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Place of Origin: French
Ceramic Easter Egg from Atelier Madoura circa 1960s
By Madoura
Located in London, GB
Vintage ceramic egg figure from Atelier Madoura, Vallauris, France (circa 1960s). This egg-sized ceramic figure is painted with a stylized suited man w...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Models and Miniatures

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Ceramic

French Onyx and Enamel Miniature Table Cabinet
Located in London, GB
This elegant dressing table cabinet uses precious materials on a delicate scale, resulting in a piece that is both practical and luxurious. ...
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Early 20th Century Belle Époque French Models and Miniatures

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Onyx, Marble, Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel

Miniature Psyche and Love after François Gérard (1770-1837)
Located in Paris, FR
Rectangular miniature depicting Psyche and Love (Louvre) after François Gerard (1770-1837) signed J. Barret du Coudert, titled lower right and dated 1859. Wooden frame and gilded stu...
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1850s Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Wood

Superb 19th Century French Walnut Miniature Armoire with Brass Hardware
Located in London, GB
A Very Fine French Miniature Armoire Constructed from walnut with refined brass hardware and wonderful carved details, the miniature armoire supported on scrolled front feet with a ...
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19th Century Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Brass

Big Size French Georgio Armani Glasses Tortoise Shell Case
By Giorgio Armani
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this very large mid-twentieth century French faux tortoise shell glass case factice features a pair of large wire rim glasses. Both the case and glasses are marked Georgio Armani...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Models and Miniatures

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Glass

A Circa 1900 Cast Replica Model of the François Sauvage Well Head, Cluny, Paris
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… Dating to circa 1900, this charming French well head is a replica of an original 15th-century well covering. The original well head was owned by Franco...
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Early 1900s Medieval Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Cement, Cast Stone, Stone, Metal, Iron

Set of 2 Rectangular French Breton Wood Trinket Jewelry Boxes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
As found in France, a charming set of two hand-carved wooden Breton style boxes. Breton is a type of French antique furniture from the Brittany region in France. The Breton style is ...
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1950s French Provincial Vintage French Models and Miniatures

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Wood, Paint

Anatomical Model of Gorilla by Dr. Louis Auzoux Plus Unique Handwritten Booklet
By Dr. Louis Auzoux
Located in Haarlem, NL
Sinke & van Tongeren exhibited this extremely rare Auzoux Gorilla by carefully taking apart the model and creating an exploded view of this historically important piece. When viewed from a particular angle all pieces come together to form the original shape. It was part of the exhibition called ‘TIER’ at MOA in The Netherlands The story of a remarkable 19th century anatomical model created just four years after Darwin unleashed a political storm with his theories on human evolution. The publication of Charles Darwin’s controversial On the Origin of Species in 1859 caused debates to rage about human evolution, debates which witnessed the politicisation of a creature whose existence had only recently been confirmed by modern science. On one side of the argument was the Darwinian camp; on the other were those opposed to Darwin’s theory, such as Richard Owen, the famed Director of the Natural History Museum and a man who, interestingly, coined the word ‘dinosaur’. Tales of the creature in question had endured for centuries, but up until 1847 it remained a myth, an unknown. This all changed thanks to the missionary Thomas Savage and the anatomist Jeffries Wyman who wrote a paper for the journal of the Boston Society of Natural History in which they described a new species: Troglodytes gorilla. (Later, in 1929, Harvard zoologist Harold Coolidge would apply the synonym Gorilla gorilla...
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1860s Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Paper

Set of 6 Rare French 19th Century Antique Doll Carriages
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Bought in the south of France this set of antique doll carriages are an enchanting collection with wooden handles, original paint, and working wh...
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19th Century Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Metal

Pair of Porcelain Portrait, 19th Century Gilded Bronze Frame Signed A.Giroux
By Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of porcelain and enamelled portraits featuring a man and a woman of the 17th century. It is most likely a portrait of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa of Austria. The two porcelain m...
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1850s Napoleon III Antique French Models and Miniatures

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Pair of Miniature Lady Portraits 19th Century French School
Located in Milano, MI
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...
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Late 19th Century Louis Philippe Antique French Models and Miniatures

Materials

Brass

Set Of Six 20th Century French Wooden Carpentry Practice Models
Located in High Point, NC
This set of six 20th century French wooden carpentry practice models offers a compelling glimpse into traditional woodworking education and craftsmanship. Hand-carved from solid wood...
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20th Century French Models and Miniatures

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Wood

20th Century French Carved Castle Model
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th century French carved wooden castle model is a charming example of folk craftsmanship and imaginative architectural design. Hand-carved from solid wood, the piece features ...
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20th Century French Models and Miniatures

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Wood

Set Of Six 1950s French Wooden Geometric Models
Located in High Point, NC
This set of six 1950s French wooden geometric models offers a striking study in form, proportion, and material. Crafted in solid wood, the collection includes a variety of shapes—tap...
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Mid-20th Century French Models and Miniatures

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Wood

French Faux Bamboo Miniature Armoire or Doll Furniture
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French faux bamboo miniature armoire made of beech and pine with mirrored door and small drawer. Nicely detailed with turned trim and finials. Interior has two shelves. May be used...
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Early 20th Century Country French Models and Miniatures

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Beech, Pine

Victor Barbizet French Palissy Basket of Fish Covered Terrine, Circa 1875
By Victor Barbizet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A scarce Victor Barbizet covered terrine formed as a rustic basket of fish, France, circa 1870. The two piece terrine has a lid showing a variety of g...
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Late 19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique French Models and Miniatures

Materials

Earthenware

Louis XVI Serinette in the Form of a Miniature Commode by Richard, Paris, 1775
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A very rare Louis XVI period serinette or bird organ in the form of a transitional style gilt bronze mounted and marquetry inlaid miniature commode in the manner of gilbert, by Robert Richard, Paris. With a label for ' RICHARD - maitre facteur d’orgues et mécanicien / Rue de richelieu à la bibliothèque Du Roy / Paris 1775'. This rare Serinette or Bird Organ has a wooden cylinder barrel mounted by twelve pins and linked to twelve sound pipes. A crank attached to the front panel controls the bellows that activates the mechanism. The exceptional marquetry inlaid case is in the form of a gilt bronze mounted transitional style miniature commode. The top of the commode is inlaid with a landscape scene with buildings, opening to an interior with an allegory of Love Conquering All, represented by two doves perching on a bow and quiver. The front of the commode depicts two obelisks centred by a Fine musical trophy and each side is inlaid with panels depicting the Medici Vase. The back of the commode is decorated with floral marquetry. A closely related Serinette dating from circa 1770, also in the form of a miniature commode, with the marquetry case stamped by the master marqueteur Leonard Boudin, is in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. The term serinette is derived from serine, French for finch. The instrument worked like a small barrel organ with a barbed cylinder, wind box and lead pipes and produced a high, thin sound in imitation of birds. Other versions included a merline, which copied blackbirds and a turlutaine, which copied curlews. Used to teach caged birds to sing tunes, different barrels could be inserted to train different birds. It first appeared in France circa 1730 and became a popular drawing-room toy for fashionable women. An interesting painting commissioned in 1751 for Louis XV by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin and now in the collection of the Louvre, depicts a refined lady seated in her salon playing a bird organ to encourage her bird to sing. Robert Richard Robert Richard was a Parisian organ and harpsichord maker and the mécanicien du roi to Louis XV and Louis XVI and was based in the Bibliothèque du Roi in rue de Richelieu. Initially working alongside the Cliquot family who acted as 'facteur d'orgue du Roi', he is recorded as building an organ for the church of Notre-Dame de Quebec, in Montreal in 1753 (destroyed in 1759) and as the inventor of a mechanical concert shown in an engraving by d'Eisen in 1769. Canon Jean Marie De La Corne described Robert Richard as : ''Le plus habile ouvrier de paris, fameux mechanitien et Homme de probité''. French, Dated 1775. Literature: Pierre Kjellberg, The French Furniture of the 17th century, The Editions of the Amateur, 2008 Count Francois de Salverte, Cabinetmakers of the 18th century, Editions of Art and History, 1934 Raymond Russell, Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Musical Instruments, Volume I - Keyboard Instruments,(London, 1968; p. 69.) Elizabeth Miller...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Wood

19th Century Three-Masted Sailboat Model
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite, meticulously crafted wooden ship model is a stunning representation of a three-masted sailing vessel. The hull is painted a deep crimson with accents of natural wood,...
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19th Century Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Fruitwood

A Circa 1900 Replica Model of the François Sauvage Well Head, Cluny, Paris
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… Dating to circa 1900, this charming French well head is a replica of an original 15th-century well covering. The original well head was owned by Franc...
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Early 1900s Antique French Models and Miniatures

Materials

Stone, Cast Stone, Cement, Metal, Iron

French Miniature Louis Lvi Style Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
French miniature Louis LVI style secretary with fall front opening and bronze doré Mounts. Circa 1840.
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1840s Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Wood

Antique Sharpening Wheel Standing on Wood Base, France, circa 1900
Located in Sofia, BG
20th Century sharpening wheel standing on wood base. France, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century French Models and Miniatures

Miniature Gilt Bronze high-heeled shoe, circa 1890
Located in Greven, DE
Miniature Shoe with Floral Ornament Origin: France or Belgium Material: Gilt bronze Date: Late 19th century (c. 1880–1900) Dimensions: H × W × D: approx. 4.2 × 8.5 × 3.5 cm Descri...
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Late 19th Century Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Bronze

Antique French Art Deco Mirrored Three-Door Prototype Miniature Armoire, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Unique and stunning French Art Deco three-door miniature armoire with mirror, brass handles, and hand-carved floral ornaments. Two removable shelves. Most probably it was a prototype of a large Art...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage French Models and Miniatures

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Metal

Ceramic Easter Egg from Atelier Madoura, circa 1960s
By Madoura
Located in London, GB
Vintage ceramic egg figure from Atelier Madoura, Vallauris, France (circa 1960s). This egg-sized ceramic figure is painted with a stylized suited man w...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Models and Miniatures

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Ceramic

Life Size Child Wood and Plaster Articulated Mannequin, 1920s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice and rare life size wood and plaster articulated child mannequin from the 1920s. Clothes for his size. Sulfide eyes. Very good quality and condition. Can stand up thanks ...
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1920s Vintage French Models and Miniatures

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Wood, Plaster

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...
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1880s Victorian Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Glass, Wood, Silk

19th Century French Provincial Artist Mannequin
Located in Middleburg, VA
Unusual size, made of carved Beech with articulated joints and old patinated surface. These were designed to illustrate the human body's joints function. Made in Provence circa 1890....
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19th Century French Provincial Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Beech

18th Century French Louis XVI Marquetry Secretaire or Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XVI marquetry secretaire, or secretary desk with bookcase. Beautifully made with book matched veneer of mahogany and fine inlay of walnut and mahogany. I...
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Brass

19th Century French Chestnut Diminutive Armoire
Located in High Point, NC
19th century chestnut miniature armoire from France. This is a wonderful piece of craftmanship, with a lovely crown following down to a case which is entirely raised panelled and peg...
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Early 19th Century French Provincial Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Chestnut

French Wooden Hat Form, circa 1910 s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early 20th Century French wood hat form, turban shape. The French hat form would make a wonderful hat rack, vanity accessory, or sitting high and mighty on a bookshelf. A conversatio...
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Early 20th Century Victorian French Models and Miniatures

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Wood

Mid-19th Century Luneville Faience Miniature Trinket Commode
By Luneville
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A miniature Luneville faience commode with 2 over 3 drawers, mid-19th Century - for jewelry & trinkets. One drawer edge with restoration. 4 1/4"w., 3"d., 3 1/2"h. Whitehall Antiques...
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Mid-19th Century Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Faience

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...
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Mid-19th Century Empire Antique French Models and Miniatures

Materials

Plaster

Miniature Gilt Bronze Shoe, circa 1900
Located in Greven, DE
Miniature Shoe with little Bird Origin: Probably France or Belgium Material: Gilt bronze Date: Late 19th century (c. 1880–1900) Dimensions: H × W × D: 5 × 8 x 3 cm Description: So...
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Late 19th Century Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Bronze

19th Century Liqueur Cellar
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Lovely little liqueur cellar from the second half of the 19th century with orientalist inspiration. Small elephant resting on a base. On its back a small barrel which must have conta...
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19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Glass

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...
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19th Century Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Mirror, Wood

Rare Intricate Prisoner-of-war Carved Bone Gaming Set, circa late 18 century
Located in TEYJAT, FR
This is a fine example of a French prisoner-of-war bone gaming piece, dating from the late 18th to early 19th century. These intricate objects were crafted by French prisoners during...
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Late 18th Century Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Bone

Toy Car Citroen Traction 15/6, Circa 1960 France
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
This wooden car is a decorative representation of a Citroen Traction 15/6, capturing the elegance of an old-fashioned toy. Labels in front and at the back are licence plates, registered in Massachusetts " 293 MA 9". Ideal for collectors and enthusiasts, this antique toy car...
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Mid-20th Century Streamlined Moderne French Models and Miniatures

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Wood, Birch, Fruitwood

Eleven Antique French Pairs of Orthopedic Wooden Shoe Lasts
Located in Haarlem, NL
A little strange but very decorative set of 11 pairs of shoe lasts or wooden shoe moulds. All pairs are orthopedic remodeled to fit various abnormalities on...
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Early 20th Century French Models and Miniatures

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Iron

19th Century, French Faience Enameled Chinoiserie Table Top Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century, French Faience Enameled Chinoiserie Table Top Cabinet. A very fine french enameled cabinet with chinoiserie decoration to the exterior and a white enamel to interior. G...
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19th Century French Provincial Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Bronze

Wooden polygon architectural model early 20th century
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A fine example of a so called Polydre or Polygon. These multifaceted forms go back are to basic forms which form our world. They have been described by mathematicians, scolars and ar...
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Early 20th Century French Models and Miniatures

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Wood

Early 20th Century, Open Turned Wooden Sphere Canton Ball
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A beautifully turned maplewood sphere containg a second star shaped sphere. Objects like these find their origins in the 16th century when the interest in science, mathematics and ar...
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Early 20th Century French Models and Miniatures

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Maple

Limoges France Oval Scalloped Porcelain Box With High Relief Rocaille Trim
By Limoges
Located in Tustin, CA
Beautiful Limoges porcelain oval scalloped shaped trinket box is handmade and hand painted in a soft mauve color and features high relief white rocaille and shell motif porcelain tri...
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Late 20th Century French Provincial French Models and Miniatures

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Porcelain

1930s Leather French Continentale Bauriat Bicycle Display Seat Model
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very rare little (half scale) leather "Compagnie Continentale" bicycle sales display sample seat or saddle. Probably used in a bicycle shop on the counter o...
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Early 20th Century French Models and Miniatures

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Iron

French Mid-Century Mirrored Miniature Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
French Mid-Century (1940s) pink mirrored rectangular miniature cabinet with 2 doors and bevelled trim on lacquered base with mahogany interior
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1940s Art Deco Vintage French Models and Miniatures

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Lacquer, Mahogany

19th Century French Empire Miniature Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Empire miniature commode. A well executed miniature chest made of walnut and veneer of walnut with two large drawers below a smaller top drawer and with solid walnut columns. Inscription written in ink on the back of each of the large drawers: Don D...
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Early 19th Century Empire Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Walnut

Late 19th Century Victorian Set of Ten Sales Samples Eye Glasses and Pince Nez
Located in Haarlem, NL
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...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Brass, Iron

"Penthouse, " Perfume Group by Lelong in Art Deco Box, Unusually Fine Condition
By Lucien Lelong
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although the perfume industry in France and America embraced the new streamlined and geometric styles of the 1920s and 30s -- which we would call Art Deco tod...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage French Models and Miniatures

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Glass

Art Deco Pink Opaline Glass by Sabino, France, 1930s
By Marius-Ernest Sabino
Located in Lisbon, PT
An exquisite French Art Deco pink opaline glass fish sculpture by Marius-Ernest Sabino, signed “Sabino”, dating from the 1930s. This delicate miniature embodies the refined artistry...
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20th Century Art Deco French Models and Miniatures

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Glass

20th Century Wooden Hand Painted Caravel Ship Model with Leather Sails
Located in Sofia, BG
Large hand carved and hand painted caravel ship model standing on a base with three leather sails in fair condition. There are some missing pieces but the overall impression is quite...
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Early 20th Century French Models and Miniatures

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Leather, Wood

Antique Miniature Sofa, Louis XV Style, Hand-Carved, France, 1880
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Charming and rare child's sofa with hand-carved and gilded frame. Cut velvet and silk upholstery. Great for that special pet in your life.
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Fabric, Fruitwood

Emile Deyrolle 19th Century Plaster, Wire and Wood Didactic Germination Models
By Emile Deyrolle
Located in Buffalo, NY
LES FILS D'EMILE DEYROLLE, PARIS. Extremely rare set of four 19th century French painted plaster, wire and wood Didactic models depicting progression, ANATOMIE VEGETALE, beautifully ...
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Wire

19th C. French Miniature Buffet
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 19th c. French miniature doll furniture buffet made of walnut with rosewood trim and oak as a secondary wood. Two small dovetailed drawers above cabinet doors opening to an in...
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19th Century Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Oak, Rosewood, Walnut

Antique French Crystal, Vermeil and Gemstone Cane
Located in London, GB
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...
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Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Multi-gemstone, Crystal, Vermeil

Antique French Louis XV Styled Miniature Two Drawer Dresser or Jewelry Chest
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This miniature antique two drrawer dresser is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1850 and done in the period Louis XV style. The dresser ...
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Mid-19th Century Louis XV Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Brass

Miniature Antique Louis XV Style Chest of Drawers from France, circa 1910
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique miniature French table top commode dates to the early 1900s. It is in the Louis XV style with splayed feet, shaped (or "bombe") sides, and bronze hardware throughout. Th...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV French Models and Miniatures

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Walnut, Fruitwood

18th Century French Miniature Chest of Chestnut
Located in High Point, NC
18th century rare French carpenter's sample made of chestnut wood. It has three drawers with each a kings wood inlay central design. Lovely pegged construction, supported on a lovely...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Chestnut

Emile Deyrolle 19th Century Plaster, Wire and Wood Didactic Germination Models
By Emile Deyrolle
Located in Buffalo, NY
Les Fils D'Emile Deyrolle, Paris. Extremely rare set of five 19th century French painted plaster, wire and wood Didactic models depicting progression, Anatomie Vegetalf, beautifully ...
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19th Century Folk Art Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Wire

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.
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Late 19th Century Antique French Models and Miniatures

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Plaster

Ariane IV 44lp Rocket Model on 1/20em Scale
Located in Paris, FR
Model Ariane IV 44LP Rocket in resin. Precise replica on 1/20em scale. On black base: L 50 x D 50cm. With descriptive plaque CNES certified.
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1980s Vintage French Models and Miniatures

Materials

Resin

Art Deco Revival White Full Body Vintage Plastic Mannequin, 1980s, France
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco Revival white full body vintage plastic mannequin, which was designed and manufactured, 1980s, France. The mannequin shows geometric and cubism inspired features. The body w...
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Late 20th Century Modern French Models and Miniatures

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Plastic