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AUTHENTIC MODELS
With some pieces chosen for their tangible connection, others purely for their aesthetic appeal, Authentic Models combines the two through elegantly handcrafted furniture, objects and ornaments which capture the essence of an era or interest via meaningful and surprising design. Inspired by the adventurous spirit which led to many ingenious creations, their collections celebrate travel, exploration and endeavor. Treading in the footsteps of history while also exploring beyond the beaten track. Keeping time honored backstories alive in all kinds of ways, with character and quality that complements every personal style, to fit in with both modern and traditional settings.
BB Korn Tether Car Scale Model
- Silver/Polished
Technically skilled enthusiasts of the 1930s loved to race the legendary B.B. Korn cars around the club tracks. Called tether cars or spindizzies, they reached incredible speeds, and inspired thousands to improve and invent. The founder of the B.B. Korn...
$716.00
ACE Console Table Walnut
True to Authentic Models’ roots in travel and exploration, the very first ACE Collection furniture celebrates the nautical lifestyle with console ans side tables inspired by porthole construction. Available in walnut, gold and gold leaf finishing, these come in three...
$598.00
Bronze Ship's Bell 5"
The helmsman rings the ship’s bell for every half hour of the four-hour ship’s watch. A ship is a round-the-clock operation, and ship’s crews work four hours on and four hours off. To change the routine two two-hour dogwatches usually...
$128.00
Opera Binocular Silver 3"
A sleeker interpretation of the design style popular during the Victorian era, these fully functional small opera glasses have both ornamental and practical value. An appealing gift for those with an interest in theatre or iconic visual aids, and an...
$104.00
Sopwith Camel Large Propeller Plane Model
Most definitely it's the size. It's BIG. Build with an interesting array of materials. Lightweight frame stretched with transparent fabric. Built by the thousands during the Great War, in many colors and configurations. Our model fits large spaces as well...
$1,174.00
Mobile Solar System Pendant
Gazing in the night sky we wonder about the size and scope of the universe. Within that magnitude our solar system seems infinite and overwhelming. It’s easier to understand native creation myths, Newtonian and Galilean theories, and great historical discoveries...
$142.00
Endless Regency Insert Box 5 Sunken 3 Drawer
- Honey
The original Handbook for Travelers in India, Burma and Ceylon, carries extensive instructions for the minimum amount of items needed for an extensive voyage in the tropics. Boxes, Trunks and Chests were packed and hauled on exploration, hunting, or military...
$118.00
Royal Barge Decorative Mahogany Oar # 2
Festive and cool, fits lobby, restaurant, hallway, beach house…buy separately or the entire set
SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions: 5.5'' length 1.75'' width 56.7'' height Weight: 3.6 lbsMaterial: Mahogany
$218.00
Bronze Armillary Dial
Early man, looking at the heavens, believed the stars were fixed to the inside surface of a rotating sphere. Copernicus gave his name to the theory of an Earth-centered universe, and the Vatican propagated his belief by threatening to burn...
$270.00
ACE Console Table Gold
True to Authentic Models’ roots in travel and exploration, the very first ACE Collection furniture celebrates the nautical lifestyle with console ans side tables inspired by porthole construction. Available in walnut, gold and gold leaf finishing, these come in three...
$598.00
Round Reception Bell, Brass
Ringing the bell on the hotel reception desk is an iconic ritual in traditional hotels, where proprietors pride themselves on providing every guest with personalized service. A symbol of the customer being King. Or Queen. SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions: 3.5'' height 3.9''...
$69.50
Dakota DC-3 Airplane Scale Model
The legendary workhorse of the skies during the 1930-50s.Some are still flying in far-flung places like the Amazon and the Gobi Desert. It’s taken us a couple years, but we pulled off a major feat. The first limited edition production...
$964.00
Sopwith Decorative Propeller Large, Mahogany
The Sopwith was the mainstay fighter-plane of the British and USA air forces in the early 1900s. Brightly painted in various national colors, it ruled the skies for a number of years. Some of the propellers were later suppled by...
$420.00
Bronze Ship's Bell 6"
The helmsman rings the ship’s bell for every half hour of the four-hour ship’s watch. A ship is a round-the-clock operation, and ship’s crews work four hours on and four hours off. To change the routine two two-hour dogwatches usually...
$198.00
Fire Extinguisher Cocktail Shaker, Nickel
Handmade in Brass, nickel-plated outside, silver-plated inside our shakers are made from originals acquired at London's finest art auctions; all twenties and thirties style novelty shakers. Originals were rare in the 30's; they cost substantial money then. SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions: 9.85''...
$176.00
Silver 30 minute Hourglass
Tempus Fugit, the Latin epitaph for “Time Flies” certainly suits this wonderful collectible because of it’s historical and practical value. Some glasses measured up to two hours, used at a time when church pews were designed by the Inquisition to...
$102.00
Titanic Scale Model
Once the largest man-made moving object on Earth, with interiors inspired by the London Ritz hotel, its own on board newspaper and musicians with a repertoire of 352 songs, the RMS Titanic represented the pinnacle of endeavour and luxury. This attentively...
$978.00
Weber Costello Globe
A contemporary classic. 1920s Weber Costello globe is displayed on ebonized rosewood stand accented in nickel-plated brass. Colored gores are applied to the globe core by hand with authentic construction and detail. SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions: 19.7'' height 12.6'' diameterWeight: 6.1 lbsMaterial:...
$264.00
Triple Cockpit Thunderboat Scale Model
The Jaguar XK120 ruled the road; Doris Day and Cary Grant were Oscar nominated. It was a time of peace, and optimism was unbridled… It was then that Rivas roared across the Lago di Como and skimmed the Mediterranean waves...
$918.00
Porthole Bar Cabinet
Famous yachtsmen sailing from from the USA were surprised at the lack of locker rooms, showers and docks when visiting the Royal Yacht Clubhouse at Cowes, England. Even a bar was absent while the cabins and staterooms of their visiting...
$2,696.00
Ford Trimotor Airplane Scale Model
Between 1926 and 1933 some 200 Trimotors were built in Ford’s own factory. Corrugated metal on great thick monoplane wings was a German development, used in Junker JU-52 planes that were flying the Berlin-Rome-London route. Trimotors were flown by airlines,...
$952.00
Spitfire Propeller Plane Scale Model
The legendary Spitfire fighter plane was introduced in 1936. The short-range, high-performance, single-seat aircraft gained notoriety in defense against Luftwaffe attacks during the Battle of Britain in 1940. As a mainstay of the Royal Air Force Fighter Command its speed...
$1,028.00
Royal Barge Decorative Mahogany Oar # 6
Festive and cool, fits lobby, restaurant, hallway, beach house…buy separately or the entire set
SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions: 5.5'' length 1.75'' width 56.7'' height Weight: 3.6 lbsMaterial: Mahogany
$218.00
Spad Propeller Plane Model, Transparent
My guess is that this plane will not fly in any plane collector’s home. Both you and I know that model plane collectors are hard to find and even harder to please. Our transparent model will sell to people who...
$610.00
Endless Regency Insert Box 2 Name Tag 3
- Black
The original Handbook for Travelers in India, Burma and Ceylon, carries extensive instructions for the minimum amount of items needed for an extensive voyage in the tropics. Boxes, Trunks and Chests were packed and hauled on exploration, hunting, or military...
$138.00
Avalon Wood & Brass Telescope
After dinner, having enjoyed garoupa with a chilled Chardonnay, nothing is more relaxing than observing birds and wildlife or neighbors with a tripod mounted telescope. After all, one never knows when the TV might give out. Instrument quality brass. Stand...
$728.00
ACE Side Table Gold Medium
- Gold
True to Authentic Models’ roots in travel and exploration, the very first ACE Collection furniture celebrates the nautical lifestyle with console ans side tables inspired by porthole construction. Available in walnut, gold and gold leaf finishing, these come in three...
$398.00
Blue Racer Racecar Model
The Bugatti Type 51 driven to victory in the 1933 Monaco Grand Prix by Achille Varzi is an archetypal image of the early days of motor racing. Inspired by that car, we have created a handsome model to represent the...
$220.00
America Yacht Scale Model Small
America was a 19th-century racing yacht and first winner of the America's Cup international sailing trophy. On August 22, 1851, America won the Royal Yacht Squadron's 53-mile (85 km) regatta around the Isle of Wight by 18 minutes. The Squadron's "One Hundred Sovereign Cup" or "£100 Cup", sometimes mistakenly known in America as the...
$272.00
Silberpfeil Racecar Model Black, Red Seat
In 1934, the international motor sport governing body specified a maximum weight for Grand Prix racing cars of 750 kg, excluding tyres and fuel. The Germans decided to reduce weight by removing the lead-based paint which denoted its cars’ traditional...
$220.00
Oxford Varsity Decorative Mahogany Oar
Now available in a glowing, aged French finish. To be displayed casually on a covered porch, on a wall to display a large old flag, or just as a pole to push open the ceiling light in the kitchen? SPECIFICATIONS...
$228.00
Aquarama Thunderboat Scale Model
The Jaguar XK120 ruled the road; Doris Day and Cary Grant were Oscar nominated. It was a time of peace, and optimism was unbridled… It was then that Rivas roared across the Lago di Como and skimmed the Mediterranean waves...
$918.00
Bronzed 30 minute Hourglass
18th C. industrial design, bronze and wood… Collectible because of their combined historical and practical value. Some glasses measured up to two hours, used at a time when church pews were designed by the Inquisition to torture the human back....
$102.00
Hondius Vintage Half Globe
Legendary cartographer, Jodocus Hondius, worked in Amsterdam during the 1600s, then one of the world’s commercial hubs. Spin the world and enjoy a touch of true history. Galleons sailing oceans to the farthest corners of the then known world. Exotic...
$228.00
Silberpfeil Racecar Model Aluminum, Red Seat
Our aluminum Indy racer is an authentic replica of a 1930s child's toy. Its original makers were the famous Dooling Brothers, who manufactured around 1000 units at the time. They were offered to aficionados of the famous Dooling spindizzies, minature...
$220.00
Chess Set Metal
Masters of the tournament. For years we have been searching global chess set auctions for a classic, extra large tournament or academy chess set. To no avail. In the end we asked our master carver to do the pieces exactly...
$202.00
Concorde Jet Scale Model
The Concorde was a supersonic passenger plane. Only twenty aircraft have been built, including four prototypes. The plane flew for the first time in 1969, it made its last flight on October 24, 2003 SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions: 33.85'' length 14.95'' width...
$880.00
Barstool 'Grand Hotel', Black & Honey
You just walked the Rue Faubourg and are about to descend into the Louvre. Now’s the time to make a pit stop in a reputable brasserie, maybe the Bofinger near the Opera? You are counting on a delicious café, maybe...
$343.00
Jules Verne Decorative Hot Air Balloon
- Green
Balloons combine color, décor and science, all-in-one. They're as fascinating today as they were a century ago. Imagine viewing the earth from above, free as a bird, holding onto a balloon basket. SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions: 27.6'' height 16.5'' diameterWeight: 3.25 lbsMaterial:...
$344.00
ACE Side Table Gold Small
True to Authentic Models’ roots in travel and exploration, the very first ACE Collection furniture celebrates the nautical lifestyle with console ans side tables inspired by porthole construction. Available in walnut, gold and gold leaf finishing, these come in three...
$298.00
Lounge Porthole Mirror Bronze, Large
Measuring 20 inches, this solid cast aluminum with bronze finish mirror is an AM classic. For nautical themed rooms, beach cabin porches, executive offices.
SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions: 2.8'' height 20.1'' diameterWeight: 9.8 lbsMaterial: Bronze
$302.00
Endless Regency 4 Trunk Shelving Unit
- Black & Honey
Victorian travel trunks are the inspiration behind these freestanding shelf units we’ve created for books and other objects. A perfect complement to our many travel-related items. Available as a modular set or as individual pieces. SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions: 30.3'' length 14.15''...
$498.00
Royal Barge Decorative Mahogany Oar # 1
Festive and cool, fits lobby, restaurant, hallway, beach house…buy separately or the entire set
SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions: 5.5'' length 1.75'' width 56.7'' height Weight: 3.6 lbsMaterial: Mahogany
$218.00
British Butler Table, Mahogany
Traveling through Provence, our picnic sojourn was to a medieval abbey not far away. We purchased cheeses, salamis, artisan bread, with aged Burgundy to wash it all down. Somehow we managed to stash our victuals in the narrow boot of...
$610.00
Travels Light Decorative Hot Air Balloon
- Black
Balloons combine color, décor and science, all-in-one. They're as fascinating today as they were a century ago. Imagine viewing the earth from above, free as a bird, holding onto a balloon basket. SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions: 11.8'' height 7.1'' diameterWeight: 0.51 lbsMaterial:...
$68.00
Mariner Star Accent Table
Victorians called this style of table a cocktail table. The mariner’s star brings to mind a First Class lounge. Exceptional artistry is used to apply the tabletop intarsia. Selected, contrasting veneers are expertly cut and assembled into a truly nautical...
$550.00
Classic Staunton Chess Set
Our production is a detailed replica of an original ivory set manufactured by the British 'Jacques' company, circa 1850, and purchased at a 1990s London auction. English chess master, Howard Saunton, promoted this set at the first international chess tournament...
$120.00
Mayan Low Barstool Black, Mahogany
SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions: 13'' length 13'' width 18'' height Weight: 9 lbsMaterial: Mahogany, PU
$138.00
Sailor's Inn Desk Bell, Bronzed
The original desk bell of the Sailor’s Inn now comes in duotone bronze. Call the desk agent, request First Class service only. A bell with history.
SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions: 4.1'' height 5.1'' diameterWeight: 1.04 lbsMaterial: Mango Wood & Brass
$70.00
Bantam Midget 19" Racecar Scale Model
The 1930s saw the rise of hand built model racecars, known as spindizzies or tether cars. Miniature racecars built by hobbyists zoomed around banked wooden tracks at speeds approaching 150 miles per hour. Resembling the full-size racers of their day,...
$610.00