Lot 209: Hansons Limited Kimberley Brewery Framed Advertising Poster
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Hansons Limited framed lithographic advertising poster dating to Victorian times. The print features arched black seriffed lettering to the top and a detailed bird’s-eye view of the Kimberley Brewery complex near Nottingham. The architectural rendering shows red-brick buildings with a date stone for 1894, a tall chimney, and kilns, set within a landscape containing a steam locomotive on a railway siding and horse-drawn wagons marked Hanson. A circular trade mark to the lower left corner shows the profile of King George III, inscribed GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA and ESTABLISHED 1847. Housed in a dark-stained oak frame with a gilded inner slip and protected by glass.
Across the widest point, the frame measures 40.5 inches wide and 30.25 inches high.
Condition report:
There is a significant water tide-mark and staining along the bottom central edge, most visible beneath the letters LEY BR in the word Kimberley (Photo 4). Scattered brown foxing spots are present throughout the upper portion of the print, particularly in the sky and landscape areas (Photo 1). The paper shows minor waviness and light creasing consistent with age (Photo 2). The oak frame exhibits surface scuffs, scratches, and wear to the edges (Photo 3), and the gilded slip has light tarnishing. The reverse backing paper shows age-related discoloration and minor tears (Photo 8).
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