British Trade Sign for Phoenix Assurance Co., Ltd., 1901 or Slightly Later

Being a two-sided advertisement consisting of identical iron plate panels affixed with a cast metal phoenix painted gold and rising from flames, the whole within a carved wooden frame naming the company and its 1782 establishment date in high relief; the frame has two iron hooks for hanging.

23 x 34 in.

From the Collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

Overall wear to the paint exposes underlying metal and wood; some chipping to the frame; minor spots of corrosion on iron panels.

$500 - 1,000