Late 19th Century Models and Miniatures

Botanical model Brassica Napus L. Robert Brendel Berlin, late 19th and early 20th century Label: No. 18/ Brassica/ Napus L. Rapes bluthe/ Cavalo navone flower.//chou-colza fleur. C...

Naturalistically crafted objects in the form of mushrooms and fruits, mostly signed. Executed in ivory using the Shibayama-zaiku technique, incorporating coral, mother-of-pearl, gems...

A delightful Italian bronze Grand Tour model of the Temple of Hercules Victor, Rome, circa 1860 in date. The bronze realistic model is cast in high relief with twenty Corinthian col...

Handmade and decorated Late Victorian wood dollhouse. The attention to details are what make this house especially fine: dentil molding, turned porch posts, scalloped porch fascia bo...

This is an important handmade large scale papier mâché anatomical model of a horse. It's close to two thirds scale and over four foot long. At the turn of the century France and Berl...

This minature table top sized chest of drawers is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1880 and done in a Colonial style. This n...

Small Cast Iron Sewing Machine 1890 Junker & Ruh Art Nouveau

Gilt Sterling silver letter or envelope holder desk accessory from Tiffany & Co. This rocaille monogrammed holder will not only look handsome on a desk, but is quite capable of h...

Victorian Wax Flower Still Life Basket Under Round Glass Dome I USA, Circa 1880 A glimpse of the opulent world of the 19th century with this captivating...

This is an antique Cornish Pixie gong. An English, brass and oak dinner chime, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Charming gong raised b...

Botanical model Pinus silvestris L. Robert Brendel Berlin, late 19th century, early 20th century Label: original label with inscription: No. 41 Pinus silvestris l. XXI / fem Scotch...

A Botanical model by Robert Brendel, famous German botanist, 19th century. As detailed by the University of Aberdeen Zoology Museum, "In the late 19th century Botanist and model-mak...

A 19th Century, white-grey antique French miniature model of a Palladio style gazebo with a domed roof and topped with a small urn shaped finial, columns and circular base. The detai...

Charming and well-preserved antique toy in the form of a cart with coachman and horse, crafted from wood with detailed craftsmanship. The cart is painted black with fine red accents...

A rare mid-19th century French Louis Philippe musical automaton framed wall clock A picturesque and highly decorative example of a rare mid-19th century French Louis Philippe musical automaton framed wall clock. A 5-cm enamel dial with Roman numerals in a hand painted church behind houses with an automaton watermill and windmill, with papier Mache 3D hills in the foreground with metal staircase...

ABOUT 19th C. American Grey Iron Casting Co. "Spark" salesman's sample pot belly stove, cast iron with black finish, pot belly with hinged door to load wood, lever mechanism to rele...

This striking plaster anatomical models is a half and half in the style of Jean Antoine Houdon. It shows the skeleton on one side and muscular layer on the other. The bust is full si...

An antique Tom-Thumb steam engine model designed by Peter Cooper. This is a superb antique scale model created in America of the Tom-Thumb steam locomotive. The original model was d...

19th century Russian princess with tiara and elaborate jewelry portrait miniature This young woman is wearing elaborate jewelry and a golden tiara....

This is a rare set of salesman sample furniture made by Thonet, the master of bentwood furniture creator of the iconic bentwood chairs that ...

A lovely pair of portrait miniatures of two ladies, by a French skillful artist who painted in fine pointille technique on paper this pair of portraits in the 1870s circa. Set in tw...

This is a stunning and rare Black Forest wall mounted carved chamois goat's head hat and coat rack with glass eyes and with branch and leaf dec...

A tactile plaster cast phrenology head, primitively produced yet highly decorative and a obvious rare survivor. A inscribed label of the maker Vago alo...

French bronze World War I (19/20th Century) field cannon on rectangular white marble base

A very nice early 20th century Austrian jewelers metal anvil. Perfect as a paper weight, gift for a jewelry collector or of course, as a tool. Nice older addition to any collection....

Victorian taxidermy toy horse, late 19th century. Unusual and rare, a bit bizarre, this model of a horse with glass eyes, is made of a stuff...

Fantastic and rare example of Black Forest folk art, a tour de force of carving by a master woodworker. This lift top box in the form of a thatched cottage has many wonderful details...

This is a 19th Century Clemens Muller Sewing Machine. It is made of cast iron painted black and adorned with bouquets of flowers decals and mothe...

ABOUT This Victorian-era dress form is a tailor's dream from the late 1800s. With its ingenious expandable design, it accommodates skirts of virtually any circumference. The cast me...

Very pretty Victorian set of shop or salesman sample glasses sewn on a cardboard and velvet panel 10 different sizes and models of eye glasses 8 of th...

Victorian Wax Flower Basket Still Life Under Oval Glass Dome II USA, Circa 1880 An exquisite testament to Victorian artistry: a stunning wax flower ...

A Palissy School of Paris Majolica hanging wall plaque, France, modeled by François Maurice, circa 1870-1875. Modeled from life, this extremely dimensional and realistic piece is gl...

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...

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...

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...

A French miniature sink from the late 19th century, with pastoral scenes and and removable basin. Created in the Moselle department located in current Northeastern France, this minia...

Late 19th century Arts & Crafts style silver mounted walking stick English, 1893 Height 90cm, diameter 3.5cm Expertly crafted in 1893, this antique walking stick embodies the es...

Presenting an exquisite miniature Dutch marquetry cabinet, a beautifully crafted example of traditional European decorative arts. Standing 37" high x 31 1/2" wide x 14 3/4" deep, thi...

A fine lacquer decorated carved boxwood netsuke of a Noh dancer in a Hannya role, unsigned, Meiji period, late 19th century, Japan. The boxwood netsuke finely carved as a kneeling Noh dancer dressed in striking geometric patterned robes. The actor holds an opened war fan behind their back in one hand, a Shinto wand slung over the shoulder in the other. The war fan, tessen, decorated in red lacquer with a golden rising sun at the center. Tessen were sturdy fans used by samurai as protective devices, and sometimes as weapons. The wand, called an onusa, is a traditional Shinto ritual implement comprised of folded paper streamers, shide, attached to a wooden wand, often used in purification rituals. Here, the shide are crafted from silver maki-e, with the handle of the natural boxwood. The actor wears a fierce and unearthly hannya mask...

19th century miniature portrait of a nun on porcelain with brooch frame Wonderful antique portrait of a nun hand painted on porcelain. The portrait is housed in a brass frame t...

exquisite exemple of a miniature sample of an empire chest made by a "Compagnon" most likely this was for the mentor to judge the ability of his pupi...

A late 19th century scale model of a horse drawn single farrow turn-wrest plough. On an oak display board marked: A SURRIDGE LONDON

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 ...

Measures: Mortar height 5.5cm Mortar width 10.2cm Mortar depth 10.2cm   Pestle: 10 x 2.5cm just purchased more information to follow or on request.     

A very large antique Victorian brass lobster-form box. English, Late 19th Century. Measures: Height 34cm, width 91cm, depth 41cm. This exceptional piece is a remarkably large brass box...

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...

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...

Antique amethyst and pearl inlaid walking stick Continental, Late 19th Century Height 87cm, diameter 2.5cm This superb European walking stick, crafted in the late 19th century, re...

This is a superb decorative glass cased bronze model of the Colubrina da Fortezza cannon, late 19th century in date. It features a 25 cm long brass barrel mounted on a two-wheel car...

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...

A rare antique child mannequin, circa 1880, French. Losses to the outer fabric consistent with age and a dent to the metal top. The boots are cast iron so there mannequin ...

Late 19th to early 20th century sedan chair miniature table top display cabinet Charming custom made and hand painted miniature table top ...

Unusual large scale model of a late Victorian crane, circa 1880. Beautifully constructed in mahogany with brass binding and details and the original working metal winch and chains, a...

This well executed antique musical jewelry box has no maker's marks, but presumed to have been made in Continental Europe in circa 1895 i...

c. 1890s/1900s; Chicago Model Works - Chicago, IL Miniature mechanical demonstration model of a cable car grip mechanism, built to illustrate the function of the clamping system use...

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...

A fine 19th-century half hull or block of a classic sailing yacht with painted black topsides and pitch pine planks below the waterline, set on its original mahogany backboard. Engla...

Miniature longcase grandfather clock This grandfather clock contains a Lenzkirch A.G.U. movement (founded in 1851). Based on the serial num...

1860s-70s; François Morcrette - Cugny, Aisne, France Morcrette (sometimes spelled Morcrétté) was a blacksmith and plow manufacturer based in the small town of Cugny in the mid-to-la...

Antique French crystal, vermeil and gemstone cane French, c. 1890 Height 89cm, diameter 2.5cm Masterfully crafted in late 19th century France, this exquisite walking stick is ado...