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18th / Early 19th Century Miniature Painting
Located in Delft, NL
An 18th / early 19th century miniature painting An 18th / early 19th century miniature painting
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Late 18th Century European Antique Miniature Painting

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Copper

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

The Three Kings Miniature Painting
Located in New York, NY
The three kings miniature painting. Antique Louis XV period painting of the three wise men who paid
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Early 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Miniature Painting

Materials

Paint

19th Century Italian Miniature Painting The Madonna & Child, Signed original
By J. Canava
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna & Child by J. Canava, Italian late 19th century miniature painting on ceramic, framed
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Late 19th Century Renaissance Antique Miniature Painting

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Gouache

19th Century Italian Miniature Painting The Madonna & Child, Signed original
By J. Canava
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna & Child by J. Canava, Italian late 19th century miniature painting on ceramic, framed
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Late 19th Century Renaissance Antique Miniature Painting

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Gouache

18th Century French School Miniature Painting Depicting a Musical Group
Located in Braintree, GB
18th Century French School Miniature painting depicting a musical group. Watercolor on paper Circa
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Early 18th Century British Antique Miniature Painting

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Paper, Paint

Set of Four Miniature Paintings Made Around Year 1800, Aquarelle
Located in Stockholm, SE
Four miniature paintings depicting classical buildings etc. Made around year 1800. The pictures
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Early 19th Century European Directoire Antique Miniature Painting

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Paper

Antique French Oval Miniature Painting on Porcelain Bronze Frame
Located in Toledo, OH
Antique French oval miniature painting on porcelain. Thee ladies and a gentleman gathering in a
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Late 19th Century European Aesthetic Movement Antique Miniature Painting

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Porcelain

English School Early 18th Century Portrait Miniature Painting of a Gentleman
Located in Braintree, GB
English School Early 18th Century Portrait Miniature painting of a Gentleman. Oil on card. Circa
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Early 18th Century British Antique Miniature Painting

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Paint

Indian Miniature Painting of Maharana Bhim Singh of Mewar
Located in Belmont, MA
Indian miniature painting of Maharana Bhim Singh of Mewar, Rajasthan school. In a richly decorated
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Early 20th Century Indian Other Antique Miniature Painting

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Watercolor

Wonderful French Miniature Painting in Gilt Bronze and MOP Frame 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent signed antique hand painted miniature painting of mother and child in a wonderful
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Miniature Painting

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Bronze

Antique Brass & Pietra Dura Portrait Miniature Painting George Washington, 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A fine, antique brass easel with Pietra Dura panels and three portrait miniature paintings, circa
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1880s American American Empire Antique Miniature Painting

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Brass

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

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Paint

Antique French Portrait Miniature Painting Young Boy 18k Gold Silver & Diamonds
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique French portrait miniature painting, set in an 18 karat gold and silver frame inset
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1870s French Romantic Antique Miniature Painting

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Gold, Silver

18 Karat Gold 1820s Indian Miniature Painting Cannetille Brooch
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A fine cannetille brooch with an Indian/Persian miniature painting in the centre. The miniature
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1820s British Romantic Antique Miniature Painting

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18k Gold

Framed Chinese Erotic Miniature Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “spring palace paintings,” these ink and watercolor illustrations
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Miniature Painting

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Paper

Silver Enameled Box by Rudolf Steiner, 1899 with a Miniature Painting
By Rudolf Steiner
Located in Delft, NL
Silver enameled box by Rudolf Steiner, 1899 with a miniature painting An octagonal Austrian
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Miniature Painting

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Gold, Silver

"Temple with Tiger," Indian Mughal Miniature Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
tradition of painting that includes exquisitely detailed and masterfully painted miniatures. Typically
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Mid-19th Century Indian Antique Miniature Painting

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Paint, Paper

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

Pair Portrait Miniature Paintings, Young Lady Signed J.B. Royby
Located in London, GB
This very nice pair was painted in second half 18th century Hand painted wearing wonderful gowns, multi-strand pearl necklaces, within the original gilt metal frames. height 4 1/4...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Miniature Painting

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Bronze

Georgian 'Lover's Eye' Miniature Painting Pendant / Pin
Located in New York, NY
An absolutely magnificent example of Georgian "Lover's Eye" miniature jewelry. According to legend
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1820s English Georgian Antique Miniature Painting

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Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold

Miniature of a Gentleman of the Biedermeier Period, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Rectangular miniature painting of a gentleman in Biedermeier clothes, with brown curly hair in
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Miniature Painting

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Brass

Antique Indian Miniature Painting of a Prized Horse, Circa 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A painting of a caparisoned horse in mineral pigments (gouache) saddled and in rein painted with
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Mid-19th Century Indian Antique Miniature Painting

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Acrylic

Antique Indian Miniature Painting of Lovers Krishna & Radha, Circa 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming painting of Lord Krishna and his paramour Radha painted in mineral pigments (gouache
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Mid-19th Century Indian Antique Miniature Painting

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Acrylic

Portrait of Child with Flowers in Hands - Original Miniature Painting by A. Noci
By Arturo Noci
Located in Roma, IT
Little portrait by Arturo Noci realized in 1909 probably in US. Bronze frame Signed and dated by the artist at bottom right. Very good conditions. This artwork is shipped from Italy...
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Early 1900s Antique Miniature Painting

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Oil

Indian Miniature Painting 18th Century Erotic Lovers Rajasthan School Guache
Located in New York, NY
This is a rare early Rajasthan Rajput painting of erotic lovers and dating to circa 1780. The
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18th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Miniature Painting

Antique Children Miniature Painting Clasp Bracelet Necklace Gold England 1790
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Oval clasp for a bracelet or a necklace with a miniature showing two little girls. The girls have
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1790s English Antique Miniature Painting

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14k Gold

18K Gold 1860 Flower Still Life Miniature Painting Music Flute Porcelain Brooch
Located in Munich, Bavaria
quality. The miniature is painted on porcelain. This most amazing work of art is mounted in an exquisite
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Miniature Painting

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18k Gold, Gold

Jacques Bisson Portrait Miniature
Located in Braintree, GB
Jacques Bisson d.1737. French School early 18th.Century. Portrait miniature painting. Body-color
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Early 18th Century Antique Miniature Painting

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Paint

  • Jacques Bisson Portrait Miniature
  • Jacques Bisson Portrait Miniature
  • Jacques Bisson Portrait Miniature
  • Jacques Bisson Portrait Miniature
H 0.4 in. W 0.4 in. D 3.35 in.
18th Century French Miniature Genre Painting
Located in Vero Beach, FL
velvet matting. This is a lovely miniature painting, perfect for connoisseurs of fine objects
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18th Century French Baroque Antique Miniature Painting

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Bone

Persian Miniature - Original Mixed Media - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
beautiful typical Persian garden of miniature painting, depicted through soft and delicate strokes with
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Early 1800s Modern Antique Miniature Painting

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Pencil, Ink, Tempera, Gouache

2 Lovely Ladies
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. Late 18th century - early 19th century Miniature Paintings of ( Lovely Ladies ) w/ original
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Late 18th Century Antique Miniature Painting

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Wood

  • 2 Lovely Ladies
  • 2 Lovely Ladies
  • 2 Lovely Ladies
  • 2 Lovely Ladies
H 4.75 in. W 4.75 in. D 0.75 in.
Antique 1790 Chatelaine Miniature Landscape Painting Mother Of Metal Beads Hair
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This rare châtelaine with a delicate landscape miniature painting mounted as a slide was made
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1780s English George III Antique Miniature Painting

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Brass, Gilt Metal

Antique Signed Miniature Landscape Painting Gouache on Card 18 Karat Gold Brooch
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This charming miniature painting of a house and two figures in the countryside has been mounted in
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Early 1900s Belle Époque Antique Miniature Painting

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Gold, 14k Gold

Antique Gold Miniature Hand Painted Porcelain Perfume Bottle
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite antique 18k gold perfume bottle, decorated with porcelain hand painted miniature painting
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19th Century Antique Miniature Painting

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Gold

19th Century Enameled Miniature After D. Teniers
By David Teniers
Located in Paris, FR
Circular miniature from a Flemish painting the "Wedding in a village" by D. Teniers. Presented in a
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1870s French Antique Miniature Painting

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Enamel

Silver Miniature Rococo Pedestal Table, German, circa 1900
Located in St. Catharines, ON
Charming miniature silver Rococo style pedestal table made at the turn of the last century for a
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Early 1900s German Rococo Antique Miniature Painting

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Silver

  • Silver Miniature Rococo Pedestal Table, German, circa 1900
  • Silver Miniature Rococo Pedestal Table, German, circa 1900
  • Silver Miniature Rococo Pedestal Table, German, circa 1900
  • Silver Miniature Rococo Pedestal Table, German, circa 1900
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H 1.5 in. W 1.5 in. L 1.5 in.
Antique Miniature Portrait with an 18-Karat Yellow Gold Frame & Fitted Case
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This well executed miniature portrait was made in England in approximately 1900 in the period
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Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Miniature Painting

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Gold

Jewellery box with miniatures, end of XIXth Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jewellery box with miniatures, end of XIXth Century Jewellery box with two miniature paintings of
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1870s European Romantic Antique Miniature Painting

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Bronze

Collectors Cabinet Lake Lucerne 19th Century Miniature Swiss Alps mountain
Located in Norwich, GB
detailed 19th century miniature painting, depicts the Rigi region near Lake Lucerne (the Vierwaldstätter
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Miniature Painting

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Oil, Panel

William Sherman Potts Painting
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
, Connecticut, New Jersey. William Potts is known for portrait, landscape and miniature painting, magazine
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Early 20th Century American Antique Miniature Painting

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Paint

  • William Sherman Potts Painting
  • William Sherman Potts Painting
  • William Sherman Potts Painting
  • William Sherman Potts Painting
H 18.5 in. W 15.5 in. D 1.5 in.
Rare Set of 4 Antique Miniature Saint Paintings, 3 in Brass Gothic Frames 1890
Located in Lisse, NL
hold the original miniature paintings (on small porcelain plaques). All these three antique brass
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19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Miniature Painting

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Brass, Enamel

18th Century Altar Modell, South Germany, with Original Painting, Wood
Located in Epfach, DE
18th century Altar Modell, South Germany, with original painting, wood A rare altar model with
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Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Miniature Painting

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Wood

Antique French Miniature 18K Gold Piqué Tortoiseshell Snuff Box, circa 1790
Located in Goettingen, DE
gold piqué 18K Gold Miniature painting on ivory Size 8.3 cm diameter, 2 cm high good condition
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1790s French Empire Antique Miniature Painting

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18k Gold

Antique Jugendstil Painted Miniature Diamond Pearl Pendant Brooch
Located in Chicago, IL
miniature painting on bone after Wilhelm Kray’s Psyche with a Butterfly on the Seashore. The miniature is
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Miniature Painting

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Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Silver

Miniature Continental Landscape Painting
Located in Sheffield, MA
Miniature Continental landscape, oil on panel, depicting house and shored boat, initialed ''W
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19th Century Antique Miniature Painting

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Wood, Paint

  • Miniature Continental Landscape Painting
  • Miniature Continental Landscape Painting
  • Miniature Continental Landscape Painting
  • Miniature Continental Landscape Painting
H 6.25 in. W 7.5 in. D 1 in.
Miniature Continental Landscape Painting
Located in Sheffield, MA
Miniature continental landscape, oil on panel, depicting house and shored boat, initialled ''W
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19th Century European Other Antique Miniature Painting

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Wood, Paint

Miniature Continental Landscape Painting
H 6.27 in. W 7.5 in. D 1 in.
Persian Illuminated Miniature with Two Figures Hunting in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
miniature is a small Persian painting on paper, whether a book illustration or a separate work of art
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19th Century Other Art Style Antique Miniature Painting

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Gold Leaf

Pair of Red, Black and Gold Indian Album Pages, Deccan, Bijapur or Golconda, C
Located in London, GB
These Indian miniature paintings showcases an elegantly dressed Indian man and a lady, the lady
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18th Century Indian Antique Miniature Painting

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Paint

Persian Illuminated Miniature with Six Figures Playing Polo in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
tradition of wall-painting, the survival rate and state of preservation of miniatures is better, and
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19th Century Other Art Style Antique Miniature Painting

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Ink, Tempera

Bergmann Viennese Bronze Pug
Located in Stamford, CT
Cast hand painted pug dog with a painting easel. Cold painted bronze Franz Bergmann. Please note of
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Early 20th Century Antique Miniature Painting

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Bronze

  • Bergmann Viennese Bronze Pug
  • Bergmann Viennese Bronze Pug
  • Bergmann Viennese Bronze Pug
  • Bergmann Viennese Bronze Pug
H 1.75 in. W 1.75 in. D 2 in.
Persian Illuminated Miniature with Three Hunters on Horseback in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
with a 100% rag silk-lined mat in a gold gilded frame A Persian miniature is a small Persian painting
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19th Century Other Art Style Antique Miniature Painting

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Ink, Tempera, Laid Paper

Persian Illuminated Miniature with Four Figures Playing Polo in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
tradition of wall-painting, the survival rate and state of preservation of miniatures is better, and
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19th Century Other Art Style Antique Miniature Painting

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Ink, Tempera, Laid Paper

Curved Frieze in Gilded Wood
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
, but I have an idea: to gather an elegant curtain at the side. It also looks good hung over a painting
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Mid-19th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Antique Miniature Painting

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Fruitwood

  • Curved Frieze in Gilded Wood
  • Curved Frieze in Gilded Wood
  • Curved Frieze in Gilded Wood
  • Curved Frieze in Gilded Wood
H 7.49 in. W 16.93 in. D 0.99 in.
Painting, Miniature of the 19th Empire Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Painting, miniature of the 19th Empire Period" Nice miniature of the 19th century representing
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19th Century European Empire Antique Miniature Painting

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Paint

Mid-18th Century Set of Five Wood Lacquered Boxes with Landscape Scenes
Located in Brescia, IT
fine to look like a Flemish painting. All the boxes are lacquered with detailed landscape scenes. The
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Mid-18th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Miniature Painting

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Wood, Lacquer

Carved and Painted Model of Hms Emerald, 1811 and ‘Hms Emerald & Hms Amethyst
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
painting of H.M.S. Emerald by Nicholas Pocock 1811’, some areas of restoration. English. Footnote: See
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19th Century British Antique Miniature Painting

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Paint

Life-Size Mannequin Attributed to Francois-Pierre Guillois, Late 18th Century
Located in Peekskill, NY
the Renaissance, but its use was rarely explicitly acknowledged in paintings, drawings or sculpture
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Early 19th Century French Industrial Antique Miniature Painting

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Wood

Pl. 112 Antique Print of 17th and 18th Century Tapestries by Racinet, circa 1890
Located in Langweer, NL
'. Chromolithograph of detail from French tapestries and miniature paintings ornaments. This print originates from
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Late 19th Century Antique Miniature Painting

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Paper

Framed Miniature Watercolor Painting of Children Playing Cricket
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This a miniature watercolor painting of two boys with different shades of blue jackets and a girl
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Miniature Painting

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Paper

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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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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