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Models and Miniatures For Sale
Exhibition Quality 3.5" Live Steam Model of a GNR Sterling No. 1
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine example of a 3.5" live steam locomotive, The Sterling No1 or 8-footer one of the best known and fasted 4-2-2 steam locomotives of its time.
Built in Doncaster from 1870 the or...
Category
20th Century English Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
Setof 12 Luxury Christmas Tree Ornaments Handmade Teacups in Vintage Irish Linen
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Set of 12 limited Edition Artisan Irish Linen teacup ornaments in pastels by Katie Larmour
This is a luxury box set of artisan made decorative ornaments created with authentic Irish Linen, exclusive to 1stdibs. They are special because they are limited editions from a beautiful mixture of vintage and deadstock fabric in small batches (some even one-of-a-kind) embellished with exquisite copper embroidery and dainty beading.
These novelty ornaments are a unique and quirky gift, or a treat to oneself, particularly suitable for the holiday season, all year round occasions, celebrations and home decor. They are collectible and can be kept as heirlooms.
Katie Larmour is an acclaimed Northern Irish designer with a studio based in her hometown of Belfast. Known for heritage textiles, her signature use of Irish Linen and original designs have seen her brand make waves in Europe and beyond.
The fabric is 100% pure Irish Linen from a mixture of sustainable sources - vintage, local mill deadstock rolls from one of the last remaining linen mills still active in Ireland today, repurposed antique...
Category
2010s Unknown Models and Miniatures
Materials
Linen
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver and Porcelain Miniature of Wood Stove
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver / porcelain wood stove miniature.
The main structure was made of sterling silver while the central body is hand painted porcelain.
Some pa...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Revival Models and Miniatures
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Silver Loderein Box in the Shape of a Book
Located in Delft, NL
A 19th century silver loderein box in the shape of a book
A silver loderein box in the shape of a book with engraving. 19th century.
Under the box ha...
Category
19th Century Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
Miniature Huanghuali Wood Chinese Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
Miniature Huanghuali wood Chinese sideboard. An expertly crafted miniature architectural model in Huanhuali wood with brass hardware. A late 20th centu...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Models and Miniatures
Materials
Rosewood
Very Large Antique Victorian Brass Lobster-Form Box
Located in London, GB
A very large antique Victorian brass lobster-form box.
English, Late 19th Century.
Measures: Height 34cm, width 91cm, depth 41cm.
This exceptional piece is a remarkably large brass box...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Small Louis XV Style Burlwood Three Drawer Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage burlwood miniature three drawer chest. A perfect little book rest or drinks table. All drawers lined with printed Florentine paper.
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Models and Miniatures
Materials
Burl
English Sterling Silver Charm Neckless Long Antique Neck Chain, 1860s
Located in Wembley, GB
An open curb link charm necklace which had hung various charms, including a fire engine, motorcycle, trolley bus, doctor’s bag, dunce hat, barrel organ, an...
Category
1860s English Early Victorian Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal, Silver, Sterling Silver
Builder’s Half Model of the Schooner Yacht Migrant
Located in Norwell, MA
Exquisite builder’s half model of the lawley built three masted Schooner migrant. Designed by Henry Gielow migrant was the largest yacht in the world at the time and was built at a c...
Category
1920s North American Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Aluminum Metal TV Television Tower of Nuremberg Scale Design Model, 2000s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Scaled model of the Nuremberg television tower also called Nuremberg Egg (because of the Design). A nice architectural sculpture for every living or man’s room. Diameter given in dim...
Category
Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
Ruby Hummingbird Sculpture on Amethyst & Quartz Mineral Base
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful hand carved semi precious ruby stone hummingbird mounted on an amethyst and quartz mineral specimen base. This exotic bird is a decorative combination of ornithology and ...
Category
2010s American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Amethyst, Quartz
Miniature Chinese Etagere Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
A full size bookcase with this level of workmanship and detail would be an incredible find, but this beautiful piece of furniture—at only ten inches tall—is perfectly constructed dow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Qing Models and Miniatures
Materials
Hardwood
Late 19th Century Arts & Crafts Style Silver Mounted Walking Stick
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century Arts & Crafts style silver mounted walking stick
English, 1893
Height 90cm, diameter 3.5cm
Expertly crafted in 1893, this antique walking stick embodies the es...
Category
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal, Silver
Mid-Century Modern Cast Aluminum Stylized Airplane Model or Sculpture & Stand
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This airplane model or sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and dating to approximately 1945 and done in the period streamlined Mid-Century M...
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Chinese Jade, Carnelian, and Quartz Flower Model in a Cloisonné Enamel Planter
Located in London, GB
Chinese jade, carnelian, and quartz flower model in a cloisonné enamel planter
Chinese, 20th Century
Height 18cm, width 9cm, depth 9cm
This c...
Category
20th Century Chinese Models and Miniatures
Materials
Agate, Carnelian, Metal
Victorian Miniature Mahogany Bowfront Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Attractive And Elegant Mid 19th Century, Victorian Period, Mahogany Bowfront Miniature Mahogany Chest, Having Very Well Figured Top, Over Two Short And Two Long Drawers Retaining ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Swiss Black Forest Carved Thatched Roof Cottage Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Fantastic and rare example of Black Forest folk art, a tour de force of carving by a master woodworker. This lift top box in the form of a thatched cottage has many wonderful details...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Plaster Anatomical Skull Model
Located in Houston, TX
Interesting vintage plaster anatomical skull model. This great plaster skull bust model is in very good condition and dates to the 1940s.
Perfect in an ...
Category
1940s Other Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plaster
Painter Anatomical Skull
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this painter anatomical human skull, circa 1970. This skull was acquired from a painter's studio, the skull was painted with oil paint.
Category
1970s North American Arts and Crafts Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plaster
Art Nouveau Rose Quartz, Gold, Ruby, Emerald and Diamond Walking Stick
By Fabergé
Located in London, GB
Art Nouveau rose quartz, gold, ruby, emerald and diamond walking stick
Russian, c. 1900
Height 91cm, width 7cm, depth 1.5cm
This superb walking stick, crafted around 1900, embodi...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal, Gold
Miniature Cast Bronze Grand Tour Architectural Sculpture of the Trajan Column
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This miniature cast bronze architectural model of the Trajan Column dates to the 19th century to commemorate one of the Grand Tours of Europ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
20th Century British Caledonian Dc10 Fibre Glass Airplane Model, c.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Stunning 20th century British Caledonian DC10 aircraft model, this wide body aircrafts became available for global travel in the early 1970's.
Condition
In good condition - just ...
Category
20th Century British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
City of Stuttgart TV Television Tower Aluminum Scale Design Model, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Scaled model of the Stuttgart television tower. Hand-spun in Aluminum, with brass top. A nice architectural sculpture for every living or men’s room. It has ...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Miniature Terrestrial Globe Newton & Son London, Post 1833, Ante 1858
Located in Milano, IT
Miniature Terrestrial Globe
Newton & Son
London, post 1833, ante 1858
Paper, papier-mâché, bronze and wood
It measures: sphere diameter 2.95 in (7.6 cm); diameter of the wooden base 6.02 in (15.3 cm); height 8.36 in (21.24 cm).
Weight: 2,067 lb.
State of conservation: the globe still bears its original paint, but has various small gaps, abrasions and stains on the surface.
The globe is hinged with two pins at the meridian circle, which is in turn inserted perpendicular to the horizon circle; this is supported by four semi-arches connected at the bottom by a small goblet-shaped foot, resting on a wooden bell-shaped base.
Apart from the wooden base, the entire support structure is made of bronze; on the foot there are the scale reproductions of a compass, a telescope and an open book.
The sphere is made of papier-mâché and is covered with twelve printed paper gores.
In the North Pacific Ocean the globe bears a cartouche with the inscription (about 30% of the writing is illegible, but the missing parts can be easily integrated based on the rest):
NEWTON’S
New & Improved
TERRESTRIAL
Globe
Published by Newton & Son
66 Chancery Lane
LONDON
On the globe, much of central Africa is empty and the great lakes Tanganyika and Victoria are not marked (Europeans would begin to explore the area after 1858). Canada is called "British Territory" and Alaska "Russian Territory" (it would become part of the United States in 1867). Australia already bears its modern name (until 1829 it had been called New Holland) and its coasts are completely designed; Tasmania is listed as an island (Matthew Flinders circumnavigated it in 1798). The routes of Cook's various voyages are plotted; both the route followed by Biscoe in 1831 and the "Land of Enderby" which he discovered on the coast of Antarctica, south of Africa, are marked.
Bibliography
P. Van der Krogt, Old Globes...
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
Georgian Miniature Oak Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Charming and Relatively rare mid 18th century, Georgian, oak miniature kneehole desk, having seven drawers with original turned brass knobs flanking central cupboard door with geometric inlaid decoration.
Often there is debate over miniature furnitures original purpose. Was it was made as an apprentice piece, which is where somebody who is looking for a job in a workshop would create something to showcase their talents, or was it made as a travelling salesman...
Category
Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Oak
Eskimo Model Kayak, Wood Covered with Seal Skin, Lined with Bone
Located in Leuven , BE
What makes this model so special is that all the hunting devices are still present: spears, harpoons, spear thrower, wood float board, and bladder, paddles and other equipment used for seal hunting. Please note how well these are made in a stunning combination of wood and bone and lashed on deck under bone and sinew spear securers. Despite the kayak frame...
Category
1930s American Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
19th Century Antique Children's Carriage
Located in London, GB
A Children’s Painted Calèche
Modelled on a full-sized barouche, this fully functional children’s carriage was either goat- or dog-drawn. The fram...
Category
19th Century English Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal, Steel
Carved Boxwood and Lacquer Netsuke of a Noh Dancer, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fine lacquer decorated carved boxwood netsuke of a Noh dancer in a Hannya role, unsigned, Meiji period, late 19th century, Japan.
The boxwood netsuke finely carved as a kneeling Noh dancer dressed in striking geometric patterned robes. The actor holds an opened war fan behind their back in one hand, a Shinto wand slung over the shoulder in the other.
The war fan, tessen, decorated in red lacquer with a golden rising sun at the center. Tessen were sturdy fans used by samurai as protective devices, and sometimes as weapons.
The wand, called an onusa, is a traditional Shinto ritual implement comprised of folded paper streamers, shide, attached to a wooden wand, often used in purification rituals. Here, the shide are crafted from silver maki-e, with the handle of the natural boxwood.
The actor wears a fierce and unearthly hannya mask...
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Boxwood, Lacquer
Scale Nautical Vintage Model of an English Motorboat, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Scale model of an English motorboat (antique motor yacht) from the 1950s, wooden planking hull. Measures: Length 57 cm, 23.44 inches, width 13.5 cm, 5.3 ...
Category
1950s British Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Miniature Three Drawer Louis XV Style Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Charming three drawer miniature Louis XV style chest of drawers. Place next to a chair as a book rest or drinks table. Would also make a nice jewelry chest.
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Models and Miniatures
Materials
Fruitwood
Lladró African Savannah Wild Animals Sculpture in White by Ernest Massuet
By Ernest Massuet, Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Sculpture in matte white porcelain animals from African savannah, adult female elephant that guides her group through a long path with an iroko wooden...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Yacht Model of the Schooner Yacht Wanderer
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique ship model of the American schooner yacht Wanderer. The masts are rigged with deadeyes, pulleys, and standing and running rigging. The varnished deck carries two built up cab...
Category
1930s Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Antique Hand Carved Solid Nutwood Wall Corner Cabinet w. Phoenix Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and all handcrafted, single door corner cabinet for wall mounting.
For the collectors of great looking and ready to use antiques we also...
Category
19th Century European Victorian Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Nephrite and Agate Peonies Model in a Cloisonné Enamel Pot
Located in London, GB
Chinese nephrite and agate peonies model in a cloisonné enamel pot
Chinese, 20th Century
Height 51cm, width 39cm, depth 31cm
This remarkable hardstone flower sculpture was crafted...
Category
20th Century Chinese Models and Miniatures
Materials
Agate, Metal, Enamel
Antique Indian Carved Wood Folk Art Walking Stick
Located in London, GB
Antique Indian carved wood folk art walking stick
Indian, Late 19th Century
Height 82cm, diameter 6cm
Handcrafted in late 19th century India, this remarkable folk art walking s...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Folk Art Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Maritime Diorama of Schooner Yacht Atlantic
Located in Norwell, MA
Outstanding deep water diorama by noted ship model builder William Hitchcock. Titled "Breezing up in Bermuda", auxiliary schooner yacht Atlantic cruises into St. George's harbor, Ber...
Category
Early 2000s North American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Miniature display cabinet to stand
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Vintage Miniature display cabinet to stand
Miniature - Decoration - curiosity object
Measures : 27,5x14cm H:48,5cm
Materials : Wood - Glass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage 1940s Retail Counter Top Female Mannequin Doll Store Display Black Paint
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage 1940s department store retail counter top female mannequin or doll store clothing display on round wood base. Original black paint shows age, ar...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Composition
English Antique Pearlware Pottery Castle Spill Holder
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and rare antique English pearlware pottery model of a castle spill holder dating from the early 19th century. The castle stands on a shaped mou...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Pottery
Large Model of the USS Constitution
Located in Norwell, MA
Fine scale model of the American frigate USS Constitution. Planked hull with varnish finish. Clove hitched shrouds, quarter galleries, rigged cannon etc. No case.
Weight: 26 lbs...
Category
Early 2000s North American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Large Model Tristar Jetplane With A British Airways "Landor" Livery, England
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A stunning vintage fibreglass and plastic composite model of a Concorde in full British Airways livery mounted on a tripod stand by Space Models, circa 1990. This 1:36 scale aircraft...
Category
20th Century British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
Early 20th century clockwork Automaton Diorama
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century clockwork Automaton Diorama
A truly wonderful example of an early 20th Century Dutch clockwork automaton diorama. The animation takes place after both clockwork me...
Category
1930s Dutch Victorian Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Heart Anatomical Model Life Size
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940, Germany. We offer this Heart Anatomical Model Life Size. Made in rubber and handmade painted.
Category
1940s German Other Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Rubber
Rare Antique Ebony And Specimen Wood Ceylonese Miniature Octagonal Table
Located in Norwich, GB
A rare antique ebony and specimen wood miniature octagonal table. Ceylonese/Indian. Circa 19th century.
Free UK delivery via a selected parcel company.
...
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19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Ebony, Palmwood
Set of 10 Limited Edition Artisan Irish Linen Lips Ornament Pink Red Valentine
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Set of 10 Limited Edition Artisan Irish Linen Lips ornaments in pinks and Valentine’s day reds by Katie Larmour
This is a luxury box set of artisan made decorative ornaments created with authentic Irish Linen, exclusive to 1stdibs. They are special because they are limited editions from a beautiful mixture of vintage and deadstock fabric in small batches (some even one-of-a-kind) embellished with exquisite copper embroidery and dainty beading.
These novelty miniatures are a unique and quirky gift for Valentine’s Day, perfect for a lover all year round or a treat to oneself, and they definitely tick the box for Christmas tree decorations. They are collectible and can be kept as heirlooms.
Katie Larmour is an acclaimed Northern Irish designer with a studio based in her hometown of Belfast. Known for heritage textiles, her signature use of Irish Linen and original designs have seen her brand make waves in Europe and beyond.
The fabric is 100% pure Irish Linen from a mixture of sustainable sources - vintage, local mill deadstock rolls from one of the last remaining linen mills still active in Ireland today, repurposed antique tablecloths...
Category
2010s Unknown Models and Miniatures
Materials
Linen
Contemporary Pharmaceutical Brain Model in Lucite Skull
Located in San Diego, CA
A really cool contemporary pharmaceutical (Seroquel) brain model in lucite skull, circa 2000s. The model has a lucite skull and face which houses a four pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plastic, Lucite
19th Century Miniature Chest of Drawers in Original Paint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century miniature chest of drawers in original paint.
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Vintage 20th Century Italian Multi Layer Wooden Horse Sculpture c.1980
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Vintage 20th Century Italian pine horse sculpture, created using the layered wood technique, where individual pieces are stacked to form the curves of the horse’s body. This piece or...
Category
20th Century Italian Other Models and Miniatures
Materials
Pine
19th Century French Nautical Musical Automaton, circa 1860
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique French Nautical Automaton, likely from Marseilles, circa 1860, a glass domed diorama with windmills and cottages on hillside, overlooking harbor with ship rocking on waves to a musical tune. The interior of glass dome has a hand painted landscape with trees, village and expansive sky; the diorama features a carved or molded cottage and windmill with figures winding along path down to the water's edge; a paper or papier-mache barque rides on a blue tissue paper sea; a pull-string activated mechanism plays music, rocks the ship on the sea...
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1860s French Folk Art Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Clay, Glass, Paper
1930s, Art Deco Flapper Girl Pin Cushion Half Doll
Located in Devon, England
Lovely 1930s Art Deco pin cushion half doll in the form of a young girl with a black bob haircut, typical flapper styling. Nicely detailed features with sensitive painting. Both arms...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Models and Miniatures
Materials
Ceramic
Lladró Dragonfly Sculpture
Located in New York City, NY
An innovative porcelain and metal creation inspired by one of the fascinating creatures in nature. Part of the Awesome Insects Collection. This origi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
Ming Dynasty 15th-16th Century Glazed Terracotta Funeral Table with Food Mingqi
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Ming dynasty period glazed terracotta funeral table mingqi from 15th-16th century with food and drinks. Created during the Ming Dynasty, this glazed terracotta funeral table, known...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Hardstone Flower Model in a Cloisonné Enamel Pot
Located in London, GB
Chinese hardstone flower model in a cloisonné enamel pot
Chinese, 20th Century
Height 20cm, width 16cm, depth 9cm
Crafted in 20th century C...
Category
20th Century Chinese Models and Miniatures
Materials
Stone, Carnelian, Jade
Lladró Owl Mask in Black and Gold by José Luis Santes
Located in New York City, NY
Porcelain piece inspired by traditional African masks with a bold, contemporary and modern design of great decorative power. A collection that brings together three different animals...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Porcelain
1930's Marx Marcrest Pressed Steel Pure Milk Dairy Toy Truck
Located in Van Nuys, CA
We have A white Marx Marcrest Pure Milk Dairy Truck modeled truck produced by Marx Toys, a prominent American toy company known for manufacturing a wide ra...
Category
1920s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Steel
German Luxury Liner Ship Model in Glass Case
Located in Queens, NY
Ship model of German luxury liner with red and black painted hull in glass case with oak base and brass trim (KROMPRINSCESSIN CECILIE) att. Fleischmann T...
Category
20th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Venetian Pewter Jolly Roger Pirate Model Ship Mounted on Wooden Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Venetian Jolly Roger pirate model ship from the 20th century made from pewter alloy and mounted on a wooden base. This captivating Venetian Jolly Roger pirate model ship from the 2...
Category
20th Century Italian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Pewter
Vintage Madonna of Montserrat, Our Lady of Montserrat Statue Grand Tour Souvenir
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage Statue Madonna of Montserrat souvenir statue is being offered from a major estate sale in Vienna, Austria. Guaranteed old, original and as shown. It is impressive in siz...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
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.