Miniature Collection (page 3)

Cinnamon seller. Illustration from Tractatus
" Cinnamon seller. Illustration from " Tractatus de herbis", edition of " De Materia Medica" from 15th century. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Modena

AQUINAS, Thomas, Saint (1225-1274). First page of Commentaries on the Gospels by Saint Thomas Aquinas. Incunabulum. Miniature

Children enjoy a ride on a model steam train
A group of young children enjoy a ride on a model steam train. 1970s

Fall / Poodle & Mirror
CHAMPION NUNSOE THE FLORIN Owned by Miss Lane. A white dog with a poodle cut looks at its reflection in a mirror. 1936

Two boys on their Go-cart
Two boys (twin brothers?) in their Sunday best sitting on their beautifully-made toy car, complete with slender steering wheel, running board, lamp and number plate

Ms - C15 French Breviary
page from a French Breviary: the miniature depicts the Annunciation to Mary by an angel, watched by God from up there Date: early 15th century

Last Supper / Miniature
Jesus dines with his twelve disciples, making a special fuss of John

John Churchill / Miniature
JOHN CHURCHILL Duke of Marlborough, Commander in Chief over the armies of England and Holland in the war of the Spanish Succession

Catherine Ii / Miniature
CATHERINE THE GREAT Empress of Russia (1762-96)

Electric Rail Dinner
Still another use for electricity: a miniature railway that brings food from the pantry to the table, removing the need for contact with troublesome servants

Du Barry - Miniature
JEANNE BECU, COMTESSE DU BARRY Paris shopgirl who became mistress to Louis XV but was guillotined during the Revolution

Henry VII Miniature

Napoleon (Miniature)
NAPOLEON I as Emperor, after 1804

Louis Xiv / 17C Miniature
LOUIS XIV Le Roi Soleil king of France

Palm-wine tapper climbing a palm tree, Senegambia
Naked palm-wine tapper climbing a date palm using a rope to collect a gourd full of sap, Senegambia, 18th century. A man gives instruction to the tapper. A negro ascending a palm tree for its wine

Woman of Manila, on the island of Luzon, the Philippines. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

Madame de Montespan, mistress of King Louis XIV
Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Marquise de Montespan. Madame de Montespan, mistress of King Louis XIV. Handcoloured lithograph by Breton after a miniature in the collection of Louis

Wardian case with ferns 1857
Fern case in the shape of a small aviary with canaries. Scale of the design is three feet long, the space reserved for plants extending 10 inches on either side of the cage or aviary which is 16

Sultans of the Adil Shah Dynasty of Bijapur
Eight rulers of the house of Bijapur including Sultan Yusuf Adil Shah (1450-1510) on the throne, Ibrahim I and Ali I at left, and Ibrahim II, Muhammad at right

Spanish fly, wasp beetle and long-horn beetles
Spanish fly beetle, Lytta vesicatoria 1, wasp beetle, Clytus arietis 2, Altica equinoctialis 3, Clytra quadripunctata 4, longhorn beetles, Chlorida festiva 5 and Trachyderes succinctus 6

Jean Baptiste Capri, a French deserter who lived on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, with tattoos. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature, The South Sea Islands

Native woman of Easter Island or Rapa Nui. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature, The South Sea Islands, Ackermann, 1824

Woman of Ambon, Maluku Islands, Indonesia (Amboyna) in chemise. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

Fantasy Austrian New Year Maypole - A glamorous young lady enjoys toying with her formerly-dressed suitors, all in miniature form and flying around her on champagne bottles

Duke and Duchess of York in the Princess little house
" Y Bwthyn Bach" - a Welsh phrase which means " The Little House", inscribed over the door of a model house presented to princess Eizabeth by the people of Wales

Doctor doing a thoracic and abdominal recognition of a patie
History of medicine. Doctor doing a thoracic and abdominal recognition of a patient. Miniature. Anatomy treaty. 14th century

PMGR Miniature steam railway

Miniature Railway early 1900s

Miniature Steam Railway

Sans Pareil on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, early 1900s

Katie on the Eaton Hall Railway, Victorian period

Groudle Glen Isle of Man Miniature Railway early 1900s

The Pier and Miniature Railway, Bognor Regis, West Sussex Date: 1950

Cute, miniature Houseboat and occupant. Date: 1924

WW2 Christmas Cards
A pair of small WW2 Christmas greetings cards, one shows miniature illustrations of festive food which would have been very scarce. Date: circa 1942

Miniature Electric Railway, Groudle Glen, Isle of Man - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Miniature Golf Course, Kings Road, West Brighton, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Windward Avenue and the Miniature Railway, Venice Beach, California Date: Pre-1920s and 1920s

Comparison
A portrait sketch of a smiling lady holding a miniature mannequin or figure between her fingers, a happy young man is sharing the moment. Date: circa 1901

Gulls
An oil painting of a flock of seagulls nestled in the sand, with miniature streams of water trickling between them. Date: circa 1919

Jeune Catalan
A portrait painting of a young Catalan man, with a small pink floral decoration tucked behind his ear, he is holding a miniature green fan in one hand. Date: circa 1916

Warrington Rugby Team, strategizing ahead of their first ever match at Wembley Stadium, the Rugby League Cup Final against Huddersfield due to be played on May 6th. Huddersfield won. Date: 1933

Miniature Film Sets
Danish art director and costume designer Max Ree (1889-1953) works out possible camera angles with the help of miniature film sets

Tamamushi Zushi, Japanese Miniature Temple, Horyuji Temple, near Nara, Japan. Tamamushi signifies Chrysochroa elegans, an insect with golden wings

Elizabeth at the Age of Seventeen
A portrait miniature painting of Elizabeth I, at the age of seventeen, when she was a Princess, part of the Royal collection at Windsor Castle

Patricia Talbot Hamilton
A portrait oil painting of Patricia Talbot Hamilton, a young, blonde girl wearing a pink banded dress. A vase of red flowers can be seen on the floor, beside a miniature tea set and doll

Cherry Boy
A miniature portrait painting of a young boy, with medium length hair, holding some cherries. Date: circa 1922

Bust of Bess Norriss
A bronze bust portrait of Australian artist, Elizabeth May Norriss, later Bess Norriss Tait, 1878-1939. She was a specialist in watercolour and miniature painting

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