Monday 16th March - Antiques, Jewellery, Militaria, Coins, Vinyl, Toys, Ceramics, Collectables
Monday 16th March - Antiques, Jewellery, Militaria, Coins, Vinyl, Toys, Ceramics, Collectables
The cast metal insurance psunburst or face design above the raised numerals 42557. The plaque is likely a historical marker or fire mark and includes a single mounting hole at the top. The framed item is a small, square, ornate gilded frame with molded decoration, housing an oval monochrome portrait photograph of a 19th-century gentleman. Based on visual comparison and research, the photograph is likely an ambrotype or similar early photographic process. Affixed to the back of the frame is a handwritten slip identifying the subject as Alexander Bartleman / 24 Lord Mayor Tynemouth. The grouping is accompanied by a modern informational sheet titled Form of Evidence, which provides historical context regarding a destroyed figurehead monument associated with Alexander Bartleman, a North Shields shipbuilder. See building for original location on Tynemouth Front Street the Olld Wine Chamber Bui;ding – on the wall in the middle of the picture
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