OF FOLK ART INTEREST: AN ENGLISH BLACK PAINTED WROUGHT IRON AND GILT BRASS PAWN BROKER'S TRADE SIGN
19th Century
With scrolling bracket suspending three balls, 147cm wide, approx.
| Estimate: |
£500 - £800
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Hammer price:
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£700 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Condition report:
The one ball with an increasingly open gap / widening seam between the two halves. See extra images.
Some balls with dents, weathering to the surface and peeling of gilt surface.
Corrosion and rust to the scrolling frame, which has been painted over. A build up of material in the recesses, see the extra images.
The balls in the sale room have been hung and chains present.
