Lot 34
34
AN ALLIANCE ASSURANCE CAST-IRON FIREBACK
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AN ALLIANCE ASSURANCE CAST-IRON FIREBACK

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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AN ALLIANCE ASSURANCE CAST-IRON FIREBACK
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
With script MVLTI.SOCIETATE.TVTIORES, with shield of the Alliance Assurance Company emblem of a castle supported by rampart lions and bearing the date 1824
40¾ x 51½ in. (103.5 x 130.8 cm.)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The Castle emblem appeared on the original prospectus of the Alliance Assurance Company founded by Sir Moses Montefiore and Nathan Rothschild in 1824.
See also lots 35, 36, 37 and 507.

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