At Authentic Models our focus is to create and distribute a comprehensive collection of historical reproductions and unique home décor worldwide.
MoreAM was created more than 40 years ago in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. AM’s expertise and interests go back many centuries. Its collection of furniture, artifacts and accessories is inspired by the age of exploration, maritime history, cartography and more… Our never ending quest for unique objects and designs, coupled with our goal to share their stories with a dedicated audience. Now, in the 21st C. AM is eminently placed to offer its unique collection to the world at large.
LessVictorian engineers loved to think with design and make things interesting and above all bigger than life. We have combined various objects as a particularly nostalgic and unique set.
Gilles Robert de Vaugondy and his son, Didier Robert de Vaugondy, were the leading mapmakers in Franceduring the 1700s. Didier was appointed geographer to Louis XV in 1760 and published globes of various sizes,the biggest with a diameter of 2.6 meters. Carrying science and history into the world of home décor.A unique combination of classic globe replica...
Headed up by the Boston Lighthouse Shaker, our new Speakeasy Specials all feature surprising and unusual shapes. Decorative designs that differed from the classic shaker shape were in fashion, to make them less easily recognized by the police. All this was during the 1920s when the Congress voted in the Prohibition and the US went ‘dry’. Illegal bars...
A copy of a capacious classic originally produced around 1925 by the International Silver company in Connecticut. Thirst Extinguisher Shaker stands tall and stately, offering a reminder of how to make the classics…just rotate the base and read the mix needed for a dry Martini…a Between the Sheets, a Clover Club…
A copy of a capacious classic originally produced around 1925 by the International Silver company in Connecticut. Thirst Extinguisher Shaker stands tall and stately, offering a reminder of how to make the classics…just rotate the base and read the mix needed for a dry Martini…a Between the Sheets, a Clover Club…
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 cultures, languages, people and goods to be traded, boughtand sold. Gold and ivory, spices and silks.
A contemporary classic. The 1920s Weber Costello globe is displayed on a vintage silver stand. Colored gores are applied to the globe core by hand with authentic construction and detail.
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 white livery, exposing distinctive shining aluminium. Victory by one of these lead to the nickname Silver...
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 Manufacturing Company, Barney Korn, produced several tether car models that now, as vintage antiques,...
In the 1930s there was a real boom in racing car models made by hand by fans known as "Spindizzy" or "Machines at the Pylon". These were identical copies of the real cars of that time equipped with airplane engines that ran on the runway tied by cables to a central pole touching the 220 kilometers per hour.
In the 1930s there was a real boom in racing car models made by hand by fans known as "Spindizzy" or "Machines at the Pylon". These were identical copies of the real cars of that time equipped with airplane engines that ran on the runway tied by cables to a central pole touching the 220 kilometers per hour.
The P51 Mustang was the first US built fighter in action after the fall of France, successfully engaging every air-born opponent from early Junkers to the Messerschmitt.
Sleek and powerful, Constellations set a number of speed and distance records, despite experiencing frequent motor problems which led to them being jokingly called the most reliable three engine aircraft. The plane’s elegant appearance was the result of no two bulkheads being the same shape. A design which has long since been superseded by cheaper, more...
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.
AUTHENTIC 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.
AUTHENTIC 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.
AUTHENTIC 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.
AUTHENTIC Storage meets style with the Authentic Models Butlers Buddy in Grey. This captivating clothes butler has a distressed French finish and provides a tray and stand for those who take pride in their fashion and accessories. A suitable display for formalwear or towels, this wooden valet stand is elegantly crafted for a modern take on classic design.
AUTHENTIC Storage meets style with the Authentic Models Butlers Buddy in Grey. This captivating clothes butler has a distressed French finish and provides a tray and stand for those who take pride in their fashion and accessories. A suitable display for formalwear or towels, this wooden valet stand is elegantly crafted for a modern take on classic design.
AUTHENTIC This iconic desk is an enduring example of the campaign furniture style made popular by the British military during the nineteenth century. Built to survive the ravages of sea travel, as well as tropical and desert climates, this furniture also had to be portable and multi-functional.
AUTHENTIC MODELS This high quality, exquisitely finished, Captain's Office Desk is brand new. The manufacturer is Authentic Models (please see below). The Captain's Office Desk is handmade of solid cherry and maple wood. Handcrafted construction with solid brass hardware and brass bound desktop corners. There is a inset leather writing area and 8 drawers...
AUTHENTIC MODELS Reinvented Victorian Trunk that doubles as a picnic basket for social drinking. Stock it up with your favorite libations and imagine yourself as a British aristocrat of old, entertaining dear friends in the countryside.
AUTHENTIC MODELS Hailing from the Belle Epoque, an era when armies of stewards and porters used to wheel trunks from the Wagons-Lits train to a waiting transatlantic steamer. Those were the days! Big enough for pur-sang bartending but small enough to fit into a chic studio. Built in canvas-covered wood with leather accents and bronze hardware. Varnished...
AUTHENTIC MODELS Originally used by restaurants to deliver or display food and beverages, the Bar Trolley now provides you an easy way to serve your guests a delicious cocktail or a nice glass of wine.