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Period: 19th Century
19th Century Diorama of Sailing Ship ‘Eleanor’
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century diorama of the sailing ship ‘Eleanor’ in original glazed case.
Painted antique shadowbox diorama of a three-masthead clipper ship alo...
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century Automaton of a Monkey under Glass Dome
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Late 19th century automaton of a monkey in 18th century style dress. Likely to be French, this piece shows all the hallmarks of J. Phalibois, one of the foremost makers of clockwork toys...
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Glass, Wood, Silk
Botanic Model Brendel, Germany 1890
By Albert Heinrich Brendel 1
Located in Milan, IT
A rare botanical model of the Brendel, Conium maculatum N.60 (Umbelliferae). The round base in ebonized wood holds the botanical model which reveals th...
Category
German Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
Napoleonic Prisoner-of-War Guillotine
Located in New Orleans, LA
An incredible and extremely rare artifact of world history, this mutton bone model of a guillotine was created during the Napoleonic wars by a French prisoner of war. Many of the inmates at the prisoner of war camps were skilled artisans long before they were soldiers, and because of the long duration of the conflict and cost of care, their captors encouraged detainees to use their skills to create objects to be sold at civilian open markets. Because of the intricacy of these fascinating objets d'art, very few of these models have survived the test of time. This masterpiece is impeccably detailed with soldiers and cannons lining the platforms. Adding to the rarity of this piece is that it has moving parts, as only a scant few model carvings were ever created with such mechanical accuracy. The soldiers have movable arms, while the guillotine features a movable "blade" for added authenticity.
By many accounts, Napoleonic prisoners of war...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bone
French 19th Century Rococo Style Miniature Painted Cabinet with Arching Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Rococo style miniature painted cabinet from the 19th century, with arching top, open shelves and two doors. Created in France during the 19th century, this miniature cabinet will make for a great decorative addition to any child's room! Featuring an arching cornice sitting above open shelves, the cabinet showcases two petite doors in its lower section. Painted in blue accented with gilt highlights, this miniature 19th century French Rococo style cabinet...
Category
French Rococo Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
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
English Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Hardwood
French 1890s Empire Style Lit en Bateau Doll Bed with Out-Scrolling Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style wooden lit en bateau doll bed from the late 19th century, with out-scrolling accents. Created in France during the last quarter of ...
Category
French Empire Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Dutch Silver Miniature Sweeper and Dustpan by Anne Venema, Sneek
Located in Delft, NL
A Dutch silver miniature sweeper and dustpan by Anne Venema, Sneek
A Dutch silver miniature sweeper and dustpan, both engraved. The dust pan has an eyelet. Marked with the Dutch silver Hallmark "Sord" (before 1906) and silver smith hallmark AV...
Category
Dutch Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
19th Century Spanish Miniature 3-Drawer Chest
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Spanish miniature 3-drawer chest.
Category
Spanish Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Salesman Sample Miniature Slant Front Secretary with Mirrors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French miniature slant front secretary from the 19th century, with arched mirrors and gilt accents. Created in France during the 19th century, this miniature slant front secretary features a molded cornice sitting above two doors adorned with arching mirrors. The central section showcases the slant front desk opening to reveal hidden drawers and two storage compartments while the bottom part is made of four drawers with gilt accents. With its petite size indicating that this piece was likely a salesman sample and nice patina, this 19th century French miniature secretary...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Set of Ten 19th Century English Victorian Brass Chimney Good Luck Shoes or Boots
Located in Haarlem, NL
Four sets and two single pieces of English Victorian brass chimney ornaments or "good luck" shoes.
What a lovely collection of shiny shoes don't you think? Let me tell you a little bit about them,
during the Victorian period in England, it was fashionable to have a pair of "good luck" brass shoes on your mantel (fireplace), they would been given to you as a wedding gift.
Two sets were definitely match stick holders...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
19th Century Enameled Miniature After D. Teniers
By David Teniers
Located in Paris, FR
Circular miniature from a Flemish painting the "Wedding in a village" by D. Teniers. Presented in a wooden frame and golden frame.
Second part o...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Enamel
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Miniature Wellington Chest
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique miniature Victorian Wellington chest of drawers in burr walnut. This dates from around the 1860-1880 period & is quite a rare item.
It is a charming little item,...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Walnut
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
American American Classical Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Hand Painted Oval German Porcelain Plaque KPM
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th century hand painted oval German porcelain plaque KPM?
German porcelain plaque of the Vestal Virgin after the painting by Angelica Kauf...
Category
Austrian Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Porcelain
Locket Type Frame For Photo Reliquary of Embossed Nickel or Silver and Velvet
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Antique frame reliquary of embossed alpaca and velvet used to frame image or religious relic
comes from Andalucia, Spain
It is to hang on the wall and has a door with an iron where...
Category
Spanish Victorian Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Velvet
Grand Tour Bronze Thermometer of the Luxor Obelisk, Paris
Located in Stamford, CT
A bronze cast of the Luxor Obelsik, one side a thermometer. This was a popular Grad Tour souvenir in the late 19th century. Mounted on a polished black slate base.
8.5 inches high by 3.5 by 3.5
The Luxor Obelisk...
Category
French Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
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
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Birdseye Maple
19th Century Louis Philippe Style Miniature Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Louis Philippe style miniature sample commode made of solid and veneer of mahogany with French polish finish. Five dovetailed drawers ...
Category
French Louis Philippe Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Marble
19th Century Miniature Childs Porcelain Tea Service
Located in Delft, NL
19th century Miniature Childs Porcelain tea service
9 pieces Miniature Porcelain, not marked
Tea pot, a lidded sugar bowl, a milk jar, 6 cups and ...
Category
German Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Educational Human Anatomical Ear Model German manufacture
Located in Milan, IT
Ear anatomical model, plaster and papier mâché hand painted, depicting the inner and outer ear and the cochlea. German manufacture of the end of the 19th century. Good condition, som...
Category
German Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plaster
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
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Pine
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Steel Lidded Sarcophagus Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Rare 19th century Italian Grand Tour steel sarcophagus form box, circa 1880. Nice form, handsome desk-top accessory, great addition to any box collection. It is unusual to find this ...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Steel
19th Century French Mahogany Turned Spindle Shelf
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French mahogany shelf with four demilune tiers connected by delicate turned barley twist spindles with decorative finials. Skillfu...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Dutch Miniature Terrestrial Globe on Wooden Base, circa 1900
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch miniature terrestrial globe on wooden base, 16 cm high
A miniature globe made of papier mâché with Dutch text on a wooden stand,
circa 1900
Used object
The measurements...
Category
Dutch Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood, Paper
Grand Tour Bronze Sarcophagus Form Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Unusual 19th century Italian Grand Tour bronze box in the form of a sarcophagus, circa 1880. Nice form, handsome desk-top accessory, great addition to any box collection.
5.5 inches...
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
Plaster Model of Male Bust with Markings, France, 19th Century
Located in Kastrup, DK
Plaster bust on base. Preliminary study for marble carving with markings for the stonemason.
France, 1850-1880.
A very decorative piece.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plaster
Miniature Swedish Four-Drawer Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Miniature four-drawer Swedish chest with original paint and glass knobs.
Category
Swedish Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
English Edwardian Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Gold
19th Century German Porcelain Carriage, Liechtenstein Coat of Arms
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This highly decorative porcelain is pristine and functions with ease. The wheels of the cart move it back and forth securely. The rear of the carriage features the Royal Coat of Arms...
Category
Liechtenstein Victorian Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Porcelain
Miniature Cast Bronze Grand Tour Architectural Model and Desk Thermometer
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This miniature cast bronze architectural desk thermometer sculpture of a European monument dates to the 19th century to commemorate one of the Grand T...
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Swiss Samuel Troll Fils Key Wind Cylinder Music Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Made in Switzerland in approximately 1850, this key wind brass cylinder music box is set in a burled walnut case with an inlaid shield in the top and has a gl...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
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. ...
Category
Austrian Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Portrait Miniature of a Man with a Yellow V-Neck Collar
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fine 19th century portrait miniature of a man with a yellow V-neck collar
A wonderful antique oil portrait of a distinguished gentleman.
Dim...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Other
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
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Marvelous 19th Century Handcrafted Louis Quinze Style Nutwood Miniature Cabinet
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique French miniature cabinet with the best patina ever.
This beautifully designed and all handcrafted French masterpiece is an absolute joy to own and look at. The stunning and ...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Glass, Nutwood
Staffordshire Pearlware Long Case Clock
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 ...
Category
English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Pottery
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 ...
Category
English Rococo Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Miniature Dutch Baroque Style Silver Mandolin Flask
Located in Stamford, CT
Dutch silver flask in the form of a mandolin with intricate Baroque style decoration, including cranes and a castle among floral arabesques on the front. The reverse depicting a charming scene influenced by Dutch old master genre paintings of two men with two dogs in a fenced yard surrounded by detailed foliage and trees. Complete with a fret and six individual silver wire strings. A tour de force in craftsmanship. No discernible hallmarks.
Hinged top reveals a hidden flask...
Category
Dutch Baroque Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
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
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Portrait Miniature of a Young Man with Curly Red Hair
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century fine portrait miniature of a young man with curly red hair
Dimensions 3" x 2.5". The velvet lined mat measures 3.75" x 5".
The portrait is in very good condition. ...
Category
British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Paper
Atelier Musee Du Louvre after Pilon Germain, King Henri II Bust, 1850s, France
By Germain Pilon, Atelier de moulage du Louvre
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
A French Grand Tour 19th century plaster, bust of French King Henri II made by Atelier de moulage du Louvre between 1854-1865 after Pilon Germain...
Category
French Empire Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plaster
19th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Carved Miniature Blanket Chest or Coffer
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare and fine quality 19th century Italian Renaissance walnut carved miniature blanket chest or coffer. Fine carving in walnut wood on the fron...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Mahogany Chippendale Child's Chair Apprentice Sample, English, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A miniature to scale mahogany Chippendale chair with needlepoint seat. Child size chair or possibly an apprentice or cabinet makers sample, England, ...
Category
English Chippendale Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
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
English Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass, Steel
19th Century Exhibition Model of Expanding Table 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
English Other Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Ancient Neoclassic Cammeo, Neapolitan Manufacture, 1760-1840
Located in Roma, IT
Neoclassic Cameo is an elegant decorative object realized in Naples during the second half of 1700 and the beginning of 1800. Lava Stone. Contemporary wooden frame.
Very good cond...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Lava
Antique Sterling Silver & Leather Miniature Knife Holder Styled Playing Card Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique sterling silver and leather playing card box was made in London, England is 1885 by an unknown maker, in a period Victorian style. The box is styled as a miniature knife...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century "Globe De Marié" in Great Condition
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century "Globe de Marié" that was used for a demonstration of an intension to propose marriage to your beloved. The bottom part is made of hand painted wood and the decoration i...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Glass
Victorian Sterling Silver Deer and Stag Table Ornament
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique pair of Victorian English cast sterling silver deer and stag models on a plinth; an addition to our animal related silverware collection.
These fine antique Victorian cast sterling silver table ornament...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Miniature of a Gentleman of the Biedermeier Period, Brass Frame, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Rectangular miniature painting of a gentleman in Biedermeier clothes, with brown curly hair in front of a grey background. Brass frame.
Category
German Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
19th C Miniature Dutch Mahogany Display Cabinet
Located in Delft, NL
A 19th C miniature Dutch mahogany display cabinet, 104 cm high
A Dutch mahogany display cabinet made of 1 whole piece with 3 drawers and behind the glass door 2 shelves. The shelves are covered with velour. A piece of work by an apprentice furniture...
Category
Dutch Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
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
English Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
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
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Miniature Cast Bronze Grand Tour Architectural Sculpture of the Trajan Column
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This miniature cast bronze architectural model of the Trajan Column dates to the 19th century to commemorate one of the Grand Tours of Europ...
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Miniature Chest of Drawers in Original Paint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century miniature chest of drawers in original paint.
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
English Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Oak
19th Century Plaster Museum Piece "Welcome" Gold Nugget Model Victoria Australia
Located in Haarlem, NL
Huge 19th century plaster museum piece "Welcome" gold nugget model Victoria, Australia.
This is rare.
It’s the only thing left of the biggest gold nugget ever found, the Welcome ...
Category
Oceanic Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
