Lot 249: McVitie & Price's Biscuits Reverse Painted Glasss Advertising Sign

A reverse painted glass advertising sign for McVitie & Price’s Biscuits. The sign features a black ground with a red inner border. The upper section is decorated with a Prince of Wales feathers crest including a crown and a scroll bearing the motto ‘ICH DIEN’. Below the crest, the company name ‘McVITIE & PRICE’S’ is executed in gilded lettering. A central decorative banner contains the words ‘HIGH CLASS’ in red lettering on a gold ground, with the word ‘BISCUITS’ in large gilded letters at the base. The sign is housed in a dark wooden frame. A printed mark along the bottom margin reads ‘JENKINSON 221, SUMMER LANE BIRMm’.
36.5 inches x 21.25 inches.