$3,950
H 19.75 in W 15.88 in
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 on horseback, an image meant to accompany a historic epic.
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.
Ink, Tempera, Laid Paper
$76,062
H 2.1 in W 1.5 in D 1 in
Miniature illuminated manuscript on vellum with 12 full-page miniatures
By Francois-Jacques Boeri
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
Calendar in dark brown and red. 4 small miniatures measuring four lines depicting three of the evangelists and their symbols, and the Virgin, touched in gold, some in arched frames, ...
Leather
Indian Pahari Miniature Painting 'Birth of Krishna'
Located in Greenwich, CT
Indian illuminated Gouache Miniature Painting , attr. to Pahari School ( 18th century) , titled "Birth of Krishna and other miraculous events" Folio from a Bhagavata Purana series. ...
Gold Leaf
$8,000 / set
H 9.85 in W 6.5 in D 0.99 in
FABLES OF AESOP & Caxton's AESOP – OFFICINA BODONI, with hand-colored plates
Located in Middletown, NY
The illustrations are beautifully carved and hand-colored with a rich scale of colors and shadings that remind us of illuminated miniatures. The Latin text comes from the Giovanni A...
Gold Leaf
$145
H 8.5 in W 11 in D 0.25 in
Arts d’Orient et de l’Islam Auction Catalogue Artcurial Xavier Guerrand-Hermès
By Artcurial
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Particularly renowned for its depth and quality, the collection is centered around two of the most celebrated forms of Islamic artistic expression: Illuminated manuscripts, calligra...
Paper
$19,750 / set
H 8.57 in W 6.25 in D 1 in
FISCHEL. Modes and Manners of the Nineteenth Century. IN COSWAY BINDINGS !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Currie (Caroline Billin Curry, 1849-1940), a British book illuminator known for her miniature portraits on book covers and fore-edge paintings.
Leather
$19,200
H 11.62 in W 4.34 in
Gilt Gold & Sterling Silver Beautiful Esther Megillah spectacular Judaica piece
Located in Jerusalem, IL
The magnificent vessel has a locking tab that when pulled, reveals a nearly 152 cm parchment colorfully illustrated consisting of 20 hand-screened illuminated panels of miniature scr...
Silver
Kandahar
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Other influences on Dehn's art came from ancient and traditional arts of various cultures throughout the world, including Persian miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still lif...
Acrylic
Persephone
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Other influences on Dehn's art came from ancient and traditional arts of various cultures throughout the world, including Persian miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still lif...
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
When two further initials surfaced, the miniatures were considered works by the Gerona Master and by the Master of 1285.
Four Martyr Saints in a Historiated Initial - Bolognese Illuminator close to the Master of Santa Maria Madd
By Miniature
Located in New York, NY
This leaf, depicting four standing martyr saints, comes from a Gradual, where it introduced the Introit to the Mass for Several Holy Martyrs with the text Intret in conspectu tuo dom...
Unavailable
H 12.41 in W 10.04 in D 0.79 in
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 depicting an Ottoman Sultan adorned in a white turban and a red cloak, set against a gol...
Paint, Paper
Large Green Shield
Located in Houston, TX
Her paintings stem from a visual vocabulary as varied as illuminated manuscripts, Indian and Islamic miniatures, textiles, and visionary art.
Muslin, Gouache, Wood Panel
Burning Candle (Broken Order)
By Andrew Schoultz
Located in San Francisco, CA
Borders of concentric lines frame these works, representing containment and control while also referring to the margins of Persian miniature paintings and illuminated manuscripts or ...
Acrylic, Canvas, Wood Panel
Persian Illuminated Miniature Gouache on Paper
Located in Astoria, NY
Persian Illuminated Miniature Gouache on Paper, depicting ceremonial feast with Krishna, giltwood frame.
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, giltwood frame.
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Sold
H 3.75 in W 5.1 in D 0.1 in
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.
A Persian Tabriz Rug
Located in New York, NY
Under the benign patronage of Shah Abbas the Great (1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted miniatures and fabricated metal work...
Antique Tabriz Rug, Handmade Oriental Rug in Terracotta, Light Blue and Taupe
Located in Port Washington, NY
Under the benign patronage of Shah Abbas the Great (1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted miniatures and fabricated metal work...
Wool
Antique Tabriz Rug, Handmade Oriental Rug in Terracotta, Light Blue and Taupe
Located in Port Washington, NY
Under the benign patronage of Shah Abbas the Great (1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted miniatures and fabricated metal work...
Wool
Antique Tabriz Carpet, Handmade Persian Rug in Floral Soft, Beige and Taupe
Located in Port Washington, NY
Under the benign patronage of Shah Abbas the Great (1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted miniatures and fabricated metal work...
Wool
Sold
W 108 in L 153 in
Antique Tabriz Carpet, Hadji Jalili Persian Rug, Earth Tones, Brown, Terracotta
Located in Port Washington, NY
Under the benign patronage of Shah Abbas the Great (1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted miniatures and fabricated metal work...
Wool
Antique Tabriz Carpet, Hadji Jalili Persian Floral Soft, Beige Light and Taupe
Located in Port Washington, NY
Under the benign patronage of Shah Abbas the Great (1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted miniatures and fabricated metal work...
Wool
Vintage Persian Silk Judaica Tabriz Rug, Handmade Oriental Rug, Red, Ivory, Gold
Located in Port Washington, NY
Under the benign patronage of Shah Abbas the Great (1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted miniatures and fabricated metal work...
Silk
Sold
H 11.13 in W 8.38 in D 1 in
SYMONDS. Wine, Women, and Song. LIMITED TO 50 COPIES IN A FINE COSWAY BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Currie (Caroline Billin Curry, 1849-1940), a British book illuminator known for her miniature portraits on book covers and fore-edge paintings.
Leather
Fine Antique Silk Tabriz Rug 4x6
Located in Port Washington, NY
Under the benign patronage of Shah Abbas, artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted miniatures and fabricated metal work in the Safavid style.
A Persian Tabriz Rug
Located in New York, NY
Under the benign patronage of Shah Abbas the Great (1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted miniatures and fabricated metal work...
Antique Persian Tabriz Rug
Located in New York, NY
Under the benign patronage of Shah Abbas the Great (1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted miniatures and fabricated metal work...
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 battlefield. Persian text And writing in the front appear an bottom and a full page...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Sold
H 18.63 in W 14 in
Persian Illuminated Miniature with Two Figures Hunting in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The techniques are broadly comparable to the Western and Byzantine traditions of miniatures in illuminated manuscripts. Although there is an equally well-established Persian traditio...
Gold Leaf
Sold
H 18 in W 14 in
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.
Ink, Tempera, Laid Paper
Sold
H 18.88 in W 15.25 in
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.
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 Published circa 1900 Unframed.
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 base, rolling casters, fiberglass 16" diameter lighted globe, original label. late 2...
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 of the Shahnameh, the Book of Kings, with a young man eavesdropping on two men sitti...
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 Published by Connoisseur, circa 1900 Unframed.
Paper
Sold
H 8.08 in W 5.6 in D 0.08 in
Ancient Persian Miniature: The Beauty of Youth - Probably 18/19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Originally, Persian miniatures were commissioned as book illustrations for Persian illuminated manuscripts.
Ink
Sold
Psalter Leaf with Historiated Initial (Bishop and King David) - Anonymous Artist
By Miniature
Located in New York, NY
The present leaf shares physical features with the Blackburn-Cleveland leaves; it is written with 20 lines per page, in a dark black and backward slanting angular script, displays de...
Candle Prism
By Andrew Schoultz
Located in San Francisco, CA
Borders of concentric lines frame these works, representing containment and control while also referring to the margins of Persian miniature paintings and illuminated manuscripts or ...
Acrylic, Linen, Panel
Sold|$462
H 3.55 in W 4.34 in D 9.85 in
18th Century Italian Hand Carved Wooden Baroque Hand of a Santos/ Saint
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful original period piece and very decorative item. The hand of a baroque Saint figure with its original color. Italy circa 1750 Weathered. H:9cm W:11cm D:25cm
Wood
$799
H 12 in W 29.5 in D 17.5 in
Vintage 1950's French Military Mess Kit with Trunk Industrial Dining Set
Located in Lafayette, IN
Charming 1950's French military officer's mess kit. Kit appears mostly complete and includes original trunk with all of the items shown in the photos. This set can accomodate rough...
Metal
Framed Antique Indo Persian Illustrated Manuscript
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Culturally significant 18th Century Indo Persian manuscript hand painted in gouache depicting historical events. Presented under glass in a parcel gilt frame.
Paint
Mughal School Indian Miniature Painting of Radha-Krishna
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century Indian miniature painting is composed in the Mughal style and depicts a meeting of the Hindu god Krishna and his shakti Radha, also known as the Supreme Goddess. To...
Paint, Paper
Antique Handpainted Wedding Chest, Hungary, 1843
Located in New York, NY
Antique Handpainted Wedding Chest, Hungary, 1843. This exquisite chest exhibits splendid hand-painted floral motifs executed in pretty reds, blues, and yellows cast against a dark ...
Pine, Paint
$740Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.75 in W 11.25 in D 1 in
Antique Indian Mughal Painting of a Couple in Erotic Embrace, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered here is a gouache and gold miniature painting on paper of an amorous couple on a veranda set against a mountain and lake background. The male dressed in a princely attire is ...
Paper
Sold|$67,493
H 87.8 in W 72.05 in D 16.15 in
Pair of Very Important Samuel Pepys 1666 Large Library Bookcases After Original
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this pair of Samuel Pepys 1666 large library bookcases after the original. These bookcases are basically the birthplace of the free standing book...
Glass, Hardwood
Antique Blue Painted Cupboard Dated 1850
Located in Vo', Veneto
Antique Blue Painted Cupboard dated 1850 Period: dated 1850 Origin: Tyrolean area, Germany Wood type: Fir Height: 175 cm 68.89 in Width: 125 cm (138 cm with frame) 49.21 in (54.33...
Fir
$78,500 / set
H 21 in W 12 in D 8.5 in
Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie "Gold Dragon" Flower-Encrusted Garniture
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Meissen porcelain ‘Gold Dragon’ pattern three-piece garniture. A Meissen porcelain reticulated three-piece basket Garniture and stands. Late 1800s, blue crossed swords marks ...
Porcelain
$8,400Sale Price|30% Off
H 15.75 in W 11.875 in D 3 in
Antique Indian Mughal Empire Miniature Painting
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Indian Mughal Empire miniature painting executed in gouache and embellished with gold on paper, portrays a captivating court scene wherein a ruler engages with nobles. The...
Paint
$850
H 9.22 in W 5.83 in D 1.19 in
Life in London – ILLUSTRATED by G. & I. R. Cruikshank, text by P. Egan - 1822
Located in Middletown, NY
Brilliantly illustrated comic work in exquisite full morocco, gilt. Egan, Pierce; Isaac Robert Cruikshank & George Cruikshank, illustrators Life in London; Or, The Day and Night Sce...
Leather, Paint, Paper
19th Century North African Calligraphy Manuscript Leaves, Set of Six
Located in Stamford, CT
Group of 6 colorful pages of a 19th century North African prayer book with expressive calligraphic script in black ink with red, green and yellow highlights. These are truly miniatur...
Paper
$30,000Sale Price|25% Off
H 55 in W 16 in D 20 in
Genuine Large (55") Amethyst Cluster Geode from Brazil
Located in New York, NY
This Authentic Amethyst Cluster Geode from Brazil is a premium natural formation of gem amethyst adorned by small, smooth calcite crystals. The semi-geode cathedral decor showcases g...
Amethyst
$15,827Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 1.97 in Dm 11.82 in
19th Century Rococo Meissen Germany Dinner Service 28 pieces
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Uppsala , SE
An extensive Meissen porcelain dinner service, from the 1860s. The set features hand-painted "Deutsche Blumen" (German flowers) and insects on "Neu Brandenstein" blanks, characteriz...
Porcelain
Polpo Hand-blown glass Sculpture by Simone Crestani
By Simone Crestani
Located in Milan, IT
Polpo is a hand-blown glass sculpture that captures the fluidity and grace of an octopus. "Light and silent, the sinuous movements of the octopus seem domesticated and united with th...
Glass
$199,019
H 57.68 in W 85.44 in
Flemish 17th, Orpheus and Animals, Large Decorative Wall Old Master Painting
Located in Greven, DE
Flemish school, 17th century Orpheus and the animals Oil on canvas, 146,5 x 217 cm Provenance: South German private collection. On an impressive, room-filling format, this painting ...
Canvas, Oil