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Lot 192: Lambert & Butler Gold Leaf Honey-Dew Advertising Print

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Start price: £80

Estimated price: £150 - £250

Buyer's Premium: 16%

A framed lithographic advertising print for Lambert & Butler’s Flaked Gold Leaf Honey-Dew. The central graphic features two cowboys on horseback within a Western prairie landscape, one rider offering tobacco to his companion. The upper section displays the brand name in decorative serif and block lettering. Centred below the illustration is a black printed sphinx above the words TRADE MARK. A series of prize medals are depicted along the bottom edge, identifying awards from exhibitions in London 1851, Paris 1855, London 1873, Antwerp 1885, Edinburgh 1886, and Kimberley 1892. The print is housed in a dark-stained wooden frame under glass with modern corrugated cardboard backing and brass hanging brackets.
Width: 18 inches
Height: 23.75 inches.


Condition report:

Significant foxing and brown spotting is visible throughout the paper ground (photo 1). Prominent moisture staining and water damage is present along the lower border and right-hand side (photos 3, 4). A vertical crease or surface abrasion is visible near the right edge of the print (photo 3). The wooden frame shows minor scuffing and light scratches consistent with age (photo 5).