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.
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Pair of Victorian Oil on Canvas Portraits
£ 495
£ 499
St James Collectables
Blackheath Cricket Club Team Edwardian Era Sporting Portrait
£ 295
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Mid-20th Century Watercolour Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt
£ 6,000
Mid-20th Century Watercolour Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt
£ 6,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
£ 395
£ 645
Bearded Victorian Gentleman Oil Painting - Gilt Gesso Framed Man Portrait
£ 645
Krave Antiques
Matthew Coles Antiques
Watercolour of a Black Labrador Retriever - Signed
£ 85
Matthew Coles Antiques
Watercolour of a Labrador Retriever - Signed
£ 85
South Country Antiques
Antique Dutch Scene Miniature Watercolour Painting,
£ 85
£ 999
Watcombe Torquay Terracotta Plaque – Hand-painted Love Scene, 19th Century Regular
£ 999
Zonda Antiques
Zonda Antiques
Antique Royal Vienna Porcelain Cabinet Plate – 19th Century Hand-painted Love Scene with Cupid
£ 499
Antique Royal Vienna Porcelain Cabinet Plate – 19th Century Hand-painted Love Scene with Cupid
£ 499
Zonda Antiques
Zonda Antiques
Antique French Creil et Montereau Plaque | Large Hand-painted Christening Scene, c.1880
£ 1,999
Antique French Creil et Montereau Plaque | Large Hand-painted Christening Scene, c.1880
£ 1,999
Zonda Antiques
JMR Antiques Ltd
18th Century Italian Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Lady
POA
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Victorian Oil Painting of Persimmon Racehorse with Jockey Jack Watts – Royal Thoroughbred Owned by King Edward VII – In the Manner of John Frederick Herring Sr. – Newmarket c.1898
£ 8,500
Victorian Oil Painting of Persimmon Racehorse with Jockey Jack Watts – Royal Thoroughbred Owned by King Edward VII – In the Manner of John Frederick Herring Sr. – Newmarket c.1898
£ 8,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
£ 249
Trade Antiques
Sir Walter Scott & His Dog Artist Comrick Brown
£ 685
£ 149.99
Hutton-Clarke Antiques
Large Oil Portrait of French Nobleman
£ 1,150
£ 149
Rams Head Antiques
Oil Painting Portrait of Young Gentleman Byronesque
£ 185
Rams Head Antiques
Charming Portrait of a Stylish Cat in Oil Pastels
£ 185
JMR Antiques Ltd
18th Century Italian Oil on Canvas of a Hunting Scene
POA
Rams Head Antiques
Oil Portrait Irish Lady in Lace Cap Circle of Erskine Nichols
£ 485
South Country Antiques
Antique Miniature Photograph of Queen Victoria
£ 35
JMR Antiques Ltd
Italian Oil on Canvas Still Life
POA
POA
South Country Antiques
Antique Naïve Portrait Miniature
£ 75
JMR Antiques Ltd
English School Oil on Board of a Greyhound
POA
21st Century Gallery
Original Pen & Wash Drawing 'la Mome Piaf' by Toby Horne Shepherd (1909-1993) Framed c.1957
£ 240
Original Pen & Wash Drawing 'la Mome Piaf' by Toby Horne Shepherd (1909-1993) Framed c.1957
£ 240
21st Century Gallery
Hutton-Clarke Antiques
Regency Period Portrait of Gentleman
£ 645
Hutton-Clarke Antiques
Oil Portrait of a Lady
£ 665
Hutton-Clarke Antiques
Oil Portrait of Edwardian Gentleman
£ 440
Hutton-Clarke Antiques
Family Portrait Oil on Canvas
£ 1,145
Hutton-Clarke Antiques
Oil Portrait of a Gentleman
£ 475
£ 1,200
Sir Thomas Lawrence (British, 1769-1830) Young Boy in Landscape - Pencil Sketch
£ 1,200
Lines and Son
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Portrait of King Henry VIII (1491–1547) After Hans Holbein the Younger English School c.1750
£ 18,500
Portrait of King Henry VIII (1491–1547) After Hans Holbein the Younger English School c.1750
£ 18,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Rams Head Antiques
Miniature Portrait on Gilt Metal Stand Earl of Thanet
£ 485
Downland Antiques
Fine 19th Century Silhouette
£ 260
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Hereford Bull Pastoral Oil Painting in the Manner of William Henry Davis
£ 4,500
Hereford Bull Pastoral Oil Painting in the Manner of William Henry Davis
£ 4,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Oil Painting The Faithful Companions - A Trio of Cocker Spanielse Manner of Maud Alice Earl
£ 4,850
Oil Painting The Faithful Companions - A Trio of Cocker Spanielse Manner of Maud Alice Earl
£ 4,850
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
