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Place of Origin: British
Victorian Miniature Mahogany Centre Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An attractive late 19th century mahogany
Miniature centre table having oblong top
Raised on elegant turned legs
(Almost certainly made by an apprentice to
try and showcase his...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Sterling Silver Collectible Novelty Pincushion Modelled As A Hedgehog
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1902 by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. This adorable Antique, Edwardian, Sterling Silver Hedgehog Pincushion is rare and collectible, with the silver overlayin...
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Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century English Model of a Starting Cannon
Located in London, GB
This well-proportioned to scale and detailed cast iron model of an English starting cannon features movable parts including the wheels and cannon barrel. It includes excellent detail...
Category
Early 20th Century British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Iron
19th Century Rosewood Miniature Sideboard Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Charming Late Regency Period Rosewood Tea Caddy, In
The Form Of A Miniature Pedestal Sideboard, Having Hinged
Lid Over Concealed Canisters And Central Mixing Bowl Hole
Raised O...
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Mid-19th Century Regency Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Victorian Ladies Leather Piedmont Shoes Boots Mercantile Store Display
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Pair of antique Victorian ladies high boots constructed of brown leather and used as mercantile models for a store display. Each sole has an impressed mark of "Piedmont" in script an...
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Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Leather
Scottish Fisheries Sterling Silver Plane Model Fokker F27-200 Hallmarked 1987
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Edinburgh in 1987 by Thomas Buchanan, this handsome, sterling silver model of a plane, is presented on a wooden stand with a vacant cartouche ideal for engraving a pres...
Category
1980s Vintage British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Folk Art Church Model
Located in London, GB
Folk Art Church Model
We are proud to offer a wonderful example of a mid-20th Century folk-art church model. Built from scratch using various material...
Category
1940s Folk Art Vintage British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Framed Floral Bouquet Crafted from Gold and Semi-Precious Stones by Tolliday
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in London, GB
This magnificent study of flowers is wrought from gold and silver, amethyst and other minerals, and natural pearls. The study features sprigs of Holly with mineral berries and gold leaves springing from a green stone crop of rock. Grasses, also wrought from gold, spring from the same crop of rock, and the floor is littered with litter and debris, including an exquisitely produced pinecone. The flowers are set above a brown backing and surrounded by a red mount within a gilt frame. The work is signed ‘William Tolliday...
Category
Late 20th Century British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Amethyst, Gold, Silver
Amazing English Architects Model, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
Architects Model circa 1920
We are proud to offer a unique circa 1920s architects model of a timber-clad colonial style house in original paint. An a...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Superb Model Steam Engine
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine example of a mid 19th century model steam engine with boiler and a circular saw.
Category
19th Century Antique British Models and Miniatures
Miniature 19th Century Oak Kitchen Windsor Chair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A delightful late 19th century miniature oak
kitchen Windsor armchair having attractive
turned decoration to back, seat, legs
and supports
(A most unusual and charming item of ...
Category
Late 19th Century Country Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Oak
Portrait Miniature Pendant with Gold Frame, Late 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
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The pendant holding a late 18th ce...
Category
1790s Georgian Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Ivory
19th Century English Painted Miniature Portrait Signed by Chester Dennery
Located in Esbeek, NL
First half of the 19th century painted portrait, depicting Newark Hudson.
Signed by Chester Dennery, England.
Bronze gilded frame.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Paint
Vintage 1966 Sterling Silver Soldier Presentation Trophy
By A. Chick & Sons Ltd.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine vintage Elizabeth II English cast sterling silver presentation trophy on oakwood plinth in the form of a Victorian soldier; an addition to our military related silverware collection.
This fine vintage Elizabeth II English cast sterling silver trophy has been realistically modelled in the form of a crouching soldier holding a musket.
The model is embellished with impressive cast details reproducing the fine details of the soldier's Victorian attire, including a dagger and ammo pouch to his belt.
The sterling silver soldier is displayed on the original oak wood presentation plinth.
The cuboid plinth is fitted with a vacant silver inscription band; the band may be engraved with a personal inscription if so desired.
This fine presentation silver...
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1960s Other Vintage British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Georgian Mahogany 18th Century Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming late 18th century mahogany miniature chest
having three long drawers with brass handles
raised on elegant splayed feet
(Much discussion is had over the original purpo...
Category
Late 18th Century Georgian Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Miniature Portrait with an 18-Karat Yellow Gold Frame & Fitted Case
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This well executed miniature portrait was made in England in approximately 1900 in the period Edwardian style and comes with its original fitted leather case. The painting is unsigne...
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Late 19th Century Edwardian Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Gold
Regency Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality mahogany miniature chest of
Drawers having well figured top over three long
Drawers with later brass knobs flanked by half
Turned outstanding columns to side r...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
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 Other Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Elizabeth II Sterling Silver Model of a Huntsman & Hounds by I. Franks
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 2018 by I. Franks, this very handsome set of Elizabeth II, sterling silver Huntsman & Hounds, comprises a horse and rider accompanied by five hounds in variou...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fabergé Style Bejewelled and Enamelled Gold Egg by Asprey
By Asprey International Limited, Garrard & Co. Ltd.
Located in London, GB
This exceptional, 18 carat gold Easter egg was crafted by the famous London-based royal jewellers, Asprey & Co. The piece was then retailed by Garrard & Co, who once worked in collaboration with Asprey, producing luxury jewellery and silver for an elite clientele.
The egg has been crafted from gold filigree — that is, gold wires interwoven to make a delicate lace-like pattern. The gold is arranged to form the image of a peacock, with a magnificent fanned train, composed of red, dark blue and green coloured plique-à-jour enamel. The light blue body of the peacock, and its long swirling light and dark blue tail feathers, have been crafted from intricate guilloché enamel, which is often found on Fabergé style eggs...
Category
1990s British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Gold
Victorian Model of a Racing Yacht on a Wooden Stand Original Paint
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Victorian model of a racing yacht, with brass fittings, on a wooden stand original paint topsides English, circa 1870.
Category
1870s Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Sterling Silver and Paste Set Model of a Gentleman
By Edwin Thompson Bryant
Located in London, London
Carrying import marks for London, 1902 by Edwin Thompson Bryant, this handsome, antique silver model of a Gentleman, is wonderfully made with red and blue set paste to the Stand and ...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Midcentury English Portobello Famous Wines in the World on Display Case
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1960s midcentury English Portobello "Famous wines" in the world on display case
Measures cm: H 34 W 108, D 9.
Category
Mid-20th Century British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Modernist Sterling Silver Ring Tree Modelled as a Tree Branch from 2001
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 2001, this fun and unusual sterling silver ring tree is in the form of a tree branch. It measures 5"(12.5cm) tall, 11"(18cm) a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Half Block Model of the Steam Ship ‘Glamis Castle’
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A half block model of the steam ship ‘Glamis Castle’, the ship shown with two truncated masts, a funnel and a boxwood hull with the original painted black t...
Category
1870s Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Model of a Baling Machine by Roberts Liverpool, England
Located in London, GB
An impressive model of a press or baling machine. The carcase is in mahogany while the working parts are in brass and steel. The goods to be pressed or baled are loaded in to the black containers...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass, Steel
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 Victorian Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Walnut
Shipyard Built Model of a Steam Launch, by Robertson & Sons of Argyll
Located in London, GB
A very fine working model of a steam launch built by Robertson & Sons shipyard. Sandbank, Argyll.
Interior painted with BUILT ROBERTSON AND Co's SHIPY...
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Early 20th Century British Models and Miniatures
Staffordshire Pearlware Long Case Clock
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire Pottery pearlware model which features a long case clock, stood on a marbleised base. Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to front and ...
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1820s Folk Art Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Pottery
19th century Papier Mache Table Top Hinged Screen Butterfly and Bird Motif
By Jennens and Bettridge
Located in Savannah, GA
Unusual small size papier mache tabletop screen featuring hand painted flowers, a colorful bird and butterfly. Three brass hinged panels. Half round s...
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1860s Aesthetic Movement Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Rare WWII Italian Prisoner of War Work Model of Italian Cruiser 'Zara'
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Rare WWII Italian Prisoner of war work model of Italian heavy cruiser 'Zara' with finely detailed superstructure and armament in a cedar and pine glazed c...
Category
1940s Vintage British Models and Miniatures
Shipbuilders Half Block Model of the Steamship Dunbrody
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Finely detailed shipbuilder's half block model of the steamship Dunbrody, built and engined by The London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co. ...
Category
1890s Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Miniature Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A late Regency mahogany miniature bowfronted chest of two short and
three long drawers retaining original turned wooden knobs above shaped
apron ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Regency Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Georgian Miniature Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Fine Quality George III Period Mahogany Bowfronted Miniature
Chest Of Two Short And Three Long Drawers Having Well Figured
Top Raised On Elegant Original Splayed Feet
Category
Early 19th Century George III Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
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 Victorian Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
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 Early Victorian Antique British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Oak
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 British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Oak
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 British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
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 Edwardian Vintage British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Walnut
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 Edwardian British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Fabric, Pine
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 British Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
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