Onyx Models and Miniatures

We are delighted to offer for auction this stunning antique circa 1860 Grand Tour bronze statue of Place Vendome Column with Napoleon on top in so...

This beautiful French late 19th century chest of drawers in black ebonized wood and cherrywood reproduces with perfect proportions in scale a miniature cabinet with three drawers and an upper flap door that opens to reveal a white marble top and an oval mirror inside, nice hand carved band on top with geometrical pattern and molded base. The black lacquered wood creates a wonderful contrast with the beautiful honey-colored wood grain. Despite its convenient size, extremely detailed, this chest of drawers is equipped with a white Carrara marble top and a small mirror that make it even more special and useful. The model of a piece of furniture was originally created by cabinet makers to show their skills to the customer and to present the sample of the furniture which would then have been produced on a larger scale. These commode miniatures, along with other specimens, were displayed in the craftsman's workshop to serve as examples to aid the potential client in making a selection. Some also think that these little chests were used as doll and puppets...

This is a beautiful antique sterling silver pommel walking stick circa 1880 in date The striking stick features an ornate silver chequered pommel on a gentle tapering ebonized shaft...

This is a beautiful antique continetal silver handled walking stick, circa 1870 in date The striking stick features a silver Crutch handle which is engraved 'C J Stuilt' on a gentle...

A modern grand tour souvenir gilded plaster model of the Temple of Vespasian, circa 1950s. 8 by 8 by 25 ¼ inches tall

Fine Quality Chinese Polished Heavy Gauge Ebony Walking Cane Stick with Highly Decorative Embossed Silver Grip, made in China during the last quarter of the Nineteenth Century. Th...

This is a beautiful antique French Art Noveau silver pommel handled walking stick, circa 1890 in date. The striking stick features an ornate silver handle featuring superb leaf cast...

Pair of small obelisks out of red serpentine with hieroglyph decor (North side Cleopatra's Needle, today Central Park, NY - and Lateranobelisk situated o...

This is a beautiful antique oriental ladies silver handled walking stick, circa 1880 in date   The striking stick features an ornate silver Crutch handle featuring profusely embossed...

Italian Grand Tour model of the ancient Temple of Vespasian located in the Roman Forum, Rome. Carved from alabaster, this is a handsome example of a souvenir carving which would have been collected by a European or American sophisticate making a Grand Tour of the ancient sites of Italy. This wonderful architectural miniature is evocative of another time and place. Roma Templo Di Vespasiano' etched into the black marble base. It has been drilled to be wired, not the first time I have owned one of these that had been mounted as a lamp. The Temple of Vespasian and Titus is located in Rome at the western end of the Roman Forum between the Temple of Concordia and the Temple of Saturn...

This is a really cute and rare find, a 1930's Art Deco compact with the most delightful green and black enamel decoration on a chrome casing . The interior is an engineers delight with a sliding latch on the side of the compact to secure the power in place. Upon opening the lid reveals the mechanics that operates and reveals a powder dispenser...

This is a beautiful antique Victorian silver plated child's walking stick, circa 1890 in date The striking stick features an ornate silver crutch handle having a profusely embossed ...