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.
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
£ 95
Pair of 19th Century Naive Folk Art Cut-paper Watercolours - Blacksmith & Lady
£ 95
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
£ 249
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Lovely 19th Century Small Watercolour - Mountain Valley Scene - c.1890
Lovely 19th Century Small Watercolour - Mountain Valley Scene - c.1890
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Raoul Millais (1901–1999), Three Black Hats – Watercolour
£ 645
Raoul Millais (1901–1999), Three Black Hats – Watercolour
£ 645
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Wick Antiques Ltd
Fine Gouache of the Fanny Buller Trading Ship off the Italian Coast in Starboard Tack
£ 2,850
Fine Gouache of the Fanny Buller Trading Ship off the Italian Coast in Starboard Tack
£ 2,850
Wick Antiques Ltd
21st Century Gallery
Original Watercolour and Gouache 'the Kitchen Table' Peter Potworowski 1898-1962. C.1955. Corsham. Provenance; The Artist's Estate
£ 850
Original Watercolour and Gouache 'the Kitchen Table' Peter Potworowski 1898-1962. C.1955. Corsham. Provenance; The Artist's Estate
£ 850
21st Century Gallery
Frank Storey Ltd
Captain Forbes MacBean (Active Mid 19th Century) Seller of Sweetmeats, Constantinople Watercolour & Graphite on Paper
£ 4,800
Captain Forbes MacBean (Active Mid 19th Century) Seller of Sweetmeats, Constantinople Watercolour & Graphite on Paper
£ 4,800
Frank Storey Ltd
IOC Antiques Ltd
The Gloaming by W B Tholen Watercolour c.1890
£ 750
IOC Antiques Ltd
Watercolour by Henry A Payne (1868-1940)
£ 155
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
A Pair of Attractive Mid 19th Century Watercolours
£ 675
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Louis Joseph Reckelbus - A Superb Watercolour - Duck Hunting - c.1920's
£ 175
Louis Joseph Reckelbus - A Superb Watercolour - Duck Hunting - c.1920's
£ 175
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
J. Lucien Grellet (French) - Colourful Watercolour Harbour Scene
£ 445
J. Lucien Grellet (French) - Colourful Watercolour Harbour Scene
£ 445
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Colonial Painting –inbound Junk Ship Mouth of the Pearl River, Hong Kong C1914
£ 3,980
Colonial Painting –inbound Junk Ship Mouth of the Pearl River, Hong Kong C1914
£ 3,980
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
History Naval Family Portrait Painting Legacy Louisa & Augusta & Sophia Devonsher
£ 5,900
History Naval Family Portrait Painting Legacy Louisa & Augusta & Sophia Devonsher
£ 5,900
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Early 19th Century Painting Captain John Cooke’s Family Portrait Legacy Louisa & Augusta & Sophia Devonsher
£ 5,900
Early 19th Century Painting Captain John Cooke’s Family Portrait Legacy Louisa & Augusta & Sophia Devonsher
£ 5,900
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Superb Watercolour Illustration Richard Caton-Woodville Battle of Blenheim 1892
£ 120
Superb Watercolour Illustration Richard Caton-Woodville Battle of Blenheim 1892
£ 120
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Time to Admire Ltd
Framed & Dated Original Watercolour / Pencil Picture of Birds. Signed by Artist Mike Donnell
£ 165
Framed & Dated Original Watercolour / Pencil Picture of Birds. Signed by Artist Mike Donnell
£ 165
Time to Admire Ltd
21st Century Gallery
Original Watercolour '2 Glasgow Ladies' by James Gorman 1931-2005. Framed.signed and Dated Verso June 80
£ 125
Original Watercolour '2 Glasgow Ladies' by James Gorman 1931-2005. Framed.signed and Dated Verso June 80
£ 125
21st Century Gallery
Graham Deakin Antiques
Still Life Watercolour by Harry Turner (1908-2009)
£ 95
Rams Head Antiques
Mughal School Original Gouache Painting Lovers in Landscape
£ 265
Graham Deakin Antiques
Watercolour by Harry Turner (1908-2009)
£ 125
£ 395
Mughal School Original Gouache Painting Courtly Lovers in Cruciform Frame
£ 395
Rams Head Antiques
Frank Storey Ltd
A Collection of Fourteen Early 20th-century Canadian / North American Botanical Watercolours
£ 2,950
A Collection of Fourteen Early 20th-century Canadian / North American Botanical Watercolours
£ 2,950
Frank Storey Ltd
21st Century Gallery
Original Watercolour 'reading' by Toby Horne Shepherd. 1909-1993. Signed. C.1965
£ 120
Original Watercolour 'reading' by Toby Horne Shepherd. 1909-1993. Signed. C.1965
£ 120
21st Century Gallery
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
N G Dickson - Watercolour - Winter Rural Scene
£ 375
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Kazi Anowar Hossain - Watercolour - Landscape Scene (Bengal)
£ 395
Kazi Anowar Hossain - Watercolour - Landscape Scene (Bengal)
£ 395
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Jules Evarist Van Biesbroeck - Enchanting Watercolour c.1900
£ 565
Jules Evarist Van Biesbroeck - Enchanting Watercolour c.1900
£ 565
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
G Villiers Stuart - Watercolour of Mughul Wall, Nasim Bagh (Garden of Breezes) in Kashmir
£ 495
G Villiers Stuart - Watercolour of Mughul Wall, Nasim Bagh (Garden of Breezes) in Kashmir
£ 495
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
South Country Antiques
Antique Silhouette Portrait of a Gentleman
£ 85
South Country Antiques
Antique Watercolour Portrait of Hannah More
£ 255
£ 795
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Sandra Faye Oppegard - American Horse Racing C1980
£ 750
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Alfred Grey RHA - Cattle Watering - Irish Watercolour Landscape c.1900
£ 595
Alfred Grey RHA - Cattle Watering - Irish Watercolour Landscape c.1900
£ 595
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
£ 1,395
Antique Watercolour Finch Painting, English School, Art - Harry Bright, Victorian
£ 1,395
London Fine Ltd
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
William Andrews Nesfield (1793–1881) “Mother Faux’s Macaw, Farnley Hall”
£ 895
William Andrews Nesfield (1793–1881) “Mother Faux’s Macaw, Farnley Hall”
£ 895
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
