Illuminated Miniature
Persian Illuminated Miniature Gouache on Paper
Located in Astoria, NY
Persian Illuminated Miniature Gouache on Paper, depicting ceremonial feast with Krishna, giltwood
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Persian Illuminated Miniature Gouache on Paper
Located in Astoria, NY
Persian Illuminated Miniature Gouache on Paper, depicting ceremony with Krishna in the garden
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
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
$3,950
H 19.75 in W 15.88 in
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
$3,950
H 19.75 in W 15.88 in
Miniature illuminated manuscript on vellum with 12 full-page miniatures
By Francois-Jacques Boeri
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
red. 4 small miniatures measuring four lines depicting three of the evangelists and their symbols, and
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier European French Provincial Books
Materials
Leather
$77,785
H 2.1 in W 1.5 in D 1 in
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
$10,399 Sale Price
20% Off
W 138 in L 174 in
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
$47,199 Sale Price
20% Off
W 180 in L 264 in
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
$7,199 Sale Price
20% Off
W 55 in L 82 in
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
$36,799 Sale Price
20% Off
W 149 in L 228 in
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
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 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
$15,199 Sale Price
20% Off
W 105 in L 134 in
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
$22,499 Sale Price
25% Off
W 117 in L 148 in
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
$10,399 Sale Price
20% Off
W 120 in L 161 in
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
$75,000 Sale Price
40% Off
W 108 in L 158 in
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
$10,000 Sale Price
23% Off
W 96 in L 136 in
Kandahar
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
various cultures throughout the world, including Persian miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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
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
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
Recent Sales
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
18th Century Moghul Miniature painting Illuminated Manuscript Ottoman Sultan
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Presenting a captivating 18th Century Moghul Miniature, a page from an illuminated manuscript
Category
Antique 18th Century West Asian Islamic Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
H 12.41 in W 10.04 in D 0.79 in
Large Green Shield
Located in Houston, TX
existed long before our time. Her paintings stem from a visual vocabulary as varied as illuminated
Category
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
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Dutch Religious Items
H 3.75 in W 5.1 in D 0.1 in
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
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
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
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
Category
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
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
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 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 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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
H 8.08 in W 5.6 in D 0.08 in
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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Pair of Foliage Floral Tole Wall Sconces in Polychromed Gilt Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching pair of handcrafted polychromed gold leaf gilt iron wall lights, Spain, 1940s.
These three-branches tole sconces have beautiful polychromy accents and a nice aged patina...
Category
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Materials
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$2,815 / set
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Materials
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Category
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Materials
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Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
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Materials
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Category
Antique 19th Century Persian Paintings
Materials
Paper
$900 / set
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Located in Middletown, NY
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Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 15 X 10 cm.
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$898
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Located in Greenwich, CT
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire.
Gouache and ink on light weight cream laid paper circa 1800 or earlier,
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Category
Late 19th Century Other Art Style Paintings
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Gouache
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Located in Paris, Île-de-France
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Perseus and Andromeda
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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.
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