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Pair of 19th Century Miniature Portraits of Napoleon and Josephine
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A lovely pair of miniature portraits of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine De Beauharnais. The
Category
Antique 1870s European Empire Revival Models and Miniatures
Materials
Ormolu
A Rare Anglo Indian Double Miniature Portrait Picture Frame, Circa 1890
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
intended to receive a pair of framed portrait miniatures which can then be viewed through the twin oval
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Picture Frames
Materials
Copper, Tin
Antique Hand Painted Miniature Portrait on Porcelain in a Brass Easel Frame
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hand painted miniature portrait on porcelain is unsigned and unmarked, but presumed to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Emperor Francis Joseph I, Fine Miniature Porcelain Portrait Signed, Austria 1822
Located in Sofia, BG
Francis Joseph I (18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, King of Croatia, King of Bohemia, and monarch of many other states of the Austro-Hungari...
Category
Antique 1820s Austrian Empire Models and Miniatures
Materials
Porcelain
Royal James I Carved Giltwood Cartouch Miniature Portrait Frame
Located in London, by appointment only
frame. Now housing a period mirror plate possibly replacing an original portrait miniature.
James VI
Category
Antique 17th Century European Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Portrait, Dated 1657, Signed by Samuel Cooper
Located in Esbeek, NL
Portrait of a man dated 1657, signed by Samuel cooper.
Aquarelle on parchment.
Category
Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Set of Eight 19th Century Bois Durci Portrait Plaques
By François Charles Lepage
Located in London, GB
Set of eight 19th century Bois Durci portrait plaques
French, 19th Century
Height 2cm, diameter
Category
Antique 19th Century French Models and Miniatures
Materials
Other
Mid-18th Century Set of Four Lacquered Wood Boxes with Portraits
Located in Brescia, IT
portraits, so fine as Flemish painting can be.
These pieces could be part of your Wonderkammer or to be
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
A bronze portrait of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, by Andrieu
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
XIV) and portrait miniatures in metal. Having won distinction as a draughtsman, at the Academie de
Category
Antique 19th Century French Nautical Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Miniature Portrait on Porcelain
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fine 19th century miniature portrait on porcelain of a beautiful young woman
A finely detailed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Porcelain
Miniature European Wax Portrait, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Wax is one of the earliest known mediums for detailed portraiture. Miniature wax portraits were
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Miniature European Wax Portrait, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Wax is one of the earliest known mediums for portraiture. Miniature wax portraits were first
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Bronze Miniature Portrait Frame
Located in Delft, NL
A 19th century bronze miniature portrait frame.
A French oval hand-painted portrait of a lady
Category
Antique 19th Century French Picture Frames
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Pair of Miniature Portrait Paintings, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Appreciated for their small scale and delicate artistry, miniature portraits and landscape
Category
20th Century Chinese Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Group of Three Miniature Portraits / English Gentlemen
Located in Dallas, TX
a group or collection of three miniature portrait paintings of gentlemen, framed together, the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Regency Paintings
Materials
Silver
Pair of Vintage Italian Miniature Portraits Both Signed
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of Italian miniature portraits with ebonized wooden frames. The portraits measures 1.2 inch
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Edwardian Paintings
Materials
Wood
Antique American Victorian Miniature Watercolor Portrait Painting Gentleman
Located in Dayton, OH
Fine antique American Victorian miniature oval watercolor portrait painting of a young man
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Vintage Bronze Double Miniature Portrait Frame W/ Prints
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage bronze double miniature portrait frame w/ prints
The prints shown are for display only
Category
Early 20th Century German Picture Frames
Materials
Bronze
Miniature Portrait of a French Gentleman Dated 1825
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A finely painted oval miniature portrait on porcelain of a wealthy/aristocratic gentleman from the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Paintings
Materials
Porcelain
Miniature Portrait Painting of Napoleon Signed by Prévost
By Prevost
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Miniature Portrait Painting of Napoleon signed by Prévost from the nineteenth century.
The
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Paintings
Materials
Brass
Miniature Hand Painted Silver Renaissance Lady Portrait Stand
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a miniature arc shaped window silver stand with a hand painted delicate portrait of a
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Picture Frames
Materials
Silver
German Porcelain Miniature Portrait KPM Style Madonna after Raphael
Located in Vero Beach, FL
German porcelain plaque miniature portrait KPM style Madonna after Raphael.
German porcelain
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Porcelain
Miniature Antique Framed Portrait Napoleon by French Artist Delarouche
Located in Toledo, OH
Miniature framed portrait of Napoleon by French artist Delarouche. Oval image in a pieced frame
Category
Antique 19th Century European Aesthetic Movement Paintings
Materials
Glass
Petite Antique French Hand Mirror with Miniature Portrait, 19th Century
Located in Esbjerg, DK
miniature female portrait behind convex glass to the other.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian More Mirrors
Materials
Brass
18th Century One Miniature Gouache Portraits of German Thinkers
Located in Marbella, ES
- Moses Mendelssohn, Jewish philosopher to whose ideas the Haskalah, the 'Jewish enlightenment' of the 18th and 19th centuries, is indebted.
Category
Antique 1750s Paintings
Materials
Paint
2 19th Century James Sanford Ellsworth Miniature Aquatint Portrait Prints
Located in Dayton, OH
painted by James Sanford Ellsworth. “Silhouettist, portrait, and miniature painter, James Sanford
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Prints
Materials
Paper
1827 Antique JW Thomas Miniature Portrait Painting Woman in Bonnet
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique miniature portrait painting showing a woman in a modest black dress and white lace bonnet
Category
Antique 1820s Early Victorian Paintings
Materials
Paint
Framed Lady Miniature Portrait Painting by Thomas Hargreaves Liverpool, 1830
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A lovely stylish sentimental portrait of a lady. Framed in a beautiful brass or ormolu frame, circa
Category
Antique 19th Century English Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Ormolu, Brass
German Porcelain Miniature Portrait Kpm Style Madonna and Child After Raphael
Located in Vero Beach, FL
German Porcelain miniature portrait KPM style Madonna and Child after Raphael
German porcelain
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Victorian Paintings
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 18th Century Miniature Portraits of Ludwig I and Theresa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Miniature portraits of Ludwig I of Bavaria and his wife, Queen Theresa. Documented by Christies
Category
Antique 18th Century Austrian Paintings
Materials
Giltwood
Miniature Russian Icon Portrait Of Jesus Encased In Sterling Silver 20thtC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Miniature Russian Icon Portrait Of Jesus Encased In Sterling Silver 20thtC
4 1/4" x 3 1/4" x 5/8"
A
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Wood
Miniature Portrait in of a Beautiful Young Lady in Period Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Miniature portrait of a beautiful young lady in a bone frame with a repoussé inner gilt brass filet
Category
Antique 1860s French Victorian Paintings
Materials
Brass
Museum Framed Pair of Miniature Portraits of Napoleon and Josephine, 1840s
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of miniature portraits in original frames matted and framed in a larger museum frame. The
Category
Antique 1840s French Empire Paintings
Framed tortoise shell snuff box with a miniature portrait, c. 1775
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Circular tortoise shell snuff box with a finely painted miniature portrait of a gentleman set in
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Shadow Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Late 18th-Early 19th Century English Miniature Portrait of John Kensington
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An early miniature painting of John Pooley Kensington, Esqr.: Lieut. Colonel Commandant of the
Category
Antique Early 1800s English British Colonial Paintings
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Antique Miniature Pair Watercolour Paintings Portrait Lady Birds Eye Maple Frame
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb Matched Pair of Miniature Watercolor Paintings on Paper depicting Half Length Portraits of
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Birdseye Maple, Paper
Antique English Miniature Watercolor Male Portrait of Charles Dickens 1812-1870
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning example of a late Nineteenth Century rare Miniature Portrait Watercolour on paper within
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Miniature Portrait, Watercolor on Paper, of a British Officer, C. 1810
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A miniature portrait, watercolor on paper, of a British officer in uniform with wonderful detail. c
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
Framed Mozart Miniature Portrait Painting Prof. A Mattei, Hand painted Vintage
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A lovely stylish sentimental portrait of a lMozart Framed in a beautiful wooden frame, made in the
Category
20th Century English Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Wood
Miniature Queen Anne Armed Portrait Chair for Doll, Small Child or Puppy
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Miniature burgundy velvet and wood armed Queen Anne portrait chair perfect for a large doll, small
Category
Late 20th Century Queen Anne Children s Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Miniature Portrait of a Lady in a Engine Turned Gutta-Percha Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Miniature portrait of a lady delicately hand painted on ivory in an engine turned style gutta
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Paintings
Materials
Brass
Antique Miniature Painting: Portrait of a Young Woman with Bare Shoulder - 1Y102
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Step into a world of timeless beauty with this captivating antique miniature painting, featuring a
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Paintings
Materials
Wood
Antique Miniature Portrait Painting on Celluloid of Young Lady Late 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique miniature portrait painting on celluloid of Marie Antoinette seated in parcel gilt frame
Category
Antique 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
Antique Miniature Portrait Painting on Celluloid of Marie Antoinette Late 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique miniature portrait painting on celluloid of Marie Antoinette seated in parcel gilt frame
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
Early 19th Century English Regency Miniature Portrait Young Woman in Green Dress
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A charming, early 19th century English Regency period hand painted miniature portrait, framed under
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Natural Fiber
Miniature portrait of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, painting on copper 18thC
Located in Bilzen, BE
Miniature / Painting of Maria Theresa painted on copper - Empress of Austria - 18th Century
Category
Antique 18th Century Austrian Louis XV Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Copper
Miniature Lady Portrait by Ruby Hand Painted on Celluloid in Giltwood Frame
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Beautiful hand painted jeweled lady oval portrait under glass. The giltwood frame is decorated with
Category
Early 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Hand-Painted Portrait En Miniature of Two Children UK Follower Beechey, c.1860
By Sir William Beechey
Located in Vienna, AT
Hand-painted Portrait en miniature (thumbnail) of two lovely children,
Victorian Period.
UK
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British High Victorian Paintings
Materials
Glass, Ivory, Leather, Velvet
Miniature Painting. Portrait of a Noble Lady in a White Dress. Early 20th C
Located in København, Copenhagen
Miniature painting. Portrait of a noble lady in a white dress.
Watercolor on porcelain.
Early
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Paintings
Materials
Porcelain
Miniature King Charles Plate Painted Plate
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Portrait plate of a miniature tri-color King Charles Spaniel. The artisan used an octagonal shaped
Category
1990s French Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Antique Gilt Bronze Jewellery Casket
Miniature 19th Century
Located in London, GB
delicate leaf work borders, the filigree decoration to the lid enclosing a finely painted miniature
Category
Antique 1870s Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Gilt Bronze Jewellery Casket
Limoges Miniature
Located in London, GB
finely painted miniature Limoges enamel portrait bust of a young lady, signed H.C.
The interior is
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Pair of Miniatures of Napoleon and Josephine De La Roche
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Napoleon & Josephine Miniatures 19th century miniature watercolor portrait of Emperor Napoleon
Category
Antique 19th Century French Georgian Paintings
Horatio Nelson Signed Letter and Portrait, 1797
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
portraits were modelled on a miniature scale, in a format very closely related medallion and cameo arts
Category
Antique 1790s English George III Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Pair of 19th Century Ivory Framed Portraits Signed Moritz Michael Daffinger
Located in Newfoundland, PA
A Pair of 19th Century Ivory Framed Miniature Portrait Signed, Daffinger.
Highly detailed
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Paintings
Antique Hand-Painted Portrait of Woman on Celluloid in Bone Frame
Located in Miami Beach, FL
19th century miniature hand-painted portrait of a lady with flowers in her hair presented in an
Category
Antique 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Bone, Glass, Paint
Antique Hand-Painted Portrait of Woman on Celluloid in Bone Frame
Located in Miami Beach, FL
19th century, miniature hand-painted portrait of a lady's profile presented in a engraved bone
Category
Antique 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Bone, Cut Glass
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At 1stDibs, there are several options of portrait miniatures available for sale. Frequently made of metal, wood and paint, all portrait miniatures available were constructed with great care. Portrait miniatures have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Victorian, Empire and Georgian portrait miniatures are consistently popular styles. Portrait miniatures have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Fritz Muller, John Cox Dillman Engleheart and A.D. Mougin are consistently popular.
How Much are Portrait Miniatures?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,450, while they’re typically $30 on the low end and $190,000 highest priced.
Questions About Portrait Miniatures
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Miniature portraits are made with a mix of powdered glass, metal oxides and oil which makes a paste. This paste is painted color by color onto a base. Each color layer is fired in a kiln, one at a time. You’ll find a variety of miniature portraits from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022In the 1800s, miniatures were small portraits. People commissioned them to give as gifts to their loved ones to carry with them. In this way, miniatures were similar to modern wallet photographs. On 1stDibs, find a range of miniature portraits.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Miniature 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.