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Period: 1870s
A perfect almost unworn pair of period 19th century hand made leather baby shoes
Located in London, GB
A perfect almost unworn pair of period 19th century hand made leather baby shoes.
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English Victorian Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Leather

19th Century Miniature Model Cupboard Ash
Located in Münster, DE
Miniature cabinet around 1870 ash, lower part with three drawers, showcase top with small pediment, original glass and fittings Dimensions: height 104 cm - width 50.5 cm - depth...
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German Rustic Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

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Ash

19th C. English Carved Mahogany Jewelry Box in the Form of a Miniature Dresser
Located in New Orleans, LA
A very unusual and handsome English carved mahogany Gentlemens jewelry box in the form of a miniature dresser, the upper section with an upward slidi...
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English Late Victorian Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Brass

19th Century Italian Wood Mannequin, Circa 1870-1880
Located in Milano, IT
Mannequin Sculpted and carved wood Italy or France, second half of the 19th century. It measures 25.59 x 6.29 x 3.54 in (65.5 x 16 x 9 cm) It weighs 2.2 lb circa (1 kg circa) St...
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Italian Other Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Mahogany Victorian 19th Century Minature or Apprentice Piece Crib/Cott
Located in London, GB
People like to use the term ‘apprentice pieces’ when referring to small pieces of miniature furniture,but more often than not this isn’t the case. But what is an apprentice piece and why are they often confused with miniatures? Here we aim to answer these questions! The majority of miniature furniture are in fact sample pieces used by travelling salesmen. Workshops would send out salesmen on lengthy country-wide tours, with a miniature of each piece on his sales cart. This meant the cabinet maker could use the smaller form to show off his skills, without the salesman having to carry a full size piece of furniture wherever he went. Using exactly the same skills and techniques as used on the full sized pieces, the miniatures offered a way of potential buyers being able to get a feel of the quality of goods the workshop produced, before committing to a purchase. Better than a flat ink drawing in a catalogue. A much smaller number of these miniatures are termed ‘apprentice pieces’. Apprentice pieces, although again a scaled down version of the workshops’ offerings, were made by an often inexperienced apprentice. They were given lesser quality materials to work with and the craftsmanship was often less refined. Antique miniature furniture...
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English Victorian Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Young Boy Playing the Flute Sculpture on Marble Terrace, 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming sculpture in spelter with bronze patina, in the style of Auguste Moreau, representing a young flute player dressed in country clothes, carrying his flute in his left hand an...
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French Louis XV Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Marble, Spelter

Neoclassical Sample of a Marbles, Rome, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
From a neoclassical sample, a column with base and elevation, in standard module. The base is made out of yellow marble and has a wavy profile that closes upwards with a distinct edg...
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Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Marble, Breccia Marble, Statuary Marble

Pair Antique Tripod Bronze Stands Chimera and Marble Balls Painted Ivy
Located in Mimizan, FR
Pair of 19th century neoclassical bronze decorative tripod stands with chimera supporting a decorative ball painted with trailing Ivy Stands have lion paw feet with dragon heads Very...
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British Neoclassical Revival Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century Enameled Miniature After D. Teniers
By David Teniers
Located in Paris, FR
Circular miniature from a Flemish painting the "Wedding in a village" by D. Teniers. Presented in a wooden frame and golden frame. Second part o...
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French Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Enamel

Victorian Sterling Silver Deer and Stag Table Ornament
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
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...
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English Victorian Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Victorian Model of a Racing Yacht on a Wooden Stand Original Paint
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Victorian model of a racing yacht, with brass fittings, on a wooden stand original paint topsides English, circa 1870.
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English Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Brass

Shipyard Model of the Wooden Steam Ship ‘S.S. F.W.Harris’
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A shipyard model of the wooden steam ship ‘S.S. F.W.Harris’, 1877, the hull painted rust-red with black top sides and a black funnel, finely detailed wi...
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English Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Satinwood

Half Block Model of the Steam Ship ‘Glamis Castle’
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A half block model of the steam ship ‘Glamis Castle’, the ship shown with two truncated masts, a funnel and a boxwood hull with the original painted black t...
Category

Scottish Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Maple, Walnut

Neoclassical Sample of Columns, Rome, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
From a neoclassical sample, a pair of columns with base and elevation, in standard module. The bases are made of yellow marble and has a wavy profile that closes upwards with a disti...
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Italian Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Marble, Statuary Marble, Porphyry

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19th Century Miniature French Sedan Vitrine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Antique French 19th Century Jewelry Box Flap Door Miniature Wood Cabinet
Located in Firenze, IT
This beautiful French late 19th century chest of drawers in black ebonized wood and cherrywood reproduces with perfect proportions in scale a miniature cabinet with three drawers and an upper flap door that opens to reveal a white marble top and an oval mirror inside, nice hand carved band on top with geometrical pattern and molded base. The black lacquered wood creates a wonderful contrast with the beautiful honey-colored wood grain. Despite its convenient size, extremely detailed, this chest of drawers is equipped with a white Carrara marble top and a small mirror that make it even more special and useful. The model of a piece of furniture was originally created by cabinet makers to show their skills to the customer and to present the sample of the furniture which would then have been produced on a larger scale. These commode miniatures, along with other specimens, were displayed in the craftsman's workshop to serve as examples to aid the potential client in making a selection. Some also think that these little chests were used as doll and puppets...
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French Empire Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Carrara Marble, Metal

Miniature 19th Century Victorian Figured Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c. Charming antique miniature chest of drawers. The chest has a marble top. The case is figured mahogany, with four stacked drawers, the ...
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19th Century Leather and Gold Leaf Hand Fan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning and rare example of a 19th century hand fan, made of black leather and decorated with gold leaf. The fan has a brisé style, meaning th...
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Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

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Gold Leaf

19th Century Hand Written Persian Book
Located in London, GB
19th century oil on board of a Blacksmith Of rectangular form, the papier Mache and ebonised cover is finely painted, covered in flowers and a circular motif to the central section...
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Unknown Folk Art Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Paper

Rare and Unusual 19th Century Louis XVI Style Dog/ Doll Bed or Baby Crib
Located in Buchanan, MI
Rare and unusual 19th century Louis XVI style dog/ doll bed or baby crib. The ultimate in luxury for your little furry friend.
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French Louis XVI Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Italian Relief Bronze Plaque of Jesus Christ
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Well crafted with a beautiful patina, 1890's bronze relief plaque of Jesus from Italy measuring 10" x 7.5" x .75".
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Italian Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century English Oak Cigar Humidor Box Cabinet with Cedar Interior Drawers
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very decorative pretty late 19th century Victorian oak cigar humidor, shaped as little drawer cabinet with metal decoration. On the metal shield on the left door it reads a W, on th...
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British Late Victorian Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

TOPPAI JINGASA EDO PERIOD - 18-19th Century - Japan
Located in TEYJAT, FR
This is a custom-made historical Japanese hat known as Jinggasa, worn by samurai during the Edo period (1603-1868), around the 18th to 19th century. Within the category of Jingasa, t...
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Japanese Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Leather, Textile, Paper

19th Century French Marbleized Painted Crucifix with Green Mica
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
19th century French marbleized painted crucifix with green mica. The crucifix originally came from a collector in France. The crucifix is painted ...
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French Neoclassical Revival Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Silver

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A 1:24 scale builder’s half-block model for the cutter yacht Veronica, built by
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A framed plaster portrait plaque of the Glasgow Reformist MP James Oswald, signed and dated Carlo Marochetti, 1842, of circular form, shown facing to the right within a black border and the original glazed giltwood frame. Another version of this plaque is in the collection of Glasgow Museums and can be seen on the Art UK website James Oswald (1779-1853) was a successful Glasgow merchant who later inherited various landed estates due to the early death of his cousin. Oswald was one of the first members of the Glasgow Bank when it was established in 1809. He traded largely in cotton and other raw textiles and in his spare time he commanded the Glasgow branch of the volunteer mounted Yeomanry. It was his political career however that captured the hearts of many of his countrymen and led to his eventually being immortalised in sculptural form. The Liberal Party MP for Glasgow from 1832-1837, Oswald was a staunch opponent of Sir Robert Peel...
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Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

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Wood

Rare English Victorian Period Oak Country House Pillar Form Mailbox
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare English oak pillar form country house letter box with a circular base and cylindrical body ending in a carved hexagonal lid with a domed to...
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English Victorian Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Brass

Doll's Vaisselier, France, circa 1880
Located in Paris, FR
Doll's vaisselier in grey lacquered wood opening by two partially glazed doors. Entirely furnished with porcelain and fine earthenware dishes, including a large number of plates, covered pots, pitchers, tea service, ... glassware, a scale and copper weights...
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French Napoleon III Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

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Metal

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Pair of 19th Century Miniature Portraits of Napoleon and Josephine
Located in Lambertville, NJ
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Ormolu

Neoclassical Sample of Columns, Rome, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
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Italian Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Marble, Statuary Marble, Porphyry

Thomas Sergent French Palissy Lizard on Mound Desk Paperweight, Signed
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From France, a signed Palissy style majolica paperweight, a lizard on a mound, Thomas Sergent, School of Paris, circa 1875-1879. Thomas-Victor Sergent developed an enthusiasm for cr...
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French Renaissance Revival Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Earthenware

Manuel Mafra Caldas Portuguese Palissy Style Stag Beetle Desk Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extremely scarce glazed earthenware desk weight or paperweight of a Stag Beetle, from the workshop of Manuel Mafra, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, circa. 1870-80. In the Palissy style, the life cast beetle is molded in a naturalistic manner, and glazed in tones of brown. The insect sits on an oval base of green extruded clay creating a moss effect, he holds something yellow in his front pincers. The base has a blue scalloped rim. The clear glazed underside is indented. Manuel Cipriano Gomes (1831-1905) was born near Mafra. In 1850, he moved to Caldas da Rainha, a spa town in central west Portugal known for ceramic making. He adopted the name Mafra and set up his workshop in 1853, having purchased the existing workshop of Maria dos Cacos, for whom he had at first worked. In 1870, he gained royal patronage. The artisanal workshop specialized in zoomorphic vessels...
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International Style Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Earthenware

Fine Half Hull Model of ‘Barque Peace’
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine half hull model of ‘Barque Peace’, the planked hull set on a stained yew wood backboard, with a plaque reading ‘”Barque Peace” Tonnage 450 B.M....
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British Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

1870's Hand Carved Black Forrest Humidor Cigar Cabinet
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A hand carved walnut miniature cabinet humidor. The top with a majestic lion over two doors which open to reveal multiple places for cigars with two smaller drawers at the bottom. Be...
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German Black Forest Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

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Walnut

19th Century Terracotta Crib Figure
Located in London, GB
19th century terracotta crib figure We are proud to offer a delightful example of a mid-19th century hand painted terracotta crib figure in the form of a stable keeper. All original linen clothing...
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Italian Early Victorian Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

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Terracotta

Antique French Bronze Grand Tour Model of The Arc de Triomphe, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A fine good size French bronze Grand Tour model of the Arc De Triomphe, circa 1870 in date. The beautifully realistic model is mounted on a grey stone base and features the vario...
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French Antique 1870s Models and Miniatures

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Bronze

Antique Cornish Marble Serpentine Model Font, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning 19th century Cornish "serpentine" marble model font with an octagonal reservoir above a cluster of four columns resting on a domed circular base, Circa 1870 in dat...
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