June 23, 2005

Record enamel sign price at auction

£28,000 hammer price for this

. . . early 20th century enamel motoring sign at the Canterbury Auction Galleries on June 14. The previously unrecorded image produced for British Petroleum measures 3ft 6in by 2ft 3in (1.07m x 69cm) and shows a racing car passing the finishing line with the legend The Winner “BP” The British Petrol”. Few signs of this calibre have come to auction in recent years.
From the Antiques Trade Gazette. Picture here. The auction house website is here, and also has a picture and description of the record sign.

Posted by David on June 23, 2005 8:44 PM

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Delighted to have found you on the internet and very interested to see the 'Record enamel sign price at auction'
Any literature or information appertaining to motoring enamel signs you may be able to supply me with would be much appreciated as I am a collector myself.

Thanks so much.

Michael Cole
(Beckenham,Kent)

Posted by: Michael Cole on February 11, 2006 7:33 AM
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