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Dutch Rococo Marquetry Miniature Desk
Located in Essex, MA
With curved lid opening to a fitted interior with three drawers below and bracket feet. Beautifully crafted in a bombe form. Much time and skill went into making this piece. Sometime...
Category
1740s Dutch Rococo Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Walnut
Regency Specimen Woods Table Jewellery Casket
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very fine quality Regency period specimen
woods table top jewellery cabinet having hinged
lid over pair of doors enclosing two false short
drawers and three long drawers retaini...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Satinwood
Chippendale Mahogany Childs Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming and rarely found 18th century mahogany chippendale period childs chest having superbly figured top over four drawers with replacement pierced plate brass handles raised on...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
1950s Phiwe Anatomical Didactic Model of Human Enlargedf Eye Antique Scientific
Located in Milan, IT
Anatomical didactic model of human eye enlarged made of gutta-percha plastic material of vegetable origin.
The model is decomposable in order to show the cornea, the iris and the l...
Category
1950s German Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plaster
French Louis Philippe Miniature Sample Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Louis Philippe style miniature commode, or sample chest made of beautiful book matched veneer of walnut. Four dovetailed drawers with blue velvet lined interior. Original br...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis Philippe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Walnut
Carl Auböck Model #4500 'Lucky Pig' Brass Figurine Keyring
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4500 'Lucky Pig' brass figurine keyring. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural object is hand fabricated in polished brass.
Price is p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
1930's Art Deco Streamline Arrow Plane Car Design Study Model
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A plaster design study attributed to an artist designer at the Hill Auto Body Metal company based in Cincinnati Ohio . The company specialized in streamline equipment for airplanes a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Streamlined Moderne Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plaster
Antique Georgian Miniature Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Fine Quality George III Period Mahogany Bowfronted Miniature
Chest Of Two Short And Three Long Drawers Having Well Figured
Top Raised On Elegant Original Splayed Feet
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Carl Auböck Model #5663 'Shell' Brass Figurine Keyring
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #5663 'Shell' brass figurine keyring. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural object is hand fabricated in polished brass.
Price is per it...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #5608 'Donkey' Brass Figurine Keyring
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #5608 'Donkey' brass figurine keyring. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural object is hand fabricated in polished brass.
Price is per i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Museum-Quality, Fully Assembled Replica of Royal louis
Located in Eindhoven, NL
This is museum-quality, fully assembled replica of Royal louis
Master craftsmen using historical photographs, drawings or original plans meticulously handcraft these highly detai...
Category
2010s Central Asian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Carved Rainbow Fluorite Macaw on Black Tourmaline Mineral Base
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful hand carved semi precious rainbow fluorite Macaw mounted on a black tourmaline mineral specimen base. This exotic bird is a decorative combination of ornithology and geol...
Category
2010s American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Quartz
Blue Calcite Loverbird Pair on Clear Quartz Point Mineral Base
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful hand carved semi precious blue calcite lovebird pair mounted on a clear quartz point mineral specimen base. These exotic birds are a decorative combination of ornithology...
Category
2010s American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Quartz, Multi-gemstone
Riva Model
Located in Paris, FR
Model Riva with wooden structure in light wood
in honey brown finish.
Speed-boat modal with many hand-crafted details.
Model on wooden base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Neoclassical Revival Hand Painted Satinwood Miniature Bureau
Located in London, GB
A neoclassical Revival
Satinwood and hand painted Miniature Bureau
In the Adams Manner
Constructed from lustrous satinwood and crossbanded with tulipwood veneers and ebony strin...
Category
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Revival Models and Miniatures
Materials
Satinwood, Tulipwood, Paint
19th Century Architectural Plaster Model
Located in Helsingborg, SE
Architectural cast plaster model of the Fredrik's church in Copenhagen. Ca 1890.
Category
19th Century Danish Grand Tour Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plaster
1960s Tin Toy Servis Pick Up truck with ladder by Nekur, Ne-Kur , Turkey
Located in Antwerp, BE
1960s lithographed Tin Toy Car - Tin Toy Truck.
A Ford Service - Servis truck , Pick up Van with ladder by Nekur , Ne-Kur Turkey.
Vintage Toys - Tin Toys - Service Trucks - Lad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Tin
Vintage Handmade Scrap Metal Design Robot Statue German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A handmade scrap metal robot statue. Some parts are rusty some with patina. A nice architectural sculpture for every living room or men’s cave. Some scratches and a nice patina due t...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
20th Century Sterling Silver Miniature Motorcycle Harley Davidson, Made in Italy
Located in VALENZA, IT
Vintage Harley Davidson FXSTD in sterling silver with very accurate detail reproduction.
At the end of 2007 they stopped producing it
The wheels are with spokes and rubber tires
Com...
Category
1990s Italian Other Models and Miniatures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Anatomical Plaque by New York Scientific Supply Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand painted, plaster, anatomical plate by New York Scientific Supply Co. depicting the musculature and circulatory systems of the face and head on a wood plaque.
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood, Plaster
Edwardian Diminutive Post Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The oak box with brass Royal Georgian plaque on top, pick up times on the front. The brass lock and key affixed to the door.
Category
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Seven Miniature Furstenberg Biscuit Porcelain Busts of English Men of Letters
Located in Spencertown, NY
Seven Furstenberg miniature busts of English men of letters, early 19th century together with a William IV Amboyna two-door glazed cabinet. Including,
Locke, Dryden, Garrick, Pope.
Category
Early 19th Century German William IV Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Amboyna, Porcelain, Wood
Model Train Base Assembly
Located in New York, NY
An iron model train base assembly from France.
Category
20th Century French Models and Miniatures
Materials
Iron
Large Early 20th C, Wooden Foundry Mold, c.1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
Large industrial wood mold used to make metal parts. The piece consists of two halves when joined together create a manufacturing part. Each piece has a metal identification...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
Two Similar Antique Motor Boat Models, Priced Individually
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of similar flat hull motor boat models hand crafted with mahogany, retaining their original paint and presented on custom wood stands. Priced individually.
Measures: Front M...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Oak Table Cabinet
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very unusual and attractive mid-19th century French oak
table cabinet having arched panel door and three panelled
drawers.
Category
Mid-19th Century English French Provincial Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Oak
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Miniature Tripod Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A superb quality 18th century mahogany George II
Period miniature table having well figured circular
Tilting top over vase turned central stem with
Elegant bold tripod legs termin...
Category
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Miniature French Walnut Empire Chest of Three Drawers with Secret Compartments
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine quality French Empire period walnut 3 drawer commode, with one small and 2 large drawers, possessing wonderful old color and patina. This piece, possibly a cabinet makers samp...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Mahogany Miniature Centre Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality mid-19th century mahogany miniature
center table having superbly figured circular tilting top
over elegant carved center column and triform plateau
base with c...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Instructional Mushroom Model
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage instructional mushroom model from an art school in France. Entire set pictured together in last three images.
Category
1940s French Folk Art Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Concrete
Antique Wooden Shoe Forms with Handles, c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original pairs of cobbler's wooden shoe forms. They have retained their original finish and have the appropriate wear.
Creator unknown.
Date of manufacture c.1920
Materials and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Models and Miniatures
Materials
Beech, Maple
Mid-Century "Easi-Bild" Lawn Glider Salesman Sample with Full Size Pattern Book
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Miniature Easi-Bild lawn glider (likely a Salesman Sample advertising the sale of the instructional manual for the full size model).
Attractive color combination of red, white, and ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Fine Shipbuilder's Model of the Second Marquess Conyngham's Royal Yacht Squadron
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Fine shipbuilders model of the Second Marquess Conyngham's Royal Yacht squadron steam schooner 'Helen', built in 1864 by Thomas B Seath & Co., Glasgow with finely detailed superstruc...
Category
1870s English Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Lladró Canvas Vase Flowers Tapestry Vase by Bodo Sperlein
By Bodo Sperlein, Lladro
Located in Cranbury, NJ
White glossy porcelain vase with accumulation of one by one handmade flowers for home decoration. Contemporary but Classic this sculptural vase is an impressive design statement comb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Porcelain
Cold Painted Bronze Duck
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 20th century cold painted bronze duck figurine. Made in Austria and unmarked. Please note of wear consistent with age.
Category
20th Century Austrian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
English Regency Bow Front Mahogany & Satinwood Ebonized Miniature Chest, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency bow front mahogany and Satinwood ebonized miniature chest with five graduated drawers, ebonized knobs and drawer fronts, and resting on the original bracket feet. Ear...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
In Stock in Los Angeles, Black Kong Mini Portable Charger
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Kong mini power bank battery charger
In stock in Los Angeles
Power bank. You can carry Kong MINI in your bag as an external battery for your smartphone or any other device.
Made in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plastic
Dockyard Built Teak and Brass Field Cannon, 1930
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Dockyard built teak and brass field cannon, with a brass barrel set on a brass-bound carriage with large wheels and a brass-bound bucket, swabs and ramrods to scale, fine quality. En...
Category
1930s English Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
GUFRAMINI Miniature Cactus by Drocco & Mello - 1stdibs New York
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The miniature Cactus, one of the radical design symbols par excellence. Gufram offers its fans a version identical to the original designed by Drocco and Mello in 1972. The mini mold...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Other
Lead Pidgin, 18th Century Swedish
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare lead pidgin that was used as a counterweight when hanging chandeliers. The pidgin was above the chandelier or lantern towards the roof. When candles were to be changed you pul...
Category
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Lead
Large Aluminum Munich TV Television Tower Scale Design Model, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Scaled model of the Munich television tower. Hand-spun in aluminum. A nice architectural sculpture for every living or man’s room. Some dents and scratches at the tower base, like se...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
English Royal Prince Pedal Car by Triang, Circa 1950
By Tri-ang Toys
Located in Devon, England
Professionally restored is this royal prince pedal car by the English peddle car company Triang. Dating to the early 1950s this child’s pedal car is an absolute delight. Resprayed in...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
Set of 6 Rare French 19th Century Antique Doll Carriages
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Bought in the south of France this set of antique doll carriages are an enchanting collection with wooden handles, original paint, and working wheels.
Measures: Largest 31.5 H, 14 W...
Category
19th Century French Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
6 Mid Century Miniature Japanese Panel Screens Reiko Chiba Tuttle Prints MCM
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage set of 6 Japanese Screens in Miniature book set: Six Masterpieces of the Momoyama Period with fold out booklet containing commentary by Reiko Chuiba. Published by Charles E. ...
Category
1960s Japonisme Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Paper
Twenty-Seven Woods for a Chinese Artificial Flower Vase O by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Twenty-seven woods for a Chinese Artificial flower vase O by Ettore Sottsass,
edited by Design Gallery Milano, 1995.
Limited edition of 12 signed and numered pieces, number 3 / 1...
Category
1990s European Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Baroque Style Green Upholstered Dog House, French, 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Dog house upholstered with green velvet and green and cream fringe. Hinged top revealing green pillow within.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Revival Models and Miniatures
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Carl Auböck Model #5655 'Seahorse' Brass Figurine Keyring
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #5655 'Seahorse' brass figurine keyring. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural object is hand fabricated in polished brass.
Price is per...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Vintage Instructional Mushroom Model
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage instructional mushroom model from an art school in France. Entire set pictured together in last three images.
Category
1940s French Folk Art Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Concrete
English Late 19th Century Pond Yacht on Stand with Solid Hull and Three Sails
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English pond yacht from the late 19th century, with solid hull. Born in England during the Victorian era, this elegant pond yacht, created for pond racing, features three sails at...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Art Deco Revival White Full Body Vintage Plastic Mannequin, 1980s, France
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco Revival white full body vintage plastic mannequin, which was designed and manufactured, 1980s, France.
The mannequin shows geometric and cubism inspired features. The body ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plastic
Antique Wooden Shoe Forms with Handles c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
Original pairs of cobbler's wooden shoe forms with handles. They have retained their original finish and have the appropriate wear.
Creator Unknown.
Date of manufacture ...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Models and Miniatures
Materials
Maple, Beech
Ford Aircraft Model Trimotor in Aluminium
Located in Paris, FR
Trimotor aircraft model Ford handcrafted in aluminum.
Manufactured between 1926 and 1933 by Ford's own
factory. Wingspan: 102cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Aluminum
In Stock in Los Angeles, Light Blue Rabbit Mini Portable Charger
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Rabbit mini power bank battery charger
In stock in Los Angeles
Power bank. You can carry Rabbit MINI in your bag as an external battery for your smartphone or any other device.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plastic
Carl Auböck Model #5735 Brass Foot Figurine Keyring
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #5735 brass foot figurine keyring. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural object is hand fabricated in polished brass.
Price is per item....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
GUFRAMINI Little GOD Miniature by Toiletpaper
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The little GOD, a miniature version of Gufram's most iconic collaborations with TOILETPAPER. GOD derives from the union of the Cactus® - designed by Drocco and Mello in 1972 - and th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Other
GUFRAMINI Little Bocca Miniature by Studio 65
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The little Bocca, drawing from the exact proportions of the original version, maintains the sinuous feel and sensuality of a woman’s lips, exactly as intended by Studio65 which desig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Models and Miniatures
In Stock in Los Angeles, Pink Rabbit Mini Portable Charger
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Rabbit Mini Power Bank Battery Charger
In stock in Los Angeles
Power bank. You can carry Rabbit MINI in your bag as an external battery for your smartphone or any other device.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plastic
Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Object Made with Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a welded steel sculpture made by furniture creator Jim Rose. It is sustainable design created from salvaged and recycled steel panels left over from his larger projects. Thes...
Category
2010s American Folk Art Models and Miniatures
Materials
Steel
Antique and Vintage Models and Miniatures
There’s a place in every room for antique and vintage models and miniatures to fit in as small pieces of decor with character. Given their diversity of design, they are well suited to fit any style of space. From boats and spaceships to animals and race cars, there is a model for every taste.
Among the earliest known uses of miniatures are models found in Egypt dating back to 3,000 B.C. They were placed in pyramids as part of religious ceremonies. Elsewhere in the ancient world, small-scale architectural models were used in burial rituals. Since then, people have made miniaturized models for a variety of purposes.
Around the turn of the last century, toy companies created sought-after miniatures like trains. In the 1930s, airplane model kits took off in popularity. Later, Pop artists helped turn these kid treasures into a higher art form, such as Andy Warhol’s 1983 Toy Paintings.
Many people now use miniatures to decorate. Miniatures and models can be a playful accent, especially in areas of leisure, like a living room, salon or bedroom. Some collect miniatures to show off a range of favorite passions, while others focus on one type of model to add sophistication to their home.
Models can depict animals, people or places — as they do for an interactive project called Gulliver’s Gate in New York — and can contribute to the curation of a space or express a personality. Connoisseurs can find folk art and historical miniatures from every era. They have been created in classic and modern designs ranging from kitsch collectibles to old-world oddities.
Explore the collection of models and miniatures on 1stDibs today to build your collection and bring whimsical joy to your home.