ANTIQUE SHIP MODELS for sale

Antique ship models for sale

We buy antique ship models

WE BUY OLD SHIP MODELS- email pictures and details to [email protected]

Rare and valuable models from the past
Great workshops: Bassett Lowke, Van Ryper, Richard Wagner, Framburg, Edmund Köster and others

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NAPOLEONIC PRISONER OF WAR boxwood ship model circa 1800-1810. Click on the name for more info and pictures.

NAPOLEONIC frigate Dieppe ivory antique model circa 1810-1820. Click on the name for more info and pictures.

CARTAGO 1914 Ocean liner (banana boat) model in scale 1:1250. Model is handmade in USA from scratch by marine artist Alexander Scherbak and representing the ship in 1914, when Great White Fleet of banana boats came under American flag. This colorful model is not painted! It is built from carefully selected exotic hardwood with proper natural colors. Only 3 models were built.

GROSSER KURFURST 1900, NDL ocean liner of Barbarossa class. Beautiful very detailed model including, railings, rigging, ladders etc. Scale 1:560. Length 12"(31.5cm). Comes in acrylic case. Excellent condition.

CALAMARES. Ocean liner. United Fruit Line. Model by Van Ryper, 9 1/4" in. long. Comes on blue oval wooden shelf. Stamped on the bottom. Excellent condition.

BREMEN NDL ocean liner model, 1929. Bassett Lowke waterline ocean liner model. Made of wood and wire in scale 1:1200.Excellent condition.

LADY HAWKINS ocean liner model, Canadian National Line. Made by Van Ryper shop. Stamped on the bottom. Excellent condition in original box. SOLD
QUEEN MARY. Ocean liner model, Cunard Line, 1936. Bassett Lowke waterline ocean liner model. Made of wood and wire in scale 1:1200. Excellent condition. SOLD
BELGENLAND. Red Star Line ocean liner 1923-1935 . Bassett Lowke waterline ocean liner model. Made of wood and wire in scale 1:1200. Excellent condition. SOLD
LEVIATHAN. Ocean liner, United States Lines,1922 (former Bismark, Hamburg America Line,1914). Bassett Lowke waterline ocean liner model. Made of wood and wire in scale 1:1200.Excellent condition. SOLD
QUEEN MARY ocean liner model, Cunard Line. Made by Van Ryper shop. Stampted on the bottom. Excellent condition in original box. SOLD
SANTA ROSA ocean liner model, Grace Line, 1958. Beautiful, very detailed in 1:350 scale. Outstanding craftsmanship. Model is 20" long in 25" case with clear cover and wooden base. Excellent condition. SOLD
REINA VICTORIA EUGENIA, 1913. Cia Transatlantica Line, Barcelona. Ocean liner model. Atributed to Bassett Lowke. Scale 1:384. Outstanding craftsmanship. Amazing details. Extremely rare. Comes in original box! Excellent condition. SOLD
DEUTSCHLAND. Ocean liner, Hamburg America Line, in white cruising livery. Made by Van Ryper. Stamped on the bottom. Very good condition.  SOLD
QUEEN ELIZABETH. Ocean liner, Cunard Line. Bassett Lowkewaterline ocean liner model. Made of wood and wire in scale 1:1200. Excellent condition. SOLD
MARIPOSA. Ocean line, Matson Line. Wooden waterline model in scale 1:1200. Made by Bassett Lowke. Labeled.. Mint condition in the box.  SOLD
EMPRESS OF JAPAN. Ocean line, Canada Pacific Line. Wooden waterline model in scale 1:1200. Made by Bassett Lowke. Labeled.. Mint condition in the box. SOLD
BRITANIA. Ocean liner, Wooden waterline model in scale 1:1200. Made by Bassett Lowke. Labeled. Mint condition in the box. SOLD
CHATHAM. Ocean liner. Merchants and Miners Trasportaion Company, 1926. Made by Van Ryper shop. Stampted on the bottom. Excellent condition. SOLD
NORMANDIE. Ocean line, French Liner,1935. Wooden waterline model in scale 1:1200. Made by Bassett Lowke. Labeled. Excellent condition. SOLD
DUCHESS OF RICHMOND, 1928. Canadian Pacific Line's ocean liner model. Made in Great Britain (Scotland) by Millar's Marine Models before WW2. Scale 1:600 (1in to 50 feet). Extremely rare. Comes in original box! SOLD
BERENGARIA. Ocean liner, Cunrad Line. Model by Van Ryper. Stampted on the bottom. Excellent condition. SOLD
STATENDAM. Ocean liner model, Holland America Line. Made by Van Ryper. 10" long. Stamped on the bottom. Excellent condition.SOLD
COLUMBUS, NDL ocean liner model. Made by Van Ryper. Has very small (1mm) dent on superstructure - does not destruct from appearance. Otherwise mint. Stamped. Boxed + comes with lower portion of original VR shipping box. SOLD
AMERICA. United States lines ,1940. Travel agency ocean liner wooden ship model made by Van Ryper shop, scale 1:384 ( 32 feet in 1”). Mint condition in original mahogany case. Size : model is 57.4 cm(22.5”)long, case 67.5cm(26 5/8”)long. Van Ryper stamp can be seen on the bottom of mahogany wooden plinth. Model is remarkably preserved in all original condition - no damage, no cracks or chips to the paint. SOLD
RESOLUTE. Ocean liner, Hamburg America Line, in white cruising livery. Made by Van Ryper. Stamped on the bottom. Excellent condition. SOLD
AQUITANIA. Ocean liner, Cunrad Line 1914. Model by Van Ryper, 10.5" long. Not stamped. Excellent condition. SOLD
UNITED VICTORY, Vyctory-Type freighter in war-time grey.Outstanding Van Ryper model - 14" long, scale 1:384. Made from blueprints and very detailed, including railings, ladders, deck gear, rigging etc. Comes on mahogany plinth. Stamped on the bottom. Excellent condition.  SOLD
EASTERN STATES. Ferry. Model by Van Ryper, 7 in long. Stamped on the bottom. Excellent condition. SOLD
NAUSHON. Ferry. Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority 1929-1942. Model by Van Ryper,9 in long. Stamped on the bottom. Very good condition.SOLD
JAMAICA. Ocean liner (banana boat), Fruit Line. Made by Van Ryper. 1:600 scale. Stamped on the bottom. Excellent condition. SOLD
SOUTH DAKOTA. US Battleship. WW2 ID waterline model by Bassett Lowke . Made of wood and wire in scale 1:1200. Excellent condition. SOLD
SOUTHAMPTON. British cruiser. WW2 ID waterline model by Bassett Lowke . Made of wood and wire in scale 1:1200. Excellent condition. SOLD
AMERICA. United States Lines, 1940. Ocean liner model by Van Ryper. 11.5 in long. Stamped on the bottom. Excellent condition. SOLD
COLUMBUS. North German Lloyd's ocean liner. Made by Van Ryper. Larger than usual VR models. Model is 12.25in (31cm ) long , screwed to mahogany wooden plinth 14in (35.5cm) long. Plinth is stamped on the bottom: Technical Model Service. Excellent condition. SOLD
RESOLUTE. Ocean liner, Hamburg America Line, in white cruising livery. Made by Van Ryper. Stamped on the bottom. Excellent condition. SOLD
GREAT EASTERN, 1860. Early gigantic steam/sail powered ocean liner. Extremely rare wooden waterline model in scale 1:600. Made by Bassett Lowke. Outstanding quality, including rigging and sails. Encased, labeled. Excellent condition. SOLD
SYLVANIA. Ocean liner, Cunard Line, 1957. Cunard commissioned wood and metal model in case. Made for travel agencies back in 1950s in USA by Art Model Studios Mount Vernon, NY. Scale 1:600. Model is 12" long. Wooden case is 17" long. SOLD
EMPRESS OF BRITAIN. Famous ocean liner of Canadian Pacific Line. Van Ryper-made model. Excellent condition. Stamped on the bottom. SOLD
SANTA ROSA, ocean liner, Grace Line, 1958. Made by Richard Wagner shop(Germany), 9" long, encased , excellent condition. SOLD
UNITED STATES, ocean liner, United States Lines, 1952. Made by Richard Wagner shop (Germany), 9" long, on wooden plinth, excellent condition.SOLD
SANTA ROSA. Ocean liner, Grace Line, 1932. Made by Van Ryper - larger than usual models, made in scale 1:534. Comes on wooden plinth. Model itself is 11 1/2 " long. Excellent condition. SOLD
NIEUW AMSTERDAM. Holland America Line ocean liner ( 1938) in grey 1957 livery. Waterline wooden model, made in Germany by Richard Wagner Modellbau. Model is 10 1/4" long in 13" glass case. Scale about 1:900. Excellent condition. Few small parts are unglued and inside of the glass case. SOLD
ROTTERDAM V. Holland America Line ocean liner ( 1959). Waterline wooden model, made in Germany by Richard Wagner Modellbau. Model is 10 1/4" long in 13" glass case. Scale about 1:900. Excellent condition. SOLD
SEA WITCH. C2 type freighter model by Van Ryper. Excellent condition. Stamped on the bottom. SOLD
SOUTHERN CROSS. Ocean liner model by Van Ryper. Excellent condition. Stamped on the bottom. SOLD
LANDING ROCK, T2-Type tanker. Outstanding Van Ryper model - 16" long scale 1:384. Model was made from blueprints and very detailed, including railings, ladders, deck gear, rigging etc. Comes in original Van Ryper glass case. Stamped on the bottom. Excellent condition. SOLD
AQUITANIA. Ocean liner, Cunard Line,1914. Bassett Lowke waterline ocean liner model. Made of wood and wire in scale 1:1200. Excellent condition. SOLD
BERENGARIA. Ocean liner, Cunard Line. Bassett Lowke waterline ocean liner model. Made of wood and wire in scale 1:1200. Excellent condition. SOLD