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Antique Vernis Martin 1700s Table Snuff Etui - Marie-Antoinette
Located in San Marcos, CA
Palace of Versailles) a magnificent table snuff box with stunning miniature paintings all around. The
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Early 19th Century French Georgian Antique Miniature Painting

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Sterling Silver

French Empire Porcelain Mantle Clock, 19th Century
Located in Liverpool, GB
. The whole is crowned with a large turquoise vase decorated with gildings and two miniature paintings
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Late 19th Century European Empire Antique Miniature Painting

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Porcelain

Miniature Hand Painted Porcelain French Ewer, 20th Century
Located in Cookeville, TN
The fine hand-painting on this miniature ewer depicts a gentleman offering flowers to his lady. The
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Miniature Painting

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Metal

18thC Old Master Drawing by Jan Maurits Quinkhard: Portrait of J. Haverkamp
Located in Gouda, NL
, drawings, miniatures and designs for prints and engravings, he restored paintings and dealt in art
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Antique Miniature Painting

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Chalk, Pastel

Early Victorian Young Boy Portrait Miniature Pearl 16 Karat Gold Stick Pin
Located in Napoli, IT
Victorian is an artistry made Swiss enamel miniature portrait painting depicting a beautiful young boy, it
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1830s Early Victorian Antique Miniature Painting

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Gold

Antique Georgian Portrait Painting in 16 Karat Gold Brooch, Hand Painted
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Georgian portrait painting in 16k gold brooch hand painted. circa 1800’s miniature portrait
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16th Century British Antique Miniature Painting

Antique 18 Karat Gold with Rose-Cut Diamonds
Located in Houston, TX
Antique 18 k gold with rose-cut diamonds. The brooch is Victorian. It’s a miniature hand-painted
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18th Century British Victorian Antique Miniature Painting

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Diamond, 18k Gold

Antique Swiss Enamel Brooch
Located in Houston, TX
Antique rare Victorian gold Swiss enamel brooch “Christ by the well”. Gold miniature Swiss enamel
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17th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Miniature Painting

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9k Gold

William Ms. Doyle Portrait, American
Located in Litchfield, CT
prominent Bostonians. He was known for painting miniatures, pastels and  crayon as well as Silhouette
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Early 19th Century American American Classical Antique Miniature Painting

Untitled - A landscape with a mythological scene and a skeleton tied to a tree.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
apprenticed to a watercolorist and tempera painter. Bol created numerous watercolours, as well as miniatures
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16th Century Antique Miniature Painting

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Etching

Untitled - Landscape with the baptism of Christ.
By Johannes Sadeler I
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
apprenticed to a watercolorist and tempera painter. Bol created numerous watercolours, as well as miniatures
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16th Century Antique Miniature Painting

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Engraving

Victorian Snake Locket Gold Bangle
Located in New York, NY
miniature portrait painting of a young girl. It opens and closes with a good snap. The bangle is 15k gold
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1870s British Victorian Antique Miniature Painting

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15k Gold

Vitiferum dominus collem elocat; ergo fideles.
By Adriaen Collaert
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
apprenticed to a watercolorist and tempera painter. Bol created numerous watercolours, as well as miniatures
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16th Century Antique Miniature Painting

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Engraving

Pair of Rococo Mirrors, Carved Wood Frame, Gilt, 18th Century
Located in Krakow, małopolskie
middle Ages, not only for gilding sculptures but also paintings, miniatures, frames and interiors.
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Mid-18th Century European Rococo Antique Miniature Painting

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Wood

Antique Reliquary Book Pendant Locket
Located in Chicago, IL
. Comparisons and Literature: This fine painting on a miniature scale in verre églomisé with a generous use of
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Mid-17th Century Antique Miniature Painting

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Gilt Metal

Frugifera eximys effertur landibus arbor […]
By Adriaen Collaert
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
well as miniatures on vellum of his paintings (as his works were so often reproduced).
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16th Century Antique Miniature Painting

Materials

Engraving

Antique French Miniature Painting
Located in Victoria, BC
This exquisite antique French School miniature painting on porcelain is a true gem of artistry and
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Miniature Painting

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Porcelain, Wood, Paint

Early 19th Century Miniature Painting
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Early 19th century miniature painting, gilt bronze frame Painted by Frederic Millet Miniature
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Miniature Painting

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Bronze

19th Century Indian Mughal Style Miniature Painting
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
19th century Indian miniature painting in wood frame. The painting tells a story, very fine art
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19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Miniature Painting

Antique Indian Kali Mixed Media Miniature Painting
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Indian Madhubani Art mixed media, gouache and gold leaf, miniature painting. The artwork
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19th Century Unknown Antique Miniature Painting

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Paint

Antique Indian Mughal Mixed Media Miniature Painting
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Indian Mughal Art Jaipur School mixed media, gouache and gold leaf, miniature painting
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19th Century Unknown Antique Miniature Painting

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Paint

Antique Indo Persian Mixed Media Miniature Painting
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Indo Persian Mughal Art mixed media miniature painting on paper depicting a courtyard
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19th Century Unknown Antique Miniature Painting

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Paint

Antique Indo Persian Mixed Media Miniature Painting
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Indo Persian Mughal Art mixed media miniature painting on paper depicting a courtyard
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19th Century Unknown Antique Miniature Painting

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Paint

Antique French Miniature Painting
Located in Victoria, BC
This exquisite antique French miniature painting captures the allure and elegance of a beautiful
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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Miniature Painting

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Porcelain, Wood, Paint

Antique Indian Early Mughal Miniature Painting
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Indian miniature painting. Early Mughal Empire period, 16th to 17th century. The artwork
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16th Century Iraqi Antique Miniature Painting

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Paint

Antique Indian Mughal School Miniature Painting Old Man
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Indian Mughal School miniature painting, executed in opaque watercolor on paper
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18th Century Unknown Antique Miniature Painting

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Paint

Persian Miniature Painting of a Polo Match
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a Persian miniature painting of a polo match, early 20th century painted on an earlier
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Early 20th Century Antique Miniature Painting

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Paper, Ink, Pigment

Three Ancient Miniatures Signed of the xix Century, Miniature Paintings, 1900s
Located in Roma, IT
Three ancient miniatures signed of the 19th century, miniature paintings of noblewomen Ebonized
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19th Century Italian Edwardian Antique Miniature Painting

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Glass, Wood

Antique Indian Mughal Empire Miniature Painting
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Indian Mughal Empire miniature painting from Jodhpur, executed in pigments and adorned
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Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Miniature Painting

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Paint

"The King and His Son" Indian Miniature Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
This delicate ink and pigment miniature painting was created in India over two centuries ago
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Early 19th Century Indian Antique Miniature Painting

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Paint, Paper

Exceptional Quality Miniature Painting of an Orientalist Turkish Dancer, 1860
Located in Queens, NY
An exceptional quality miniature painting of an orientalist dancer, 19th century, circa 1860
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19th Century Antique Miniature Painting

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Paint

Exceptional Quality Miniature Painting of an Orientalist Turkish Dancer, 1860
Located in Queens, NY
An exceptional quality miniature painting of an orientalist dancer, 19th century, circa 1860
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19th Century French Islamic Antique Miniature Painting

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Giltwood, Paint

Three China Trade Picture Groupings of 12 Miniature Paintings of Butterflies
Located in Downingtown, PA
Three China trade picture groupings of 12 miniature paintings of butterflies, circa 1860 The
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Miniature Painting

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Rice Paper

Antique Indian Miniature Paintings
Located in Doylestown, PA
A collection of 3 naive paintings of animals on cards, Rajasthan India, 19th Century, framed
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19th Century Indian Agra Antique Miniature Painting

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Paper

Antique Miniature Painting Under Glass: Architectural Landscape with Chapel 1Y98
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Step back in time with this captivating antique miniature painting, featuring an idyllic
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Early 20th Century French Empire Antique Miniature Painting

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Wood

"Birth of Lord Krishna" 19th Century Indian Mughal Miniature Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
, evident in the era's exquisitely detailed and masterfully painted miniature paintings. Traditionally
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Mid-19th Century Indian Antique Miniature Painting

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Paint, Paper

Miniature Painting "The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine" After da Correggio
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Miniature painting after Antonio da Correggio (1489-1534), "The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine
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19th Century Grand Tour Antique Miniature Painting

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Velvet, Wood, Paint

Miniature Paintings by Miss Hyacinthe Mercier, French, 1808-1839
By Hyacinth Mercier
Located in Paris, FR
Early 19th century oval portrait miniature paintings depicting the Baron and Baroness Louis Jacques
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Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Miniature Painting

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Metal

SALE Fedoskino Lacquered Miniature Painting Oil Troika Papier Mâché, 19thC
Located in Sofia, BG
types of traditional lacquered miniature painting. Painting is made in oils on papier-mache articles.
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Early 1900s Russian Rustic Antique Miniature Painting

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Lacquer

Antique French Portrait Miniature Painting Napoleon II 18k Gold Silver Diamonds
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique French portrait miniature painting of Napoleon II, set in an 18 karat gold and
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1870s French Romantic Antique Miniature Painting

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Gold, Silver

Nine Miniature Paintings, Probably 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
A group of nine finely executed miniature oil paintings on cardboard, framed in a simple wooden
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18th Century Antique Miniature Painting

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Oil, Cardboard

EXTRAORDINARILY MINIATURE PAINTING OF GEORGE WASHINGTON ON IVORY
Located in York County, PA
EXTRAORDINARILY MINIATURE PAINTING OF GEORGE WASHINGTON ON IVORY, AFTER JOHN TRUMBULL (WASHINGTON
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19th Century Antique Miniature Painting

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Watercolor

Antique Indian Mughal Nobleman Miniature Painting
Located in Long Island City, NY
19th century. Antique Indian Paintings And Miniature Art Collectibles. Dimensions: Framed 12 1/8 x 9
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Late 18th Century Unknown Antique Miniature Painting

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Paint

Antique Miniature Painting on Porcelain of The Virgin Mary In Gilt Bronze Frame
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Miniature Painting on Porcelain of The Virgin Mary In Gilt Bronze Frame, c1890 Measures
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Late 19th Century Antique Miniature Painting

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Bronze

Medieval Illuminated Manuscript and Miniature Painting from the Book of Hours
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
. This bifolium opens to feature a fantastic miniature painting of the Virgin Mary in an arched
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15th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Miniature Painting

1890s Miniature Painting of Queen on Ceramic in Brass Frame
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1890s Minature painting of a queen on ceramic in a brass frame.
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1890s Antique Miniature Painting

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Ceramic

Antique Georgian Regency Period Miniature Painting Portrait of a Lady 1810
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Georgian Regency period miniature portrait of a lady, circa 1810. This rather
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Early 1800s English Regency Antique Miniature Painting

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Paint

Georgian Gold and Miniature Painting Mourning Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1850 Yellow Gold Mourning Ring possibly English with a miniature hand painted silhouette of a
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Mid-19th Century British George III Antique Miniature Painting

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14k Gold

19th Century Miniature Painting of Mathias Johan Frederick Van Tets in Regalia
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Miniature oil portrait painting of a Dutch officer in full regalia, loaded with intrigue and having
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Miniature Painting

Pair of Anglo-Indian Miniature Paintings of the Taj Mahal in Ebony Frames
Located in Stamford, CT
Miniature oval paintings of both the exterior and interior views of the Taj Mahal, in hand carved
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Miniature Painting

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Ebony

19th Century Italian Hand Painted Raphael Portrait Miniature
Located in Vero Beach, FL
artist. A bone frame holds the miniature painting under glass. Signed on the lower right. Condition
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Miniature Painting

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Paint

19th Century Inlaid Wood with Miniature Painting Table Clock Pendule
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
precious inlay with pearl. In the lower part a hand painted miniature landscape with knights. Some finely
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1880s German Antique Miniature Painting

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Wood

Antique Diamond and Fine Miniature Painting Brooch/Pendant Jacques Marcus
Located in Aspen, CO
Antique brooch centering a finely detailed oil painting, in superb condition, surrounded by 23 old
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Late 19th Century American High Victorian Antique Miniature Painting

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Diamond, 14k Gold, Platinum

Set of 4 Antique French Miniature Roundel Portrait Paintings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of 4 Antique French Miniature Roundel Portrait Paintings. Each miniature painting depicts
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19th Century Antique Miniature Painting

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Wood, Paint

Leonardo da Vinci, Fine Florentine Miniature Portrait
By E. Melocchi
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
watercolour miniature painting framed: 8cm x 6.5cm provenance: private collection, London Beautiful quality
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19th Century Renaissance Antique Miniature Painting

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Watercolor

Art Nouveau Brooch in Gold and Silver with Rubies and Central Miniature Painting
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
. In the centre a portrait of a young miniature woman painted by hand with a brush tip. Extremely
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1910s Italian Antique Miniature Painting

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Silver

Unusual Edelweiss 19th Century Miniature Oil on Board
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Unique fine miniature painting of edelweiss presented on a easel, circa 1880, Continental
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Late 19th Century Austrian Expressionist Antique Miniature Painting

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Paint

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Antique Miniature Painting For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique miniature painting available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paint, metal and wood, every antique miniature painting was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the antique miniature painting you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique miniature painting is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Empire and Baroque styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique miniature painting over the years, but those crafted by John Cox Dillman Engleheart, John William Bailey and Coduri of Lyon, France are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Miniature Painting?

Prices for an antique miniature painting start at $156 and top out at $125,000 with the average selling for $1,450.
Questions About Antique Miniature Painting
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Miniature portraits were first painted on a variety of mediums, some of the more popular being vellum, and card or cardboard. Paintings would typically be done in watercolor. Later painting in enamel on metal became a classic medium for painting miniature portraits. On 1stDibs, find an array of authentic miniature portraits.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The Mughal School of miniature painting was an art style that yielded many notable miniature paintings between the 16th and 18th centuries, but two of the most renowned works were the Hamza Nama and the Tuti-nama. Miniature painting was used to illustrate and embellish books and featured exquisitely delicate and intricate detail. Shop a range of authentic Mughal miniature paintings on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Miniature painting was started in India by the Palas of Bengal, who are considered the pioneers of the art form. Indian miniatures are small, detailed paintings that can be traced back to the 9th century. Shop a collection of miniature paintings from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The Mughal style of miniature painting started in the courts of the Mughal Empire in modern-day India and Pakistan. Mughal miniatures are known for their small size and attention to detail. You’ll find a collection of antique Mughal miniatures on 1stDibs from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The Mughal miniature painting is a style of Indian illustration that flourished between the 16th and 18th centuries. Mughal miniatures are usually very small and feature intricate details. Shop a collection of antique Mughal miniatures from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The subject matter of Mughal miniature paintings varies from piece to piece. Common subjects include scenes from mythology, illustrations of secular texts, portraits of well-known men and depictions of historical events. On 1stDibs, find a range of Mughal miniature paintings.