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Glass Painted Advertising Signs for Irish Rums
The wonderfully decorative high Victorian reverse glass painted signwritten advertising signs for Irish Rums, one with shaped ends, the gold three-dimensional block script painted on black highlights, to a green coloured ground, each with modern hanging fixtures and surviving from the zeniths of the nineteenth century.
The signs show their age which is attractive and there has been no attempt to repaint or restore the worn areas where the green ground colour is largely absent. These signs were probably part of a saloon door in a public house.
The popularity of glass as a building material and for decoration in particular increased after the Great Exhibition of 1851, the centrepiece of which, the Crystal Palace, used glass with great extravagance. A technique known as ‘back-painting’ became popular in the 1870s and brought rich colour into play, as we see with this example.
Paintings which have been reverse painted on glass have the picture or information painted on the back of the glass so that it can be seen the correct way round from the front and is protected by the glass. It is a technique that has been used for portrait and landscape paintings which were then framed, for advertisements often on mirrors such as these, and for decorating the inside of bottles.
A beautifully decorative pair of signs and perfect for those who like a visit to the inn.
SellerDoe And Hope
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Doe And Hope
Private dealer, By appointment only
The Onion Barn, Shoe Cottage,
15 High Street, Blunham,
Bedfordshire, MK44 3NL.
MK44 3NL
Tel : 07729 213013
Non UK callers : +44 7729 213013
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The signs show their age which is attractive and there has been no attempt to repaint or restore the worn areas where the green ground colour is largely absent. These signs were probably part of a saloon door in a public house.
The popularity of glass as a building material and for decoration in particular increased after the Great Exhibition of 1851, the centrepiece of which, the Crystal Palace, used glass with great extravagance. A technique known as ‘back-painting’ became popular in the 1870s and brought rich colour into play, as we see with this example.
Paintings which have been reverse painted on glass have the picture or information painted on the back of the glass so that it can be seen the correct way round from the front and is protected by the glass. It is a technique that has been used for portrait and landscape paintings which were then framed, for advertisements often on mirrors such as these, and for decorating the inside of bottles.
A beautifully decorative pair of signs and perfect for those who like a visit to the inn.
Price The price has been listed in British Pounds.
Conversion rates as of 29/APR/2025. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
Always confirm final price with dealer. Free UK shipping.
Category Advertising Antiques
Date c.1900
1900s Antiques Material Glass
Origin English
Item code as155a2010 / 2110
Status Sold
£580.00 
$776.56 
€682.20 
$
€
Conversion rates as of 29/APR/2025. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
Always confirm final price with dealer. Free UK shipping.
View all stock from
Doe And Hope
Private dealer, By appointment onlyThe Onion Barn, Shoe Cottage,
15 High Street, Blunham,
Bedfordshire, MK44 3NL.
MK44 3NL
Tel : 07729 213013
Non UK callers : +44 7729 213013
Get directions to Doe And Hope
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