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19th Century French Marquetry Miniature Sample Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French marquetry commode de maitrise, or miniature sample commode. Made veneer of mahogany with pine and beech as a secondary w...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Models and Miniatures

Materials

Beech, Mahogany, Pine

French Bronze Cannon Model
Located in Queens, NY
French bronze World War I (19/20th Century) field cannon on rectangular white marble base
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1880s French Antique Models and Miniatures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Scale Model of the Clipper Ship Flying Cloud
Located in Norwell, MA
1930’s Era ship model of the Boston built American clipper ship “Flying Cloud”. This is a well-executed model from the 1930s. the carved wood hull has a scri...
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1930s North American Vintage Models and Miniatures

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Wood

Georgian Rare Pair Treacle Glazed Stoneware Cottage Money Boxes
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and large pair Georgian English treacle glazed stoneware cottage money boxes dating from the early 19th century. The large cottage money boxes ar...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Models and Miniatures

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Stoneware

Plastic School Model Of Diamant, Czechoslovakia 1960s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful and unique vintage science model of diamant. This is a school model originating in Czechoslovakia. Produced and used until now since 1960s. The...
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures

Materials

Plastic

Miniature Painted Italian Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Miniature hand painted five drawer chest.
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20th Century Italian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood, Paint

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...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Modern Models and Miniatures

Materials

Gold, Silver, Enamel

Nautical diorama of CARLYLE COVE in Maine
Located in Norwell, MA
Nautical diorama titles "Carlisle Cove", yachting and lobstering in New England Circa 1921. 1/8th inch scale. A.Clark. This highly detailed diorama shows an Alden schooner yacht, sl...
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Early 2000s North American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Red Metal Body Track Rail Race Car, Circa 1952
Located in London, GB
Fabulous scratch built model race car, circa 1952. A track car, such as this one, raced on the surface of a board track usually consisting of 4-6 lanes...
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1950s British Vintage Models and Miniatures

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Aluminum, Brass

Ship Model "Sovereign of the Seas" English Navy Warship in a Glass Case & Stand
Located in Stamford, CT
The Sovereign of the Seas, an early British "First-Rate Ship of the Line" was launched in 1637 and was the most magnificent ship of her era. She was ordered as a 90 gun but at launch was armed with 102 bronze guns at the insistence of the king. She was later renamed Sovereign, and then Royal Sovereign...
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20th Century American Models and Miniatures

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Metal

Boy With Thorn "Spinaro" Sculpture Alabaster 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Pretty alabaster sculpture of a young man removing a thorn from his foot. Theme taken up many times in the sculpture, the oldest known example of the boy with thorn...
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique Models and Miniatures

Materials

Alabaster

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.
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Carl Auböck Model #5600 'Heart' Solid Brass Keyring w/ Signature
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #5600 'Heart' Solid Brass Keyring w/ Signature. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural object is hand fabricate...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures

Materials

Brass

Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic Crystal Model Car, same as the Ralph Lauren Collection
Located in Milano, IT
The Bugatti 57SC is universally recognized as one of the most beautiful expressions of automotive design ever. Penned by Ettore Bugatti's son Jean and pro...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures

Materials

Crystal

Fine Vintage Deyrolle Paris Anatomical Model of Human Lungs in Display Case
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage French anatomical medical teaching aid of a lung with a plaque reading Anatomie Humaine, Poumons & Coeur made by Deyrolle Paris. A very good looking and well made piece, hand made in France, there are two descriptive plaques, they read as below, this piece was made by Deyrolle Paris, they are a taxidermy store that has been in the same location since 1831, the brass mount is signed Deyrolle Paris Plaque 1 ANATOMIE HUMAINE POUMONS & COEUR Les Fils D’Emile Deyrolle 46 Rue Du Bac Paris Plaque 2...
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20th Century French Other Models and Miniatures

Materials

Glass, Plastic

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...
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Models and Miniatures

Materials

Oak

Victorian Antique Mahogany Miniature Chiffonier
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming mid-19th century mahogany two door miniature chiffonier having carved decoration to back and two-panelled below on original plinth (An unusual type of piece to see a miniature variation of this was almost certainly made originally as a travelling salesman's sample. It would have been constructed as a scale replica...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Models and Miniatures

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Mahogany

Vintage Regency Glazed Ceramic Cockatoo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Discover the charm of this Vintage Regency Glazed Ceramic Cockatoo, a captivating piece that exudes elegance and historical allure for collectors and interior enthusiasts alike. Craf...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Ceramic

Large Handcarved Nautical Diorama from the Romanoff Caviar Co.
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An exceptional early 20th century handcarved nautical diorama framed with glass above an associated 19th century mahogany console table with Carrara marble top. Ex. property of a Br...
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Early 20th Century German Edwardian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Carrara Marble

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...
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20th Century British Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

English Brass & Wood Desk Top Model of a Signal Cannon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
English Brass & Wood Desk Top Model of a Signal Cannon England, circa 1950s An English brass & wood desk top model of a signal cannon, a mid 20th century example. This delightful...
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20th Century English Models and Miniatures

Materials

Brass

19th Century Miniature Wardrobe
Located in Stockbridge, GA
19th century miniature wardrobe.
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Models and Miniatures

Seifert Collector's Model Catamaran "Cat1," Germany 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Seifert vintage collectible catamaran boat produced in Germany in the early 1970s. The hull is finished in red and white vacuum plastic with a painted mahogany wood deck. This catama...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures

Materials

Fabric, Plastic, Wood

19th Century Miniature Wellington Chest, England
By Wellington
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful miniature Wellington chest of drawers. Warm Mahogany color. All four drawers are locked by the hinged side pilaster on the right, term...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Models and Miniatures

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Mahogany

Collection of 9 Folky English Victorian Brass Shoe and Boot Mantel Ornaments
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A collection of 9 brass shoe mantel ornaments. Each in the form of a lady's boot or shoe. Some with applied buttons and etched decorations. Most ...
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Models and Miniatures

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Brass

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...
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1910s German Renaissance Vintage Models and Miniatures

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Fruitwood

Orientalist Pair of Polychromed Plaster Arabesque Figures
Located in Houston, TX
Orientalist pair of polychromed plaster arabesque figures. Finely detailed pair of Orientalist polychromed plaster Arabesque or Moorish figures. Thi...
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Early 20th Century Moorish Models and Miniatures

Materials

Plaster

Miniature Walnut Commode
Located in Greenwich, CT
Early 19th Century walnut commode, the inlaid top with cookie corners over turned and fluted legs flanking three inlaid drawers and standing on turned turnip feet, French or Italian ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Directoire Antique Models and Miniatures

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Ebony, Fruitwood, Walnut, Pine

Nineteenth Century Ship Model in Original Paint
Located in Norwell, MA
Fine period model showing a classic windjammer. Carved lifeboats hang from davits. Two more lifeboats are on the cabin roof. Scribed and varnished deck. Rigged with a full set of standing and running cords. Interesting carved cradle...
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1890s North American Antique Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

KLM Dutch Airlines Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jetliner Airplane Contractor Desk Model
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool KLM Dutch Airlines Boeing 747-400 jumbo jetliner airplane contractor desk model, circa 1980s. The model measures 10" wingspan x 10.5"D x 5.75"H and sits on a nice marked...
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Late 20th Century American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Plastic

Twenty-Seven Woods for a Chinese Artificial Flowers, Vase F by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
F vase made for the collection of twenty-seven woods for Chinese Artificial flowers vase by Ettore Sottsass, Edited by Design Gallery Milano, 1995. Limited edition of 12 numbered pi...
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1990s Italian Modern Models and Miniatures

Materials

Brass

Ocean Liner America Model in Case
Located in Norwell, MA
Cased model of the United States Lines cruise liner America. Painted in company livery of red, black and white. She was launched in 1940, built at Newport News. Great model with much...
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2010s North American Models and Miniatures

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Wood

Lladró at the Derby Horses Sculpture by Ernest Massuet. Limited Edition.
Located in New York City, NY
Glossy porcelain sculpture racing in the racetrack limited series represented by three horses with jockey of intense red and blue colors, combination of different glazes. Base includ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Models and Miniatures

Materials

Porcelain

Bronze Vienes Miniature enamel
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bronze Vienes miniature living room set Miniature with enamel Origin France Circa 1930 Materials Bronze and enamel in perfect condition Rococo style 7 pi...
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1930s Austrian Rococo Vintage Models and Miniatures

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

9" Emeco 1006 Miniature Salesman Sample Aluminum Chair Scultpure
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The Miniature Emeco model 1006 aluminum miniature chair sculpture salesmen sample is a detailed and compact replica of the iconic Emeco Navy Chair, originally designed in 1944 for us...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures

Materials

Aluminum

Antique Victorian Carved Black Forest Bear
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual well carved antique Victorian Black Forest bear sitting on top of two cut glass table salts. In lovely original condition. Measures: H 7 cm W 10 cm D 4cm Date 1880...
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19th Century English Antique Models and Miniatures

Materials

Hardwood

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...
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1930s Vintage Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Ship Model of the Armed Navy Brig Boxer
Located in Norwell, MA
Scale model of the American brig "Boxer" of Charleston, South Carolina, Built in 1831 for the U.S. Navy. The model carries ten cannon on carriages. Nicely rigged with all appropriate...
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1950s North American Vintage Models and Miniatures

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Wood

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

Wooden polygon architectural model early 20th century
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A fine example of a so called Polydre or Polygon. These multifaceted forms go back are to basic forms which form our world. They have been described by mathematicians, scolars and ar...
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Early 20th Century French Models and Miniatures

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Wood

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

Antique Set of Viennese Cold Painted Bronze Cats
Located in London, GB
This set of seven antique bronze cats are each posed differently, and are cast using the highly collectible Viennese cold painted bronze technique. ...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Models and Miniatures

Materials

Bronze

Small Decorative Carpenter's Sample Secretary, Sweden circa 1800's
Located in Round Top, TX
This unique small decorative item served as a "carpenter's sample" to share with customers prior to ordering a full size secretary. Note the size of 24" wide x 27" high. All the pain...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Country Antique Models and Miniatures

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Wood, Paint

Rare VW Beetle Pedal Car by Pines
By Pines of America
Located in Highland, IN
Made by Pines of America Inc. of Fort Wayne, Indiana this exceptional vintage VW pedal car comes with its original cardboard box. These plastic pedal cars...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

19th Century, French Faience Enameled Chinoiserie Table Top Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century, French Faience Enameled Chinoiserie Table Top Cabinet. A very fine french enameled cabinet with chinoiserie decoration to the exterior and a white enamel to interior. G...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Models and Miniatures

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Bronze

Pair of Trompe L'oeil Miniature Chests
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very sweet pair of small trompe l'oeil chests with art work on all four sides.
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20th Century Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

GUFRAMINI Broken Mirror Miniature by Snarkitecture - Black
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Miniature in a 1:8 scale made of polyurethane foam. Guframini are made with molds that faithfully reproduce Bocca, Cactus, Pratone and Broken Mirror: each "mini" creation is made of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Models and Miniatures

Materials

Foam

Exceptional Model of Schooner Wanderer
Located in Norwell, MA
Very fine antique model of the armed schooner "Wanderer". Nice patina to the scribed deck with a large swivel gun, cabins, helm, and a great crew carved in uniform. There are brass r...
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1930s North American Vintage Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Mid-19th Century Bird's-Eye Maple Simulated Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming mid-19th century simulated bird's-eye Maple miniature chest of three long drawers With original turned wooden knobs raised On original plinth (There is often debate ...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Models and Miniatures

Materials

Birdseye Maple

Wooden Hand of an Antique Mannequin, Italy, 18 th Century
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful sculptured hand of a wooden Mannequin, Italy late 18 th Century mounted on a wooden stand, very fine sculptured and good, old Patina of the wood, very beautiful decorati...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Models and Miniatures

Materials

Fruitwood

19th Century French Louis Philippe Mahogany Vitrine
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis Philippe style vitrine or miniature buffet, made of solid mahogany with glass cabinet doors and mirror backed tiered shelves. Glass cabinet door opens to ...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Models and Miniatures

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Glass, Mirror, Mahogany

Antique Chinese Table Top Cabinet
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A small antique Chinese cabinet with hand carved and painted decoration. The top with 2 small shelves with two hand painted doors and drawe...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Models and Miniatures

Materials

Hardwood

Pair of Antique Boots Lasts
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, we offer this pair of antique boots lasts.
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1960s Mexican Industrial Vintage Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Large Chinese Hardstone Model of a Flower Tree in a Cloisonné Enamel Planter
Located in London, GB
Large Chinese hardstone model of a flower tree in a cloisonné enamel planter Chinese, 20th Century Height 48cm, width 39cm, depth 23cm Craf...
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20th Century Chinese Models and Miniatures

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Agate, Jade, Metal, Enamel

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.
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1960s Unknown Classical Greek Vintage Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Stylized Cat Door Stop in the Style of Walter Von Neesen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous screeching black cat door stop in iron & steel. Stylized in the manner of Walter Von Neesen for Chase. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Models and Miniatures

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Steel, Iron

Stillwater Yacht Club Half Model Trophy
Located in Norwell, MA
Carved half model with carved wood sails. The trophy is for the "Mercury" class one design craft. The blue "M" logo of the Mercury class Yacht Racing Association is on the sail. The ...
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1950s North American Vintage Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

1930s Racing Car Black and Red Scale Model, Highly Detailed, Medium Size
Located in Milano, IT
Stunning contemporary reproduction of a vintage racing car from the 1930s. The streamlined body, exhaust pipes, wheels and dashboard are all faithfully reproduced and highly detailed...
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2010s European Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome

Rare and Collectable Droopy and Girl by Demons & Merveilles Figurine Statue
Located in Sofia, BG
Figurine statue of Droopy and the Girl sitting on a bench by Demons & Merveilles. Made in 2001 in its original box in perfect condition. Perfect gift and a part of a large collection...
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Early 2000s American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Plastic

Antique Model of a Full Rigged Windjammer
Located in Norwell, MA
Carved wood sails set at a graceful angle on the three masts. Details include surrounding railing, cabins, hatches, capstan, anchors, chain, scribed deck, wheel, etc. Set into a case...
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1890s North American Antique Models and Miniatures

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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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