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.
Antique Furniture Direct
Victorian Miniature Watercolour Portrait 1852 Signed
£ 195
Antique Furniture Direct
Antique Watercolour Neapolitan Fisherman
£ 225
£ 350
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Victorian Painting The Long Gallery Chimneypiece, Westwood House, Worcestershire
£ 4,800
Victorian Painting The Long Gallery Chimneypiece, Westwood House, Worcestershire
£ 4,800
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
£ 395
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Hunting Masterpiece – The Badsworth Hunt on Foot, Easingwold by George Anderson Short
£ 2,200
Hunting Masterpiece – The Badsworth Hunt on Foot, Easingwold by George Anderson Short
£ 2,200
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Equestrian Painting Grace in Flight — Pat Smythe & Finality, 1949 Harringay Champions
£ 12,500
Equestrian Painting Grace in Flight — Pat Smythe & Finality, 1949 Harringay Champions
£ 12,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Rams Head Antiques
Antique Chinese Watercolour Painting Butterflies and Blossoms
£ 185
Rams Head Antiques
Antique Chinese Watercolour Painting Butterflies and Blossoms
£ 185
South Country Antiques
Antique Coat of Arms Watercolour, Antique Family Crest
£ 85
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
John Shapland (C.Russell) - En Grisaille Watercolour - Panorama Walk Barmouth
£ 55
John Shapland (C.Russell) - En Grisaille Watercolour - Panorama Walk Barmouth
£ 55
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
John Shapland (C.Russell) - En Grisaille Watercolour - Stratford on Avon
£ 75
John Shapland (C.Russell) - En Grisaille Watercolour - Stratford on Avon
£ 75
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
£ 5,400
Frank Storey Ltd
North American Botanical Watercolours of Flowers, 27 in Total
£ 18,000
£ 1,125
£ 1,125
Albert Moulton Foweraker (British 1873-1942) Cottages in Moonlight Watercolour
£ 1,125
Lefays
Time to Admire Ltd
Original Watercolour of Aberdeen Harbour
£ 340
£ 975
William Rand Antiques
Large James Aitken Watercolour Marine Seascape
£ 895
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Harmony in Form: Edward Carter Preston’s Cubist Still Life, Domestic Kitchen Geometry Edward
£ 8,500
Harmony in Form: Edward Carter Preston’s Cubist Still Life, Domestic Kitchen Geometry Edward
£ 8,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
South Country Antiques
Antique Miniature Watercolour, Edwardian Portrait
£ 95
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Stephen Wadsworth - Watercolour Still Life Painting c.1950
£ 55
South Country Antiques
Antique Silhouette Portrait of Lady, Dog Portrait
£ 195
Robert Belcher Antiques
19th Century Watercolour by Henry Martin Pope of a Moonlit Castle Ruin by a Lake
£ 1,595
19th Century Watercolour by Henry Martin Pope of a Moonlit Castle Ruin by a Lake
£ 1,595
Robert Belcher Antiques
Robert Belcher Antiques
19th Century Watercolour by Henry Martin Pope of the Pass of Llanberis North Wales
£ 1,950
19th Century Watercolour by Henry Martin Pope of the Pass of Llanberis North Wales
£ 1,950
Robert Belcher Antiques
South Country Antiques
Antique Portrait Study Painting, Watercolour Painting
£ 125
Celia Rose Antiques
Second of 2 Miniature Portraits by Ratel
£ 115
Celia Rose Antiques
Hand Painted Miniature Portrait 1890 / 1910
£ 165
Celia Rose Antiques
2 of 2 Watercolours of Rouen by N.S. Crichton
£ 98
Celia Rose Antiques
1 of 2 Watercolours of Rouen by N.S. Crichton
£ 98
AppleMan Antiques
Antique Heraldic Crest, Framed, Watercolour Painting
£ 199
IOC Antiques Ltd
Watercolour by Charles March Grere 1869-1957
£ 250
Millers Antiques
Painting View to Bamburgh Golf Course 1943
£ 1,200
South Country Antiques
Rare Antique Miniature Paintings of Walnry Island
£ 250
South Country Antiques
Early 19th C. Miniature Portrait Study Of An Old Man
£ 85
South Country Antiques
Antique Portrait Painting By J. W. Hammick
£ 165
Art & Stuff
Marjorie Best: Watercolour of Pansies
£ 55
Elmgarden Antiques
1994 Watercolour, Fleet Review of Spithead by Mike Miller
£ 395
South Country Antiques
Pair of Antique Miniature Portraits, Watercolour Painting
£ 215
South Country Antiques
Antique Miniature Portrait, Watercolor Portrait
£ 245
