Early 20th Century Architectural Models
to
6
41
12
54
12
6
5
2
2
1
1
1
36
117
181
16
54
88
26
7
6
17
14
2
17
19
14
3
27
26
14
6
6
44
24
8
5
5
54
54
54
10
2
1
1
1
Period: Early 20th Century
Early 20th century hand crafted pine architectural roof model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century hand crafted pine architectural roof model
A highly decorative example of an early 20th century hand crafted English architectural roof top model. This perfect f...
Category
British Victorian Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Pine
Mid-20th Century English Hand-Crafted Rooftop Frame Model
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century English Hand-Crafted Rooftop Frame Model
A true example of an Early-20th Century English hand-crafted rooftop frame model. A highly collectable and sculptural pie...
Category
British Late Victorian Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Wood
Italian Grand Tour Alabaster Model the Roman Forum Temple of Vespasian
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian Grand Tour model of the ancient Temple of Vespasian located in the Roman Forum, Rome. Carved from alabaster, this is a handsome example of a souvenir carving which would have been collected by a European or American sophisticate making a Grand Tour of the ancient sites of Italy. This wonderful architectural miniature is evocative of another time and place.
Roma Templo Di Vespasiano' etched into the black marble base.
It has been drilled to be wired, not the first time I have owned one of these that had been mounted as a lamp.
The Temple of Vespasian and Titus is located in Rome at the western end of the Roman Forum between the Temple of Concordia and the Temple of Saturn...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Niederwald Monument Souvenir Building Architectural Model Germany 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative building sculpture as a souvenir. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is due to age. Made of metal. This item was purchased as a souvenir at a Grand Tour in Europe and was probably made in the 1910s or earlier. Found at an estate sale in Brussels, Belgium. A nice addition to any collection or just to display and put on display as a memento of places visited.
The Niederwald monument (German: Niederwalddenkmal) is a monument located in the Niederwald, near Rüdesheim am Rhein in Hesse...
Category
Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Metal
Huge Early 20th century English architectural pine model
Located in London, GB
Huge Early 20th century English architectural pine model
A well modelled early 20th century hand carved oversized pine architectural model. Showing natural age and minor loss as sho...
Category
British Late Victorian Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Pine
Artist's Early 20th Century Large Plaster Model Of A Building in Geneva
Located in London, GB
This wonderful plaster model of a grand building in Geneva was made in Switzerland in the early 20th century.
Please take a really close look at all our pictures. The amount of intr...
Category
Swiss Belle Époque Antique Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Plaster
Exceptional , antique wooden Letter Box
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional letterbox in the form of a miniature English Manor House,
from around 1900, beautiful shine and warm patina of the polished Wood,
the box has one top lid that can be open...
Category
British Antique Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Satinwood
Empire Style Birdcage Model of Chateau de Luneville, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The wood and wire birdcage faithfully depicting the chateau.
Category
French Empire Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Dancer by Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet
Located in BILBAO, ES
Roman Dancer by Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet 1880 - 1950
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "C.L.J.R Colinet
Measures: height 38cm (47 with base...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 52 cms. with base and 42cm alt. total and 24 c...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Bronze
Berlin Bear Souvenir Statue Building Ashtray Vintage, German, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A 1930s souvenir building Statue architectural model Ashtray. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. A beautiful nice desktop item or just a display item i...
Category
German Folk Art Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 56cms. alt. total and 19 cms. diam. base ( 22.04 x 7.48 ) inches
Excellent condition.
Demétre Haralamb Chiparus was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France.
He was one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco era.
Sculptures of Chiparus represent the classical manifestation of Art Deco style in decorative bronze and ivory sculpture.
Traditionally, four factors influenced his creative activity
*the Russian Ballets of Serge Diaghilev's, Nijinsky and Rubinstein
*ancient Egyptian art,
*French theatre, music halls and cabarets
*Early motion pictures and fashion magazines with dancers, stars and models
Which made him create figures with a long, slender, stylized appearance. like the faces of “Persian Dance” and the dress in “Starfish Girl” exactly reproduces the sketch for Goldfish's dress from the ballet “Underwater kingdom” by Lev Annensky.
After the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922, the art of ancient Egypt...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: height 37cm and 22 cms. diam. base
Excellent c...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Parisian Bird Cage Mansion
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1920
Monumental Parisian bird cage mansion
Architectural bird house based on a famous Paris Brothel
Sourced in Belgium
Measures: W117 x D51 x H90 cm.
Category
French Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Pine
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 52 cms. alt. total and 17 cms. diam. base
Good...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Bronze
Louis Majorelle Nancy Signed Sideboard Vitrine, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant French vitrine cabinet signed by renowned Art Nouveau designer Louis Majorelle. The cabinet is composed of mahogany, walnut and multiple exotic...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Wood
FRENCH 1915 Mechanical WWI Biplane Airplane Scale Model In Copper and Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
An antique 1915 French mechanical model of a biplane.
This is a fabulous antique scale model of an SPAD S.XIII First-World-War fighter biplane, created in France during the early 20...
Category
French Industrial Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Cabaret Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 66 cms. alt. without base 55, and 22cm aroung...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Boho Distressed Architectural Model
Located in west palm beach, FL
This exquisite vintage architectural model is a captivating piece of craftsmanship, featuring intricate classical columns, detailed window cutouts, and a beautifully distressed finis...
Category
American Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Roman Dancer by Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet
Located in BILBAO, ES
Roman Dancer by Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet 1880 - 1950
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "C.L.J.R Colinet
Measures: height 45cm (54 with base...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Arlequin Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 36 cms. with base and 28cm alt. total and 19 c...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Bronze
A Finely Sculpted Grand Tour Model of The Temple of Vespasian, Italy Circa 1900
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The large & finely sculpted alabaster structure showing a trio of fluted columns terminating to finely carved Corinthian capitals, supporting an entablature with a carved frieze illu...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Carpenter's Staircase Model
Located in Napa, CA
Vintage carpenter's staircase model from Belgium. Carpenter's created these models to show their craftsmanship.
Category
Belgian Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 52 cms. alt. total and 17 cms. diam. base
Good condition.
Demétre Haralamb Chiparus was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France.
He was one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco era.
Sculptures of Chiparus represent the classical manifestation of Art Deco style in decorative bronze and ivory sculpture...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Bronze
Tin & Wood Open Touring Hill Climber Toy Car by Clark, circa 1903
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous early toy example by the Clark co. This hill climber works great, and is almost totally complete. It's missing it's passenger in the back. Cast iron...
Category
American Industrial Antique Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Iron, Tin
Architectural Stair Model, masterpiece
Located in Bilzen, BE
Miniature staircases are very rare, when you realize that such a miniature staircase represented almost as much work as creating a life-size staircase.
Full detailed craftmanship.
To...
Category
French Neoclassical Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Wood
Grand Tour Model of the Eiffel Tower, Now as a Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Grand Tour model of the Eiffel Tower, now as a lamp, newly wired. The architectural model stands 30" high, 33" high to the top of the socket.
Category
French Grand Tour Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Beaux Arts Decor Ormolu Wreath and Floral Escutcheon Keyhole Cover
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Add an elegant Parisian touch to your decor with this beautiful antique French ormolu, Beaux Arts escutcheon, circa 1900-1910. Designed to cover a keyhole on either a salon door, arm...
Category
French Beaux Arts Antique Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Ormolu
Wooden maquette, depicting the Eiffel Tower, France early 20th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Miniature Wunderkammer architectural model, entirely handmade, in painted balsa wood, depicting the Eiffel Tower. Grand Tour item. Original patina. France early 20th century.
Category
French Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Wood
Piece de Maitrise, Architectural roof model
Located in MILL, NL
Roof construction model / Piece de Maitrise. Made of oak wood, France 20th century.
Completely complete, in good condition
Dimensions: 46L x 36D x 40H
Category
Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Oak
Wooden polygon architectural model early 20th century
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A fine example of a so called Polydre or Polygon. These multifaceted forms go back are to basic forms which form our world. They have been described by mathematicians, scolars and ar...
Category
French Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Wood
Viennese Cold-Painted Bronze Egyptian Monument Letterbox by Bergman
Located in London, GB
Viennese cold-painted bronze Egyptian monument letterbox by Bergman
Austrian, circa 1900
Measures: Height 46cm, width 39cm, depth 28cm
Demonstr...
Category
Austrian Antique Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 67 cms. alt. total and 49 cms. diam. base
Good condition.
Demétre Haralamb Chiparus was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France.
He was one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco era.
Sculptures of Chiparus represent the classical manifestation of Art Deco style in decorative bronze and ivory sculpture...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Figure Dancer by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus (1886 - 1947)
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 52 cms. alt. total and 17 cms. diam. base...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Bronze
Architectural Staircase Model white metal 20th century
Located in MILL, NL
Architectural miniature staircase
Elegant miniature spiral / spiral staircase. Made of metal, painted white. Presumably early/mid 20th century. On later oak base (we can make this b...
Category
Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century hand carved huge pine architectural model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century hand carved huge pine architectural model
A well modelled early 20th century hand carved huge pine architectural model of a rooftop. Showing natural age and minor...
Category
British Late Victorian Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century, Open Turned Wooden Sphere Canton Ball
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A beautifully turned maplewood sphere containg a second star shaped sphere. Objects like these find their origins in the 16th century when the interest in science, mathematics and ar...
Category
French Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Maple
Early 20th Century hand carved huge pine architectural angled roof model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century hand carved huge pine architectural angled roof model
A well modelled early 20th century hand carved huge pine architectural model of an angled rooftop. Showing na...
Category
British Late Victorian Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century, Model Barn or Garage, circa 1910-1930
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A wooden architectural model in original paint of a garage or barn structure, likely used as a child's play object, with a single door and ...
Category
American American Craftsman Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Paint, Scrap Wood
Antique Model of Ulm Cathedral
By Michael Molz
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stunning and rare scale model of the Ulm Cathedral, completed in 1925 by Michael Molz of Los Angeles. It is in remarkably good condition and features sta...
Category
North American Gothic Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Tall Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 67 cms. alt. total and 49 cms. diam. base (26,37 x 19,29)
Excelent condition.
Demétre Haralamb Chiparus was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France.
He was one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco era.
Sculptures of Chiparus represent the classical manifestation of Art Deco style in decorative bronze and ivory sculpture.
Traditionally, four factors influenced his creative activity
*the Russian Ballets of Serge Diaghilev's, Nijinsky and Rubinstein
*ancient Egyptian art,
*French theatre, music halls and cabarets
*Early motion pictures and fashion magazines with dancers, stars and models
Which made him create figures with a long, slender, stylized appearance. like the faces of “Persian Dance” and the dress in “Starfish Girl” exactly reproduces the sketch for Goldfish's dress from the ballet “Underwater kingdom” by Lev Annensky.
After the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922, the art of ancient Egypt...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Bronze
Polychrome Wood Model of an Indonesian Toraja Dwelling or Tongkonan, C. 1900
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A polychrome wood model of a Toraja dwelling or tongkonan
Indonesia, Sulawesi, Tana Toraja, early 20th century
H. 60 x L. 94 x D. 33 cm
Provenance:
- Seminary Rosa Stichting, Nijmegen
- Instituut voor Kulturele Antropologie van de Katholieke Universiteit, Nijmegen
- With Michel Thieme...
Category
Indonesian Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century pine architectural model of a rooftop
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century pine architectural model of a rooftop
A well modelled early 20th century hand carved pine architectural model of a rooftop. Showing natural age as shown, this exa...
Category
British Late Victorian Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Pine
Nuremberg Castle 1910s Souvenir Building Metal and Marble Base Paperweight
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A Nuremberg Castle 1910s Souvenir building architectural model. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal on a marble base. This was bought as a souvenir in Nu...
Category
German Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Marble, Metal
Munich Child Souvenir Statue Building Ashtray Vintage, German, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A 1930s souvenir building Statue architectural model Ashtray. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. A beautiful nice desktop item or just a display item i...
Category
German Folk Art Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Metal
Toothpick Stand Paris Eiffel Tower French Souvenir Building, Vintage 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A 1920s souvenir building architectural model as a toothpick holder stand. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal and glass. A beautiful nice item for your ...
Category
French Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Metal
Graz Clocktower 1910s Souvenir Building Metal and Marble Base antique Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Graz Austria Clocktower 1910s Souvenir building architectural model. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal on a marble base. This was bought as a so...
Category
German Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Marble, Metal
Rare Chromolithograph of An Estate with Garden in the 18th Century, ca.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
The antique garden print you've described, titled 'Buitenplaats met tuin uit de 18e eeuw,' features a rare chromolithographic plate created by G....
Category
Antique Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Paper
Unique Diorama Depicting a North-American River Scene with Natives and Settlers
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Unique diorama depicting a North American river-scene
United States of America, early 20th century
Measures: H 36 x W 68.5 x D 34 cm
The dioram...
Category
American Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Other
Great Rustic Black Forest Wooden Pulley with Rope
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Rustic Black Forest Wooden Pulley with Rope
A great rustic Black Forest wooden pulley with rope. It comes from a Bavarian barn, ca. 1900, ol...
Category
German Black Forest Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Wood
ANTIQUE rare "ROYCROFT" waste basket Stickley era w7612
By Roycroft
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a very nice ARTS and CRAFTS waste basket by ROYCROFT from the early 1900s. in good condition with the original condition, with minor wear
with NO REPAIRS OR NEW PARTS.
MARKED...
Category
Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Oak
Architects Model, Wooden Construction, Maitrise, Miniature Model
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Sculptural wooden Maitrise, France made of Fruitwood,
probably a study of a wooden construction of a roof,
great scale and remarkable details,
great used Patina, 1920.
Category
French Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Fruitwood
Italian Panels Engraved on Wood
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Italian panels engraved on wood. They were made in carpentry schools as an exam test. They can be hung or used by inserting them into a piece of furni...
Category
Italian Other Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Fruitwood
Builder’s Model of the Brazilian Passenger Paddle Steamer Caxias
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A builder’s model of the Brazilian passenger paddle steamer Caxias built by Hepple, South Shields, 1912, with a 24in. laminated and carved hull finished...
Category
English Vintage Early 20th Century Architectural Models
Materials
Laminate, Wood, Mahogany
