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Models and Miniatures For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: Mid-20th Century
Cased Model of a Chris Craft Cobra Speedboat
Located in Norwell, MA
Charles S. Fox model of a 1955 Chris Craft Cobra. This is a superb little model makers by one of the late twentieth century. Famous for his work on coast...
Category
1980s American Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Museum Quality Model Of The Mexican Tall Ship "Cuauhtemoc"
Located in Norwell, MA
Scale model of the Mexican tall ship Cuauhtemoc. The model comes from the ship model workshop of Zygmunt Chorén, naval architect from Poland. The model is crsiply detailed with standing and running rigging and a full suit of sails. Fitted to a custom display case...
Category
1980s Polish Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Chinoiserie Ceramic Figural Statues in Gold, Turquoise and Red, a Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pair of mid-century ceramic chinoiserie statues of a man and a woman in traditional attire. Both figures wear wonderful peacock blue-green tops with red b...
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Models and Miniatures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Fine Shipyard half hull model of the "Caldy Light" in its original wood case
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Fine Shipyard half hull model of the "Caldy Light" in its original wood case.
Built in 1913
Category
1910s British Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
20th Century Mahogany & Rosewood Speed Boat Made in the State Prison, c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th century working model of the Hacker Twin Cockpit Racing Runabout. Apparently this boat was built by a New York State prisoner in the 1930’s, he reputedly made four...
Category
20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
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
Spanish Pedal Car from the 30s, Denia
Located in Madrid, ES
Pedal car from the 30s, Denia beautiful pedal car it is manufactured in denia in the decade of the 30s although it has no visible marks or label, it looks like it is a car manufactur...
Category
20th Century Spanish Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
Antique Model of a Two Masted Schooner
Located in Norwell, MA
Early twentieth century model of a two masted ketch with crème painted trunk cabin and deckhouse. Well rigged. Green and black painted hull. Circa 1950.
Category
1950s North American Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Wood Cased Ship Model of the Bent F. Packard of Seattle
Located in Norwell, MA
Very well executed model of the both maine built clipper ship Benjamin Packard. A 244 foot square rigged sailing ship launched at the shipyard of Goss, Sawyer and Packard in Bath, Ma...
Category
1960s American Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Models and Miniatures
Materials
Beech, Maple
1934 Americas Cup Yacht Rainbow Half Model
Located in Norwell, MA
Fine carved wood half model of the 1934 Americas Cup Yacht Rainbow. Planked deck with brass fittings. Mahogany skylights with brass bars. Ships whee...
Category
1930s American Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Italian Wooden Gliedermann / Artist Mannequin
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large Gliedermann drawing mannequin in cherry wood. Italy c. 1950.
A Gliedermann is a wooden jointed mannequin, useful tool for learning to draw the human figure.
Used by artists s...
Category
20th Century Italian Other Models and Miniatures
Materials
Cherry
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
20thC Mahogany Model Of A Hawker Siddeley Nimrod Airplane c.1960
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A Stunning mid-20th Century large model of the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod made in the late sixties, model on a metal stand. This item makes for a fantastic conversation piece, suitable f...
Category
20th Century British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
Folk Art Model of the Yacht Roamer
Located in Norwell, MA
Choice antique model of the yacht roamer. This is a unique showpiece with its varnished deck, cockpit, rudder, etc.. Built as a seaside playboat, it is now a...
Category
1930s American Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Ferrari Freccia Rossa Speed Motorboat
Located in Roma, IT
Ferrari Freccia Rossa speed motorboat is a very rare vintage decorative object handcrafted in mahogany wood, metal and leather finishes.
Scale model of the exclusive Ferrari F430-...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
Brass Palm Tree Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Brass banana tree or palm tree sculpture with a custom burnished bronze like finish, removable leaves, a weighted base decorated with floral designs,...
Category
20th Century Italian British Colonial Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Ship Model Caroline, The Royal Yacht Of George II and George III
Located in Norwell, MA
Plank on frame model of the English Royal Yacht "Caroline". All planks are tree-nailed to the hull. Very well rigged with all appropriate standing and running cords. Imported from England...
Category
1950s English Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Rare Pedal Car Made by Pines, Italy, circa 1964
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A pedal car, metal and fiberglass construction. Well used but oozes plenty of charm, honest and unrestored pedal car, “Carrara” model, was realized by the world famous Pines Factory ...
Category
20th Century Italian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Fiberglass
Silver-Gilt and Enamel Austro-Hungarian Horse Drawn Carriage Model
Located in London, GB
A silver-gilt and enamel Austro-Hungarian horse drawn carriage model
Austro-Hungarian, Early 20th Century
Case: 28cm high x 89cm wide x 44...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Gold, Silver, Enamel
Antique Model of Windjammer Louise
Located in Norwell, MA
Charming antique ship model of the Windjammer Louise sailing through clay waves under full sail. Great antique boat model.
Category
1920s American Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Estate Walnut Museum Maquette / Model of 18th Century Vienna Carriage, C. 1950's
Located in New Orleans, LA
Estate American Intricately Carved Walnut Museum Maquette / Model of 18th Century Vienna Coronation Carriage. Designed and Constructed by the firm ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Walnut
1980s French Antique Handmade Miniature Shoe Made of Silk and Fabric
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s French antique handmade miniature shoe made of silk and fabric
Atelier Jean Claude.
Category
1980s Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Fabric, Silk
20th Century Italian Miniature Wooden Rack, 4 Hunting Rifles in Sterling Silver
Located in VALENZA, IT
Miniature wooden rack with 4 hunting rifles in 925 sterling silver.
The rifles for hunting, in four different models, are in solid sterling silver casting ...
Category
1990s Italian Other Models and Miniatures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Framed Floral Bouquet Crafted from Gold and Semi-Precious Stones by Tolliday
Located in London, GB
This magnificent study of flowers is wrought from gold and silver, amethyst and other minerals, and natural pearls. The study features sprigs of Holly with mineral berries and gold leaves springing from a green stone crop of rock. Grasses, also wrought from gold, spring from the same crop of rock, and the floor is littered with litter and debris, including an exquisitely produced pinecone. The flowers are set above a brown backing and surrounded by a red mount within a gilt frame. The work is signed ‘William Tolliday...
Category
Late 20th Century English Models and Miniatures
Materials
Amethyst, Gold, Silver
Antique Model of the Brig Volante
Located in Norwell, MA
Rigged ship model of the merchant brig "Volante" of Boston. Solid hull with scribed basswood deck. Details include cabins, wheel, grating, skylight, water casks, lifeboats, etc. Moun...
Category
1940s American Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Jamaican 20th Century Miniature Mahogany Chippendale Chest on Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
Wonderful George III Style mahogany hand dovetail two part sampler chest on chest made in Jamaica. This Chippendale style chest on chest was made in the early 20th century. The sampl...
Category
Early 20th Century Jamaican Chippendale Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Wooden Shoe Forms with Metal 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
Scale Model of the KLM DC-8 Know as the The Flying Dutchman
Located in London, GB
A scale model of the KLM "The Flying Dutchman" Douglas DC-8 by Verkuyl of the Netherlands.
On original stand.
Made by Matthys M Verkuyl - B...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Industrial Models and Miniatures
Materials
Aluminum
Enric Miralles Spanish 'Gerro' Vase, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gerro is a small vase that reproduces the large ones built in the Diagonal Mar Park in Barcelona, a project by Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue.
...
Category
1970s Spanish Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Ceramic
Fine Yacht Model of a Wianno Senior
Located in Norwell, MA
Well crafted model of a Wianno Senior. With laminated mahogany hull. Carved birch sails. Sunken cockpit with bench. Very high quality model. Fitted to a custom case. Attributed to Ro...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Life-size 1950s Skeleton Teaching Aid on Stand
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Life-size 1950s Skeleton Teaching Aid on Stand
A 1950s original teaching aid, quirky and fun decoration, the piece is more or less intact it has been wel...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plastic
F. Goldscheider - large woman bust Polychrome Terracotta - Art Nouveau signed
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful terracotta bust from the factory of Friedrich Goldscheider from the art nouveau period. Girl with flowers.
Polychrome terracotta
It represents a female bust with her head t...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Models and Miniatures
Materials
Terracotta
Lobster Boat Half Model
Located in Norwell, MA
Original half block model of a lobster boat. Laminated half model made up of five lifts. Measurements are marked on the back side of the model. Circa 1950.
Category
1950s American Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Aluminum Munich TV Television Tower Scale Design Model, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Scaled model of the Munich television tower. Hand-spun in metal. A nice architectural sculpture for every living or mans room.
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Aluminum
Scale Model of a Herreshoff Yacht
Located in Norwell, MA
Rare period model of a Herreshoff "Class" boat. The sleek scale hull is fitted with floorboards, tiller, boom crutch, cleats, blocks, etc.. Fitted with a dropped centerboards. Set on...
Category
1930s North American Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Period Builders Model of the Private Yacht "Caritas"
Located in Norwell, MA
Builders model of a Lawley built private yacht named "Caritas". She was built in 1922 for sugar magnate J. Percy Bartram. Designed by Cox and Stevens of...
Category
1920s North American Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Museum Quality Model of American Steam Yacht Harvard
Located in Norwell, MA
Expertly crafted model of George Baker's private steam yacht "Harvard". Baker helped found the Harvard business school in Cambridge and the Baker Library...
Category
1990s American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
A model of a Dockyard built teak and brass field cannon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A model of a 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, fin...
Category
1930s English Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Italian Modern Finely Worked Capitals in Brown Plaster, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Finely worked capitals in brown plaster, 1990s
Pair of finely worked capitals with curls and floral patters, in brown painted plaster. They can be used as a shelf bra...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plaster
Horse Head Tape Dispenser in Brass Colored Metal, 1960s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Unique brass colored horse head tape dispenser, heavy cast metal construction made by Ted Arnold Ltd in the 1960s. Marked inside the horse head.
Very nice patina, some loss of color...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Miniature Table Top Drawered Chest Circa 1920
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A beautifully made fully functional miniature chest of drawers. This three-drawer chest of mahogany with inlaid panels of satinwood and pencil inlay. Only 11 inches tall, this chest ...
Category
1920s European Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Rare Model of a Sailing Boat, Belgium 1940
Located in Milan, IT
A rare model of a sailing boat according to the “Tuiga” (Giraf, built in United Kingdom in 1909), one of the few sailing yachts in the 24-30 m. size range. Designed and built by the ...
Category
1930s Belgian Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Italian Modern Finely Worked Capital in Grey Plaster, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern finely worked capital in grey plaster, 1990s
Finely worked capital with curls and floral patters, in gray painted plaster. It can be used as a shelf bracket.
1990s
...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plaster
Pair of 20th Century Carved Wood Obelisks
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 20th Century Carved Wood Obelisks.
Handsome pair of 20th century Neoclassical style black and brown carved wood obelisks.
This listing is for a pair.
Category
1960s Unknown Classical Greek Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
American Country Iron Miniature Bicycle Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
American Country-style rustic iron miniature tricycle sculpture with pine wood seat and rotating wheels and pedals.
Category
20th Century American Country Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal, Iron
20th Century Solid Silver Miniature of Carriage
Located in VALENZA, IT
Silver miniature reproducing a Roman 18th century Italian carriage,
part of the "Le carrozze di Fasto" series,
a collection of carriages in solid 800 °° / °°° silver, gilted and ...
Category
1990s Italian Other Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century Apprentice Shoes
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Apprentice Shoes
A rare and delightful pair of leather early 20th Century hand crafted apprentice shoes. One of the smallest examples we have seen to date.
...
Category
1930s British Victorian Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Leather
Builders Half Model of a Speedboat
Located in Norwell, MA
Yacht designer's scale model of a double ended speedboat. Superbly shaped and crafted. Varnish finish. Mounted to a painted backboard small and delicate. Circa 1930.
Category
1930s North American Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Pan Am Boeing 707 Model Aircraft, circa 1958
Located in London, GB
An exceptional large scale vintage fiberglass and resin composite promotional model of a Boeing 707 in Pan Am’s iconic livery on original steel and cast iro...
Category
1950s American Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Steel, Iron
Vintage Bavarian Wood Carving of the Infant Bacchus
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage Bavarian wood carving of the infant bacchus
Oberammergau is a world-famous wood carver town in Bavaria, Germany. Nikolaus Lang, a known art...
Category
1910s German Renaissance Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Fruitwood
French Oak Cask on Stand for a. Giurlani + Bros.
Located in Norwell, MA
French oak cask on stand for A. Giurlani + Bros Importers, San Francisco. Carefully crafted and stropped barrel with brass bands. Wood cradle. Charming pie...
Category
1940s French Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Massive Rattan, Bamboo and Wicker Harley Davidson Motorcycle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great sculptural motorcycle made attributed to the Tom Dixon stores in the 1980s. Made of rattan, wicker and bamboo. Hand-made. Spectacular detail throughout on handlebars, wheels, g...
Category
1980s Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Molds, Castings Fire Screen Hector Guimard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This set of 3 plates are the Molds made for Casting the Hector Guimard Fire Screen . These were used to produce the Contemporary Castings . They can still be used. There were less th...
Category
1990s North American Art Nouveau Models and Miniatures
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Model of the Schooner Yacht "America"
Located in Norwell, MA
Fine, scale model of the schooner yacht “America”, the first winner of the America’s Cup. Copper sheathed below the waterline. Mahogany deck, linen sails....
Category
20th Century Models and Miniatures
Vintage Brass & Copper Sun Clock Armillary Sun Dial on Wooden Base, German 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative sculpture statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of brass, copper, wrought iron and a wooden base. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany...
Category
1960s German Classical Roman Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
100 Year Old Canoe Carved from One Piece of Molave Hardwood
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant canoe carved from one piece of Molave hardwood.
Approx. 100 years old. Original condition, has been used and is still functional.
Category
Early 20th Century Philippine Other Models and Miniatures
Materials
Hardwood
Edouard Marcel Sandoz Porcelain Musician Guitarist Statue
Located in Oakland, CA
Edouard Marcel Sandoz Porcelain Musician Guitarist Statue. Figure “Pierrot Musicien”, circa 1917. Hard-paste porcelain with a white glaze, and pa...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Enamel
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.
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