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Ship Diorama.
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional carved and painted four-masted sailboat diorama. Wonderful original blue paint in
Category

19th Century American Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood, Paint

Ship Diorama
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
A diorama of a clipper at sea. Constructed of metal and wood with string riggings. The backdrop
Category

19th Century English Antique Diorama

fabulous diorama
Located in Seattle, WA
intricate piece... very old... truly a collector's dream...

photos by john granen
Category

19th Century Unknown Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood

Vintage River Diorama
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
a river diorama featuring 2 boats with wonderful detail in a fine glass case
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Diorama

Great Boat Diorama
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Great diorama in a silver gilt decorated wood shadow box, nice patina , great waves and sky, found
Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood

Sail Boat Diorama
Located in Atlanta, GA
Diorama of a French clipper ship at sea. To see more items from Foxglove Antiques
Category

19th Century French Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood, Canvas

Flying Cloud Diorama
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century wood carved diorama of the clipper ship 'Flying Cloud' with well executed hand painted
Category

19th Century American Antique Diorama

Materials

Metal

Sailing Ship Diorama
Located in New York, NY
All original in original condition well-preserved behind glass.
Category

19th Century American Antique Diorama

Sailing Ship Diorama.
Located in New York, NY
Carved and painted three-dimensional image of sailing ship in wood frame behind glass.
Category

19th Century Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood

Ship Diorama "The Nawadaha"
Located in Litchfield, CT
Carved and painted pine ship diorama, American "Nawadaha" sailed out of Gloucester, Massachusetts
Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood, Paint

Folk Art Schooner Diorama
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
This diorama of a 3 masted schooner has fantastic surface. The model is housed in a very simple
Category

19th Century American Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood

Three Dimensional Sailboat Diorama
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Wonderfully painted three dimensional sailboat diorama. The boat itself looks like it was repainted
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Early 20th Century Antique Diorama

Natural History Animal Dioramas
Located in Essex, MA
A collection of 4 natural history dioramas, of various sizes, circa 1950s-60s, each with a
Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Diorama

Materials

Glass, Cardboard

Remarkable Butcher s Shop Diorama
Located in London, GB
Hand Carved and Painted Wood and Various Media Within Original Glazed Box Frame These detailed model butcher's shops, were originally made to hang in a butcher's window when they...
Category

19th Century English Antique Diorama

French Tin Toy Kitchen Diorama
Located in Baltimore, MD
A painted tin diorama/toy French kitchen wth various accessories
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19th Century French Antique Diorama

Materials

Tin

Three Mast Sailing Ship Diorama
Located in New York City, NY
A handmade diorama of a three masted ship with a simple painted background. American, late 19th
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19th Century American Antique Diorama

Materials

Metal

19th Century Three Ship Diorama
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
A 19th century Victorian diorama of three sailing ships at sea. The main three mast sailing ship
Category

1870s English Antique Diorama

Materials

Mahogany

Rare Continental cut paper diorama
Located in New York, NY
Rare Continental cut paper diorama, circa 1860, probably Dutch. Depicting a town and its
Category

19th Century Antique Diorama

A Pair Of Songbird Dioramas
Located in New York, NY
carved plinth. They are now framed as a pair of dioramas with a background of branches.
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood

Antique English Folk Art Diorama
Located in Port Chester, NY
Very detailed and clearly lovingly made antique English folk art piece. Very creative use of glass bits for base, use of porcelain Victorian vase, dolls are sitting in ceramic seats.
Category

19th Century English Antique Diorama

Materials

Ceramic, Glass, Wood

Antique American Tiny Diorama of Steamship
Located in Stamford, CT
This a very unusual especially diminutive diorama of a paddle wheel ship from New England with
Category

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood

Joseph Murray Tramp Art Ship Diorama
Located in Manalapan, NJ
Fine tramp art ship diorama titled 'Joseph Murray.' All original this wonderful carved and painted
Category

19th Century Antique Diorama

Materials

Canvas

19th Century American Sailing Ships Diorama
Located in New York City, NY
A detailed diorama of ships sailing at sea from the 19th century.
Category

19th Century American Antique Diorama

Painted and Lithographed Mini-Kitchen Diorama
Located in Baltimore, MD
A 19thC German painted and lithographed paper kitchen diorama with an assortment of furnishings
Category

19th Century German Antique Diorama

Materials

Metal

1886 Ship Diorama of the Rainbow
Located in Highland Park, IL
A wonderful antique ship diorama of the "Rainbow" made by C.D. Brown of the Minneapolis Fire Dept
Category

19th Century American Antique Diorama

Materials

Metal

19th Century Victorian Taxidermy Bird Diorama
Located in London, GB
A remarkable mid-19th century early Victorian taxidermy bird diorama, set within its original
Category

1840s English Antique Diorama

Handcrafted Diorama of Two-Masted Schooner
Located in New York City, NY
A beautiful handcrafted diorama of a 2-masted schooner with a blue sky painted scene and a
Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Diorama

Materials

Metal

Folk Art Painted Diorama of Trout
Located in Hallowell, ME
Folk Art Painted Diorama of Trout mounted in old oak frame, unknown artist. Note the trout is in
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Diorama

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Pair of Late 1800s Wildlife Dioramas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of cameo-shaped dioramas of northeast wildlife in decorative wood frames. The first features
Category

19th Century American Antique Diorama

Materials

Glass, Wood

Sailing Ship Diorama in Carved Frame.
Located in New York, NY
Great surface, wonderful small size. Fine detail, all original.
Category

19th Century Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood

Pair of Late 19th Century Owl Dioramas
Located in Seattle, WA
This is a fantastic pair of Victorian era owl dioramas in shadow boxes. Creatively assembled with
Category

1890s American Late Victorian Antique Diorama

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Ship Diorama, Gaff Coastal Schooner and Lighthouse
Located in Sheffield, MA
Very folky, primitive but extremely well crafted early ship diorama. Label on reverse shows a
Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Diorama

A Diorama displaying two half- hull ships.
Located in Madrid, ES
One of the ships flying the American flag. The other ship flying the Spanish flag. A light- house between the two ships. They are the sort of ships that used to sail "la ruta del té"
Category

19th Century Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood

19th century Tramp Art Paddle wheel Diorama
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A late 19th or turn of the century " fretwork " paddle boat or " side wheeler " made from mahogany cigar boxes. It is not really " tramp art " but there is not another appropriate ca...
Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood

Diorama of Napoleon Bonaparte with a Sleeping Soldier
Located in Sames, FR
Diorama of Napoleon Bonaparte with a sleeping soldier.
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Diorama

Materials

Glass, Clay, Wood

Fine Tramp Art Crown-of-Thorns Sailboat Diorama
Located in Manalapan, NJ
Wonderful tramp art crown-of-thorns sailboat diorama. The sailboat is mounted under glass and the
Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Diorama

Large Late 19th Century Molded Glass Diorama Cover
Located in Seattle, WA
The face to a late 19th century diorama. The molded glass in an elongated raised shape is framed by
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Diorama

Materials

Glass, Oak

Shadow Box Diorama of a Large Sailing Ship
Located in New York City, NY
An antique shadow box diorama with a hand made, hand painted scene of a large ship with clouds in
Category

19th Century American Antique Diorama

Materials

Metal

18th century carved and polychromed diorama with pieta
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A nice continental early 18th century carved and polychromed wood diorama with a pieta in front of
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Diorama

19th Century Diorama New World Island Maritime Scene
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th century diorama of an exotic maritime island scene. Made of various sections of cutout card
Category

Mid-19th Century British Antique Diorama

Impressively Large American Folk Art Sailing Ship Diorama
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Positively enormous diorama of a fine ship in full sail, the "Marie Elise", on breaking waters
Category

19th Century American Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood, String

Folk Art Ship Diorama - U.S.S. Colorodo
Located in Sheffield, MA
A folk art diorama of the battleship U.S.S. Colorado, composed of carved and painted wood on a
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Diorama

Automaton Music Box Diorama, C. 1900 - "Musically Inclined Monkey"
Located in Charleston, SC
Automaton Music Box Diorama, C. 1900 - "Musically Inclined Monkey" Great working condition
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Diorama

Antique Diorama with Birds and Ducks, France, 19th Century
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
France, vintage Diorama with birds. Measures: H 58 x W 63 x D 26 cm.
Category

19th Century French Antique Diorama

Materials

Glass, Bentwood

Folk Art Carved Bone Diorama of Medieval Church
Located in Treasure Island, CA
The very old guy I bought this from claims this has something to do with the "Knights Templar", he purchased it while antiquing in Britain during 1950's. Possibly prison made, the "P...
Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood, Glass

Two Superb 19th Century Naval Sailing Ship Dioramas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Outstanding work with sails fashioned from whale bone. One larger than other, each in window box frame.
Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Diorama

Materials

Bone, Glass, Wood

Antique Ships, Moon and Stars, Whale and Sailor Diorama
Located in Port Chester, NY
Absolutely charming antique diorama of three ships. Brilliant colors, cotton for sea foam (must be
Category

19th Century English Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood, Cotton

3-D Cork Diorama of Conway Castle, Ireland, Mid 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Vibrant Mid 19th Century Three-Dimensional Cork Diorama of Conway Castle, Ireland Bordered by a
Category

19th Century Irish Antique Diorama

3-D Cork Diorama of Conway Castle, Ireland, Mid 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Vibrant Mid 19th Century Three-Dimensional Cork Diorama of Conway Castle, Ireland Bordered by a
Category

19th Century Irish Antique Diorama

Antique Diorama of a Sailing Ship in Wooden Frame, France, 19th Century
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
France, Vintage Diorama of ship. Measures: H 66 x W 71 x D 21 cm.  
Category

19th Century French Antique Diorama

Materials

Glass, Bentwood

American 19th Century Ship Diorama of a Barkentine and Tugboat Wood and Plaster
Located in Wells, ME
American 19th century ship diorama of a barkentine and tugboat. The ships are all painted wood and
Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Diorama

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Folk Art Marine Diorama of a Full Sailed Brig, English, Original
Located in Totnes, GB
A charming large 19th century diorama of a full sailed brig, flying the union jack and escorted by
Category

19th Century English Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood

American 19th Century Diorama of a Barquentine and Tug boat on the Sea
Located in Wells, ME
American diorama of a barquentine in full sail and a tug boat on rough seas. The ships are hand
Category

Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood

French 19th Century Ship Diorama of the St. Louis in a Busy Shipping Channel
Located in Wells, ME
French 19th century large ship diorama. This diorama shows the three masted sailing ship "St. Louis
Category

Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood

American Late 19th Century Folk Art Diorama of a Fore and Aft Rigged Schooner
Located in Wells, ME
American late 19th to early 20th century folk art diorama of a large fore and aft rigged schooner
Category

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Diorama

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Paint

Shadow Box Diorama Featuring Hand Painted California Plein Aire Landscape and Mission Painting, circa 1920 s
By Hanson Duvall Puthuff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Shadow Box Diorama features a three-dimensional hand painted plein air landscape painting
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Diorama

Materials

Metal

19th Century Taxidermy Bird Diorma
Located in Norwalk, CT
Fine example of a Bird Diorama showing 13 American birds in a naturalistic setting
Category

19th Century American Antique Diorama

Materials

Wood

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Antique Diorama For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique diorama available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, glass and paint, every antique diorama was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique diorama — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique diorama made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique diorama that is appealing in its simplicity, but F. Carlson and Hermann Steiner produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Diorama?

Prices for an antique diorama can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $275 and can go as high as $74,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,200.