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Lot 60: Wills's Legation Navy Cut Enamel Advertising Sign

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Start price: £80

Estimated price: £150 - £300

Buyer's Premium: 16%

An unusual yellow ground advertising sign for Wills’s Legation Navy Cut tobacco. The sign features central red block lettering reading LEGATION with black drop-shadow outlines. To the left, the brand name WILLS’S is arranged in an upward arc, and the words NAVY CUT are stacked vertically to the right in matching red and black style. The reverse is finished with a black coating.
34.75 inches x 9 inches.


Condition report:

Good vibrant colours overall with enamel loss and surface oxidation present along the edges and around the mounting holes (photo 1). There is a small patch of amateur restoration to the right of the sign near the words NAVY CUT. There is a significant area of enamel loss and rusting to the lower right edge (photo 4). The yellow field shows surface scratching and minor spotting (photo 3).