and Miniatures

Materials

Glass

Late 19th Century Sèvres Style Parcel-Gilt Porcelain Jardinière
Late 19th Century Sèvres Style Parcel-Gilt Porcelain Jardinière

Late 19th Century Sèvres Style Parcel-Gilt Porcelain Jardinière

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Long Island City, NY

A late 19th century Sèvres style parcel-gilt porcelain jardinière Finely painted with numerous colored flowers with green and gold trim, gilt ram heads on either side. In late ...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Planters, Cachepots and Ja...

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen porcelain 19th century mantle clock.
Meissen porcelain 19th century mantle clock.

Meissen porcelain 19th century mantle clock.

$9,718

H 23.63 in W 13 in D 9.06 in

Meissen porcelain 19th century mantle clock.

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Brighton, Sussex

An impressive 19th Century Meissen porcelain mantle clock on stand. Depicting seated lovers with a garland of flowers. The white enamel clock face with roman numerals, an eight day d...

Category

Antique 19th Century German Mantel Clocks

Materials

Porcelain

American Art Deco Furniture by Ric Emmett Ltd Edition Book
American Art Deco Furniture by Ric Emmett Ltd Edition Book

American Art Deco Furniture by Ric Emmett Ltd Edition Book

By Ric Emmett

Located in North Bergen, NJ

American Art Deco furniture by Ric Emmett After four years of research and writing this book has become a Reality! It has become a part of the permanent collection in the Art & Desi...

Category

2010s Books

Materials

Paper

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Located in London, GB

A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements

Materials

Wrought Iron

David Hockney, A Bigger Book
David Hockney, A Bigger Book

David Hockney, A Bigger Book

$5,500 / item

H 27.5 in W 19.6 in D 4 in

David Hockney, A Bigger Book

By David Hockney

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Hardcover, 50 x 70 cm (19.6 x 27.5 in.), 498 pages, 13 fold-outs, with an adjustable bookstand designed by Marc Newson, plus an illustrated 680-page chronology book A Bigger Book,...

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21st Century and Contemporary European Books

Materials

Paper

A diorama with fishes, Italy 1870.
A diorama with fishes, Italy 1870.

A diorama with fishes, Italy 1870.

$3,623

H 22.75 in W 9.5 in D 9.5 in

A diorama with fishes, Italy 1870.

Located in Milan, IT

A natural Wunderkammer specimen: a marine diorama with two decoy fishes (Pterois volitans), a brunch, fan shaped, of Horny coral, starfish, and reef. The Specimens are mounted inside...

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Brass Sculpture on Marble Base After Rodin's "The Thinker" - SIGNED
Brass Sculpture on Marble Base After Rodin's "The Thinker" - SIGNED

Brass Sculpture on Marble Base After Rodin's "The Thinker" - SIGNED

Located in North Miami, FL

Signed V. Martin, this wonderful version of Rodin's renowned sculpture, The Thinker, is made of patinated brass and sits atop a black marble base. Pedestal shown is sold separately ...

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Vintage 1960s French Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Brass

19th Century Double Sailor's Valentine
19th Century Double Sailor's Valentine

19th Century Double Sailor's Valentine

$5,800

H 9.13 in W 18.25 in D 1.25 in

19th Century Double Sailor's Valentine

Located in Nantucket, MA

Antique Double Sailor's Valentine, circa 1880, a pair of handcrafted shell collages mounted in mahogany octagonal shadowboxes, hinged together and mounted with a clasp and a chain fo...

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Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell, Mahogany

Lavishly-Filled German Wooden Grocery Dollhouse Store Toy 1900s
Lavishly-Filled German Wooden Grocery Dollhouse Store Toy 1900s

Lavishly-Filled German Wooden Grocery Dollhouse Store Toy 1900s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

A beautiful grocery shop room box, painted and stained wood with lithographed wall and floor papers, side stair case and upper gallery, some drawers on rear wall with metal handles a...

Category

Antique Early 1900s German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Porcelain, Fabric, Wood

Peggy Guggenheim Art of This Century Book
Peggy Guggenheim Art of This Century Book

Peggy Guggenheim Art of This Century Book

$600

H 10.25 in W 8 in D 0.5 in

Peggy Guggenheim Art of This Century Book

By Max Ernst, Peggy Guggenheim, Frederick John Kiesler

Located in New York, NY

Catalog of the seminal avant-garde exhibition held at Peggy Guggenheim's Art of This Century Gallery in 1942 and published in an edition of 2500. Edited by Peggy Guggenheim with cont...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Builder's Model of a Competition Speedboat
Builder's Model of a Competition Speedboat

Builder's Model of a Competition Speedboat

Located in Norwell, MA

Exceptional architects model of racing speedboat. Varnished hull with gold cove stripe. Painted cockpit and engine covers. Possibly from the workshop of Charles Moyer. Mounted to a s...

Category

Vintage 1930s North American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Body of Art Book
Body of Art Book

Body of Art Book

$60 / item

H 12 in W 9.38 in D 1.5 in

Body of Art Book

Located in New York, NY

"Body of Art juxtaposes Sandro Botticelli's Venus with Vanessa Beecroft's army of naked women, the iconic head of Nefertiti, and the work of Ryan Trecartin, among many other artists,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

One-Off Winsor & Newton Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Sterling Silver 1977 Artist Box
One-Off Winsor & Newton Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Sterling Silver 1977 Artist Box

One-Off Winsor & Newton Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Sterling Silver 1977 Artist Box

By Windsor & Newton

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely one of a kind Winsor & Newton 1977 Queen Elizabeth Jubilee presentation with sterling silver plaques and boxes Calamander wood Artist b...

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20th Century English Early Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

Delft Garniture Set, 18th Century
Delft Garniture Set, 18th Century

Delft Garniture Set, 18th Century

$9,250

H 13.5 in W 6 in D 5 in

Delft Garniture Set, 18th Century

Located in Dallas, TX

Hand-painted set of blue and white delft porcelain. Three covered vases and two trumpet vases. The lids depict perched birds. The vases depict fishermen in a sailing ship.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Garniture

Materials

Porcelain

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

Located in London, GB

This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Decorative Art

Materials

Other

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the william hitchcock you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each william hitchcock for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood and paper. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect william hitchcock — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available.

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Antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities can bring whimsy and wonder to any interior. 

Decorating with old scientific instruments, historical memorabilia and vintage musical instruments, as well as other authentic collectibles and curiosities that can be found on 1stDibs, presents an opportunity to create a unique, natural history museum-like atmosphere in your home that can provoke conversation as often as it pays tribute to how far we’ve come in understanding our world. 

And bringing collectibles and curiosities into your space is actually on trend — Wunderkammern, or curiosity cabinets, were all the rage in Europe during the 1500s and continued to have adherents there and in the U.S. in the following centuries. Today, however, they’re experiencing a real surge in popularity and influencing how many interior designers are furnishing and decorating homes — combining contemporary with antique, scientific with tribal, earthly with extraterrestrial, Les Lalanne tables with Flemish tapestries.

The original Wunderkammern were entire rooms filled with objects demonstrating their owners’ worldly knowledge: A proper one included artificiala or preciosa (objets d’art); naturalia (such as skeletons, shells, minerals); exotica (taxidermy or dried plants); and scientifica (scientific instruments), frequently alongside religious relics and ancient artifacts.

Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments — with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects.  

Create an intriguing focal point with Georgian scientific instruments, such as stick barometers with mahogany cases or lacquered brass telescopes. These items stem from an era named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who ruled England in succession starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). Just as there was beautiful jewelry produced during the period that today is coveted by collectors, there is much to be found in the collectibles and curiosities realm too.

Wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design are contributing factors to certain trends in decorating — just as vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or home accents in a bedroom or foyer, decorating with globes, maps or nautical objects is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes.

Find a wide range of antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities on 1stDibs.

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