The Fire Mark Circle

Fire Mark Circle

Results of Auction: Saturday 19th October 2002


Lot No.Description.
Price Realised.
W = Withdrawn
U = Unsold
1. SALOP Fire Office. Lead W 20A, policy no. 3745. Good much gilding, but no colour. £150
2. As last. Policy no. 2619. Good, small vertical crack across centre of policy panel. No colour, traces of gilding. U
3. As last. Policy no. 5032. Good, no colour. U
4. As last. Policy no. 12057. Good, no colour. U
5. SHROPSHIRE & N WALES Ass Co. Brass W 89A. Good/ fair, bottom scroll damaged and small part missing. No colour. £80
6. SHROPSHIRE & N WALES Ass Co. Brass W 89B. Very good, with much original colour and gilding. £120
7.* WILTSHIRE & WESTERN Ass Socy. Lead W 26A, pol no. 758. Very good, traces of gilding, but no colour. U
8. SUN Fire Office. Lead W 3B, pol no. 163936. Good, no colour. Issued 1758, with confirming company letter. £100
9. SUN Fire Office. Lead W 3C, pol no. 690090. Good, no colour. Mounted on board with policy detail dated 1799 on reverse. £75
10. SUN Fire Office. Lead W 3D, pol no. 701853. Very good/ good, no colour. Issued 1810 with copy policy wording and confirming letter. £90
11. SUN Fire Office. Copper W 3H. Fair, with minor perforations and creasing and lugs missing. Some gilding. £30
12. HAND-in-HAND Fire Office. Lead W 2A, pol no 92570. Good, no colour, but remains of house paint. U
13. W. W
14. UNION Fire Office. Copper W 4E. Very good, A little background colour & gilt. £50
15. As last. Good, some gilding, no colour. £50
16. UNION Fire Office. Tinned iron, B 570. Fair, no colour, very dirty, some splits. £35
17. W. W.
18. LONDON Assurance. Tinned iron W 9I. Very good, much colour, but gilding worn. £40
19. WESTMINSTER Fire Office. Lead W 5B, pol no 29316. Good, no colour. Minor crack through centre of policy panel. U
20. W. W.
21. W. W.
22. KENT Ins Co. Lead W 36A (iv). Good, small 15mm deep wedge missing top left. The shadows of the word KENT and the gilt border are clear. No colour. U
23. KENT Ins Co. Copper W 36D. Good, but nail holes broken out and some damage to right end of label. No colour, some gilding. £65
24.* PATRIOTIC Assurance Co. Lead W 73A. Very good, no colour, traces of gilding. £1500
25. W. W.
26. W. W.
27. NORWICH GENERAL Ass Co. Lead W 28A. Policy no. 6604. Good/ fair. small part of policy panel missing and small area of cracking lower part of badge and into 'NORWICH'. U
28. As last. Policy no. 2414 Good/ fair, no colour.Crack from bottom of policy panel into 'W' and left end of panel with first upright of 'N' missing. U
29. NORWICH UNION Fire Ins Socy. Tinned iron W 29J. Good, no colour. £110
30. CALEDONIAN Ins Co. Copper W 43A. Good, no colour End of label missing. £45
31. W. W.
32. BRISTOL CROWN Fire Office. Lead W 6C. Very good, no colour. U
33. W. W.
34. W. W.
35. W. W.
36.* ESSEX & SUFFOLK Equ Ins Socy. Tinned iron B 732. Very good, a bit scratched, but otherwise original colour. £80
37. IMPERIAL Fire Ins Co. Copper W 40A. Good, but bottom right corner of label missing. No colour. £40
38. IMPERIAL Fire Ins Co. Copper W 40C. Good, no colour. £20
39. IMPERIAL Fire Ins Co. Tinned iron W 40G, . Poor, no colour. £20
40. W. W.
41. W. W.
42. YORKSHIRE Fire & Life Ins Co. Copper W 77B. Very good, no colour, but some gilding. £65
43. YORKSHIRE Fire & Life Ins Co. Tinned iron B 586. Very good, 100% colour with touches of rust, mainly on gilding. £110
44. YORKSHIRE Fire & Life Ins Co. Tinned iron B 588. Very good, 100% colour, but gilding worn. £55
45. W. W.
46. W. W.
47. W. W.
48. W. W.
49. W. W.
50. W. W.
51. BATH SUN Fire Office. Copper W 16B. Good with small split from nail hole at top. Lettering and background colour with 50% gilding. £90
52. PHOENIX Ass Co. Copper W 23K. Good, but one lug missing and small split at top. Much gilding. £25
53. BIRMINGHAM Fire Office. Copper W 42C. Good, Some minor splits and creases, no colour. £45
54. COUNTY Fire Office. Copper W 45B. Fair, some gilding, no colour. £15
55. WEST of ENGLAND Fire Ins Co. Tinned iron W 48D. Good, Down to the tin in places, but some gilding under the dirt. £50
56.* ALLIANCE Ass Co. Copper W 63B. Fair, ends of lettering and label missing. Much gilding, no colour. £20
57. NATIONAL Ass Co of IRELAND. Tinned iron W 59A. Poor, about a fifth of the outer band at top left missing. No colour. £20
58. W. W.
59. W. W.
60. W. W.
61. NEWCASTLE Fire Office. Lead W 24B. Policy no. 6606. Very good, small break top centre between nail hole & edge of mark. No colour. U
62.* QUEEN Ins Co. Copper W 99A. Good, Some colour & gilding. £60
63.* GLOBE Ins Co. Tinned iron W 38E. Very good, most colour, but some wear to lines on globe. £100
64. BRITISH Fire Office. Tinned copper W 30C. Very good, gilding over all. £55
65. DISTRICT Fire Office. Copper W 83E. Good, no colour. £35
66. LEICESTER Fire Office. Tinned iron W 84A. Good, no colour. Some rusting & repaired. £120
67. LICENSED VICTUALLERS & Gen. Copper W 86A.Good/ fair ,no colour. One extensive & several minor splits. £200
68.* NOTTS & DERBYS Fire & Life Ass Co. Copper W 87E. Good, small area missing at bottom of shield. No colour, house paint. £30
69. As last. Zinc W 87E. Good, minor split & garter end re-attached. No colour. £45
70. As last. Zinc W 87F. Good, one small split & garter end re-attached. No colour. £20
71. NORTHERN Ass Co. Copper W 88A. Very good, no colour, but most gilding. £50
72. FARMERS & Gen Fire & Life Ins. Copper W 92B. Good/ fair, no colour, some minor holes & splits. £35
73. ROYAL Ins Co. Copper W 95B. Good, near 100% colour. Some minor creasing. £45
74. ROYAL Ins Co. Copper W 95E. Good. Possibly colour under house paint. £25
75. LONDON & LANCS Ins Co. Copper W 101B. Fair/good, traces of colour & gilt. £35
76. 76. LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE Ins Co. Copper W 105B. Fair, a number of holes and some splitting. No colour. £25
77.* LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE Ins Co. Tinned iron B 947. Mint. £20
78. ROYAL EXCHANGE Ass. Lead W 10E, pol no. 132910. Good, but crown weak. No colour. £80
79. ROYAL EXCHANGE Ass. Lead W 10K. Good, no colour, but green house paint. £40
80. As last. Crown mostly broken off. No colour. £20
81. ROYAL EXCHANGE Ass. Aluminium B 636. Very good, no colour. £45
82. As last. Identical description. £45
83. GUARDIAN Fire & Life Ass Corp. Copper W 57B. Good, no colour, but traces of gilding. £35
84. GUARDIAN Fire & Life Ass Corp. Tinned iron B 797. Very good, repainted. £20
85. W. W.
86. ATLAS Ass Co. Tinned iron B 780. Very good, repainted. £25
87. W. W.
88. W. W.
89. W. W.
90.* RELIANCE MARINE Ins Co. Tinned iron B967. Very good, repainted. £25
91.* Assicurazioni GENERALI Societa Anonime (Italy). Tinned iron B1502. Near mint, original colour, but gilt worn. £55
92.* SOUTH BRITISH Ins Co (NZ). Zinc? B1583. (Bulau says copper, but not that).Very good, no colour. £110
93. UNION Fire Office. Copper on plaster B573. Replica of porter's arm badge No 1. £25
94. LIVERPOOL & LONNDON & GLOBE Ins Co. Advertising medallion 37mm dia. £20
95. Book 'Footprints of Assurance' by BULAU, the American reference to fire marks. £20
96. LICENSED VICTUALLERS & Gen Fire. Copper 112A. Good, no colour. £460
97. YORKSHIRE Fire & Life Ass Co. Copper W 77B. £50
98. YORK & N of ENGLAND Ass Co. Copper W 85C. Good, some colour. £180
99. BEACON Fire Ins Co. Copper W 56C. Good. £190
100. WESTMINSTER Ins Office. Lead W 5B, pol no 37122. Good, some gilding. £300
101. WESTMINSTER Ins Office. Lead W 5C (iii), pol no 50405. Good. U
102. WESTMINSTER Ins Office. Copper W 5D. Good. £120
103. QUEEN Ins Co. Copper W 99B. Some colour and gilding. £170
104. QUEEN Ins Co. Tinned iron. W 99C. £110
105. GENERAL Ins Co of IRELAND. Lead W 18C, pol no 2113. Good, no colour. £420
106. ALLIANCE Fire Ins Co. Coppere W 63B. Very good. Mainly original paint, retouched on rocks. £150
107. SCOTTISH UNION Ins Co. Copper W 75B? U
108. BRISTOL CROWN Fire Office. Lead W 6C. Good/ fair, no colour. W
109. ROYAL EXCHANGE Ass. Lead W10F, pol no 100552. Good, but crack on crown. £110
110. BIRMINGHAM Fire Office. W 42A. Good/fair. £90
111. BRITISH Fire Office. Copper W 30F. £55
112. NOTTS & DERBYS Fire & Life Ass Co (x3). All copper. 1x87A, 1x87C(iii)? and 1x87E. The last has the garter buckle missing. £95
113. UNION Fire Office. Tinned iron B569. Good, but repainted. £40
114. PATRIOTIC Ass Co of Ireland. B847. Very good, but a number of small paint scratches. Dark red background colour. £20
115. LONDON Guarantee & Accident Co. Tinned iron B952 variant, having additional wording 'Established 1869'. £210
116. NATIONAL Ins Co of NEW ZEALAND. Tinned iron B1587. Good, most original colour. £180
117. NORWICH GENERAL Assurance Co. Copper W 28D. £110
End of Sale

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