1850s Models and Miniatures

Miniature portrait of Madame Vigée-Lebrun and her daughter after Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun (1755-1842). Signed "Joséphine Rozier", titled lower right and dated 1856. Gilded stucco and w...

Miniature depicting The Virgin and Child with Little Saint John, known as the Virgin with Veil or the Virgin with Blue Tiara (Louvre), after Raphael (1483-1520), signed lower left J....

19th Century Prisoner of War Sailors Folk Art Ship Model A fine example of a 19th century sailors folk art ship model. Hand crafted showing great craftsmanship. Made from natural found objects, this example includes a hand carved cabin, with lifeboat and stairs. Made with marine material masts and cotton thread shrouds. Stood on a pine base. These model ships were built to be sold. Many of these prisoners had been skilled craftsmen who were then pressed into Naval service. It kept the prisoners occupied and busy. Several prisoners formed working groups to be able to produce large numbers of bone ship...

This ensemble of painted terracotta figurines with linen clothing was produced in India from 1850-to 1880. The Indians belonged to different social castes and were practitioners of various professions—for example, a domestic servant with a turban. The religious beliefs of the figures are also visible. For example, one of the figures is an Indian Buddhist monk in a saffron-orange coloured robe. Similar figurines with local Indian clothing...

Staffordshire Pottery porcellaneous pastille burner which features a country cottage embellished with flowers. The house has stairs leading up to the f...

Hallmarked in London in 1856 by William Neale, this handsome, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Shaving Brush, is plain in style, with a replac...

This is a wonderful antique French Grand Tour ormolu model of the Vendome Column, circa 1850 in date. This splendid bronze features Napoleon I standing atop in his 'redingote' co...

This is a truly stunning antique pair of Italian Grand Tour black marble and slate ormolu mounted colonnade temple models, dating from the mid-19th centur...

American Empire miniature salesman sample tallboy chest of drawers, circa 1850s. Made from quartersawn oak and pine with three drawers, turne...

Rare and fine quality 19th century Italian poplar hand painted Miniature blanket chest or coffer. Fine hand painted on the front and on the sid...

Unusual shipbuilder's half-block model of a sailing ship with simulated pinned and veneered planking on a solid hull on a polished teak back-board.