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1920’S Children’s Watercolour Set
Colin Brand Antiques
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1920’S Children’s Watercolour Set

1900 - 1920
Description

Adorable children’s watercolour box from the 1920’s

The top slides off to reveal the tissue covered watercolour paints

Bought from the collection of the late Charlie and Shirley Watts, Halsdon House. Charlie Watts (2nd June 1941 - 24th August 2021) was an English Musician who was the drummer of The Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death in 2021

Physical Dimensions
Height
1cm (0.39")
Width
26.5cm (10.43")
Depth
15cm (5.91")
Declaration

Colin Brand Antiques has dated this Antique Wooden Watercolour Set to the 1920s.

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SA1216916
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CRBJR
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Colin Brand Antiques Est. 1984

Description
Adorable children’s watercolour box from the 1920’s

The top slides off to reveal the tissue covered watercolour paints

Bought from the collection of the late Charlie and Shirley Watts, Halsdon House.

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Charlie Watts (2nd June 1941 - 24th August 2021) was an English Musician who was the drummer of The Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death in 2021.
Colin Brand Antiques
Height
1cm (0.39")
Width
26.5cm (10.43")
Depth
15cm (5.91")
Date of Manufacture

Colin Brand Antiques has dated this Antique Wooden Watercolour Set to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1216916
Dealers Internal Ref
CRBJR
Colin Brand Antiques
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An antique wooden box lid featuring a colourful lithographed paper illustration of two children seated outdoors within a geometric border.
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Archive I An antique wooden box lid featuring a colourful lithographed paper illustration of two children seated outdoors within a geometric border.

1920’s children’s watercolour set

Archive II An antique wooden box lid featuring a colourful lithographed paper illustration of two children seated outdoors within a geometric border. View II
Archive III An antique wooden box lid featuring a colourful lithographed paper illustration of two children seated outdoors within a geometric border. View III
Archive IV An antique wooden box lid featuring a colourful lithographed paper illustration of two children seated outdoors within a geometric border. View IV
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An antique wooden box lid featuring a colourful lithographed paper illustration of two children seated outdoors within a geometric border.
1920’s children’s watercolour set
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An antique wooden box lid featuring a colourful lithographed paper illustration of two children seated outdoors within a geometric border.
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Children watercolour sets from the 1920s typically feature wooden or tin cases decorated with lithographed paper illustrations on the lid. These sets were manufactured for juvenile art instruction and recreational painting, housing dry paint cakes alongside small watercolour brushes.

Antique paint boxes were predominantly constructed using softwood or hardwood outer casings, tinplate insert trays, and chromolithographed paper prints. The pigments consisted of compressed watercolour cakes formulated with binding agents such as gum arabic.

Authentic period pieces display age-appropriate surface wear, traditional joinery in the wooden framework, and period-specific typography or illustration styles on the paper lithographs without modern digital printing dots.

These decorative objects can be placed on a bookshelf, side table, or mantelpiece as historic accent pieces. They can also be displayed in shadow box frames to serve as unique wall art.

Store the item away from direct sunlight to prevent fading of the lithographed paper printed graphics. Dust gently with a dry, soft microfibre cloth, avoiding liquids or chemical detergents that damage original paper adhesives and wood finishes.
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