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Lot 325: Reginald Corfield Ltd Nelson Tipped Cigarettes Lithographed Tin Advertising Tray

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Start price: £10

Estimated price: £15 - £30

Buyer's Premium: 16%

Circular lithographed tin advertising tray with a deep navy blue ground, featuring white serif lettering reading NELSON and yellow block lettering reading TIPPED. The centre displays an illustrated pack of twenty Nelson Tipped cigarettes against the dark ground, detailed with brand crest and the slogan The Perfection of Tipped Cigarettes. The tray is finished with a raised yellow border rim. The lower edge bears the printed maker’s mark reading REGINALD CORFIELD LTD LOMBARD ROAD LONDON SW19 4308.


Condition report:

Front surface displays scattered scuffing, light surface scratching, and minor spots of paint loss across the blue field (photo 1). Edge wear, chipping, and paint loss are visible along the yellow rim (photo 1). The reverse shows significant surface scratching, dulling, and scattered dark oxidation spots across the gold-tone finish (photo 2). Structurally sound with no major dents.