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Persian Illuminated Miniature with Two Figures Hunting in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
the Western and Byzantine traditions of miniatures in illuminated manuscripts. Although there is an
Category

19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Persian Illuminated Miniature with Three Hunters on Horseback in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The present illuminated folio page contains a fine miniature depicting three figures hunting while
Category

19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Tempera, Laid Paper

Persian Illuminated Miniature with Four Figures Playing Polo in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The present illuminated folio page contains a fine miniature depicting four figures playing polo
Category

19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Tempera, Laid Paper

Gilt Gold & Sterling Silver Beautiful Esther Megillah spectacular Judaica piece
Located in Jerusalem, IL
colorfully illustrated consisting of 20 hand-screened illuminated panels of miniature script based on the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Antique Tabriz Carpet, Hadji Jalili Persian Rug, Earth Tones, Ivory, Terracotta
Located in Port Washington, NY
(1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tabriz Carpet, Hadji Jalili Persian Rug, Earth Tones, Ivory, Terracotta
Located in Port Washington, NY
(1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tabriz Carpet, Hadji Jalili Persian Rug, Earth Tones, Ivory and Blue
Located in Port Washington, NY
(1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tabriz Carpet, Hadji Jalili Persian Rug, Earth Tones, Light Blue, Coral
Located in Port Washington, NY
(1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tabriz Carpet, Hadji Jalili Persian Rug, Earth Tones, Ivory, Rust, Navy
Located in Port Washington, NY
(1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tabriz Carpet, Persian Rug, Earth Tones, Ivory, Soft Colors
Located in Port Washington, NY
(1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Doris Leslie Blau Antique Persian Tabriz Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
patronage of Shah Abbas the Great (1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts
Category

Early 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tabriz Rug, Handmade Oriental Rug in Terracotta, Light Blue, Gold, Green
Located in Port Washington, NY
(1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted
Category

Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Persian Silk Tabriz Carpet, Handmade Oriental Rug, Red, Ivory, Gold
Located in Port Washington, NY
patronage of Shah Abbas the Great (1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Silk

Antique Tabriz Carpet, Handmade Persian Rug in Floral Soft, Beige and Taupe
Located in Port Washington, NY
(1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted
Category

Vintage 1920s Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Doris Leslie Blau Authentic 19th Century Persian Tabriz Botanic Rug
Located in New York, NY
patronage of Shah Abbas the Great (1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Doris Leslie Blau Antique Persian Tabriz Brown Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted miniatures and fabricated metal work in the
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Doris Leslie Blau Antique Persian Tabriz Rug (Size Adjusted)
Located in New York, NY
artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted miniatures and fabricated metal work
Category

Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Untitled
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
cultures throughout the world, including Persian miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life
Category

1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

untitled
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
ancient and traditional arts of various cultures throughout the world, including Persian miniatures
Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic

untitled
untitled
H 18 in W 24 in
Kandahar
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
various cultures throughout the world, including Persian miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
cultures throughout the world, including Persian miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life
Category

1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
cultures throughout the world, including Persian miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life
Category

1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Other Medium

untitled (Pueblo)
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
ancient and traditional arts of various cultures throughout the world, including Persian miniatures
Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Persephone
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life painting, Asian art, ancient Egyptian artifacts, and
Category

1950s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Persephone
Persephone
H 20.88 in W 16.75 in
Chaco
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life painting, Asian art, ancient Egyptian artifacts, and
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Chaco
Chaco
H 18 in W 18 in D 2 in
Untitled Floral Still Life
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life painting, Asian art, ancient Egyptian artifacts, and
Category

1960s American Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Park Scene (Chelsea, Manhattan)
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
various cultures throughout the world, including Persian miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ossabaw (Georgia) Inlet
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life painting, Asian art, ancient Egyptian artifacts, and
Category

1990s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Melchisedek (?) and two Levites in an initial - Bolognese Illuminator of c. 1290 (Workshop of the Gerona Mas
By Miniature
Located in New York, NY
. (Toesca, 1930; Mariani Canova, 1978). When two further initials surfaced, the miniatures were considered
Four Martyr Saints in a Historiated Initial - Bolognese Illuminator close to the Master of Santa Maria Madd
By Miniature
Located in New York, NY
illuminators as the Master of Santa Maria Maddalena di Valdipietra, named after a series of single leaves and a
Large Green Shield
Located in Houston, TX
existed long before our time. Her paintings stem from a visual vocabulary as varied as illuminated
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Muslin, Gouache, Wood Panel

Burning Candle (Broken Order)
By Andrew Schoultz
Located in San Francisco, CA
referring to the margins of Persian miniature paintings and illuminated manuscripts or to modern geometric
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Wood Panel

Medieval Illuminated Manuscript and Miniature Painting from the Book of Hours
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Exquisite illuminated manuscript and portrait miniature from a 15th century Dutch Book of Hours
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Dutch Religious Items

A Persian Tabriz Rug
Located in New York, NY
), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted miniatures and
Category

Early 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs

A Persian Tabriz Rug
W 55 in L 82 in
Antique Tabriz Rug, Handmade Oriental Rug in Terracotta, Light Blue and Taupe
Located in Port Washington, NY
(1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted
Category

Antique Early 1900s Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tabriz Carpet, Hadji Jalili Persian Rug, Earth Tones, Brown, Terracotta
Located in Port Washington, NY
(1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tabriz Carpet, Hadji Jalili Persian Floral Soft, Beige Light and Taupe
Located in Port Washington, NY
(1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tabriz Carpet, Handmade Persian Rug in Floral Soft, Beige and Taupe
Located in Port Washington, NY
(1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tabriz Rug, Handmade Oriental Rug in Terracotta, Light Blue and Taupe
Located in Port Washington, NY
(1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted
Category

Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Persian Silk Judaica Tabriz Rug, Handmade Oriental Rug, Red, Ivory, Gold
Located in Port Washington, NY
patronage of Shah Abbas the Great (1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts
Category

Late 20th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Silk

Fine Antique Silk Tabriz Rug 4x6
Located in Port Washington, NY
illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted miniatures and fabricated metal work in the Safavid style
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Antique 19th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

A Persian Tabriz Rug
Located in New York, NY
), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted miniatures and
Category

Early 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs

A Persian Tabriz Rug
W 144 in L 219 in
Antique Persian Tabriz Rug
Located in New York, NY
patronage of Shah Abbas the Great (1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts
Category

Antique 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Persian Tabriz  Rug
W 8.2 in L 10.4 in
19th Century Persian Illuminated Miniature Painting of War Scenery
Located in Delray Beach, FL
This folio page contains a fine miniature painting on paper of four warriors riding on horses in a
Category

Antique 19th Century Persian Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Persian Illuminated Miniature with Three Figures Playing Polo in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The present illuminated folio page contains a fine miniature depicting three figures playing polo
Category

19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Tempera, Laid Paper

Persian Illuminated Miniature with Six Figures Playing Polo in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The present illuminated folio page contains a miniature depicting six figures playing polo. Polo
Category

19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Tempera

Original Antique Print of a 13th Century Illumination, circa 1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful print of a 13th century illuminated miniature initial from a psalter Chromolithograph
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Antique Early 1900s English Gothic Prints

Materials

Paper

Vintage Scan Globe A/S Illuminated Lighted Globe on Stand, Denmark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage scan globe A/S 16" Illuminated lighted globe on stand, Denmark. Item features cherry wood
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Late 20th Century Modern Models and Miniatures

Materials

Plastic, Wood

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
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Antique 19th Century Drawings

Materials

Paper

Original Antique Print of a Lord Nelson Portrait Miniature, circa 1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A wonderful print of A Nelson portrait miniature Amazing illuminated gold Chromolithograph
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Antique Early 1900s English Neoclassical Prints

Materials

Paper

Ancient Persian Miniature: The Beauty of Youth - Probably 18/19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
comparable to the Western and Byzantine traditions of miniatures in illuminated manuscripts. The art of
Category

18th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Psalter Leaf with Historiated Initial (Bishop and King David) - Anonymous Artist
By Miniature
Located in New York, NY
terminating in gold decoration, and is adorned with miniatures illuminated on backgrounds of highly burnished
Candle Prism
By Andrew Schoultz
Located in San Francisco, CA
referring to the margins of Persian miniature paintings and illuminated manuscripts or to modern geometric
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Linen, Panel

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Illuminated Miniature For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate illuminated miniature for your needs in our varied inventory. If you’re looking for an illuminated miniature from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 15th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 19th Century. When looking for the right illuminated miniature for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, brown and gold. Creating an illuminated miniature has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Miniature are consistently popular. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in ink, paint and tempera can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Illuminated Miniature?

The average selling price for an illuminated miniature we offer is $1,950, while they’re typically $475 on the low end and $23,000 for the highest priced.