Lot 595: Rowntree's Chocolates and Pastilles Enamel Advertising Sign

A Rowntree’s enamel advertising sign featuring a deep blue ground with white and yellow lettering. The central section displays a multicoloured Royal Warrant crest for the British monarch, flanked by the lion and unicorn. The crest is encircled by a garter bearing the motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE in printed characters, with the motto DIEU ET MON DROIT appearing on a pink ribbon below. Above the crest, a black arched banner reads COCOA & CHOCOLATE MAKERS in yellow, and a lower white banner is printed BY APPOINTMENT TO H.M. THE KING. The main text reads ROWNTREE’S in large white serif lettering to the left, and CHOCOLATES AND PASTILLES. to the right in white sans-serif, with the word AND in yellow. The reverse shows a heavily corroded surface with remnants of blue enamel and a rectangular patch of red paint to one side.

Width: 26 inches
Height: 6 inches.