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Elegant Pair of French Bronze Crystal Ormolu Vanity Boxes, Minature Portraits
Located in Roslyn, NY
This elegant pair of bronze boxes are decorated with miniature portraits of two elegant ladies and
Category
Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Scully and Scully painted plate of a King Charles Spaniel
By Scully
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
19th Century Louis XV Style Bombe Marquetry and Ormolu-Mounted Bureau a Gradin
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
curved and shaped structure surmounted by a miniature portrait on ivory above seven gilt=leather fronted
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
Rare French Five-Piece Ormolu Bronze and Pink Enamel Vanity Set Dresser Brush
Located in Roslyn, NY
Beautiful detail and design decorate this handsome set for your vanity. Each piece has a miniature
Category
Early 20th Century French More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 1835 Hand Colored Fox Hunt Engraving Full Cry Horse Equestrian
By Henry Alken
Located in Dayton, OH
sent a miniature portrait of Miss Gubbins to the Royal Academy Exhibition. He exhibited a second
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Victorian Prints
Materials
Paper
18th C. Italian Architectural Engravings of Rosettes by CarloAntonini Set of 4
By Carlo Antonini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, blue, gold, brown, and white, two feature miniature portraits in the center of the colored medallions
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Prints
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
David Copperfield, Charles Dickens
Located in New York, NY
With illustrations by H.K. Browne.
Bound in full Brown Morocco with a portrait miniature of
Category
Antique 1850s Books
Materials
Leather
1 Volume. Charles Dickens, David Copperfield.
Located in New York, NY
with portrait miniature of Dickens on the front cover. Ornate gilt-tooling on the covers and raised
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Books
Materials
Leather
1 Volume. William Shakespeare, The Sonnets.
Located in New York, NY
portrait miniature of Shakespeare on front cover. All edges gilt. Ornate gilt-tooling on the covers and
Category
Early 20th Century British Books
Materials
Leather
Robert R. Noel, Peter Paul Rubens His Life and Genius
Located in New York, NY
portrait miniature on front cover by Riviere, green silk doublers, top edges gilt, raised bands, ornate
Category
Antique 1840s Books
Materials
Leather
Books, Nathaniel W. Stephenson
s "An Autobiography of Abraham Lincoln" Cosway
Located in New York, NY
bands, and ornate gilt tooling on spine & covers. Front cover with a portrait miniature of Lincoln in a
Category
Vintage 1920s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
J.J. Foster, The Stuarts
Located in New York, NY
Scots) in XVI, XVII and XVIII Century. Art, Portraits, Miniatures Relics From The Most Celebrated
Category
Antique Early 1900s Books
Materials
Leather
$5,500
4 Volumes, W.H. Ireland, The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte
Located in New York, NY
displaying hand-painted oval portrait miniatures of either Napoleon or Josephine (the Napoleon portraits are
Category
Antique 1820s English Books
Materials
Leather
1 Volume, Frederic Masson, Napoleon and the Fair Sex
Located in New York, NY
floral tooling on covers. Miniature portrait of Napoleon, surrounded by semi-precious stones on front
Category
Antique 19th Century English Books
Materials
Leather
19th Century Italian Portrait Miniature
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An early 19th century Italian portrait miniature of a gentleman in a black coat pointing downward
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Paintings
Materials
Bone
19th Century Italian Portrait Miniature
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A beautifully painted early 19th century Italian portrait miniature of an elegant woman in white
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Paintings
Materials
Bone
Fine New England Portrait Miniature on Ivory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Excellent portrait miniature on ivory of a young woman in a deep blue dress with a white ruff at
Category
Antique 19th Century American Paintings
portrait miniature
Located in New Canaan, CT
This is a portrait on ivory of a handsome young man wearing clothing that was the height of style c
Category
Antique 19th Century American Paintings
Materials
Ivory
portrait miniature
Located in New Canaan, CT
portrait on ivory is of a young English soldier in full regalia. The frame is original. The
Category
Antique 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Ivory, Wood
$1,200
portrait miniature
Located in New Canaan, CT
This portrait of a young lady is painted on ivory. It's signed "Dervais" as best we can make out
Category
Antique 19th Century American Paintings
$1,100
portrait miniature
Located in New Canaan, CT
painting on paper of a young man seated in a ladderback chair and somewhat improbably, holding a flower. On the back is written his name - Sam Silk - and the date, 1827. The frame i...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Paintings
Materials
Paper, Wood
Rare 18th Century Italian Portrait Miniature - Oil on Copper
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very fine and rare early 18th century Italian portrait miniature of a noble woman dressed in
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Paintings
Portrait Miniatures of a Gentleman, Edward William Thomson
British 1770-1847
Located in London, GB
A Portrait miniatures of a gentleman, seated wearing black in a Victorian interior.
This is a
Category
Antique 1870s British Paintings
Materials
Paint
Early 19th Century Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman, circa 1825
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
Painted in oils on metal, the early 19th century portrait miniature showing a dashing young to
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Paintings
Materials
Metal
Antique French 10x7 Dore Bronze Frame Fine Portrait Miniature
Located in South Coast, CA
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Superb antique French hand painted portrait miniature painting, a mid-1800 rendition
Category
Antique 19th Century French Paintings
Fine Antique Georgian Napoleonic Era Portrait Miniature, English
Located in South Coast, CA
The Comtesse (Countess) Lawrence Grosvenor, captured very adeptly here in miniature by the artist
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Paintings
Antique Georgian English Portrait Miniature, Mother
Baby c1800
Located in South Coast, CA
which the Mother rests her elbow. Perhaps a portrait before the child was blessed, or just an intimate
Category
Antique 19th Century English Paintings
Materials
Gesso
Antique French Portrait Miniature Oil Painting, Gesso Wood Frame
Located in South Coast, CA
landscape, this one is a miniature masterpiece. Nicely composed, it is also beautifully framed. The early to
Category
Antique 19th Century French Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Plaster
19th Century Stone Encrusted Portrait Minature
Located in Middleburg, VA
Wonderful jade and amethyst encrusted silver framed portrait miniature of a lady. This is very
Category
Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
Antique Portrait Miniature, Dore Bronze Frame, Mme Boucher D
Ors
Located in South Coast, CA
dore bronze gold patina, and fitting housing for the beautifully executed and signed miniature portrait
Category
Antique 19th Century Paintings
Pendant Portrait Miniature by Jacob Azle Giliberg, Signed Gillberg, 1809
By Jacob Axel Gillberg 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hand-painted important miniature By Jacob Azle Giliberg (1769-1845), signed Gillberg Stockholm
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Brass
Antique French Empire Portrait Miniature, a Lady of Napoleon Era
Located in South Coast, CA
A remarkable work of portraiture in miniature, this painting of a Napoleon era lady of great beauty
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
19th Century English Miniature Portrait
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Highly detailed painting in miniature on hand cut piece of parchment. Unknown female subject. Early
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Models and Miniatures
19th Century Miniature Portrait of an Elegant Lady
Located in Brussels, BE
19th century Miniature Portrait of an elegant lady.
Dimensions: 7 x 6 cm (portrait), 12 x 13 cm
Category
Antique 19th Century French Models and Miniatures
Set of Three Venetian Miniature Gilt Frames with Portraits
Located in Kirkland, WA
Set of Three Venetian Miniature Gilt Frames with Portraits
These are 19th century Giltwood
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Rococo Revival Models and Miniatures
Materials
Giltwood, Porcelain
Miniature Painting of a early 19th century General
Located in Vancouver, BC
A signed, framed miniature Watercolour Portrait of a French/Russian (?) General sporting the
Category
20th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Early 18th Century Portrait on Copper in the Manner of Bernard Lens III
Located in London, GB
frame.
Bernard Lens III (1682 – 1740) was an English painter best known for his portrait miniatures
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Paintings
Antique French Gilt Bronze Vanity Box with an Enamel Portrait
Located in Los Angeles, CA
enamel portrait miniature of a woman in profile. The Limoges-style portrait plaque is encircled by a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Twelve Miniature Mughal Portraits
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
— from the Mughal empire, this set of twelve portraits are painted in beautiful jeweled colors and with
Category
20th Century Pakistani Decorative Art
Materials
Watercolor
Miniature Portrait of a Woman
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A delicately rendered portrait of a handsome woman
of means. This is one of 5 miniatures in
Category
Antique 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Miniature Portrait Painting of European Noblewoman
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
Very fine painting on natural material measuring about 3-3/8 inches high, nicely executed and in superb condition. Paper affixed to back of piece has illegible name along with Maria ...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Paintings
A Miniature Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in Sint Annaland, NL
A Miniature Portrait of a Young Woman With A Bible In Her Hand, 19th Century,
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Bone
French 19th Century Ivory Framed Miniature Portrait
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Wonderful detail in this delicately executed portrait of a young gentleman. Fantastic ivory frame.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Paintings
Two 19th Century Miniature Signed Hand-Painted Portraits
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
Two miniature portraits, hand-painted on natural material, each measuring about 3 inches high and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Paintings
Lady With Harp-Guitar Miniature Portrait, Ca. 1830
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a fine and rare miniature watercolor portrait of an English lady with a harp-guitar, aka
Category
Antique 19th Century British Neoclassical Paintings
Lady With Harp-Guitar Miniature Portrait, Ca. 1830
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a fine and rare miniature watercolor portrait of an English lady with a harp-guitar, aka
Category
Antique 19th Century Sofas
Delightful Miniature Naïve Portrait of a Young Girl
Located in London, GB
Within a solid yew wood frame
Watercolor on paper
English, circa 1830
Measure: 5.75" high x 3.5" wide x 0.75" deep.
Category
Antique 19th Century Paintings
Miniature Wax Portraits of George III and Queen Charlotte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of 18th Century Miniature Wax Portraits of George III and Queen Charlotte, 1775-1800, in
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Decorative Art
19th Century Miniature Watercolor Portrait of Napoleon, Signed Delaroche
By Paul Delaroche 1
Located in Miami, FL
Miniature watercolor portrait of Napoleon signed Delaroche in a Boulle frame.
Overall: 5.5" x
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Paintings
Pair of exquisite quality miniature Ottoman portraits on ivory
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A pair of early to mid 19th century exquisitely painted Ottoman miniature portraits on ivory of
Category
Antique 19th Century Turkish Paintings
Nelson Memorabilia Set 3 Gold Studs with Miniature Portraits
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
An unusual set of three early 19th century gold Studs each one inset with a miniature painting of a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles
Late 18th Century Oil on Canvas Miniature Portrait of a Boy
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A charming late 18th century English oil on canvas miniature portrait of a boy laid on masonite
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Miniature Water Color Portrait of John Milton, Poet
Defender of Freedom
Located in Great Barrington, MA
an original now in the possession of the Morgan Library. It is believed to be a portrait of the
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Baroque Paintings
19th Century Frederick Buck Irish Miniature Portrait Painting in Mourning Frame
By Frederick Buck
Located in Newport, NH
Description: Miniature portrait painting of a gentleman who appears to be a sea captain, set in a
Category
Antique 19th Century Irish Paintings
Early 20th Century Miniature Portrait Painting of Young Girl with Terrier Dog
Located in Newport, NH
Description: Miniature portrait painting of a young girl seated with her arms around her terrier
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
12 Art Nouveau Service Plates w/Portraits in Miniature Lamm Dresden c.1900
Located in Redding, CA
Rare and fantastic set of twelve service plates with beautiful portraits in miniature centering the
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Dinner Plates
Reproduction of Stefano Maderno’s “The Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia”
By Luãs Vermell Y Busquets
Located in London, GB
living by traveling through Catalonia painting portrait miniatures of the middleclass. When Photography
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Sculptures
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Portrait Miniatures For Sale on 1stDibs
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.