Victorian Models and Miniatures

A rare and unusual antique French Syncephalus conjoined twins fetal medical teaching model, attributed to Dr. Louis Auzoux, circa 1860. "Syncephalus twins" is a very rare type of co...

Stunning and all handcrafted, single door corner cabinet for wall mounting. For the collectors of great looking and ready to use antiques we also...

Model of a Royal Carriage, realistically detailed with a carved wood and gilt decorated coach with one working door. Resting on a metal suspension under...

Rare over sized early 20th Century hand crafted architectural stair case model Without doubt the most impressive example we have uncovered and the attention to detail is exceptional....

Charming antique miniature brass tilt-top table, also known as a candle reflector. It is a decorative piece that features a round top with a checkerboard pattern. The table is often...

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...

French 19th century handcrafted bridal, wedding, or marriage dome on stand. The uniquely 19th century (Victorian period) tradition of a “globe de Mariée” involved a glass cloche or d...

Beautiful collection of 12 miniature clocks in Mahogany cabinet, produced by Franklin Mint in 1980. In very good condition considering its age of 37 years old, some minor traces of ...

Early 20th century clockwork Automaton Diorama A truly wonderful example of an early 20th Century Dutch clockwork automaton diorama. The animation takes place after both clockwork me...

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

An English Staffordshire pastille burner, circa 1830-1860. These earthenware pieces were used for burning aromatic pastille lozenges to cover the noxious odors of everyday Victorian Era living. Pastille burners were shaped as dovecotes, cottages, churches, castles, and flower-covered summer houses. The smoke from the burning pastille flowed through the cut-out windows or chimneys of these follies, scenting damp and musky rooms. This example shows a yellow roofed cottage with three windowed chimneys. The roof shows a Pagoda influence. Applied flowers and bocage, columns support the front porch roof. Cut-outs on the rear of the cottage for Pastille placement. Beautifully applied bocage and flower heads, gilded accents. 6 in. L x 4.5 in. W x 7 in. H Showing the expected light wear from age and use, a stable hairline to the front left porch column.

An English Staffordshire pastille burner, circa 1830-1860. These earthenware pieces were used for burning aromatic pastille lozenges t...

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...

An English Staffordshire pastille burner, circa 1830-1860. These earthenware pieces were used for burning aromatic pastille lozenges to...

An English Staffordshire pastille burner, circa 1830-1860. These earthenware pieces were used for burning aromatic pastille lozenges to...

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...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques delighted to offer for sale this model of the Young America Clipper Ship, 1853 Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it cov...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Without doubt, one of the smallest and rarest examples of a Napoleonic papier Mache and pine child size shop mannequin we have been fortunate enough to uncover. Standing only thirty ...

A collection of 9 brass shoe mantel ornaments. Each in the form of a lady's boot or shoe. Some with applied buttons and etched decorations. Most ...

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

This barrel-form string holder is fashioned as a miniature coopered cask, turned in dense hardwood, likely mahogany, and secured with three brass bands fastened by small domed screws that reinforce the illusion of functional hoops. The cylindrical body is presented horizontally on a shaped plinth base with softly molded edges, giving the object the presence of a small desk or countertop accessory rather than a purely utilitarian shop fitting. One end is fitted with a removable cup-form cap, revealing the hollowed interior cavity intended to store twine; the opposing end is drilled with a single exit aperture so the string may be drawn through in use, allowing the vessel to function as an early household dispenser for parcel cord, kitchen twine, or sewing and wrapping string. The contrast between warm, close-grained timber and muted brass mounts aligns with 19th-century taste for compact, well-made domestic tools that disguised their purpose within familiar historical forms, here borrowing from the language of maritime and mercantile storage...

A charming late 19th century mahogany minaiture chest, having rectangular top over two short and three long drawers, retaining original turned wooden knobs, flanked by rounded corner...

Miniature Terrestrial Globe Newton & Son London, post 1833, ante 1858 Paper, papier-mâché, bronze and wood It measures: sphere diameter 2.95 in (7.6 cm); diameter of the wooden base 6.02 in (15.3 cm); height 8.36 in (21.24 cm). Weight: 2,067 lb. State of conservation: the globe still bears its original paint, but has various small gaps, abrasions and stains on the surface. The globe is hinged with two pins at the meridian circle, which is in turn inserted perpendicular to the horizon circle; this is supported by four semi-arches connected at the bottom by a small goblet-shaped foot, resting on a wooden bell-shaped base. Apart from the wooden base, the entire support structure is made of bronze; on the foot there are the scale reproductions of a compass, a telescope and an open book. The sphere is made of papier-mâché and is covered with twelve printed paper gores. In the North Pacific Ocean the globe bears a cartouche with the inscription (about 30% of the writing is illegible, but the missing parts can be easily integrated based on the rest): NEWTON’S New & Improved TERRESTRIAL Globe Published by Newton & Son 66 Chancery Lane LONDON On the globe, much of central Africa is empty and the great lakes Tanganyika and Victoria are not marked (Europeans would begin to explore the area after 1858). Canada is called "British Territory" and Alaska "Russian Territory" (it would become part of the United States in 1867). Australia already bears its modern name (until 1829 it had been called New Holland) and its coasts are completely designed; Tasmania is listed as an island (Matthew Flinders circumnavigated it in 1798). The routes of Cook's various voyages are plotted; both the route followed by Biscoe in 1831 and the "Land of Enderby" which he discovered on the coast of Antarctica, south of Africa, are marked. Bibliography P. Van der Krogt, Old Globes...

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...

19th c. Charming antique miniature chest of drawers. The chest has a marble top. The case is figured mahogany, with four stacked drawers, the ...

19th Century Miniature Scotch Chest, Apprentice Piece A very attractive piece, in the pictures you can see that this piece looks exactly like a Victorian Scotch chest of drawers, h...

Very unusual early 20th century hand carved wooden lighter in the shape of an umbrella with removable handle (actual umbrella size). Carved textured fabric and ruffles. Lighter mecha...

A charming assembled collection of five English miniature wooden chairs dating from approximately 1830 to 1900. Individually made in an engaging variety of traditional furniture styl...

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...

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...

A collection of four micro-miniature cold-painted figurines including a dancing couple, begging dog, stork and a gnome. Dimensions: Dimensions: Gnome - tallest - 1 1/4" H by W 5/8"...

This miniature cast bronze architectural desk thermometer sculpture of a European monument dates to the 19th century to commemorate one of the Grand T...

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 pair of late 19th century Grand Tour Obelisks. The mouldings in Carara, the plint in Sienna, the plaque in Lapis Lazuli and the obelisks themselves in onyx.

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...

A finely rendered English Victorian brass ornamental signal cannon on cast iron carriage; with solid brass tilting barrel resting on a heavy weight carriage with working wheels; fine...

Hallmarked in London in 1881, this charming and very rare, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Pepper Pot, is modelled as a Monkey. The pepper pot measures 2.75"(7cm) tall, by 1.25"...

Lovely little mahogany miniature chest of drawers from the 19th century from England chest of drawers with a double drawer in the top and the bottom drawer with the plinth integrated...

Hallmarked in London in 1882 by Thomas Johnson II, this very rare set of 6 Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Pepper Pots, are modelled to ...

A 19th Century Victorian Period Mahogany Miniature Chest Of Drawers, Of Attractive Bowfronted Form, Having Well Figured Top Over Two Short And Three Long Drawers, With Repalcement Tu...

Pair of miniature globes Lane’s, London, post 1833, ante 1858 Papier-mâché, wood and paper They measure: Height 9.44 in (24 cm); Sphere diameter 2.75 in (7 cm); Diameter of t...

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 ...

This is a vintage half hull model. An English, pine and composite shipwright’s plaque, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960. A fine nautical decorative piece in the Victorian t...

An exquisite and unusual Victorian silver gilt novelty double scent or perfume bottle set in the shape of a pair of binoculars or opera glasses in their original fitted case, made by...

An open curb link charm necklace which had hung various charms, including a fire engine, motorcycle, trolley bus, doctor’s bag, dunce hat, barrel organ, an...

An Extremely Attractive Mid 19th Century Painted Pine Miniature Chest, Having Elegant Decoration To Top And Sides, With Two Short And Two Long Drawers Retaining Original Turned Brass...

Antique black painted miniature cabinet with lower drawer, three interior shelves and door displaying an antique print by Carl Rauch titled Ansicht der Maria Stiegen Kirche in Wien (...

Pair of English Victorian style (19th/20th Cent) large porcelain Staffordshire porcelain figures of orange and white seated spaniels holding baskets of flowers in their mouths with g...

This miniature cast bronze architectural model of the Trajan Column dates to the 19th century to commemorate one of the Grand Tours of Europ...

A Good Quality Late 19th Century Walnut Miniature Chest, With Crossbanded Decoration Top Top, Over Five Long Drawers With Replacement Turned Brass Knobs And Crossbanded Decoration, R...

English Victorian smoking stand on rectangular oak carved base with metal figures and horse drawn fire engine & various smoking accessories

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...

A very attractive and charming late 19th century Victorian painted pine miniature chest having two short drawers and two long drawers with original porcelain knobs raised on elega...

A finely cast model of an early 19th century British 24-pounder smoothbore muzzle-loading artillery cannon, together with its garrison style carriage. Both cast in heavy gauge 'bell...

An Attractive And Charming Mid 19th Century Mahogany Miniature Centre Table, With Tilting Top Over Turned Central Support And Triform Base With Elegant Scrolling Feet. There is ofte...