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Mid-Century Trunk Jewelry Box in Mahogany by Tommaso Barbi Per Bottega Gadda-Mi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Trunk Jewelry Box in Mahogany by Tommaso Barbi Per Bottega Gadda-Milano
About Tommaso Barbi
Tommaso Barbi is an Italian Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in the...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Model of an English Frigate
Located in Norwell, MA
Nineteenth century ship model of a British Royal Navy warship. Intricate stern and quarter galleries at the back, where the captain's quarters would be. Sturdily rigged with standing...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Wood 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...
Category
Early 20th Century Jamaican Chippendale Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An attractive and good quality early 19th century Georgian
mahogany miniature chest having well figured top over
two short and three long drawers with later brass
lions mask knobs...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Twenty-Seven Woods, Chinese Artificial Flower Vase Omega by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Twenty-seven woods for a Chinese artificial flower vase omega by Ettore Sottsass,
Edited by Design Gallery Milano, 1995.
Limited edition ...
Category
1990s European Modern Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Aluminum
Antique English Pond Yacht from Leek, England on Original Stand c1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique English Pond Yacht purchased in the town of Leek, England over 25-years ago and just purchased from a serious collector. Pond Yachts date from the middle 1800’s and unfortuna...
Category
Early 1900s English Country Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Model of Yacht From the Early 20th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Model of Yacht From the Early 20th Century
We present you this true-to-life model of a yacht from the Interwar Period.
It is in particularly good condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bentwood
Three Masted Schooner Ship Model
Located in Norwell, MA
Model of a three-masted cargo schooner with a red and black painted hull. Scribed deck with cabins, hatches, wheel, stovepipe, winch, anchors, etc. Model is by Honore Leclerc of Cana...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Small 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Charming Small Late 18th Century, George III Period, Mahogany Minaiture Chest Of Three Long Drawers, With Boxwood Strung Decoration, Brass Handles And Elegant Original Splayed Brac...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Folk Art Ship Model of a Steamship
Located in Norwell, MA
Charming model of a coastal steamship set into clay waves and a felt lined glass and wood display case. Intricate model with exceptional cabin detail with arch top windows...
Category
1920s Vintage Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Model of a Sovereign Carried in Sedan or Litter
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and unusual antique Chinese sculpture or model depicting a Manchurian sovereign carried on a palanquin by four courtiers all mounted on a wood platform.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese British Colonial Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Hardwood
American Chippendale Rare Miniature Slant Front Desk w/ original Brasses c1780s
Located in Savannah, GA
This rare and important slant top desk is an exceptional example of a miniature piece of furniture. Bearing all the desirable features of a Chippendale, this desk has a dovetailed tw...
Category
Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
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 Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Beech, Maple
Narcissa Ward Miniature "Christmas Morning" Diorama c.1933-1942
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A highly detailed diorama titled "Christmas Morning" featuring a French living room scene during Christmas morning. Almost every piece of molding, furniture, rugs, and accessory items that are contained in the room is designed and created by hand. Original signed tag on the back. Comes with two booklets by Mrs. James Ward Thorne (Narcissa Ward), an original photograph signed by the artist and newspaper clippings.
CREATOR Narcissa Ward aka Mrs. James Ward Thorne.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1933-1942.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Wood, Glass, Fabric, Metal, Paper.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
DIMENSIONS H 11.25 in. W 13.75 in. D 7.75 in.
HISTORY
Mrs. James Ward Thorne of Chicago loved dollhouses and miniatures as a child. After traveling in Europe where she collected miniature furniture and accessories, Mrs. Thorne commissioned over two dozen miniature rooms created by cabinetmakers from her own drawings. The scale is: one inch to one foot. The rooms were exhibited in the 1933-1934 Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition, the 1939 San Francisco's Golden Gate International Exposition, and in the 1940 New York World's Fair.
Later, Mrs. Thorne had 29 more rooms created, copying Europe's castles, museums and historic homes. She commissioned architects to create historically accurate settings and had the textiles and carpets made by the Needlework Guild of Chicago. The rooms showing the French and English architectural and decorating styles from the 1500's to the 1920's, were exhibited in 1937 at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1942 Mrs. Thorne gave 37 more Miniature Rooms to the Art Institute of Chicago. Those rooms offered views of American history between 1875 and 1940. The Art Institute of Chicago's Thorne Miniature...
Category
Early 20th Century American Classical Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood, Glass
Vintage, Good Size & Stunning Hand-Carved Bali, Indonesia Wedding Couple Statue
Located in Lisse, NL
Artistically carved sculpture of newly weds from 1940-1950.
This beautifully executed and romantic sculpture is of a madly in love Balinese male and female. This all-handcarved out of a dense hardwood work of art has the most beautiful and warm patina. This rare & unusually intimate sculpture is in excellent condition and it must has taken a skilled craftsman an enormous amount of time, focus and dedication to create. The 'Loro Blonyo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Balinese Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Mahogany 19th Century Miniature Wellington Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Attractive Late 19th Century Mahogany Miniature, Or Childs, Wellington Chest, Having Rectangular Top Over Seven Drawers With Original Turned Wooden Knobs, Enclosed By Hinged Pilas...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Gold Mounted Walking Stick
Located in London, GB
Antique English gold mounted walking stick
English, 1809
Height 91cm, diameter 2.5cm
This charming walking stick, created in 1809, is adorned with symbolic motifs.
At the top ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal, Gold
Brass Nuremberg Tv Television Tower Scale Design Model, 1980s, German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Scaled model of the Nuremberg television tower. Hand-spun in brass with a nice wooden base. A nice architectural sculpture for every living or man’s room.
Category
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
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...
Category
1910s German Renaissance Vintage Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Fruitwood
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 Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Large Model of the USS Constitution
Located in Norwell, MA
Fine scale model of the American frigate USS Constitution. Planked hull with varnish finish. Clove hitched shrouds, quarter galleries, rigged cannon etc. No case.
Weight: 26 lbs...
Category
Early 2000s North American Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Ettore Sottsass Twenty-Seven Woods for a Chinese Artificial Flower Vase A
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Twenty-seven woods for a Chinese artificial flower vase A by Ettore Sottsass,
edited by Design Gallery Milano, 1995.
Limited edition of 12 signed and numered pieces, number 8 / 12.
...
Category
1990s European Modern Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Walnut Miniature Chiffonier
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming 19th century Victorian walnut miniature
walnut chiffonier having mirrored back to superstructure
over shaped top and three cupboard doors with
mirrored panels
(This most unusual piece was almost certainly made originally
as a travelling salesman...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century Scratch Built Church Model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century scratch built Church model
We share what we love, and we love this scratch-built pine model of a church. Hand carved detail with gla...
Category
Early 1900s British Folk Art Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Pine
Twenty Models by Master Modeler Erik Ronnberg, Sr
Located in Norwell, MA
Three display cases of twenty 1/8 scale ancient naval models. Represents ships from the Evolution of Ancient Naval Architecture 750 BC - 1700 AD collection, 1/8th scale, E.A.R. Ronnberg, Sr. With gallery tag from the American Marine Model Gallery, Salem, Mass. Includes boats made between 7500 BC - 1500 BC. Twenty examples of Navel boats and ships through history including dugout canoe...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
19th century antique miniature wheelbarrow
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
19th century miniature wheelbarrow
Finely constructed antique book barrow or wheelbarrow for the display and carriage of books within a library. The spoked wheel and body, all with...
Category
19th Century Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Hardwood
Planked pond Yacht
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely crafted early 20th-century English planked pond yacht, showcasing a beautifully shaped hull with visible plank construction, a deep keel, and metic...
Category
20th Century English Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
19th Century English Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Hardwood
Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy Miniature Serpentine Sideboard
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Rare And Exceptionally Good Quality English Regency Period Mahogany Tea Caddy, In The Form Of A Serpentine Miniature Sideboard, Having Lift Up Hinged Lid With Attractive...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century Wooden Hand Painted Caravel Ship Model with Leather Sails
Located in Sofia, BG
Large hand carved and hand painted caravel ship model standing on a base with three leather sails in fair condition. There are some missing pieces but the overall impression is quite...
Category
Early 20th Century French Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Leather, Wood
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 Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Style Traditional Wooden Artist Mannequin Model Vintage, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A handmade wooden Artist mannequin model - all joints move as they should. Found on a Estate sale in Vienna, Austria.
Shows some wear - but lo...
Category
1950s German Art Deco Vintage Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
1930s Vintage Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Wooden 19th Century Polychrome Sculpture Of A Medieval Tower
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An early 19th century European hand carved and painted sculpture of a medieval tower in wood with its old patina.
Category
1790s Belgian Rococo Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Hardwood
Antique hand made wooden scale model of an 18th century farm cart circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This very fine meticulously constructed wooden scale model copies the design of a late 18th or early 19th century full sized working example.
It dates to circa 1920.
This cart is we...
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
19th Century Mahogany Tilt-Top Tripod Table, Mini, Salesman or Example Sample
Located in Huntington, NY
An early 19th century mahogany tilt-top tripod table
Mini, salesman or example sample.
With tilt-top, tripod base.
Category
Early 19th Century American American Classical Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Victorian Painted Pine Miniature Apprentice Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive and charming late 19th century Victorian
painted pine miniature chest having two short drawers and
two long drawers with original porcelain knobs raised
on elega...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Pine
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 Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Boeing 314 Airplane Pan American 'Clipper', circa 1938
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Aviation Model Boeing 314 Airplane Pan-American 'Clipper', circa 1938
A superbly crafted rendering of the legendary transoceanic Boeing 314 Pan-Ame...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Exhibition Model of Expanding Table by Samuel Hawkins
By Samuel Hawkins
Located in New Orleans, LA
A masterpiece of both cabinetmaking and mechanical engineering, this one-of-a-kind expanding table was crafted by the renowned cabinetmaker Samuel Hawkins of London for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Diminutive in size, the fascinating table was designed as a model to demonstrate Hawkins’ innovative patent screw movement to visitors of the Exhibition – six million people in total over five months. It was exhibited again a century later at the Victoria & Albert Museum during the Festival of Britain, an event intended “to symbolise two main qualities of the national character: realism and strength on the one hand, and, on the other, independence and imagination” (Catalogue of the Exhibition, 1951, p.117). To this day, the miniature masterpiece demonstrates the quest of English furniture makers to combine technical innovation with superb craftsmanship.
Displaying exceptional ingenuity, Hawkins’ wind-out screw mechanism allowed one to extend the table’s base to accommodate concentric leaves with the simple crank of a handle. It is based on the inventive expanding table originally designed by Robert Jupe in 1835, which used a swivel mechanism to separate sections of the tabletop and allow for segmented leaves to be inserted. Hawkins’ tabletop, on the other hand, extends outwards directly from the center in order to accommodate additional leaves around its diameter. This unique design allowed the mechanism to also smoothly operate on rectangular tables, which could be wound out from the middle to allow for more table space.
Hawkins was not alone in his endeavor to combine the technical merits of engineering and mechanics with the most artful pursuit of cabinetmaking. The first half of the 19th century saw a prolific increase in the popularity of applying new ideas to traditional furniture principles, which allowed furniture to serve many purposes. The resulting “patent” furniture was practical and refined, though few were as innovative as Hawkins’ prodigious design.
Carved with the year of the Exhibition on the beautifully designed pedestal base, the table is a testament to the significance of this innovation. The model is mentioned in detail in the catalog of the Great Exhibition of 1851, the first international exhibition of industry, manufacturing, and science. Held at London’s dazzling Crystal Palace, its visitors were treated to exhibits from around the globe, including feats of engineering, innovations in industry, and marvels of design. Queen Victoria herself was a frequent visitor, along with her husband, Prince Albert, and others including Charlotte...
Category
19th Century English Other Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Late Regency 19th Century Burr Oak Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A delightful Regency Period burr oak miniature chest having
Superbly figured top above two short & three long drawers with
Original brass knobs flanked by elegant fluted stiles raised on
Original brass ball feet
(Often much debate is had as to whether miniature furniture was
made as an apprentice piece, which is when a craftsmen who is looking
for a job at a workshop would create something to showcase
their talents, or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans
sample piece, which is when a few articles were made as
scale models in advance of a road trip during which the salesman
would travel the country showing prospective clients
the kind of items they could produce back at the workshop and
take orders from. This particular miniature chest of drawers
is probably the latter and would have been made as a sample
piece. The construction is exquisite and the attention to tiny
detail phenomenal in all honesty. They work that would have
gone into constructing this with all of its fine details would actually
have been more of a challenge and taken a more skilled
craftsmen than its full size counterparts would have done.
It is also super quality and unusual being constructed from burr
oak which has taken on an exceptional rich colour and patina
over the years of its life. A really quite charming piece of
antique miniature furniture...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Oak
Edwardian Diminutive Post Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The oak box with brass Royal Georgian plaque on top, pick up times on the front. The brass lock and key affixed to the door.
Category
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
19th Century FRENCH MODEL FIELD GUN / CANON
Located in TEYJAT, FR
19th Century FRENCH MODEL FIELD GUN
This model canon with a 10mm bored tube of 19cm in length is raised upon an oak carriage on cast iron and painted spo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
American 4 Drawer Antique Salesman's Sample Cherry Veneered Chest
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c., American, four drawer miniature chest with Sheraton style pulls, on scalloped blocked feet. This attractive salesman sample is characterful with a lovely deep aged cherry co...
Category
19th Century American Sheraton Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood, Cherry
Miniature Example Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Huntington, NY
Cabinet makers sample.
Category
19th Century American Federal Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Three-Dimensional Midcentury Italian Wall Plaster Didactic Anatomical, 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury three-dimensional didactic anatomical panel in plaster with Antonio Vallardi Milano label, Italy 1950s
Please note that the item is original of the period and t...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
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 ...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Directoire Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Ebony, Fruitwood, Walnut, Pine
Original Brendel Botanic Model
Located in Weesp, NL
Discover Botany's Finest: Original Brendel Botanic Models from the 1950s
Unveil the beauty of botany with our exquisite collection of original Brendel botanic models: Spike, Raceme,...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Antique Sign "Appia" Model for Società Adriatica di Navigazione, Venice, 1960s
Located in taranto, IT
splendid and very rare LUMINOSA sign from the 1960s of the Adriatic shipping company of Venice, which belonged to a travel agency, with, inside, a real scale model AND IN METAL, of the appia ferry, used for the Bari-Durres-Bari line
the sign lights up both in the lower part, in correspondence with the writings, and behind and around the model of the ship, with a vintage electrical system still miraculously functioning, as can be seen from the attached photos
plastic vintage car models...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plastic, 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 ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Ship Model Torrens
Located in Norwell, MA
Outstanding ship model of the clipper ship Torrens by famous model maker Francis Crowell of Paramount Massachusetts. Plank on frame null and deck. Incredib...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Maritime Diorama "Working the Beds" by Hitchcock
Located in Norwell, MA
Oyster dredging diorama titled "Working the Beds" by William Hitchcock. Oystermen are seen piloting a schooner working the dredge. Two others are "working also", set into a calm sea ...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Art Nouveau Silver and Glass Mounted Walking Stick
Located in London, GB
Art Nouveau silver and glass mounted walking stick
French, c. 1900
Height 91cm, diameter 2.5cm
Dating back to late 19th century France, this exceptional walking stick reflects the ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
Antique Model of the Sailing Barque Argo
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique model of the barque Argo with much detail. Vessel has cabins with windows, hatches, capstans, helm, cleats, and ladders. Four lifeboats hang from davits. The model is rigged ...
Category
2010s North American Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Regency Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Early 19th Century, Regency Period, Mahogany Miniature Chest, Having Well Figured Rectangular Top Over Three Long Drawers, With Replacement Brass Turned Knobs, Fl...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th c.Medical Teaching Device- Shadowboxed Wax Fetus Models c.1800-1850
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Two early 19th century British wax models of a fetuses with attached placenta. Used as a medical teaching device. Numbered and attached to a velvet background. In a sealed woo...
Category
Early 19th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood, Velvet
Antique Shadowbox Diorama of Ship Models
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An impressive and unusual 19th century cased ship diorama displaying four ships at sea. A four masted schooner sets the background with a tug boat, two masted vessel and a steamship ...
Category
19th Century American Classical Antique Wood Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
