As any art lover knows, Portrait paintings are far more than just mirrors to another person’s physical appearance. Through the use of oils, watercolours and more these pieces offer a glimpse to the sitter’s soul as well as the fashions and symbolism of their time. Long before photography portrait painting was the only way to let people know how you looked and marriages were agreed based off of such pictures. They were the only way to capture a possibly happy moment in time to ruminate on in later life and the only way to recall someone after they had died. With the advent of Photography during the middle of the 19th Century accurate painted representations became less important so artists began to explore more impressionistic and abstract approaches instead. This view continued through the 20th Century to today.
Antique and Vintage portrait paintings offer a wonderful way to engage with the past through a direct connection with another person. Apart from more formal pieces intended for public display (as often found in 19th Century works), many instead are full of softness and openness which bring out the blemishes, insecurities, and longings which all of us are subject to.
At LoveAntiques we have a fine selection of Antique and Vintage Portraits for all your needs.
South Country Antiques
European Miniature Portrait of a Girl
£ 95
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Victorian Equestrian Colonial Racing Oil Portrait of Master Walter, Governor’s Cup Colombo Ceylon Races 1894 Owner Horace Deane-drummond
£ 9,000
Victorian Equestrian Colonial Racing Oil Portrait of Master Walter, Governor’s Cup Colombo Ceylon Races 1894 Owner Horace Deane-drummond
£ 9,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
South Country Antiques
Early 19th C. Portrait of a Gentleman, Antique Oil Painting,
£ 485
£ 225
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Racing Pigeon Trophy Portrait Oil Painting c.1930, Inscribed Holley Bros., “Old Badge Hen & Champion Cock” — In the Manner of Andrew Beer
£ 4,500
Racing Pigeon Trophy Portrait Oil Painting c.1930, Inscribed Holley Bros., “Old Badge Hen & Champion Cock” — In the Manner of Andrew Beer
£ 4,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
21st Century Gallery
Original Etching ‘chess Players’ by Roland Jarvis 1926-2016. Artists Proof Copy. Signed. C.1965
£ 80
Original Etching ‘chess Players’ by Roland Jarvis 1926-2016. Artists Proof Copy. Signed. C.1965
£ 80
21st Century Gallery
21st Century Gallery
Original Oil on Canvas ‘the Monkey Puzzle Tree’ by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Framed. Signed on the Stretcher. C.1955
£ 300
Original Oil on Canvas ‘the Monkey Puzzle Tree’ by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Framed. Signed on the Stretcher. C.1955
£ 300
21st Century Gallery
21st Century Gallery
Original Oil on Canvas ‘helen Hale ROI.’ By Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed Verso on the Stretcher
£ 400
Original Oil on Canvas ‘helen Hale ROI.’ By Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed Verso on the Stretcher
£ 400
21st Century Gallery
21st Century Gallery
Original Etching ‘rugby’ by Roland Jarvis 1926-2016. Artists Proof Copy. C.1965
£ 125
Original Etching ‘rugby’ by Roland Jarvis 1926-2016. Artists Proof Copy. C.1965
£ 125
21st Century Gallery
South Country Antiques
Pair of 19th C Miniature Portraits with Provenance
£ 155
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Song Bird Watercolour, Framed c.1950s — Charles F. Tunnicliffe OBE RA British Wildlife Art
£ 28,000
Song Bird Watercolour, Framed c.1950s — Charles F. Tunnicliffe OBE RA British Wildlife Art
£ 28,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Prometheus Antiques
Fine Irish Genre Oil Painting by Howard Helmick 1840-1907
£ 1,950
Prometheus Antiques
Oil Portrait of a Boy by Evaristo Cappelli 1869-1951
£ 295
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Victorian Painting By Colin Graeme Roe c.1880 — Setters (Gordon & Irish Red & White), Oil on Winsor & Newton Board, Framed
£ 4,900
Victorian Painting By Colin Graeme Roe c.1880 — Setters (Gordon & Irish Red & White), Oil on Winsor & Newton Board, Framed
£ 4,900
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
JMR Antiques Ltd
Georgian Oil On Canvas Portrait of a Lady
£ 1,995
Graham Deakin Antiques
Fred Yates (1922-2008) Self Portrait
£ 495
South Country Antiques
Antique Miniature Oil Portrait of Child
£ 95
William Rand Antiques
Edwardian Portrait Watercolour by L Sommer
£ 240
Trade Antiques
Library Interior Attributed to Walter Dendy Sadley
£ 2,650
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Historical Oil Portrait: Napoleon Bonaparte Wearing the Grand Cross of the Légion D’honneur After Jacques-louis David
£ 15,000
Historical Oil Portrait: Napoleon Bonaparte Wearing the Grand Cross of the Légion D’honneur After Jacques-louis David
£ 15,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
JMR Antiques Ltd
Victorian Oil on Canvas Portrait of Bearded Gentleman
£ 895
JMR Antiques Ltd
Victorian Oil on Canvas Portrait of Gentleman in Blue Bowtie
£ 895
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
Antique Large 19th Century Oil Painting Young Girl Red Chair Carved Gilt Frame
£ 1,300
Antique Large 19th Century Oil Painting Young Girl Red Chair Carved Gilt Frame
£ 1,300
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
£ 995
Antique Blacksmith's Cottage Painting, English School, Art, Picture, Figural
£ 995
London Fine Ltd
Rams Head Antiques
19th Century Oil Portrait Woman with Spices Style of Joachim Bueckelaer
£ 245
19th Century Oil Portrait Woman with Spices Style of Joachim Bueckelaer
£ 245
Rams Head Antiques
Rams Head Antiques
Oil Painting Madonna & Child
£ 395
JMR Antiques Ltd
19th Century Oil on Canvas Family Portrait
£ 5,995
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
19th Century Oil Portrait Rough Collie Signed by John Trivett Nettleship
£ 6,800
19th Century Oil Portrait Rough Collie Signed by John Trivett Nettleship
£ 6,800
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Dutch Oil Painting in Giltwood Frame
£ 850
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Portrait of Louisa Cooke and Mr Quiz Home Before Battle — With Trafalgar Provenance (circa 1802)
£ 14,000
Portrait of Louisa Cooke and Mr Quiz Home Before Battle — With Trafalgar Provenance (circa 1802)
£ 14,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Prometheus Antiques
Oil Painting After Elisabeth Le Brun
£ 550
Treehouse Antiques
Full Length Portrait of Elizabethan Gentleman
£ 395
South Country Antiques
Original Pencil Scetch By Alméry Lobel Riche,
£ 450
Athey Antiques
Set of 12 Vanity Fair "Spy" Prints
£ 570
JMR Antiques Ltd
Oil on Canvas Portrait of an Officer
£ 895
Prometheus Antiques
Regency Painted Silhouette by Charles Rosenberg
£ 295
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Victorian Shorthorn Bull Oil Painting British Naïve School Prize Livestock Portrait in The Manner of William Ward
£ 4,950
Victorian Shorthorn Bull Oil Painting British Naïve School Prize Livestock Portrait in The Manner of William Ward
£ 4,950
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
History Naval Family Portrait Painting Legacy Louisa & Augusta & Sophia Devonsher
£ 5,900
History Naval Family Portrait Painting Legacy Louisa & Augusta & Sophia Devonsher
£ 5,900
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Oil Realist Portrait of Mary with Cairn Terriers in the Manner of Sir Harrington Mann (1864–1937)
£ 8,500
Oil Realist Portrait of Mary with Cairn Terriers in the Manner of Sir Harrington Mann (1864–1937)
£ 8,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
