Dutch Painted Wrought Iron Het Wapen Royal Coat of Arms Building Sign antique oil lamp Note: chips to fitter rim

Note: chips to fitter rim

ovoid transferware tray in the Chinese Export taste in the Blue Willow pattern

hinges functional

The mark refers to a patent lock lid that would not fall out when the contents were poured

The arched doors open to reveal a curved

Dutch Painted Wrought Iron Het Wapen Royal Coat of Arms Building Sign antique oil lamp Note: chips to fitter rimDETAILS An antique, double sided hanging metal architectural trade sign, hand painted with heraldic lions, the Netherlands royal crest and motto. It would have hung on a bracket on the outside of a building. Perhaps for a pub, bar, hotel or restaurant. PLACE OF ORIGIN The Netherlands Europe MARKS Marked: Het Wapen Je Maintiendrai Nederland (Translation: Coat of Arms I Shall Maintain Netherlands). Je Maintiendrai is the royal motto. DATE 19th century