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Pair of Sea Life and Shell Dioramas or Shadow Boxes
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful pair of sea life dioramas or shadow boxes, including seashells, various crustaceans
Category
20th Century American Shadow Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
American Folk Art US Mail Paddle Steamer Boat Model Diorama
Located in London, GB
American Folk Art US mail paddle steamer boat model diorama
We are proud to offer a wonderful
Category
Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Native American Objects
Materials
Wood
Unusual Fish Taxidermy Diorama Set in Decaying Underwater Industrial Environment
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Unusual fish taxidermy diorama set in decaying underwater industrial environment.
A dramatic
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Sporting Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Wunderkammer Natural Diorama with Butterflies and Flowers. Italy, circa 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A Diorama with natural Wunderkammer Specimens of butterflies, yellow and green color, leaned over
Category
Antique 1880s Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Vintage Walrus Diorama, De-Accessioned from a West Hartford Museum
Located in New York, NY
diorama, circa 1940s-1950s mounted in a glazed frame. It was de-accessioned from a West Hartford
Category
Vintage 1940s American Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Hush - diorama of the interior of a vintage 80s living room
By Margie Criner
Located in New York, NY
Hanging crafted wood wall sculpture with a mini diorama of a vintage 80s living room that can be
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Felt, Wood, Mixed Media
Victorian Sea Still Life Diorama under Glass with Okimono Bone Octopus
Located in Haarlem, NL
diorama dome with Victorian Sea-life Maritime theme.
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Bone, Shell, Glass, Wood
Double ship in a whiskey bottle, diorama, folk art design circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This superb folk art diorama ship in a bottle has been wonderfully modelled and constructed in a
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Nautical Diorama with Three-Masted Ship Model on Stormy Sea, circa 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
This late 19th century nautical diorama features a three-masted sailboat model under full sail on a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paper
American Three Masted Clipper Ship Diorama in Shadow Box Frame, Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
American three masted clipper ship diorama under glass in shadow box gilt frame. Mid-19th century.
Category
Antique 1850s American American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Paint, Giltwood, Wood, Glass
French 19th c Paper Covered Box With Mother
Children Diorama Under Glass Top
Located in valatie, NY
French 19th c Paper Covered Box With Mother and Children in a Three Dimensional Diorama Under the
Category
Antique 1880s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Carved and Painted Double Diorama of a Whaleship and Whaleboat by Frank Finney
By Frank Finney
Located in Nantucket, MA
A carved and painted double diorama by master carver Frank Finney. The top half with a red
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Bone, Wood, Paint
English 19th c Faux Tortoise Paper Covered Box With Diorama of a Hunting Scene
Located in valatie, NY
An English Early 19th c Faux Tortoise Paper Octagonal Covered Box With a Diorama of a Hunting Scene
Category
Antique 1840s English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Felt, Wood, Paper, Glass
Antique 19th C Victorian Diorama of 12 tropical birds by James Gardner Sr 1870
Located in Leuven , BE
freestanding domes such as this one, Gardner also made dioramas. Those significant ebonised box cases were
Category
Antique 19th Century European Taxidermy
Materials
Glass, Organic Material, Wood
19th C Victorian Diorama of a Red Ibis Set Within Its Original Painted Case with
Located in Leuven , BE
The scarlet ibis is native to South America. This striking resident bird has bright, orange-red plumage with black wing tips and a long, curved bill. This plumage is the same in both...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Organic Material, Wood
AMA Carved Wood Diorama
Located in Treasure Island, CA
" , this one is "Service and Satisfied Patients" featuring hand carved wood and painted human figures
Category
Vintage 1940s American Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paper, Plastic
$1,800
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
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Religious Items
Rhinoceros Museum Diorama
Located in Essex, MA
A diorama of a well modeled rhinoceros in its habitat from the West Hartford Children's Museum
Category
Vintage 1950s American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Cardboard
Ship Diorama
Located in Atlanta, GA
English Ship Diorama, late 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Nautical Objects
Materials
Metal
$3,200
Ship Diorama.
Located in New York, NY
Exceptionally large Sailing Ships Diorama. All original.
Category
Early 20th Century American Shadow Boxes
Materials
Wood
$10,500
Ship Diorama.
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional carved and painted four-masted sailboat diorama. Wonderful original blue paint in
Category
Antique 19th Century American Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
$3,400
fabulous diorama
Located in Seattle, WA
intricate piece... very old... truly a collector's dream...
photos by john granen
photos by john granen
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
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 Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
$2,200
Sail Boat Diorama
Located in Atlanta, GA
Diorama of a French clipper ship at sea.
To see more items from Foxglove Antiques
Category
Antique 19th Century French Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Canvas
$2,800
General Store Diorama
Located in Summerland, CA
General Store Diorama
Vignette with folks playing checkers and sheriff
getting some
Category
20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
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
Antique 19th Century American Nautical Objects
Materials
Metal
$7,000
Sailing Ship Diorama.
Located in New York, NY
Carved and painted three-dimensional image of sailing ship in wood frame behind glass.
Category
Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
$1,850
Folsom Prison Inmate Folk Art Wood Shop Diorama
By William Burk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
display in the Folsom Prison museum. Ours is a fantastically executed wood shop, complete with workers
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
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
Antique 19th Century American Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Ship Diorama "The Nawadaha"
Located in Litchfield, CT
Carved and painted pine ship diorama, American
"Nawadaha" sailed out of Gloucester, Massachusetts
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Locomotive Engines Diorama, circa 1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
A darling locomotive engines diorama with hand-painted background. Title of trains written
Category
Vintage 1940s American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood
California Sea Otter Diorama
Located in Treasure Island, CA
From the now demolished San Francisco Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. The adult Sea Otter is both cute and ferocious as it is about to devour a fish.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Statues
Materials
Metal
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
Antique 19th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Wood
$45,050
"Under Milk Wood, " by Andrew Sinclair Diorama Including Elizabeth Taylor
Located in London, GB
Andrew Sinclair: ‘The finest picture I ever made was Under Milk Wood but I couldn’t have made it
Category
Late 20th Century English Post-Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
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
Category
Antique 19th Century American Nautical Objects
Materials
Metal
English Diorama of Rutilus Fish
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Pretty wood shadowbox with leafed detail containing Rutlus(roach)fish from English lake region
Category
Vintage 1930s English Shadow Boxes
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
Antique 19th Century English Shadow Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Glass, Wood
Large 20th Century "Lydia" Ship Diorama
Located in New York City, NY
Large 20th century "Lydia" ship diorama. Black ship, bright blue skies, white clouds, white sails
Category
20th Century Nautical Objects
Materials
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
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
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 Nautical Objects
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 Figurative Sculptures
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
Antique 19th Century American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
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
Antique 19th Century American Nautical Objects
Materials
Metal
Sailing Ship Diorama in Carved Frame.
Located in New York, NY
Great surface, wonderful small size. Fine detail, all original.
Category
Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
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
Antique 19th Century German Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
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
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Shadow Boxes
Materials
Walnut
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
Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Shadow Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
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
Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
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
Antique 19th Century American Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood, String
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
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
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
Antique 19th Century American Nautical Objects
Materials
Metal
Diorama of Napoleon Bonaparte with a Sleeping Soldier
Located in Sames, FR
Diorama of Napoleon Bonaparte with a sleeping soldier.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Shadow Boxes
Materials
Glass, Clay, Wood
Whimisical Mid-Century Farm Diorama with Moving Parts
By George Glasser
Located in New Rochelle, NY
diorama, a car moving, a buzz saw, chickens pecking, cow peeking in and out of the barn... just amazing
Category
Vintage 1950s American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Glass
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
Antique 19th Century English Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood, Cotton
Diorama of a trophy fish with curved glass.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Decorative taxidermy mount of a fish featured with a background of aquatic plants and shells, in a wooden case with curved glass. The inscription reads in black and gold lettering "T...
Category
20th Century English Taxidermy
Materials
Glass, Wood
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
Antique Mid-19th Century English Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bone, Glass, Wood
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