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Item Ships From: Europe
Late 19th century scale model of a horse drawn single farrow plough
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century scale model of a horse drawn single farrow turn-wrest plough.
On an oak display board marked: A SURRIDGE LONDON
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Iron
Ettore Sottsass Pink Ceramic Shiva Flower Vase, by BD Barcelona
By BD Barcelona Design, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shiva ceramic flower vase designed by Ettore Sottsass, circa 1973, edited by BD in Barcelona.
In good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use preserving a bea...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Ceramic
$756 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Italian Silver Miniature Printing Press by Menegatti Brothers
Located in Delft, NL
An Italian silver miniature printing press by Menegatti Brothers.
A silver miniature printing press on a marble base, after an example of a printing ...
Category
20th Century Italian Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Marble, Silver
Antique Anatomical Model of the Human Ear Painted Plaster by Somso 1950s
By Somso
Located in Milan, IT
Didactic model of the human ear, painted plaster, made in 1950s by Somso, a German company active since the second half of the nineteenth century, known as an excellence in the devel...
Category
1950s German Vintage Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plaster
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A late 18th century mahogany miniature chest retaining good colour throughout, with rectangular top over four well figured long drawers having...
Category
Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Cini Boeri Model
Maquette of "Casa Alla Maddalena" Sassari, Italy, 1966/67
Located in Sacile, PN
Model of Cini Boeri, Casa alla Maddalena, Punta Cannone, La Maddalena, Sassari, 1966-1967
This house is perfectly adapted to the steep slope of the lan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Cork, Paper
20th Century Solid Silver Miniature of Carriage
By Argenteria Etruria
Located in VALENZA, IT
Silver miniature reproducing a Roman 18th century Italian carriage,
part of the "Le carrozze di Fasto" series,
a collection of carriages in solid 800 °° / °°° silver, gilted and ...
Category
1990s Italian Other Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
$1,120 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
Bronze Waterline Model of the Submarine HMS Finwhale
Located in London, GB
A bronze waterline model of the Royal Navy porpoise-class submarine HMS Finwhale (SO5).
HMS Finwhale (S05) was the fifth Porpoise-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 21 July 1959 and first commissioned on 19 August 1960. During her first commission she went further under the ice than any other submarine at the time. She was recommissioned on 27 January 1964. In March 1965 on her second Arctic patrol she further eclipsed her first ice patrol, penetrating 95 miles into the ice.
The Porpoise class was an eight-boat class of diesel-electric submarines operated by the Royal Navy. This class was originally designated patrol submarines, then attack. They were the first conventional British submarines to be built after the end of World War II. Their design was, in many ways, influenced by the German World War...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
Italian 1950s Wicker Half Bust Mannequin
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1950s wicker half bust mannequin.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wicker
19th Century Miniature Wellington Chest, England
By Wellington
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful miniature Wellington chest of drawers. Warm Mahogany color.
All four drawers are locked by the hinged side pilaster on the right, term...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Miniature Table Cabinet
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Good Quality And Charming Early 19th Century Regency Period Mahogany Miniature Table Cabinet, Having Rectangular Top Over Superbly Figured Panelled Doors, Enclosing Four Concealed Long Drawers, Raised On Elegant Original Turned Feet.
This attractive little piece of Regency miniature furniture, as the name suggests, was probably made as a simple stand alone cabinet to be placed on top of a table top type surface. Alternatively it may have been specifically made as a travelling salesmans sample piece of furniture. Whichever its original purpose it is incredibly useful for modern day living however and we think it could be used to hold a wide variety of different day to day items.
The mahogany veneers have been very carefully chosen to ensure that they are well figured and this results in a very decorative item. Overall the quality of construction is also excellent and it has clearly been made in a well respected workshop.
As with all items which we offer for sale this antique table cabinet...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
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.
Category
1980s French Vintage Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Resin
Atelier Musee Du Louvre after Pilon Germain, King Henri II Bust, 1850s, France
By Atelier de moulage du Louvre, Germain Pilon
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
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Europe 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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
21th Century Italian Sterling Silver Console Miniature with Mirror
By Creazioni Sacchetti
Located in VALENZA, IT
Console miniature in 925 silver with mirror and marble top, wooden details.
This miniature was made in 925 silver with the fusion technique.
The supports under the top depict three...
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Marble, Sterling Silver
$1,376 Sale Price
20% Off
Filigree silver caravel with enameled crosses on scalloped base
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver filigree caravel with enameled crosses on the sails and mast, resting on a cut-out base. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Mark: Absent. Weight: 75.83 grams. Dim...
Category
20th Century European Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
$450 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique German Porcelain Dish by Schafer
Vater, Circa 1890
By Schafer
Vater
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful and rare antique German porcelain dish or desk stand modelled as a drunken man by Schafer
Vater and dating from around 1890. The figure lies outstretched on a grou...
Category
1890s German Jugendstil Antique Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Porcelain
$233 Sale Price
40% Off
Regency Mahogany Miniature Sideboard Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming and rare early 19th Century Regency Period mahogany tea caddy, in the form of a miniature pedestal sideboard, having extremely well figured, crossbanded hinged top, over d...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
2 Iron-Red and Gilt Chinese Miniature Porcelain Vases, Kangxi
Located in Delft, NL
2 iron-red and gilt Chinese miniature porcelain Vases, Kangxi
Kangxi (1662-1722)
The bottles has minuscule chips
The measurements are 4 cm high and 2.7 cm diagonal
The weight i...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Porcelain
Small 18th Century Miniature Mahogany Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Attractive And Particularly Charming Mid 18th Century, Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest, Retaining Exceptional Untouched Colour And Patina Throughout, Having Two Short And Three Long Drawers, Retaining Original Brass Ring Handles, Raised On Original Shaped Bracket Feet.
Although there has always been a large amount of discussion and conjecture as to the original purpose of antique miniature furniture it will be almost impossoble for a definitive answer to be given for by far the majority of surviving pieces.
The two well known and accepted purposes were either as an apprentice piece, meaning that the item may well have been made by a hopeful young man looking to secure himself a job at the local cabinet making workshop and using the piece as an audition for entry, or alternatively as a travelling salesmans sample piece where scale models of the full size items which a workshop could produce were created, allowing the salesman to take them away and use them for taking orders.
We believe that this wonderful little antique miniature chest...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Italian Plexiglass Gear Knob w. Shell Micro-Cosmos, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unique Gear knob/shifter knob in plexiglass glass with incapsulated ocean shells. Tri-color plexiglass symbolizing the sun, the sand/earth and the ocean. Made in Italy during the 196...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Steel
Italian 20th Century Solid Silver rare Bison Sculpture on Marble Removable Base
By L
etruria Oro di Garzi Marcello.
Located in VALENZA, IT
Bison in solid silver made in Arezzo, Italy in the 1950s of the last century by L'etruria Oro di Garzi Marcello.
The sculpture was made in "fusion" and a chisel finish. The burnishi...
Category
1950s Italian Arts and Crafts Vintage Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
$1,803 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Victorian Carved Black Forest Bear
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual well carved antique Victorian Black Forest bear sitting on top of two cut glass table salts.
In lovely original condition.
Measures: H 7 cm
W 10 cm
D 4cm
Date 1880...
Category
19th Century English Antique Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Hardwood
#31/99 Limited Edition by A$AP Rocky GUFRAMINI X HOMMEMADE Shroom Cactus Mini
By Gufram Furniture, A$AP Rocky
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Limited Edition #31/99
Gufram presents the miniaturised version of the Shroom CACTUS® created in collaboration with A$AP Rocky and the artist’s new design studio HOMMEMADE Exactly a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Other
Set of 10 Limited Edition Artisan Irish Linen Lips Ornament Pink Red Valentine
By Katie Larmour Design
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Set of 10 Limited Edition Artisan Irish Linen Lips ornaments in pinks and Valentine’s day reds by Katie Larmour
This is a luxury box set of artisan made decorative ornaments created with authentic Irish Linen, exclusive to 1stdibs. They are special because they are limited editions from a beautiful mixture of vintage and deadstock fabric in small batches (some even one-of-a-kind) embellished with exquisite copper embroidery and dainty beading.
These novelty miniatures are a unique and quirky gift for Valentine’s Day, perfect for a lover all year round or a treat to oneself, and they definitely tick the box for Christmas tree decorations. They are collectible and can be kept as heirlooms.
Katie Larmour is an acclaimed Northern Irish designer with a studio based in her hometown of Belfast. Known for heritage textiles, her signature use of Irish Linen and original designs have seen her brand make waves in Europe and beyond.
The fabric is 100% pure Irish Linen from a mixture of sustainable sources - vintage, local mill deadstock rolls from one of the last remaining linen mills still active in Ireland today, repurposed antique tablecloths...
Category
2010s Unknown Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Linen
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Streamlined Moderne Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood, Birch, Fruitwood
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...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bone
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...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Glass
Rare and Collectable Droopy Scooty by Demons
Merveilles Figurine Statue
Located in Sofia, BG
Figurine statue of Droopy riding blue Vespa Scooter by Demons & Merveilles.
Made in 2001 in its original box in perfect condition. Limited edition 2792/...
Category
Early 2000s American Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plastic
$1,187 Sale Price
30% Off
Three Matchbox Toy Construction Machines by Lesney, England, 1960-70s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Three matchbox construction machine toys; Scammel Heavy Wreck Truck, K12 Hercules Mobile Crane & Case Tractor. All made by Lesney in the 60s-70s. Very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Iron
$1,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Regency Mahogany Miniature Bowfront Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Late Regency Period Mahogany Miniature Chest, Of Bowfronted Form, Having Well Figured Top With Ebonised Stringing, Over Two Short And Three Long Drawers Retaining...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Miniature Mahogany Bowfront Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Attractive And Elegant Mid 19th Century, Victorian Period, Mahogany Bowfront Miniature Mahogany Chest, Having Very Well Figured Top, Over Two Short And Two Long Drawers Retaining ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Walnut Miniature Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive and charming 18th century, George II Period, walnut and oak miniature bureau, having elegant inlaid decoration and original brasswea...
Category
Early 18th Century English George II Antique Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Walnut
Georgian Miniature Oak Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Charming and Relatively rare mid 18th century, Georgian, oak miniature kneehole desk, having seven drawers with original turned brass knobs flanking central cupboard door with geometric inlaid decoration.
Often there is debate over miniature furnitures original purpose. Was it was made as an apprentice piece, which is where somebody who is looking for a job in a workshop would create something to showcase their talents, or was it made as a travelling salesman...
Category
Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Oak
Guido Cacciapuoti Bronze Horses Couples 1940 Italy
By Guido Cacciapuoti
Located in Milano, IT
Guido Cacciapuoti bronze horses couples 1940 Italy.
Category
1940s Italian High Victorian Vintage Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
Silver-gilded caravel miniature
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Miniature silver caravel in gilded filigree with polychrome Order of Christ crosses. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Mark: Eagle Head. Weight: 74.93 grams. Dimensions...
Category
20th Century European Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
$625 Sale Price
50% Off
Rare Limited Edition of 12 Vase Alpha by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Design Gallery Milano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Twenty-seven woods for a Chinese artificial flower vase alpha by Ettore Sottsass,
edited by Design Gallery Milano, 1995.
Limited edition of 12 signed and numbered pieces, number 7 / 12.
This piece has also been produced as a limited edition with a total of only 12 units.
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Ettore Sottsass (14 September 1917-31 December 2007) was an Italian architect and designer of the late 20th century. His body of designs included furniture, jewelry, glass, lighting and office machine design. Sottsass was born on 14 September 1917 in Innsbruck, Austria, and grew up in Milan, where his father was an architect. In 1956, Ettore Sottsass began working as a design consultant for Olivetti, designing office equipment...
Category
1990s European Modern Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
$8,454 Sale Price
25% Off
Unique Bronze Design of the Ball Fountain from Nuremberg by Günther Rossow
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Bronze design of the famous ball fountain from Nuremberg by sculptor Günther Rossow.
Günter Rossow (*1913 Deutsch Krone / West Pomerania †1992 Marktre...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
Miniature of seven horses in silver
Located in Porto, PT
Descrição: Miniatura de sete cavalos em prata de diversas posições. Metal: Prata. Origem: Portuguesa. Marca: Cabeça de águia. Peso: 101.26 gramas. Dimensões: sob consulta. Teor: 833/...
Category
20th Century European Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
$475 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver miniature horse with wooden base
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver miniature horse with wooden base. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Eagle Head. Weight: 106.61 grams. Dimensions: 10.6cmx8cm. Content: 833/1000. Assay Mar...
Category
20th Century European Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
$375 Sale Price
50% Off
Early 20th century English papier Mache butchers shop display pig figures
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English papier Mache butchers shop display pig figures
A pair of quirky and authentic early 20th century English papier Mache butchers shop display pig figures. O...
Category
1920s British Late Victorian Vintage Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Paper
Midcentury English Portobello Famous Wines in the World on Display Case
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1960s midcentury English Portobello "Famous wines" in the world on display case
Measures cm: H 34 W 108, D 9.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Georgian 18th Century Elm Table Top Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Rare Mid 18th Century, George II Period Elm Table Top, Miniature, Bureau Retaining Exceptional Colour And Patina To Figured Timber Throughout, Having Fall Front Enclosin...
Category
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Elm
Silver pelican miniature
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Miniature silver pelican. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Brand: Absent. Weight: 15.98 grams. Dimensions: 2.6cmx3.9cm. Content: 800/1000. Assay Mark: Yes. Additional in...
Category
20th Century European Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
Miniature silver banjo
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Miniature silver banjo. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Mark: Absent. Weight: 19.48 grams. Dimensions: 11cmx2cm. Content: 925/1000. Assay Mark: Absent. Additional infor...
Category
20th Century European Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
$200 Sale Price
50% Off
Miniature silver rooster with low reliefs
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Miniature silver rooster with low reliefs and in an upright position. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Mark: standing eagle. Weight: 374.66 grams. Dimensions: 11cmx14c...
Category
20th Century European Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
$1,875 Sale Price
50% Off
20th Century Italian Solid 800 Silver 4-Piece Collection Bonsai Miniatures
By Argenteria Etruria
Located in VALENZA, IT
Collection of 4 Bonsai miniatures in solid silver handmade, gilded, enamelled and burnished
1. Japanese apricot bonsai gr. 220 cm. 6 x 10.5 H. 8.5
wooden base 5 x 9 H.2 cm.
2. J...
Category
1980s Italian Japonisme Vintage Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
$3,749 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Ettore Sottsass Pink Ceramic Shiva Flower Vase, by BD Barcelona
By BD Barcelona Design, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shiva ceramic flower vase designed by Ettore Sottsass, circa 1973, edited by BD in Barcelona.
In good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use preserving a b...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Ceramic
$756 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Late Regency 19th Century Burr Oak Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A delightful Regency Period burr oak miniature chest having
Superbly figured top above two short & three long drawers with
Original brass knobs flanked by elegant fluted stiles raised on
Original brass ball feet
(Often much debate is had as to whether miniature furniture was
made as an apprentice piece, which is when a craftsmen who is looking
for a job at a workshop would create something to showcase
their talents, or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans
sample piece, which is when a few articles were made as
scale models in advance of a road trip during which the salesman
would travel the country showing prospective clients
the kind of items they could produce back at the workshop and
take orders from. This particular miniature chest of drawers
is probably the latter and would have been made as a sample
piece. The construction is exquisite and the attention to tiny
detail phenomenal in all honesty. They work that would have
gone into constructing this with all of its fine details would actually
have been more of a challenge and taken a more skilled
craftsmen than its full size counterparts would have done.
It is also super quality and unusual being constructed from burr
oak which has taken on an exceptional rich colour and patina
over the years of its life. A really quite charming piece of
antique miniature furniture...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Oak
Pair of Large Chinese Hardstone, Jade and Cloisonné Enamel Flower Models
Located in London, GB
Pair of large Chinese hardstone, jade and cloisonné enamel flower models
Chinese, 20th Century
Height 39cm, width 25cm, depth 25cm
Crafted in 20th century China, this pair of lar...
Category
20th Century Chinese Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Stone, Jade, Metal, Enamel
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Antique Italian Micromosaic Plaque Depicting the Capitoline Doves
Located in London, GB
This Fine, circular micromosaic plaque shows four doves drinking water from a golden bowl, upon which they perch. The Classical design for the mosaic is taken from one found in the Roman Emperor Hadrian's villa in the 2nd century AD. Hadrian's mosaic, which was on the floor as is traditional, was probably based on a design by Sosus of Pergamon, a Greek master artist. Known as the Capitoline Doves...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Glass
Mahogany marquetry
Meuble de Maitrise
with floral decoration - 20th
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Mahogany marquetry 'Meuble de Maitrise' with floral decoration
Antique - Decoration - 20th
Measures : 17,5x12cm H:21cm
This miniature chest is called a "meuble de maître" in French....
Category
20th Century Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Sterling Silver Knights On Horseback, Import Marked London 1927
By Israel Segalov
Located in London, London
Carrying import marks for London in 1927 by Israel Segalov, this wonderful pair of Sterling Silver Knights On Horseback, are handsomely modelled. Each measures roughly 12.25"(31cm) tall, by 12.5"(32cm) wide, by 4.5"(11.5cm) deep, and the pair together weigh 96 troy ounces.
The design for the Knights is taken from a relief which can be found at the tomb of Emperor Maximilian I in the 'Hofkirche' of Innsbruck in Germany. The relief shows Emperor Maximilian I at the Battle of the Spurs (also known as the (second) Battle of the Guinegate), and was created by Albrecht Durer.
The knights are believed to depict Emperor Maximilian I & King Ferdinand I.
Category
1920s English Vintage Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Sterling Silver
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Iron
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Good Quality And Charming Early 19th Century Mahogany Miniature Chest, Having Well Figured Top Over Three Long Drawers With Original Brass Knobs And Boxwood Inlaid Escutcheons, Over Elegant Shaped Apron With Original Splayed Bracket Feet.
There is regular debate over whether miniature furniture was made as an apprentice piece, which is when a craftsmen who was looking for a job at a workshop would create something to showcase their talents. Or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece, which is when a few items were produced as scale models but a well established workshop as a form of physical catalogue in advance of a travelling salesman’s road trip around the country, for him to use to try and fill his order book with full size counterparts.
We believe that this particular little Georgian Miniature Chest was probably made as an apprentice piece, due to the relative simplicity of it, combined with the exceptional execution, which maybe suggests that somebody was very much trying to impress somebody else. It is also slightly unusual in form, which again suggests it was made more as a one off item with a specific purpose, as opposed to a scale model of other items.
It is certainly a charming piece of antique miniature furniture...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
German Ladies First Bronze Sculpture of Cats and Dog
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A group of small wiener bronze style figurines in metal and plaster illustrating pets eating. The German text of "Die Damen Zuerst" means "Ladies First".
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Romantic Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Europe Models and Miniatures
Materials
Maple
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