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Fine Watercolour Painting by Marian Alice Montford (B.1882)
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Fine Watercolour Painting by Marian Alice Montford (B.1882)

1900 - 1920
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Fine Watercolour by Marian Alice Montford (b.1882)

A finely rendered early 20th century English watercolour by listed artist Marian Alice Montford (née Dibdin, b.1882).

The work depicts a timber-framed cottage with an oriel window, partly overgrown with ivy, and a lone figure at the gate gazing toward a distant windmill. Painted with a keen eye for architectural detail and a gentle, natural palette, it captures a quiet rural moment.

The artist is recorded as having exhibited at the Royal Academy and the Royal Society of British Artists (dates on label verso state 1891–1905, which may not correspond exactly with her own exhibition career).

Mounted and set behind glass in a sympathetic later gilt frame.

Medium: Watercolour on paper

Artist: Marian Alice Montford (née Dibdin, b.1882)

Frame size: 44.5 x 34 cm

Condition: Very good; slight wear to the frame consistent with age

Provenance: Label to reverse with artist attribution and exhibition note

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Treasure Trove Worcester Ltd has dated this Antique Cottage Watercolour Painting to the 1920s.

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Fine Watercolour by Marian Alice Montford (b.1882)
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A finely rendered early 20th century English watercolour by listed artist Marian Alice Montford (née Dibdin, b.
Treasure Trove Worcester Ltd

1882).

The work depicts a timber-framed cottage with an oriel window, partly overgrown with ivy, and a lone figure at the gate gazing toward a distant windmill. Painted with a keen eye for architectural detail and a gentle, natural palette, it captures a quiet rural moment.

fig 1. A framed watercolour painting depicting a timber-framed English rural cottage under a soft blue sky set in a gilt frame with a white mount.
fig 1. Fine Watercolour Painting by Marian Alice Montford (B.1882)

The artist is recorded as having exhibited at the Royal Academy and the Royal Society of British Artists (dates on label verso state 1891–1905, which may not correspond exactly with her own exhibition career).

fig 2. A framed watercolour painting depicting a timber-framed English rural cottage under a soft blue sky set in a gilt frame with a white mount.
fig 2. Fine Watercolour Painting by Marian Alice Montford (B.1882)

Mounted and set behind glass in a sympathetic later gilt frame.

Medium: Watercolour on paper

Artist: Marian Alice Montford (née Dibdin, b.1882)

Frame size: 44.5 x 34 cm

Condition: Very good; slight wear to the frame consistent with age

Provenance: Label to reverse with artist attribution and exhibition note

Date of Manufacture

Treasure Trove Worcester Ltd has dated this Antique Cottage Watercolour Painting to the 1920s.

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SA1222135
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Archive I A framed watercolour painting depicting a timber-framed English rural cottage under a soft blue sky set in a gilt frame with a white mount.

Fine Watercolour Painting by Marian Alice Montford (B.1882)

Archive II A framed watercolour painting depicting a timber-framed English rural cottage under a soft blue sky set in a gilt frame with a white mount. View II
Archive III A framed watercolour painting depicting a timber-framed English rural cottage under a soft blue sky set in a gilt frame with a white mount. View III
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Treasure Trove Worcester Ltd
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50 Barbourne Road
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 1JA
United Kingdom
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A framed watercolour painting depicting a timber-framed English rural cottage under a soft blue sky set in a gilt frame with a white mount.
Fine Watercolour Painting by Marian Alice Montford (b.1882)
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A framed watercolour painting depicting a timber-framed English rural cottage under a soft blue sky set in a gilt frame with a white mount.
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Early 20th-century British watercolour landscapes often feature rural architecture, pastoral scenes, and muted natural tones. Artists used layered washes of translucent paint to capture atmospheric light and detailed architectural features such as timber framing and gabled roofs.

Traditional watercolours were created using water-soluble pigments applied to heavy cotton rag paper. These works were typically mounted with acid-free card and framed behind glass in gilt or stained wooden mouldings to protect the paper from dust and atmospheric pollutants.

Authentic watercolours display distinct brushstrokes, varied pigment density, and natural age-related characteristics such as minor paper tone changes or foxing. Original signature markings, period mounting styles, and hand-cut framing joints also indicate age and authenticity.

Incorporate traditional landscape artwork into modern interiors by hanging it above a sideboard, placing it within a modern gallery wall, or positioning it on a mantelpiece alongside understated contemporary ceramics to create a balanced contrast.

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