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LOT 1828
Booth's Gin Advertisement in Original Frame
1920S A.D.
15 3/9 x 21 5/8 in. (1.5 kg, 39 x 55 cm).
Original printed image of a bottle and filled glass in a pale green reveal with 'By Appointment' and royal arms above, 'Booth's Old Matured Dry Gin' below; in glazed wooden frame. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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