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ANTIQUE ARTISTS Watercolor Palettes Items shown for historical reference and are not for sale    This page is intended as a reference for identifying and dating paletts. Photos are not actual size

Antique Paint Palettes for Water Color : Note photos do not appear as actual size   Reeves & Sons porcelain palette 1830-70 with Eight Slant Wells   Reeves & Sons porcelain palette with Eight Slant Wells 1830-70   This palette fits the lower area of many early mid sized Reeves watercolour paint boxes. Note photos do not appear as actual size.   The logo has the charming greyhound mascot. Ltd. (limited) does not appear on this palette which dates it earlier. size approximately 4 1/2 by 2 9/16 wide and 11/16 thick   Winsor & Newton Large Oval Porcelain Palette c. 1879     Winsor & Newton Large Flat Palette Porcelain from around 1879 this palette would be used with either watercolor or oil painting This thin large palette is approximately 8 7/8 inches long by 7 inches wide -photos are not actual size   Winsor And Newton mark below a GRIFFIN &"WINSOR AND NEWTON. LONDON" (note this is an early palette without "Ltd." on label which confirms the date is earlier than 1882)see: history Link to Winsor Newton Historical Dates Note photos do not appear as actual size   Winsor & Newton Large Oval Porcelain Palette around 1879 front: Note photos do not appear as actual size

George Rowney & CO Medium size Oval Porcelain Palette around 1860s-1870's: This palette was used with either watercolor or oil painting This thin medium size palette is approximately 7 inches long at the longest by 5 1/2 inches at its widest point -does not appear on screen actual size                 Their mark appears on the back George Rowne & Co. with address that they were at from 1850 to 1870"                             Medium Oval Porcelain Palette front   Winsor & Newton Medium size Oval Porcelain Palette around 1860s-1870's:       Winsor & Newton Medium Flat Palette Porcelain from around 1860-1870's this palette was used with either watercolor or oil painting . This thin medium size palette is approximately 7 7/8 inches long by 6 1/4 inches wide -does not appear on screen actual size     Winsor And Newton mark below a GRIFFIN &"WINSOR AND NEWTON. LONDON" (note this is an early palette without "Ltd." on label which confirms the date is earlier than 1882)                                                     Winsor & Newton Medium Oval Porcelain Palette front

 

Villeroy & Boch of Dresden Five well palette c.1890's- early 1900's   Six well antique palette size of this is approximately 4 1/8 by 2 3/8 wide and 1/2 thick   The back is stamped with the makers mark "Villeroy & Boch Dresdin".   Note photos do not appear as actual size

 

 

EARLY R. ACKERMAN (Senior) PALETTE: Estimated date c.1795-1830     This is a very - rare palette of Georgian design along with the address this dates the piece to possibly around 1795-1830 2 5/8 wide by 4 1/4 long by 5/8 thick inches approximately It is labeled ACKERMAN 96 Strand- The name and address appears to be impressed in the china with movable type which was typical to the late 1700's photos enlarged for detail photos enlarged for detail Note photos do not appear as actual size

 

Reeves & Sons Four Well palette 1830-70       Reeves & Sons Four well palette 1830-1870   This palette fits the upper area of many early Reeves watercolour paint boxes. size: approximately 4 1/2 by 2 9/16 wide and 11/16 thick Note photos do not appear as actual size.   The logo has the charming greyhound mascot. Ltd. (limited) does not appear on this palette which dates it earlier. size approximately 4 1/2 by 2 9/16 wide and 11/16 thick Photo may appear larger to show detail.

 

Ten well palette c.1900   Ten well palette:Five slants and five round wells make this antique palette useful.     The back is marked "England"   size approximately 7 1/2 by 4 wide and 5/8 thick Photo size may appear different than actual size depending on device viewed on.

PAINT PALETTE by F R & Co. New York (Favor Ruhl & Co. ) size 7 5/8 by 4 1/8 by 1/2 incsize 7 5/8 by 4 1/8 by 1/2 inches approximately approximately from the 1800's to early 1900's in

Rowney & Forster palette c. 1815-1831           Rowney & Forster c. 1815-1831 2 5/8 by 4 1/16 approximately photos enlarged for detail

 

 

Reeves & Sons Four Well palette 1860-70 (previously sold)     Reeves & Sons Four well palette around.1830-1870   This palette fits many early Reeves watercolour paint boxes; size approximately 4 1/2 by 2 9/16 wide and 11/16 thick Note photos do not appear as actual size.   The logo has the charming greyhound mascot. Ltd. (limited) does not appear on this palette which dates it earlier. size approximately 4 1/2 by 2 9/16 wide and 11/16 thick Photo may appear larger to show detail. Some crazing, chips and stains which is part of the patina for a palette of this age Note photos do not appear as actual size Five well palette c.1860-1890's Five well palette c.1860-1890's The type of palette that would be used in an Award box.   It does not have a makers mark , but the back is marked Made in England size approximately 5 3/4 by 2 1/8 wide and 7/16 thick (not any larger than these measurements) Photo size may appear larger or smaller on different screens   This page is provided for identifying and dating paletts. Paletts are not for sale.

 

 

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