Lot 143: Spillers Balanced Rations Enamel Advertising Sign
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A cobalt blue ground enamel advertising sign for Spillers Balanced Rations. The central brand name and product title are rendered in three-dimensional orange block lettering with black and grey shadowing. The top left corner features white script reading Ingredients & Analyses Declared. The reverse is finished in a heavy, black textured coating.
30 1/2 inches x 20 inches.
Condition report:
Chipping to the enamel is present at the corners and along the outer margins (photos 1, 2, 3 and 5). Some patches of restoration - an area of blue overpaint is visible to the top right and bottom left corners. Also the grey border has been painted. The main field shows surface scratching and minor abrasions throughout (photo 1). There are small chips to the enamel around the mounting holes with localized oxidation (photo 2). The reverse coating shows characteristic bubbling (photo 9).
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