Christine Archibald is based in New York City and sells by appointment, and uses her website www.archibaldminiatures.com as her catalogue. The museum quality miniature paintings are usually set in lockets, or pendants, gilded wood or black papier-mache frames and sometimes brooches. The reverses often contain hairworks or mourning images. Christy takes a curator’s approach to her collection, and carefully selects them for distinction, historical importance, and aesthetic appeal. There is only one other high-end dealer of miniatures in the U.S, Elle Shushan, and a handful in England: Judy Harden, Philip Mould, Claudia Hill, Cynthia Walmsley. Christy also buys miniatures and takes them on consignment.