What subjects come up most often?

Landscape and coastal views of real, named places. "Landscape" is the commonest subject word in the titles, with rivers, castles, lakes, cottages and bridges recurring, and seascapes forming a smaller run. Portraits are the next group, followed by still lifes. Botanical studies, birds, dogs and cattle, and architectural and design drawings make up the remainder.

Why are so many dated only to a century?

Because that is how the works themselves are marked. Watercolours were rarely dated on the sheet, so dealers fall back on "19th Century", used on 889 listings, or "Victorian" on a further 229. Where a decade is given, the 1900s, 1920s and 1910s hold the largest groups. Looser tags such as Georgian, Regency and Edwardian also appear.

Are pairs and sets common?

Steadily present rather than common. The word "pair" is in 192 titles, roughly one listing in twenty. Sets run beyond two: three, four, six, eight, and one framed run of twelve Chinese Export gouaches.

Which places turn up in the titles?

Yorkshire is the dominant name, in 301 titles, with York in 108 and Whitby in 85. No other county or town comes close. The Lake District, Cornwall, Wales and Scottish lochs all recur, and "near" appears in 78 titles, placing a view at the edge of a village or town rather than in it.

Does "attributed to" mean the same as signed?

No. Signed means the sheet carries a name or initials. Attributed to is the dealer's judgement on style and handling, without documentary backing. The archive uses a whole sub-language for degrees of doubt: Circle of, Manner of, After, Style of, Follower of and Possibly by. These hedged forms sit in the lower and middle reaches of the range.

How many are listed on Sellingantiques each year?

Around 535 antique watercolours a year, handled by 217 different dealers. That is one of the broadest dealer bases of any category on Sellingantiques. The spread of forms is wide too. Alongside framed views the archive has carried a London wallpaper design, a stained-glass window design for a cottage, three designs for a swimming pool in Nairobi, and watercolours painted on postcard, linen, silk, pith and ivory.

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A watercolour is pigment worked with water on paper, and in Britain it became the standard way to record a real place: a framed view, usually landscape or coast, made to hang on a wall.

Hubert Coutts R.i. "Anglesey". Large Watercolour Landscape.

1900 - 1920

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Hubert Coutts R.i. "Anglesey". Large Watercolour Landscape.

From William Greenwood Fine Art

£1,280

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Margaret Thompson, Exhibited 1883 - 1923
Interior of the Summer Drawing Room Hatfield House, Hertfordshire

1900 - 1920

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Margaret Thompson, Exhibited 1883 - 1923 Interior of the Summer Drawing Room Hatfield House, Hertfordshire

From Artware Fineart

£950

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Victorian Watercolour 'Windsor Castle' by Frederick Tully Lott

19th century

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Victorian Watercolour 'Windsor Castle' by Frederick Tully Lott

From Tinker & Toad

£395

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19th century

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A Mid-nineteenth Century Watercolour Portrait on Card of a Young Lady in Profile

From Gertrude Antiques

£225

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19th century

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Watercolour Landscape by Alfred Parsons

From Gertrude Antiques

£600

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David Woodlock Watercolour ‘ the Old White Horse Inn ,St Ives ,Huntingdonshire ‘

1900 - 1920

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David Woodlock Watercolour ‘ the Old White Horse Inn ,St Ives ,Huntingdonshire ‘

From Graham Reed Fine Art

£1,250

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Fred Lawson. "Aysgarth Falls, Wensleydale". Landscape Watercolour.

1920 - 1940

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Fred Lawson. "Aysgarth Falls, Wensleydale". Landscape Watercolour.

From William Greenwood Fine Art

£420

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Hirst Walker. "Sunset in the Hebrides". Large Landscape Watercolour.

1900 - 1920

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Hirst Walker. "Sunset in the Hebrides". Large Landscape Watercolour.

From William Greenwood Fine Art

£850

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English Lake District Painting by Cornelius Pearson

19th century

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English Lake District Painting by Cornelius Pearson

From Treehouse Antiques

£195

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Framed Pencil and Watercolour Portrait of a Lady

1900 - 1920

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Framed Pencil and Watercolour Portrait of a Lady

From Tinker & Toad

£145

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About 535 antique watercolours are listed on Sellingantiques each year, and 217 dealers have handled them - one of the broadest dealer bases of any category.

Attributed to Alexander Melville, 1846-1885
Portrait of Queen Victoria 1819 – 1901 Wearing a Blue Sash of the Order of the Garter

19th century

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Attributed to Alexander Melville, 1846-1885 Portrait of Queen Victoria 1819 – 1901 Wearing a Blue Sash of the Order of the Garter

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£1,200

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"St. Ives"ernest F. Hill R B S a . Marine Watercolour.

1900 - 1920

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"St. Ives"ernest F. Hill R B S a . Marine Watercolour.

From William Greenwood Fine Art

£650

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Snaffles 'Out for Blood.’ Original Watercolour

1900 - 1920

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Snaffles 'Out for Blood.’ Original Watercolour

From Mark Jones Antiques

£3,800

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1900 - 1920

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Snaffles Puggarees Original Watercolour

From Mark Jones Antiques

£6,800

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Set Hunting Sequence Paintings by Charles Johnson Payne Snaffles

1900 - 1920

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Set Hunting Sequence Paintings by Charles Johnson Payne Snaffles

From Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd

£15,000

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A Pair of Early 19th C Watercolours of a Solider and Sailor with Wooden Legs

19th century

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A Pair of Early 19th C Watercolours of a Solider and Sailor with Wooden Legs

From Rob Hall Antiques

£240

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Antique Watercolours

Hubert Coutts R.i. "Anglesey". Large Watercolour Landscape.

Margaret Thompson, Exhibited 1883 - 1923 Interior of the Summer Drawing Room Hatfield House, Hertfordshire

Victorian Watercolour 'Windsor Castle' by Frederick Tully Lott

A Mid-nineteenth Century Watercolour Portrait on Card of a Young Lady in Profile

Watercolour Landscape by Alfred Parsons

David Woodlock Watercolour ‘ the Old White Horse Inn ,St Ives ,Huntingdonshire ‘

Fred Lawson. "Aysgarth Falls, Wensleydale". Landscape Watercolour.

Hirst Walker. "Sunset in the Hebrides". Large Landscape Watercolour.

English Lake District Painting by Cornelius Pearson

Framed Pencil and Watercolour Portrait of a Lady

Attributed to Alexander Melville, 1846-1885 Portrait of Queen Victoria 1819 – 1901 Wearing a Blue Sash of the Order of the Garter

"St. Ives"ernest F. Hill R B S a . Marine Watercolour.

Snaffles 'Out for Blood.’ Original Watercolour

Snaffles Puggarees Original Watercolour

Set Hunting Sequence Paintings by Charles Johnson Payne Snaffles

A Pair of Early 19th C Watercolours of a Solider and Sailor with Wooden Legs

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