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C. 1890, 'Lidgate Family Butcher' Large, Painted, Trade Sign (English)
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C. 1890, 'Lidgate Family Butcher' Large, Painted, Trade Sign (English)

19th century
Description

Circa 1890, Original, Wood Carved and Painted, ''Lidgate Family Butcher'' Trade Sign (English).

CONDITION:

Fading to lettering. Wonderful Patina.

PROVENANCE:

Lidgate is a butchers shop in Holland Park, London, founded in 1850 by Charles Lidgate and is currently run by the fifth generation of the Lidgate family.

COLLECTION:

Buyer must collect, or arrange collection, from Westbury, Wiltshire.

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For more information or more detailed images, please visit our website:

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Physical Dimensions
Height
65cm (25.59")
Width
100cm (39.37")
Declaration

White Space Antiques has dated this Antique Butcher Trade Sign to the 1890s.

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SA1218630
Description
Circa 1890, Original, Wood Carved and Painted, ''Lidgate Family Butcher'' Trade Sign (English).

CONDITION:

Fading to lettering. Wonderful Patina.

PROVENANCE:

“
Lidgate is a butchers shop in Holland Park, London, founded in 1850 by Charles Lidgate and is currently run by the fifth generation of the Lidgate family.
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COLLECTION:

Buyer must collect, or arrange collection, from Westbury, Wiltshire.

WEBSITE:

For more information or more detailed images, please visit our website:

https://www.WhiteSpaceAntiques.com

Height
65cm (25.59")
Width
100cm (39.37")
Date of Manufacture

White Space Antiques has dated this Antique Butcher Trade Sign to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1218630
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A carved wooden butcher shop trade sign shaped like a pig with a distressed ochre painted finish and white hand-lettered typography.
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Archive I A carved wooden butcher shop trade sign shaped like a pig with a distressed ochre painted finish and white hand-lettered typography.

C. 1890, 'Lidgate Family Butcher' Large, Painted, Trade Sign (English)

Archive II A carved wooden butcher shop trade sign shaped like a pig with a distressed ochre painted finish and white hand-lettered typography. View II
Archive III A carved wooden butcher shop trade sign shaped like a pig with a distressed ochre painted finish and white hand-lettered typography. View III
Archive IV A carved wooden butcher shop trade sign shaped like a pig with a distressed ochre painted finish and white hand-lettered typography. View IV
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A carved wooden butcher shop trade sign shaped like a pig with a distressed ochre painted finish and white hand-lettered typography.
C. 1890, 'Lidgate Family Butcher' Large, Painted, Trade Sign (English)
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A carved wooden butcher shop trade sign shaped like a pig with a distressed ochre painted finish and white hand-lettered typography.
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Victorian butcher trade signs were commercial advertising objects used by shopkeepers in the late 19th century to identify their business to passersby, often featuring carved animal forms such as pigs or sheep with hand-painted lettering.

Traditional trade signs were typically hand-carved from hardwoods or softwoods, treated with gesso, and finished using oil-based paints and gilt lettering to ensure durability during commercial display.

Authentic 19th-century trade signs feature natural surface craquelure, multiple historic paint layers, hand-lettered typography rather than transfers, and wear concentrated around handling areas.

An antique trade sign serves as an architectural focal point when positioned on a kitchen island, sideboard top, or deep wall shelf, introducing historic texture to modern spaces.

Maintain painted wooden trade signs by dusting gently with a dry, soft brush, avoiding chemical solvents, water, or heavy wax, and keeping the item away from direct heat sources.
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