Antique Watercolours
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.
James Lynchehaun Fine Art Ltd
Battleship in the Mersey, by Samuel John Milton Brown
£ 725
Salisbury Antiques Centre
"Reflections at Florians" by Michael Felmingham
£ 1450
Vintage Midcentury
Fine Portrait of Major William Northey
£ 950
Fontaine Decorative
Gouache OF Landscape
£ 350
Kernow Furniture
Watercolour Beach Scene
£ 145
Kilroy Fine Art
David Cox - Fishing on the Bend of the River
£ 325
£ 695
Watercolour Study for Stained Glass Panel Heaton Butler & Bayne 19th Century
£ 695
Rams Head Antiques
Kilroy Fine Art
David Cox Senior - Figures & Cattle in a Rural Landscape
£ 325
Sunnyside Antiques
Georgian Miniature of a Jacobite
£ 475
Graham Reed Fine Art
John Abernethy Lynas-Gray Watercolour ‘ Girl Feeding Ducks in Front of Cottage’
£ 495
John Abernethy Lynas-Gray Watercolour ‘ Girl Feeding Ducks in Front of Cottage’
£ 495
Graham Reed Fine Art
Graham Reed Fine Art
Wiliam Fraser Garden - Watercolour of Country House
£ 950
Edward Wesson Gallery
Buttermere - Cumbria - Watercolour by Edward Wesson R.S.M.A, R.B.A, R.I
£ 1250
Buttermere - Cumbria - Watercolour by Edward Wesson R.S.M.A, R.B.A, R.I
£ 1250
Edward Wesson Gallery
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Watercolour "Chirping Song Thrush Bird" By Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe OBE RA
£ 10000
Watercolour "Chirping Song Thrush Bird" By Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe OBE RA
£ 10000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
The Three MusCATeers
Finely Painted Georgian Miniature of a Woman in White with Resplendent Turban
£ 320
Finely Painted Georgian Miniature of a Woman in White with Resplendent Turban
£ 320
The Three MusCATeers
Edward Wesson Gallery
Tower Bridge from the Thames
£ 1595
Edward Wesson Gallery
Edward Wesson - Lake Como - Watercolour
£ 895
Elder Books & Collectables
Middle East Natural History Watercolour c.1850
£ 50
Elder Books & Collectables
Middle East Natural History Watercolour c.1850
£ 55
£ 95
Graham Reed Fine Art
Albert Pollitt Watercolour - Figures in a Coastal Landscape
£ 495
Graham Reed Fine Art
John Abernethy Lynas-Gray Watercolour - Feeding Hens Outside A Coastal Cottage’
£ 450
John Abernethy Lynas-Gray Watercolour - Feeding Hens Outside A Coastal Cottage’
£ 450
Graham Reed Fine Art
Graham Reed Fine Art
Alfred William Cooper Watercolour - Country Scene with Children, Farmer & Dog
£ 395
Alfred William Cooper Watercolour - Country Scene with Children, Farmer & Dog
£ 395
Graham Reed Fine Art
Graham Reed Fine Art
Thomas Bush Hardy Watercolour - A View in The Venetian Lagoon
£ 795
£ 55
Albert Houghton FRSA: Watercolour of "The Mount of the River Dovey" (Dyfi) in Wales
£ 55
Art & Stuff
Graham Reed Fine Art
Wycliffe Eggington Watercolour ‘Granite Worker, Belstone, Dartmoor’
£ 495
Wycliffe Eggington Watercolour ‘Granite Worker, Belstone, Dartmoor’
£ 495
Graham Reed Fine Art
Sunnyside Antiques
19th Century Miniature of a Lady
£ 285
Sunnyside Antiques
Vintage Watercolour on Silk Scrolls, The Four Beauties
£ 995
James Lynchehaun Fine Art Ltd
Samuel John Milton Brown 1873-1965, A Clipper at Sea
£ 495
Graham Reed Fine Art
Robert Lillie Watercolour - Her Toilet
£ 1250
Graham Reed Fine Art
Percy William Gibbs Watercolour ‘ Portrait of Young Woman Arranging Flowers’
£ 495
Percy William Gibbs Watercolour ‘ Portrait of Young Woman Arranging Flowers’
£ 495
Graham Reed Fine Art
James Lynchehaun Fine Art Ltd
Harold Percival (1868-1914), the Sailing Barque 'Snowdrop'
£ 1500
Harold Percival (1868-1914), the Sailing Barque 'Snowdrop'
£ 1500
James Lynchehaun Fine Art Ltd
Marine Watercolour 'Off Newhaven on a windy day' by F.J.Aldridge c.1920
£ 775
Wilsons Antiques
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Early 20th Century Watercolour Portrait Black Scottie Terrier Dog "Jock"
£ 965
Early 20th Century Watercolour Portrait Black Scottie Terrier Dog "Jock"
£ 965
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
James Lynchehaun Fine Art Ltd
Samuel John Milton Brown 1873-1965 Watercolour, The Liverpool Waterfront from an Unusual Perspective
£ 695
Samuel John Milton Brown 1873-1965 Watercolour, The Liverpool Waterfront from an Unusual Perspective
£ 695
James Lynchehaun Fine Art Ltd
James Lynchehaun Fine Art Ltd
Samuel John Milton Brown 1873-1965, Lamport and Holt Cargo Ship & Other Vessels in Front of the Liverpool Waterfront
£ 795
Samuel John Milton Brown 1873-1965, Lamport and Holt Cargo Ship & Other Vessels in Front of the Liverpool Waterfront
£ 795
James Lynchehaun Fine Art Ltd
James Lynchehaun Fine Art Ltd
William Kay Blacklock 1872-1924, Waiting for the Boat
£ 1225
Bridport Antiques
View Over St Ives Harbour by George F Nicholls
£ 390
£ 49
James Lynchehaun Fine Art Ltd
Samuel Owen 1768-1857 Fisherfolk on the Beach
£ 695
Neville Platt Antiques
Augustus Osborne Lamplough - Watercolour Desert Scene
£ 580