Compared to oils which are built up and mixed slowly and methodically on the canvas or board, watercolours offer a quick impression of the sitter or scene to brush on before the water contained within dries. It is an approach often painted live in situ rather than a studio and creates images rich in light and movement. Colours can be premixed or placed as distinct layers on the paper, and every stroke needs to be intentional and planned to prevent mistakes which can’t be undone. It is the spontaneity of watercolours which make antique and vintage examples so appealing. These are often humble moments from the past, captured in time and never to return. They have been kept out of the sun by owners who cherished them too much to see them fade, and their smaller size makes them feel more personal.
The 19th and 20th Centuries were the hiatus for watercolours and at LoveAntiques we have a large and fine selection for any space on your wall you wish to fill.
Georgian Antiques
Original Watercolour “Newtonmore” by Thomas Marjoribanks Hay RSW
£ 550
Bill Bridges Antiques
Early Victorian Miniature Painting of Mrs. Jancewicz c.1840
£ 300
21st Century Gallery
Original Pen and Watercolour 'flower Study' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed. Framed. C.1965. Provenance; Helen Hale ROI
£ 120
Original Pen and Watercolour 'flower Study' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed. Framed. C.1965. Provenance; Helen Hale ROI
£ 120
21st Century Gallery
21st Century Gallery
Original Mixed Media Painting'bamboo' by Ian Black 1929-1918. Painted c.1970. Signed and Framed
£ 325
Original Mixed Media Painting'bamboo' by Ian Black 1929-1918. Painted c.1970. Signed and Framed
£ 325
21st Century Gallery
Georgian Antiques
Original Watercolour by E.T. Rose (1871-1964) of the Royal Scottish Academy of Edinburgh
£ 475
Original Watercolour by E.T. Rose (1871-1964) of the Royal Scottish Academy of Edinburgh
£ 475
Georgian Antiques
Bill Bridges Antiques
Antique 19th Century Victorian Gothic Painting Old Man Drinking Feast Room Wine c.1870
£ 65
Antique 19th Century Victorian Gothic Painting Old Man Drinking Feast Room Wine c.1870
£ 65
Bill Bridges Antiques
Bill Bridges Antiques
Antique 19th Century Victorian Watercolour Painting Woman in a Greenhouse Statue c.1870
£ 65
Antique 19th Century Victorian Watercolour Painting Woman in a Greenhouse Statue c.1870
£ 65
Bill Bridges Antiques
Bill Bridges Antiques
Antique 19th Century Victorian Watercolour Painting Sleeping Woman Bed Interior c.1870
£ 65
Antique 19th Century Victorian Watercolour Painting Sleeping Woman Bed Interior c.1870
£ 65
Bill Bridges Antiques
Rams Head Antiques
18th Century French Watercolour Venus & Cupid
£ 484
Bill Bridges Antiques
Antique 19th Century Watercolour Painting Switzerland Lake Lausanne 1870 Castle Turrets
£ 65
Antique 19th Century Watercolour Painting Switzerland Lake Lausanne 1870 Castle Turrets
£ 65
Bill Bridges Antiques
Bill Bridges Antiques
Antique 19th Century Watercolour Painting Mediterranean Town Arch Figures c.1880 #2 of 2
£ 63
Antique 19th Century Watercolour Painting Mediterranean Town Arch Figures c.1880 #2 of 2
£ 63
Bill Bridges Antiques
Bill Bridges Antiques
Antique 19th Century (1870) Sepia Painting Andermatt Switzerland Chalet in Alpine Village
£ 59
Antique 19th Century (1870) Sepia Painting Andermatt Switzerland Chalet in Alpine Village
£ 59
Bill Bridges Antiques
Bill Bridges Antiques
Antique Miniature Painting Arts & Crafts Landscape Lake Mountains Signed Framed
£ 59
Antique Miniature Painting Arts & Crafts Landscape Lake Mountains Signed Framed
£ 59
Bill Bridges Antiques
Sunnyside Antiques
Photomontage - Ashley Cook
£ 895
Sunnyside Antiques
Antique Watercolour - Welsh School
£ 685
South Country Antiques
Vintage Dachshund Watercolour Portrait
£ 75
Bill Bridges Antiques
Antique French Signed Painting Landscape with Deer c.1830
£ 160
21st Century Gallery
Original Watercolour 'the Queen of Clubs' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. C.1960. Framed. Provenance; Helen Hale, the Artists Wife
£ 120
Original Watercolour 'the Queen of Clubs' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. C.1960. Framed. Provenance; Helen Hale, the Artists Wife
£ 120
21st Century Gallery
21st Century Gallery
Original Watercolour’harbour Scene’ by Gordon Hales RSMA,RBA. 1916-1997. Framed
£ 375
Original Watercolour’harbour Scene’ by Gordon Hales RSMA,RBA. 1916-1997. Framed
£ 375
21st Century Gallery
South Country Antiques
Pair of 19th C Miniature Portraits with Provenance
£ 155
Graham Deakin Antiques
Watercolour of “mont Orgieil, Jersey by W I Aston 1857-1939
£ 450
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
£ 350
Graham Deakin Antiques
Arthur Wragg (1903-1976) Watercolour
£ 295
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
A 19th Century Watercolour - Village Scene - Dudley Davis - c.1900
£ 35
A 19th Century Watercolour - Village Scene - Dudley Davis - c.1900
£ 35
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
A 19th Century Watercolour - Pastoral Scene - Dudley Davis - c.1900
£ 35
A 19th Century Watercolour - Pastoral Scene - Dudley Davis - c.1900
£ 35
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Harry Goodwin (1842–1925) Lucerne Twilight, 1892
£ 850
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
19th Century Folk Art Naive Watercolour Painting - Comical Coaching Scene
£ 35
19th Century Folk Art Naive Watercolour Painting - Comical Coaching Scene
£ 35
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Derek Cook - Original Vintage Watercolour "Buffalo In Nepal" - Signed
£ 35
Derek Cook - Original Vintage Watercolour "Buffalo In Nepal" - Signed
£ 35
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
William Rand Antiques
Edwardian Portrait Watercolour by L Sommer
£ 240
William Rand Antiques
Coastal Watercolour by John McDougal
£ 600
William Rand Antiques
Coastal Watercolour by Staithes Artist James Watson
£ 250
Vintage Jack Rabbit Ltd
“Cotswolds” - Original Watercolour - David Brookes
£ 125
£ 695
Antique Loch Landscape Painting, Scottish, Watercolour Art, Highlands Picture
£ 695
London Fine Ltd
Prometheus Antiques
Fine & Large Hunting Watercolour by Basil Nightingale (1864-1940)
£ 550
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Large Painting High Tide off Trebarwith Strand” Dramatic Cornish Shipwreck Masterpiece by Charles Sim Mottram RBA, 1894
£ 10,000
Large Painting High Tide off Trebarwith Strand” Dramatic Cornish Shipwreck Masterpiece by Charles Sim Mottram RBA, 1894
£ 10,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Millers Antiques
Scottish Painting Firth of Forth Dysart
£ 250
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Pair of 19th Century Naive Folk Art Cut-paper Watercolours - Blacksmith & Lady
£ 70
Pair of 19th Century Naive Folk Art Cut-paper Watercolours - Blacksmith & Lady
£ 70
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
HMY Victoria and Albert Royal Yacht off Osborne House c.1852 British Marine Painting
£ 6,500
HMY Victoria and Albert Royal Yacht off Osborne House c.1852 British Marine Painting
£ 6,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
£ 235
