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Nantucket Old North Wharf Watercolor by Doris and Richard Beer, circa 1940
By Richard Beer (American), Doris Beer
Located in Nantucket, MA
(1898-1967 and 1893-1959 respectively) produced a well-known series of watercolor miniatures featuring
Category

Mid-20th Century American Other Paintings

Materials

Paper

Ancient Bronze Vase Hu, Song Dynasty China, 13th Century
Located in Roma, IT
. Black and red wares of the Song period featured beautifully carved artwork of miniature nature scenes
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Urns

Materials

Bronze

Reliquary Pendant with a Cross of Santo Domingo, Gilt Bronze, Enamels, 17th C
Located in Madrid, ES
miniature carvings of religious scenes (Museo del Traje, Madrid) with oval, circular, square, etc.; and
Category

Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Other

Anchor-shaped Seashell Valentine Large Diorama with Architectural Ruins
Located in Downingtown, PA
), creating a miniature habitat scene. These items were popular souvenirs often bought by sailors as
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Indo Persian 19th Century Indian Mughal Scene Miniature Painting
By Rajhastani
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
After a 19th century Indo Persian miniature scene painting in a micro mosaic inlaid wood marquetry
Category

Vintage 1950s Indian Agra Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Very Fine Antique Georgian Miniature depiction Gold and Gem set Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1810 - 1820 Georgian, possibly Vienna Silver top and Gold back and Shank Ring with miniature
Category

Antique 1810s European Georgian Signet Rings

Materials

Natural Pearl, Gold, Silver

Antique French Sevres Style Porcelain Perfume Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
, feature painted miniature scenes executed in verre Églomisé on their tops. The porcelain body of the
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

20th Century Miniature Indian Scene Painting
Located in Sofia, BG
Painted color beautiful 20th century Indian painting with a lovely scene in a frame with a glass.  
Category

20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Illuminated Persian Manuscript Miniature with Shahnameh Scene
Located in Astoria, NY
Illuminated framed Persian hand painted manuscript miniature depicting a scene from the epic poem
Category

Antique 19th Century Drawings

Materials

Paper

Antique Indian Gouache Miniature Animal Landscape Hunt Scene
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3934a Antique Indian gouache on paper Image size 7.25x5.25"
Category

1940s Animal Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Chinese San You Miniature Architectural Diorama Carved Cork Scene
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage 1940s Chinese San You Diorama hand carved cork miniature architectural scene in glass case
Category

Vintage 1940s Chinese Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cork

Mughal Style Miniature Court Scene Painting - Framed - India - 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Mughal style miniature painting - gouache on paper with silver highlights - hand painted
Category

20th Century Asian Anglo-Indian Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Miniature Dutch Oil on Board Village Winter Scene, Signed Kiyon
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique miniature oil on board painting depicts winter in a Dutch village with river, windmill, and
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Paintings

"House on River Road Bucks County" Impressionistic Miniature Evening Snow Scene
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Impressionist Evening pastoral scene of a quaint snow covered home in Bucks County PA
Category

20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Set 4 Framed 19th Century Antique Indian Miniature Paintings Mughal Harem Scenes
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and rare set of four 19th century miniature paintings of scenes from the Mughal harem
Category

Antique 1850s Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Paper

Old "German Christmas Market Stall" Christmas Toy Shop Dollhouse Decoration
Located in Nuernberg, DE
wood and decorated with cotton wool, this charming miniature scene captures the spirit of Christmases
Category

Early 20th Century German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Porcelain, Fabric, Cotton, Wood, Paper

Chinese Porcelain Plate B Finely Hand Decorated, Qing Kangxi, circa 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
scenes in a four section pattern with two miniature scenes of houses, rocks and trees alternating with
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Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Kangxi period Plate porcelain Finely Hand Decorated, circa 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
scenes in a four section pattern with two miniature scenes of houses, rocks and trees alternating with
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Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

"Winter on Hill Top" American Snow Scene Oil Painting on Board Miniature Details
By Kristina Nemethy
Located in New York, NY
A fine depiction of a Hill Top snow scene in New York in the winter season. For this wonderful
Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Republic Dumpster - miniature urban sculpture
By Joshua Smith
Located in New York, NY
circle 2017 Joshua Smith is an Australian artist whose sculptures are all miniatures of urban houses and
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Chalk, Spray Paint, Cardboard, ABS

Framed Middle Eastern Miniature Painting on Shell
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Eastern Persian miniature painting on shell. Scene of men riding horses, and dancers, very fine and
Category

Mid-20th Century Asian Moorish Paintings and Screens

Materials

Shell

Mughal Miniature depicting an Indian Maharaja, 19th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
, enhancing the overall opulence and ethereal beauty of the scene. This Mughal miniature is a masterful
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint, Paper

Discolandia - miniature urban building sculpture- street art graffiti
By Joshua Smith
Located in New York, NY
Australian artist whose sculptures are all miniatures of urban houses and scenes from famous big cities like
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Persian Illuminated Miniature with Two Figures Hunting in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
his face. As well as the figurative scenes in miniatures, which this article concentrates on, there
Category

19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Ancient Persian Miniature: Suffer for Love - Probably 18/19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
frames, with two blue ink stamp "Collezione Pugliese". The miniature illustrates a traditional scene of
Category

18th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Persian Illuminated Miniature with Six Figures Playing Polo in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
figurative scenes in miniatures, which this article concentrates on, there was a parallel style of non
Category

19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Tempera

Persian Illuminated Miniature with Three Figures Playing Polo in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
his face. As well as the figurative scenes in miniatures, which this article concentrates on, there
Category

19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Tempera, Laid Paper

Black Shadow Trading cie - miniature light up building with graffiti street art
By Joshua Smith
Located in New York, NY
artist whose sculptures are all miniatures of urban houses and scenes from famous big cities like Sidney
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum, Wire

Micro Mosaic Indo Persian Inlaid Jewelry Trinket Box
By Mamluke
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted marquetry Indo Persian wood inlay micro mosaic with miniature hand painted scene
Category

20th Century Persian Moorish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Vintage Micro Mosaic Indo Persian Moorish Inlaid Trinket Box
By Mamluke
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
with a miniature painting of a 19th century scene of Royal princes wearing traditional Maharajas
Category

20th Century Indian Moorish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Nice Framed Pair Vintage Indo Persian Mughal style paintings Interior Design
Located in London, GB
Fine Indo Persian Mughal style Gouache Paintings of hunting scenes A Pair of Persian miniature
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Platters and Serveware

Materials

Paper

Pair of Original Willard Morse William Mitchell Framed Watercolor Paintings
By William Mitchell
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
commonly known as William Mitchell in circa 1945. William Mitchell is renowned for his miniature paintings
Category

Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Softwood, Paper

Vintage Black Russian Lacquered Box with Hand Painted Top
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
interior. The box features a miniature fairy tale scene, the top of the box portrays a vignette of a shore
Category

Mid-20th Century Romanian Gustavian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Softwood

Vintage French Provençal Faïence Fèves Christmas Nativity 28 Piece Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
figures to build a miniature nativity Crèche scene each Christmas. They make charming party favors
Category

Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Diamonds 9 Karat Yellow Gold Cocktail Ring
Located in Marcianise, IT
ring is a delicate hand-painted ceramic miniature depicting a sacred scene: the Madonna appearing to
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Artisan Cocktail Rings

Materials

Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver

CHRISTMAS TREE Signed Mini Lithograph, Evergreen, Shining Star, Clouds, Blue Sky
By Fanny Brennan
Located in Union City, NJ
-free. CHRISTMAS TREE presents a surreal miniature landscape scene where Brennan positions a single
Category

1990s Surrealist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Late 19th Century Berkeley Hills Home
By Kate Chandler Thompson
Located in Soquel, CA
her watercolors of floral miniatures, portraits, and scenes of Paris, Rome, and London. After
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1890s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Anytime
By Anne Dykmans
Located in New Orleans, LA
In "anytime", Anne Dykmans captures a miniature idyllic beach scene with bathers relaxing by the
Category

1990s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

Duo ( Two umbrellas on the Beach)
By Anne Dykmans
Located in New Orleans, LA
In "Duo", Anne Dykmans captures a miniature idyllic beach scene with beach umbrellas by the beach
Category

1990s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

Japanese Meiji Satsuma Bud Vase Yabu Meizan
By Yabu Meizan
Located in Atlanta, GA
brocade-like border. One side is a Classic Meizan scene of miniature characters scattered on a white
Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Nantucket Killen s Wharf Watercolor by Doris Richard Beer, circa 1940
By Richard Beer (American), Doris Beer
Located in Nantucket, MA
-1959 respectively) produced a well-known series of watercolor miniatures featuring popular Nantucket
Category

Mid-20th Century American Other Paintings

Materials

Paper

Nantucket Straight Wharf Watercolor by Doris and Richard Beer, circa 1940
By Richard Beer (American), Doris Beer
Located in Nantucket, MA
-1959 respectively) produced a well-known series of watercolor miniatures featuring popular Nantucket
Category

Mid-20th Century American Other Paintings

Materials

Paper

17th Century Japanese Tale of Genji Painting, Takekawa, Tosa School
Located in Kyoto, JP
painted album leaves of Genji scenes in miniature. The viewer is rewarded on close inspection with the
Category

Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Vintage 1950s Persian Khatam Hand Painted Pen and Letter Desk Set
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
wooden base is khatam covered and there is a miniature painting scene in the top flat surface of young
Category

Mid-20th Century Asian Islamic Desk Sets

Materials

Fruitwood

"ORVIETO" Hand colored engraving map of Orvieto, Italy
Located in Soquel, CA
distance. Hoefnagel was a very versatile artist. He is known for his landscapes, emblems, miniatures
Category

Mid-18th Century Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Engraving

17th Century Japanese Tale of Genji Painting, Maboroshi, Tosa School
Located in Kyoto, JP
painted album leaves of Genji scenes in miniature. The viewer is rewarded on close inspection with the
Category

Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

17th Century Japanese Tale of Genji Painting, Ukifune, Tosa School
Located in Kyoto, JP
leaves of Genji scenes in miniature. The viewer is rewarded on close inspection with the delicate facial
Category

Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

English Victorian Handblown Glass Nautical Scene in Dome *SATURDAY SALE*
Located in Middleburg, VA
A whimsical English Victorian hand-blown glass nautical scene depicting two sailing ships with
Category

Antique 19th Century English Models and Miniatures

Materials

Glass, Wood

Set of 12 Hand Painted Coalport Dessert Plates Named Scenes of England c 1920
Located in Redding, CA
Set of 12 Hand Painted Coalport Plates, each with an intricately hand painted miniature scene
Category

Early 20th Century English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Abstract 21052
By Kim Keever
Located in Tulsa, OK
miniature scenes that he builds himself, places in a 200-gallon tank, submerges in water, and photographs
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print

The Presentation in the Temple - Simon Bening (Bruges, 1483/1484-1561)
By Miniature
Located in New York, NY
(76 x 45 mm.) Rendered as an intimate scene and set within a gold bar border, the Presentation
18th Century Georgian Memorial Pendant LC, 1794
Located in Sale, Cheshire
painted miniature scene with a mourning lady, applied pearl-set plinth with urn finished in enamel, a
Category

Antique 18th Century English Georgian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Natural Pearl, 15k Gold

Walter Baum, Winter Scene, Miniature Oil on Board, Signed
By Walter Emerson Baum
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Winter Scene" by Walter Emerson Baum is a 8" x 10" miniature oil on board, Pennsylvania
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Walter Baum, Village Winter Scene, Miniature Oil on Board, Signed
By Walter Emerson Baum
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Village Winter Scene" by Walter Emerson Baum is a 8" x 10" miniature oil on board, Pennsylvania
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

New York City Scene Bronze Miniature Plaquette or Bas Relief
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wm S. Hedges &Co. 1878-1925. One of the oldest diamond houses in New York, housed at 170 Broadway.
Category

American Furniture

Satsuma, Tea Caddy, Meiji Period, Antique Japanese Porcelain, Japanese Ceramics
By Satsuma
Located in London, GB
. Counterbalancing different subjects and themes, all the miniature scenes depicted on this satsuma tea caddy are
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Antique Miniature Demi Parure
Located in Milano, IT
. The enamel miniatures depicting scenes with "putti". Rose-cut diamonds and natural pearls. France
Category

French Drop Earrings

Materials

Diamond, Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the miniature scene you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, paper and metal, every miniature scene was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer miniature scene, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right miniature scene, those designed in Baroque, Arts and Crafts and Folk Art styles are of considerable interest. A well-made miniature scene has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Rajhastani and Sarreguemines are consistently popular.

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