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| | Authentic Models Desk Accessories, The skills of the blacksmiths from the Baroque Era are legendary. They applied their art to churches, to the stairways and railings of mansions, to trade signs and a myriad of other ornamental and practical creations. Graceful curls and curves very popular in the baroque decorative tradition. Contrasted and offset by the austere metal rings used to cradle the historical globe. Impressive focal point in a well thought out and planned home decoration. Dimensions: Height: 21.75" - Diameter: 8.75" - 55cm width x 22cm dia - Materials: Metal - | | | | |
| | Authentic Models Desk Accessories, Made in a traditional going back centuries. Only true lead crystal offers the clarity and beauty the eye demands. Classic or contemporary, eclectic or minimalist, its home is universal. Hand blown, hand cut, and hand polished to perfection. Presented on exquisitely hand turned mahogany stand. Crystal clarity. One of each size completes a set of 3. Dimensions: - Materials: Wood, glass - | | | | |
| | Authentic Models Desk Accessories, The Earth was believed to be at its center. Gracefully intertwined silver rings represent trajectories of heavenly bodies around the earth. Brass rings, expertly aged to bronze. Intricate collection of bronze and chrome interwined to represent the rings of the universe. An 18th century Atlas Armillary and reproduced from an 18th century original. Aluminum cast Atlas statue, antique patina. Heavyweight polished granite base. Dimensions: Height: 22" - Diameter: 10" - 56cm height x 25.5cm dia - Materials: Brass, aluminum and granite. - | | | | |
| | Authentic Models Desk Accessories, This Weber Costello globe is a contemporary classic. 1920's 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. Bronze and wood base. Some assembly required. Dimensions: Height: 12.5" - Diameter: 19.5" - 32cm height x 49.5cm dia - Materials: Wood and bronze. - | | | | |
| | Authentic Models Objets d'Art & Figurines, Heavyweight brass 30-minute hourglass on wood stand. Designed for the Afe of Sail, now at home in any oval or executive office. 30 Minute Hourglass, Gimbaled Solid Brass Casing and Stand, Nickel Plated Height 10" Classically Molded Rosewood Authentic and Historically Accurate Desk Object Minimum Quanity: 2 Dimensions: Width: 7" - Height: 12" - Length: 9" - - Materials: - | | | | |
| | Authentic Models Desk Accessories, Ship's carpenters had to make do with mahogany, but navigators custom-ordered bone or ivory rulers from London instrument makers for drawing and measuring. Authentic replicas of three rulers dating back to the early 1800s are slightly different only in that they show inches on one side, and centimeters on the other. Hand crafted in precious bleached bone. Non-endangered bleached bone. 12" length. Brass hardware. Dimensions: Width: 0.98" - Height: 0.12" - Length: 12" - - Materials: Bone - | | | | |
| | Authentic Models Desk Accessories, Beauty is in the eye of the beholder... Classic Vaugondy French globe stands excel in the visual appeal of their proportions, a rich and perfect match of ebonized wood and bronze. Solid and still fragile, elegant and imposingly present. Engraved latitude degrees in original typeface. From Authentic Model, the only historical and classic globe supplier in the world. Bronze hardware and hand tooled bronze equator and pole rings. Commanding presence on desk or side board, entrance hall or study. Dimensions: Height: 24" - Diameter: 15.75" - 61cm height x 40cm dia - Materials: Wood and bronze. - | | | | |
| | Authentic Models Desk Accessories, A classic gift for every executive. Polished brass and classic wood. Heavyweight stand allows free use of hands. 3X magnification. Dimensions: Width: 9.75" - Height: 7" - Length: 4.5" - 25cm x 11.5cm x 18cm - Materials: Brass and Wood - | | | | |
| | Authentic Models Decorative Cabinets, The Handbook for Travelers in India, Burma and Ceylon Edition 1874, carries extensive instructions for the minimum amount of clothing, weapons, tents and food needed for an extensive voyage in the tropics. Boxes, trunks and chests were packed and hauled on exploration, hunting, or military expeditions that traversed mountains and deserts. Documents, books and libraries, games and tables, folding chairs and exquisite foods from purveyors to the Queen were taken along. All this had to be packed and unpacked every single day. The design and manufacture of furniture fitting all these conditions and ways of travel was both an art and a science. In the rich tradition of 19th C. furniture makers who supplied furniture to all corners of the empire, AM has developed a system of stackable units that can be filled and used in different ways. Units can be arranged in single stacks, or to fill an entire wall. They can section off one part of a room, as both fro | | | | |
| | Authentic Models Objets d'Art & Figurines, Septuagenarian and octogenarian visitors to the 1949 British Grand Prix at Silverstone will wax lyrical over the legendary Ferrari type 125 with its 12 cylinder supercharged engine. The Talbots, Maseratis and Alfas were beaten by street lengths. Oh, the joy of popping Magnums of Piper-Heidsieck and Veuve. These sleek, deceptively simple desk models are made by an extremely complex crafting process. Hand cast and hand polished to perfection in pure aluminum, the material of choice for racecars and airplanes. Dimensions: Width: 4.92" - Height: 4.13" - Length: 14.17" - - Materials: Aluminum - | | | | |
| | Authentic Models Standard Desks, Finish/Color: Ivory Captains made good use of notoriously cramped quarters in the ship's stern section (deckhands were housed before the mast). The captain's desk was tailor made to offer maximum comfort and space in a minimal floor area. Drawers to house the crew's papers, sealed sailing instructions, logbooks, charts, instruments and a pair of flintlock pistols. Brass corners to protect from damage when being moved around. Sturdy construction to withstand often violent ship's movements. Well-traveled. Sturdily made of cherry and maple. Leather inset top. Dimensions: Width: 29.53" - Height: 30.71" - Length: 66.93" - - Materials: Cherry and maple wood - | | | | |
| | Authentic Models Writing Desks, Finish/Color: Ivory Travelers and seafarers of yore had to be resourceful in order to survive. Desks on board ships had to be cleared and stowed at a moment's notice. Things had to be multi-functional. In the case of our desk, the two supports could act as steps into the navigator's bunk, or to mount a camel, whichever came first. The desktop, complete with drawers and brass bound, could act to stop musket bullets when under fire. Leather top, hand rubbed French finish, somewhat beat-up; proof of its many voyages and colorful history. Dimensions: Width: 27.56" - Height: 30.71" - Length: 55.12" - - Materials: - | | | | |
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