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Antique Portraits

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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. 

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Miniature Portrait 2nd Younger Brother 1896

£ 220

€257
$277
Miniature Portrait 2nd Younger Brother 1896

Miniature Portrait 2nd Younger Brother 1896

£ 220

€257
$277

Celia Rose Antiques

Miniature Portrait Young Boy 1896

£ 220

€257
$277
Miniature Portrait Young Boy 1896

Miniature Portrait Young Boy 1896

£ 220

€257
$277

Celia Rose Antiques

Antique Dutch Oil Painting in Giltwood Frame

£ 895

€1,045
$1,126
Antique Dutch Oil Painting in Giltwood Frame

Antique Dutch Oil Painting in Giltwood Frame

£ 895

€1045
$1126

Marylebone Antiques

Oil Painting Northern Racing Pigeons Champions Old Badge Hen & Cock c.1930

£ 3,500

€4,089
$4,403
Oil Painting Northern Racing Pigeons Champions Old Badge Hen & Cock c.1930

Oil Painting Northern Racing Pigeons Champions Old Badge Hen & Cock c.1930

£ 3,500

€4089
$4403

Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD

Huge Oil Painting Equestrian Lady Attributed Alexander Maclean c.1875

£ 15,000

€17,522
$18,868
Huge Oil Painting Equestrian Lady Attributed Alexander Maclean c.1875

Huge Oil Painting Equestrian Lady Attributed Alexander Maclean c.1875

£ 15,000

€17522
$18868

Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD

19th Century Oil Painting Landseer's Mastiff Bloodhound Prized Dog Odin

£ 10,000

€11,682
$12,579
19th Century Oil Painting Landseer's Mastiff Bloodhound Prized Dog Odin

19th Century Oil Painting Landseer's Mastiff Bloodhound Prized Dog Odin

£ 10,000

€11682
$12579

Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD

Pair of Drawings After Raphael

£ 350

€409
$440
Pair of Drawings After Raphael

Pair of Drawings After Raphael

£ 350

€409
$440

Prometheus Antiques

Oil Painting Circle of William Redmore Bigg Spinning

£ 1,250

€1,460
$1,572
Oil Painting Circle of William Redmore Bigg Spinning

Oil Painting Circle of William Redmore Bigg Spinning

£ 1,250

€1460
$1572

Walton House Antiques Ltd

Large Late Victorian Oil Portrait

£ 1,650

€1,927
$2,075
Large Late Victorian Oil Portrait

Large Late Victorian Oil Portrait

£ 1,650

€1927
$2075

William Rand Antiques

Set 3 Hunting Sequence Paintings Huntsman On Grey  By Charles Johnson Payne Snaffles

£ 15,000

€17,522
$18,868
Fine Art Painting Portrait King George VI Naval Uniform After William McCance

£ 8,900

€10,397
$11,195
Fine Art Painting Portrait King George VI Naval Uniform After William McCance

Fine Art Painting Portrait King George VI Naval Uniform After William McCance

£ 8,900

€10397
$11195

Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD

Oil Painting Rachel Weigall With Prized Kitten by Henry Weigall

£ 5,500

€6,425
$6,918
Oil Painting Rachel Weigall With Prized Kitten by Henry Weigall

Oil Painting Rachel Weigall With Prized Kitten by Henry Weigall

£ 5,500

€6425
$6918

Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD

Early 20th Century Vincent Van Gough Print

£ 275

€321
$346
Early 20th Century Vincent Van Gough Print

Early 20th Century Vincent Van Gough Print

£ 275

€321
$346

Millers Antiques

Oil Painting The Icon of Madonna Del Popolo c.1931

£ 3,000

€3,504
$3,774
Oil Painting The Icon of Madonna Del Popolo c.1931

Oil Painting The Icon of Madonna Del Popolo c.1931

£ 3,000

€3504
$3774

Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD

Oil Painting Winston Churchill Follower John Archibald Alexander Berrie c.1940

£ 10,000

€11,682
$12,579
Oil Painting Winston Churchill Follower John Archibald Alexander Berrie c.1940

Oil Painting Winston Churchill Follower John Archibald Alexander Berrie c.1940

£ 10,000

€11682
$12579

Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD

Oil Painting The Tudor Royal Virgin Queen Elizabeth 1st When A Young Princess

£ 3,100

€3,621
$3,899
Oil Painting The Tudor Royal Virgin Queen Elizabeth 1st When A Young Princess

Oil Painting The Tudor Royal Virgin Queen Elizabeth 1st When A Young Princess

£ 3,100

€3621
$3899

Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD

A Pair of Portraits Oil on Canvas

£ 280

€327
$352
A Pair of Portraits Oil on Canvas

A Pair of Portraits Oil on Canvas

£ 280

€327
$352

Wickersley Antiques

Oil Painting Sir Philip Grey Egerton 15th Baronet Follower of Herbert James Gunn

£ 4,500

€5,257
$5,660
Oil Painting Battle The Plains of Abraham 1759 Red Coats Quebec Canada

£ 3,600

€4,205
$4,528
Oil Painting Battle The Plains of Abraham 1759 Red Coats Quebec Canada

Oil Painting Battle The Plains of Abraham 1759 Red Coats Quebec Canada

£ 3,600

€4205
$4528

Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD

Winston Churchill Oil Canvas Dated 17th Feb 1953

£ 325

€380
$409
Winston Churchill Oil Canvas Dated 17th Feb 1953

Winston Churchill Oil Canvas Dated 17th Feb 1953

£ 325

€380
$409

Cloverleaf Home Interiors

Neat 19th Century Horse Painting

£ 675

€789
$849
Neat 19th Century Horse Painting

Neat 19th Century Horse Painting

£ 675

€789
$849

Millers Antiques

Pair of French Oval Gilt Framed Portraits

£ 395

€461
$497
Pair of French Oval Gilt Framed Portraits

Pair of French Oval Gilt Framed Portraits

£ 395

€461
$497

Tom Scott Antiques

Hand Painted Miniature Portrait Marie Antoinette

£ 685

€800
$862
Hand Painted Miniature Portrait Marie Antoinette

Hand Painted Miniature Portrait Marie Antoinette

£ 685

€800
$862

Celia Rose Antiques