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Models and Miniatures For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Rococo
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...
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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
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
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...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Hand Forged Iron Decorative Sailing Ships, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of decorative hand forged iron ships. Good condition. Vintage items form the 1960s.
Measures 12"W x 3.5"D x 12"H.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Iron
Rare Lenaerts Carousel Motorbike, Belgium, 1950s
By Jeff Lenaerts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A very rare carousel motorbike, manufactured by Lenaerts, circa 1950.
This eye-catching model remains in beautiful original condition. It is made of high quality metal in a nice g...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
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
Midcentury MiG-17 High Subsonic Fighter Airplane Model
Located in Weesp, NL
Rare midcentury chrome-plated brass MiG-17 fighter jet airplane model. The MiG-17 was first build in the USSR in 1952.
Though the MiG-17 still strongly resembles its forebear, it had an entirely new thinner and more highly swept wing and tailplane for speeds approaching Mach 1...
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1950s Russian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Spitfire Fighter Aircraft Model
Located in Weesp, NL
Beautiful metal fighter airplane model of the legendary Spifire which was produced from 1938-1948.
The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft ...
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1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
Ten Piece Set of 20th Century Rococo Style Continental 800 Silver Doll Furniture
Located in Middleburg, VA
Ten Piece Set of 20th Century Rococo Style Silver Doll Furniture
Grouping of continental 800 silver doll furniture, each miniature exquisitely rendered ...
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20th Century Unknown Rococo Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
Royal Dutch Navy Grumman Avanger TBM3 1960 Airplane Model
Located in Weesp, NL
Big and beautiful 1960 Grumman Avenger TBM3 Royal Dutch Navy airplane model. This beautiful replica once flew with remote control and it comes without remot...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Vintage Aluminum Hat Block Mold Form, circa Mid-20th Century with American Nut S
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
Vintage aluminum hat block mold form, circa mid-20th century. With new American nut stand.
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Aluminum
Antique 1950s Italian Handcrafted Oak Doll / Miniature Folding Chair
Located in New York, NY
A charming model of a folding chair, entirely handmade in Italy in oak,
quality of construction and attention to details, in excellent original condition. A decorative item to brin...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
Late 19th to Early 20th Century Sedan Chair Miniature Table Top Display Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century sedan chair miniature table top display cabinet
Charming custom made and hand painted miniature table top ...
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Late 19th Century English Rococo Antique Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Brass and Aluminium Munich TV Television Tower Scale Design Model, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Scaled model of the Munich television tower. Hand-spun in aluminium and brass. A nice architectural sculpture for every living or mans room.
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
Tiffany & Co. Elsa Peretti Sterling Silver Padova Babe Spoon, a Set of 4
Located in Plainview, NY
A set of 4 Tiffany & Co Elsa Peretti sterling silver babe spoons presented in a dark blue original Tiffany box. each spoon is signed T& Co Sterling Peretti @Italy 1984. A high value collective items for the fans of the model and jewelry designer Elsa Peretti and lovers of Tiffany's vintage pieces.
About Elsa Peretti:
Elsa Peretti, OMRI OMM, was an Italian jewelry designer and...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Sterling Silver
1985 Think Big!, Huge Safety Pin
By Think Big
Located in Weesp, NL
Huge safety pin 1985 Think Big! This rare Pop Art piece is in great condition. No cracks or damage.
Think Big! was a retail store originally established in New York City in 1979. It...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Stainless Steel
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
Spanish Vintage Wooden Shoe Last, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage wooden shoe last.
By unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1940.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and u...
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Old English Leather Rhino Made in the 1950s
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
This is a rhino made in England sometime in the 1950's.
The rhinoceros is covered with real leather, presumably bovine leather, beautiful brown in color.
This is a nice item to...
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1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Leather
Botanical Ceramic Educational Blooming Hazelnut Intersection
By Osterloh Modell
Located in Weesp, NL
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern hand painted ceramic intersection of a blooming Hazelnut, Corylus Avellana. This rare sculptural piece is in great condition as can be seen in the images. Made in Leipzig, German Democratic Republic...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Mid-Century Modern Didactic Resin Anatomical Model Jaw
Located in Weesp, NL
Big 1960s anatomical jaw teaching model in perfect condition. This beautiful resin jaw can be taken apart as shown in the images. It was made in the 1960s by Rudiger Anatomie in Berl...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Resin
Friso Kramer's Miniature Revolt Chair for Ahrend, Netherlands
Located in RHEEZERVEEN, Overijssel
Miniature Revolt chair in black plastic with the scaled dimensions 1: 6 compared to the original chair. The chair comes in the original box and is easy to assemble.
Category
Early 2000s European Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Set of 3 Sarreid LTD Mexico Tin Metal Sports Player Team Mid-Century Modern
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Miami, FL
Sarreid Ltd. Mexico handcrafted Mid-Century Modern tin metal sports player figurine, set of 3.
Marked and numbered at the base.
Rare Collector's Items.
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Tin
Set of Five Wooden Sculptures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of five wooden sculptures, circa 1950
Originally used for textile industries.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century French Antique Machines Collage Composition
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Early 20th century French antique collage composition.
Images of different machine's models. By unknown artist.
In original condition, with minor w...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century, Miniature Rococo Style Dutch Chest of Drawers Oak and Beech
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and hand crafted in 1900-1920.
This beautiful miniature looks much nicer both in shape and in color when it is not in a picture. Somehow the lens makes it look less wide from t...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Rococo Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Italian Multicolored Murano Glass "Chubby" Cat Sculpture, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing hand blown midcentury multicolored Murano glass "Chubby" cat sculpture. This piece was designed in Italy during 1970s.
The sculpture represents a chubby, fluffy cat bendin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Tin
Unusual Giant Comb, Barbershop Sign, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A large unique comb that hang outside a Barbershop in Esbjerg, Denmark. From circa 1950-1980. It is made from solid aluminium and is a rather precise and detailed imitation of the vi...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Aluminum
Toy Hot Rod Roadster Tether Car
By All American Co.
Located in Ferndale, MI
Based on a 1930 Model A. Mfr by the all American company. This Hot Rod was made in the 1950s as part of the tether car craze. Sometimes cut up with gas engi...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
Siegel Paris, Small Mannequin in Composite Material on Metal Base, 1950-1960
By Siegel Paris
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Siegel Paris, small mannequin in composite material on its metal base, original wig, circa 1950-1960.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plastic
Abstract Sculpture
Located in Rochester, NY
A striking metal sculpture of a fish. Iron with gold gilt decoration. Probably Asian.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal, Iron
General Motors Gas Turbine Concept Model
Located in Ferndale, MI
General Motors gas turbine concept model, The Bison Series,
Possibly by Syd Mead or Tom Semple . The vehicle was built and shown at 1964 World's Fair.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures
Rococo South German Miniature Marquetry and Parquetry Commode, Mid-18th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The three drawers lined with jacquard silk pattern.
Category
Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique 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
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
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...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Paper
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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