What are portrait miniatures?

Portrait miniatures are small-scale painted likenesses created during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to commemorate family members, military officers, and public figures. They served as portable tokens of affection and remembrance, often worn on the body or kept in fitted travel cases.

How were gold portrait miniatures worn?

Owners wore these pieces as pendants suspended from ribbons or chains around the neck, or mounted them into heavy finger rings. The secure gold and gilt metal settings protected the delicate internal paintings from dust and handling during daily wear.

How do I date a gold portrait miniature?

Dating relies upon the costume and hairstyle of the sitter, the framing style, and the materials used in construction. Georgian and Regency examples exhibit specific tailoring conventions that help establish a timeframe. Inscribed details on the reverse or accompanying documentation also provide direct chronological anchors for the piece.

What is the difference between ivory and enamel miniatures?

Ivory miniatures utilise watercolours painted onto a thin slice of organic material, offering a soft and warm representation of skin tones. Enamel miniatures involve glass powders fused to metal by heat, producing a harder and more light-reflective surface. Both techniques required specialist miniaturists working under magnification.

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A gold portrait miniature brings intimate likenesses into your hand, offering a tangible link to 18th-century and 19th-century sitters.

Gerrit Schipper 1775 - 1832 Portrait of General Sir James Henry Craig 1748 - 1812

19th century

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Gerrit Schipper 1775 - 1832 Portrait of General Sir James Henry Craig 1748 - 1812

From Artware Fineart

£3,500

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An Antique Enamel and 22ct Gold Portrait Pendant

18th century

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An Antique Enamel and 22ct Gold Portrait Pendant

From Mitaine

£895

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19th century

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Antique Watercolour Naval Officer

From Rams Head Antiques

£265

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19th century

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Mother & Daughter - Small 19th Century Original Watercolour Portrait After the 1789 Oil Painting Hanging in the Louvre Paris by Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun

From Heydays Antiques

£220

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Rare Victorian 18ct Gold Prince Albert Portrait Ring – Hand-painted Miniature Circa 1840

19th century

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Rare Victorian 18ct Gold Prince Albert Portrait Ring – Hand-painted Miniature Circa 1840

From The Chelsea Bijouterie Ltd

£2,300

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Attributed to Alexander Melville, 1846-1885
Portrait of Queen Victoria 1819 – 1901 Wearing a Blue Sash of the Order of the Garter

19th century

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Attributed to Alexander Melville, 1846-1885 Portrait of Queen Victoria 1819 – 1901 Wearing a Blue Sash of the Order of the Garter

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£1,200

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Rare 9ct-gold Pearl Set Georgian Military Portrait Miniature Sir William Barnard

18th century

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Rare 9ct-gold Pearl Set Georgian Military Portrait Miniature Sir William Barnard

From Artsonline

£1,850

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19th century

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Early 19th Century Watercolour Portrait of Maria Isabella Boyes

From I M Chaney Antique Furniture

£300

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Small Oil Portrait of a Lady in Riding Habit, Circa 1770

18th century

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Small Oil Portrait of a Lady in Riding Habit, Circa 1770

From Wigs on the Green

£345

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Fine Georgian Portrait Miniature of a Lady

18th century

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Fine Georgian Portrait Miniature of a Lady

From Pareglio & Ayres Antiques Interiors

£395

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Sir William Barnard smiles out from a pearl-set Georgian frame, reminding us that eighteenth-century military men scrubbed up rather well for posterity.

19th century

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Lovely Quality Gilt Picture Frame.

From Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

£195

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19th century

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French 19th Century Portrait Miniature

From Terrier Antiques at Hebden Bridge

£390

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K P M . A Wonderful Pair of Kpm Plaques.

19th century

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K P M . A Wonderful Pair of Kpm Plaques.

From Cavers Antiques

£375

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Enamel Portrait Miniature of a Named Gentleman

18th century

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Enamel Portrait Miniature of a Named Gentleman

From Wigs on the Green

£1,800

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19th century

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Portrait of a Seductive Young Lady, Early 19th Century French School

From Westcoast Fine Art

£599

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Miniature Portrait of Captain Richard Hamilton, Royal Artillery

18th century

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Miniature Portrait of Captain Richard Hamilton, Royal Artillery

From Wigs on the Green

£1,400

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Gold Portrait Miniature

Gerrit Schipper 1775 - 1832 Portrait of General Sir James Henry Craig 1748 - 1812

An Antique Enamel and 22ct Gold Portrait Pendant

Antique Watercolour Naval Officer

Mother & Daughter - Small 19th Century Original Watercolour Portrait After the 1789 Oil Painting Hanging in the Louvre Paris by Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun

Rare Victorian 18ct Gold Prince Albert Portrait Ring – Hand-painted Miniature Circa 1840

Attributed to Alexander Melville, 1846-1885 Portrait of Queen Victoria 1819 – 1901 Wearing a Blue Sash of the Order of the Garter

Rare 9ct-gold Pearl Set Georgian Military Portrait Miniature Sir William Barnard

Early 19th Century Watercolour Portrait of Maria Isabella Boyes

Small Oil Portrait of a Lady in Riding Habit, Circa 1770

Fine Georgian Portrait Miniature of a Lady

Lovely Quality Gilt Picture Frame.

French 19th Century Portrait Miniature

K P M . A Wonderful Pair of Kpm Plaques.

Enamel Portrait Miniature of a Named Gentleman

Portrait of a Seductive Young Lady, Early 19th Century French School

Miniature Portrait of Captain Richard Hamilton, Royal Artillery

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