Lot 250: Campbell's Edinburgh Ales Advertising Reverse Painted Mirror
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A large scale reverse painted mirror for Campbell’s Edinburgh Ales. The mirror field features a central Royal Warrant crest with a lion and unicorn, including the mottoes Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense and Dieu Et Mon Droit. The branding Campbell’s is rendered in pink enamel with gold tone drop shadow lettering, with Edinburgh Ales in black and gold tone below. The design is further detailed with etched flowering hop vines to the upper corners and fine line borders. The mirror face bears several etched marks, including Brewers To His Majesty and Archd. Campbell Hope & King Limited, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dublin, Belfast, Liverpool & London. A proprietor mark to the bottom left reads The Property of Campbell Hope & King Ltd. The manufacturer mark to the bottom right reads Forrest & Son, Glasgow. The mirror is housed in a dark stained wood frame with a foliate moulded inner border. The reverse retains original horizontal wooden backing boards and a partial paper trade label for Forrest & Son, Artistic Showcard Manufacturers, Picture and Card Frame Makers, 355 Argyle Street, Glasgow, alongside a secondary notice label regarding the ownership of the mirror.
Width: 42.5 inches
Height: 31.5 inches.
Condition report:
The glass shows localized silvering loss and foxing, particularly visible within the black lettering of the word Edinburgh (photo 8) and around the lower edges (photo 4). There is visible lifting and minor loss to the red pigment in the word Campbell\'s (photo 6). The red appears to have faded somewhat. The dark finish of the frame exhibits fine cracking and alligatoring throughout (photo 13). There are small chips to the gesso ornamentation, notably at the bottom left corner (photo 12), and minor separation is visible at the mitered joints (photo 14). The reverse paper labels are heavily worn, torn, and partially missing (photo 16).
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