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Complete Winsor & Newton Artist's Watercolour Box, C.1870
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Complete Winsor & Newton Artist's Watercolour Box, C.1870

19th century
Description

A complete Winsor & Newton artist's watercolour box, packed with paints, gold skins and artists' tools. Working lock and key. Circa. 1870.

The box appears to have belonged to Montague Fowler of Thornwood Lodge Kensington. Montague Fowler was the son of the famous civil engineer Sir John Fowler (1817-1898), who was chief engineer of the world's first underground railway, and played a major role in designing the early underground railways of London. Montague Fowler, became Rev. Montague Fowler and served as chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He succeeded his father as 4th Baronet, with the baronetcy line becoming extinct upon his death in 1933.

The box retains every original paint with legible names, glass bowls and ceramic palettes. There is a considerable volume of extra materials to include period water gold, Gold Beater's Skin, Winsor & Newton gold lustre powder and drawing pins, additional tube paints, brushes tools etc.

The paintbox is in a wholly original condition, exactly as its last painter left it. There are loose gold lustre balls roaming the bottom drawer and a spill of green paint powder to the inside top left.

A rare survivor.

Dimensions (closed):-

Width: 30cm

Depth: 20.5cm

Height: 7.5cm

DELIVERY

UK Mainland: FREE

International Delivery: Please contact us for a shipping quote.

Physical Dimensions
Height
7.5cm (2.95")
Width
30cm (11.81")
Depth
20.5cm (8.07")
Declaration

Harrington Antiques has dated this Victorian Watercolour Paint Box to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1238481
Dealers Internal Reference
8074
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Description
A complete Winsor & Newton artist's watercolour box, packed with paints, gold skins and artists' tools. Working lock and key. Circa. 1870.

The box appears to have belonged to Montague Fowler of Thornwood Lodge Kensington. Montague Fowler was the son of the famous civil engineer Sir John Fowler (1817-1898), who was chief engineer of the world's first underground railway, and played a major role in designing the early underground railways of London. Montague Fowler, became Rev. Montague Fowler and served as chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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He succeeded his father as 4th Baronet, with the baronetcy line becoming extinct upon his death in 1933.
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fig 1. A Victorian mahogany artist watercolour box featuring an open lid lined with blue gilt-stamped paper, fitted compartments containing colour cakes, glass dishes, and a lower drawer holding a ceramic palette.
fig 1. Complete Winsor & Newton Artist's Watercolour Box, C.1870

The box retains every original paint with legible names, glass bowls and ceramic palettes. There is a considerable volume of extra materials to include period water gold, Gold Beater's Skin, Winsor & Newton gold lustre powder and drawing pins, additional tube paints, brushes tools etc.

fig 2. A Victorian mahogany artist watercolour box featuring an open lid lined with blue gilt-stamped paper, fitted compartments containing colour cakes, glass dishes, and a lower drawer holding a ceramic palette.
fig 2. Complete Winsor & Newton Artist's Watercolour Box, C.1870

The paintbox is in a wholly original condition, exactly as its last painter left it. There are loose gold lustre balls roaming the bottom drawer and a spill of green paint powder to the inside top left.

A rare survivor.

Dimensions (closed):-

Width: 30cm

Depth: 20.5cm

Height: 7.5cm

DELIVERY

UK Mainland: FREE

International Delivery: Please contact us for a shipping quote.

Height
7.5cm (2.95")
Width
30cm (11.81")
Depth
20.5cm (8.07")
Date of Manufacture

Harrington Antiques has dated this Victorian Watercolour Paint Box to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1238481
Dealers Internal Ref
8074
Harrington Antiques
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Archive I A Victorian mahogany artist watercolour box featuring an open lid lined with blue gilt-stamped paper, fitted compartments containing colour cakes, glass dishes, and a lower drawer holding a ceramic palette.

Complete Winsor & Newton Artist's Watercolour Box, C.1870

Archive II A Victorian mahogany artist watercolour box featuring an open lid lined with blue gilt-stamped paper, fitted compartments containing colour cakes, glass dishes, and a lower drawer holding a ceramic palette. View II
Archive III A Victorian mahogany artist watercolour box featuring an open lid lined with blue gilt-stamped paper, fitted compartments containing colour cakes, glass dishes, and a lower drawer holding a ceramic palette. View III
Archive IV A Victorian mahogany artist watercolour box featuring an open lid lined with blue gilt-stamped paper, fitted compartments containing colour cakes, glass dishes, and a lower drawer holding a ceramic palette. View IV
Archive V A Victorian mahogany artist watercolour box featuring an open lid lined with blue gilt-stamped paper, fitted compartments containing colour cakes, glass dishes, and a lower drawer holding a ceramic palette. View V
Archive VI A Victorian mahogany artist watercolour box featuring an open lid lined with blue gilt-stamped paper, fitted compartments containing colour cakes, glass dishes, and a lower drawer holding a ceramic palette. View VI
Archive VII A Victorian mahogany artist watercolour box featuring an open lid lined with blue gilt-stamped paper, fitted compartments containing colour cakes, glass dishes, and a lower drawer holding a ceramic palette. View VII
Archive VIII A Victorian mahogany artist watercolour box featuring an open lid lined with blue gilt-stamped paper, fitted compartments containing colour cakes, glass dishes, and a lower drawer holding a ceramic palette. View VIII
Archive IX A Victorian mahogany artist watercolour box featuring an open lid lined with blue gilt-stamped paper, fitted compartments containing colour cakes, glass dishes, and a lower drawer holding a ceramic palette. View IX
Archive X A Victorian mahogany artist watercolour box featuring an open lid lined with blue gilt-stamped paper, fitted compartments containing colour cakes, glass dishes, and a lower drawer holding a ceramic palette. View X
Archive XI A Victorian mahogany artist watercolour box featuring an open lid lined with blue gilt-stamped paper, fitted compartments containing colour cakes, glass dishes, and a lower drawer holding a ceramic palette. View XI
Archive XII A Victorian mahogany artist watercolour box featuring an open lid lined with blue gilt-stamped paper, fitted compartments containing colour cakes, glass dishes, and a lower drawer holding a ceramic palette. View XII
Archive XIII A Victorian mahogany artist watercolour box featuring an open lid lined with blue gilt-stamped paper, fitted compartments containing colour cakes, glass dishes, and a lower drawer holding a ceramic palette. View XIII
Archive XIV A Victorian mahogany artist watercolour box featuring an open lid lined with blue gilt-stamped paper, fitted compartments containing colour cakes, glass dishes, and a lower drawer holding a ceramic palette. View XIV
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A Victorian mahogany artist watercolour box featuring an open lid lined with blue gilt-stamped paper, fitted compartments containing colour cakes, glass dishes, and a lower drawer holding a ceramic palette.
Complete Winsor & Newton Artist's Watercolour Box, c.1870
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A Victorian mahogany artist watercolour box featuring an open lid lined with blue gilt-stamped paper, fitted compartments containing colour cakes, glass dishes, and a lower drawer holding a ceramic palette.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectArtist Box
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialMahogany, Brass, Ceramic, Glass, Paper
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsGilt-embossed lid lining, Ceramic mixing palette, Fitted tray compartments, Pull-out drawer
  • SizeH 7.5 cm (3 in) x W 30 cm (12 in) x D 20.5 cm (8 in)

FAQs

Manufactured during the nineteenth century, these specialised fitted boxes provided portable studio equipment for artists, featuring dry watercolour cakes, ceramic mixing palettes, glass water vessels, and brush compartments.

High-grade hardwoods such as mahogany or walnut were selected for the outer casing, complemented by brass campaign fittings, gilt-embossed paper or velvet lid linings, and ceramic mixing trays.

Authentic examples typically feature stamped maker marks beneath the lid, original ceramic mixing wells, branded paint cakes, dovetail joinery, and brass flush handles or locks.

Displaying the box open with its lower drawer extended showcases the interior ceramic palettes and historical pigments, creating a focal point on a study desk, console table, or library shelf.

Keep the timber away from direct heat sources and sunlight to prevent cracking, dust the interior compartments gently with a soft dry brush, and apply a thin layer of microcrystalline wax to exterior wood surfaces.
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