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Models and Miniatures For Sale
Antique Mahogany Childs Wellington Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A delightful mid-19th century mahogany childs size Wellington
chest of five long drawers with locking pilaster raised on
original plinth base.
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
19th C Jamaican Minature Spice Cabinet, attributed to Ralph Turnbull
Located in Charleston, SC
This Caribbean miniature demipress/spice cabinet was made in Jamaica in the 1830's and is attributed to Ralph Turnbull. This British Colonial piece is c...
Category
19th Century Caribbean British Colonial Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Coconut, Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
Antique American Pond Model
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique American Marconi-rigged sloop Pond model with planked deck, double spreaders and full running rigging.
Category
Early 20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Palais Royal Aide-de-Memoire, French, circa 1830
Located in New York, NY
Purse revealing diary and pen in the interior.
Category
1830s French Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Miniature Bow Fronted Chest, c1830
Located in valatie, NY
This handsome little oak chest has many of the same details of its larger counterparts. The bow fronted conforming top sits on three bowed drawers all with original brass pulls and e...
Category
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Oak
Grouping of Cast Iron Hand Painted Door Stops. Circa 1890
Located in Hollywood, SC
Grouping of cast iron hand painted door stops. Set consist of dogs, cats, ships, and anvil. Late 19th early 20th Century.
Category
19th Century American Antique Models and Miniatures
Antique English Miniature Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Port Chester, NY
Charming piece, lovely color. Suitable for smaller pieces of jewelry. Well-made, chipwork and champhered elements.
Category
Early 20th Century English Models and Miniatures
Materials
Oak
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
18th Century French Miniature Chest of Chestnut
Located in High Point, NC
18th century rare French carpenter's sample made of chestnut wood. It has three drawers with each a kings wood inlay central design. Lovely pegged construction, supported on a lovely...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Chestnut
English Miniature Painted Chest of Drawers from the Turn of the Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A painted English miniature nest of drawers from the late 19th-early 20th century. This exquisite English miniature brown colored nest of drawers features five drawers with two cubby...
Category
Early 20th Century English Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Grand Tour, Temple of Castor & Pollux in alabaster
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Temple of Castor & Pollux in alabaster. Grand Tour souvenir.
(Later) inscription on the base: Forum Romano.
We also have this object in bronze but slightly smaller.
Category
1880s Italian Classical Roman Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Alabaster
Rose Quartz Crane Sculpture on Rock Crystal Mineral Base
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful hand carved semi precious rose quartz stone crane with carnelian beak, fluorite crest, and brass legs. This piece is mounted on a faceted rock crystal quartz mineral spec...
Category
2010s Brazilian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Quartz
1900s French Miniature Cabinet
Located in High Point, NC
Embrace the exquisite charm of this 1900s French Miniature Cabinet, a true marvel of craftsmanship. Intricately hand-carved with ornate designs, every detail reflects the artistry of...
Category
20th Century French Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Jim Rose Legacy Collection - One Door Shaker Inspired Steel Cupboard-Miniature
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite miniature chest of drawers is inspired by Shaker furniture. Made from welded steel with a natural rust patina and vintage nail heads for the pull, this tall cabinet is fully functioning with a hinged door and latch. Inside are three shelves. Despite it's small size, it makes quite an impression!
Jim Rose Legacy...
Category
Early 2000s American Folk Art Models and Miniatures
Materials
Steel
Miniature 3-Drawer Mahogany Bow-Front Chest, Mid-Atlantic, Circa:1795
Located in Alexandria, VA
This charming little chest was hand made as a cabinet maker's sample, or more likely as a toy chest for a very privileged little girl to keep her doll's clothes in. It was made in a ...
Category
Late 18th Century American Federal Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Antique Wooden Staircase Model, England, 1920s
Located in San Francisco, CA
This lovely diminutive English staircase model from the 1920's is certain to add interest to doll houses and playlands of every scale. The model is of traditional design and carved o...
Category
1920s British Edwardian Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Walnut
Herend Finest Quality Hand Painted Porcelain Carousel Horse Figurine
By Herend
Located in Tustin, CA
Beautiful handmade estate porcelain Herend "Carousel Horse" Item No. MCD15875-0-00 has been expertly hand-painted by the legendary Hungarian master artisans of Herend. Horse is majes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Other Models and Miniatures
Materials
Porcelain
Ronson 1928 Art Deco Geometric Enameled Perfume Perfu-mist Dispenser
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco mechanical perfume dispenser Perfu-mist designed by Ronson.
A beautiful and rare perfume dispenser flask, created in the city of Newark, New Jersey United States by The Ron...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century American Painted Tole Doorstop
Located in Chicago, IL
A whimsical mid-20th century American hand-painted tole floral basket doorstop made from cut tin and with some flowers in relief. May also be used as a decorative object on a bookshe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Country Models and Miniatures
Materials
Tin
20th Century Porsche 928 Solid Silver Model Of A Car, L Donati, c.1960
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A stunning 20th Century solid silver model of a Porsche 928 sports car. This timeless model has wheels fitted with Pirelli rubber tyres. The exterior is polished to a high shine and ...
Category
20th Century Italian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
Large Vintage Boat Model
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive handmade boat or cruiser model, expertly crafted in mahogany with brass hardware and attention to detail, retaining her original motor and named Mayflower. Presented on a ...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
European Young Male Mannequin Head
Located in Lambertville, NJ
All original plaster mannequin hear from a Belgium department store. The face of a teen aged young man with the original hand panted face and hair, made of a heavy plaster. Europe, 1...
Category
1940s Belgian Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plaster
20th Century Edwardian Large Wood Pond Yacht, circa 1910
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A fantastic antique Gaff Cutter pond yacht, lovely “bread and butter“wood hull construction dating to the first half of the 20th century. Bread and butter construction is when planks...
Category
20th Century British Edwardian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Fabric, Pine
Antique Folk Art Carved And Painted Articulated Horse Puppet
Located in Bristol, GB
NAIVE CARVING HORSE MARIONETTE
An extremely charming and charismatic depiction of a horse with an attractive paint job and real horse hair mane.
Thi...
Category
Late 18th Century German Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Eleven Wooden Models for Teaching, Italy, 1900
Located in Milan, IT
A box containing a group of 11 geometric solids made of ebonized black lacquered solid wood. Educational use. Castiglione, Turin, Italy 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Style Illuminated Floor Globe by Scan-Globe A / S Denmark
Located in San Diego, CA
Large luminous globe, created in the 1980s by the Danish label Scan-Globe A / S. Made in plastic and wood, this piece depicts the representation of land and political geography at a scale of 1: 32,000,000. The world ball...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Large Gilt Wood Florentine Jewelry Box Chest of Drawers, Italy 1950's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian Florentine Jewelry Box or Miniature Chest of Drawers
This 1950's vintage gilt wood piece, lined in velvet with seven drawers has lots o...
Category
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Giltwood, Gesso, Wood
English Turn of the Century 1900s Milliner's Hat Mold Form with Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English wooden Milliner's hat mold form from the early 20th century, with nice patina. Created in England at the very end of Queen Victoria's reign, this wooden hat mold will make...
Category
Early 20th Century English Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
French 1890s Walnut Child's Chair with Cane Accents and Blue Upholstered Cushion
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French walnut child's chair from the late 19th century, with cane seat and upholstered cushion. Created in France during the last decade of the 19th century, this petite walnut cha...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
Pair of Legs Advertising Stockings French Mid-Century
Located in Mimizan, FR
Pair of legs advertising stockings French mid-century.
Unusual as they stand on their own.
Very good vintage condition with minor marks of use.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Resin
Louis XV Style Miniature Chest of Drawers or Commode À La Parisienne
Located in Berlin, DE
Louis XV style miniature chest of drawers or commode à la Parisienne
A Louis XV style walnut marquetry commode or chest of drawers of tomb-shaped form, the serpentine top echoed b...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
German Saxonian Baroque Style Walnut Veneer Chest of Drawers or Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
Rectangular German Baroque style chest of drawers with curvy front standing on four bun feet and holding three frieze drawers with bronze handles. Top, front and both sides with fine...
Category
Early 20th Century German Baroque Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
American Miniature Tilt Top Miniature Table/Candle Stand by Thomas Clowney, 1840
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Miniature mahogany Classic Revival tilt top circular pedestal table or candle stand.
Attributed to Thomas Clowney, Mineral Point, Wisconsin.
America, circa 1840.
Materials: Ma...
Category
1840s American American Classical Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Memento Mori Bronze Statue of a Human Skull
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Beautiful detailed bronze cast of a human skull. Can serve as table statue on a metal stand or as a paper weight.
Category
1990s American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Czech Molecular Model
Located in High Point, NC
A molecular model from Czechia, circa 1970. Originally an educational aide, the jewel-like form creates a unique aesthetic impact. This complex molecul...
Category
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Acrylic
Afra and Tobia Scarpa Model 'Maquette' of Aobadai House, Tokyo 'Japan' 1995
Located in Sacile, PN
Afra and Tobia Scarpa paperboard model (maquette) of Aobadai House, Tokyo 1995
Residential villa and Embassy of Brunei - Aobadai House in Tokyo (Japan)
Architectural design: Af...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century CCCP USSR Russian Stone Collection
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Rare 1950's Salesman Sample of Russian Mining Stone Collection
Detailed measurements of the individual pieces:
- Booklet; 3.8 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches. Each of the 15 sample stones; 1 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Stone
19th Century French Egyptian Revival Slate and Gilt Obelisk
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Grand Tour / Egyptian Revival carved and polished black slate obelisk, the fronts decorated with very fine incised hieroglyphic designs which have been accented with gol...
Category
Late 19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Slate
Scandinavian Mid-17th Century Bronze Iron, Dated 1646
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Scandinavian mid-17th century bronze iron, dated 1646.
Category
Mid-17th Century Scandinavian Baroque Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
Crusty Ramshackle Sanatorium/Institutional Model
Located in Seattle, WA
freaky, spooky yet whimsical carved and painted model of a late 19th century/turn of the century institutional building, possibly a sanitorium. Painted windows and carved chimneys w...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
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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