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Lot 52: Waverley Cigarettes Enamel Advertising Sign

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Start price: £120

Estimated price: £250 - £500

Buyer's Premium: 16%

A rectangular enamel advertising sign for Waverley Cigarettes, featuring a bright orange ground. The brand name WAVERLEY is presented in an upward-slanting blue font with white and black drop-shadow outlines, flanked by quotation marks. Below this, the word CIGARETTES is set horizontally in a similar style. The base of the sign carries the slogan The Best- in Every Case in white lettering with black outlines, with the words in Every Case underlined.
30 x 24 inches.


Condition report:

The sign displays enamel loss and associated surface rust around the edges and at the six mounting holes (photo 1). A significant circular impact chip and enamel loss is present in the central field between the letters R and L (photo 2). There are minor surface scratches and scattered small chips throughout the orange ground (photo 3). The reverse is heavily corroded with thick surface rust and features streaks of white paint residue around the perimeter (photo 6).