Martini Rossi Vermouth Advertising Mirror Vintage Style Framed Home Bar Sign 8x11
Quick Overview
- Brand: Martini & Rossi
- Model: Vermouth Vino Advertising Mirror (Vintage Style Reproduction)
- Main Colours: Red, Green, Gold, Cream, Silver
- Overall Condition Rating: Used - Very Good (Minor vintage cosmetic aging)
Description
This is a framed advertising wall mirror featuring classic Martini & Rossi Vermouth Vino artwork. The design beautifully replicates the brand's historic Italian label graphics. The central text features the Royal Coat of Arms badge reading "By Appointment to Her Majesty the Queen, Suppliers of Martini Vermouth, Martini & Rossi Ltd". Additional text details include "Premiati Con 40 Medaglie" wrapped beneath the flags, "Imported & Bottled by MARTINI ROSSI, 110 London" at the center base, and "Stabilimento In Pessione, Torino (Italy)" along the lower edge. It includes regional crests, international exhibition medals from cities like Paris and Dublin, and an illustration of the production center. It is housed in a dark-stained wood frame and is ready to hang.
Condition Details
I have thoroughly checked over the item and noted the following points regarding its physical state:
- Completeness: This item consists of the framed mirror only.
- Graphic & Print Details: The printed graphic layer on the glass is fully intact with clear text and vibrant colors. The large red "MARTINI" lettering is sharp with only very minor, faint surface scuffing visible under direct light. The printed colors on the flags and angel illustration are vibrant, though the green ink on the angel's robe displays a slight, natural texture variation from the screen-printing process.
- Print Alignment & Bleed: The printed graphic layer shows minor off-center registration typical of vintage-style screen printing, where the black outline layer shifts slightly away from the filled colors in some detailed areas (such as around the red and white shield emblem). There are microscopic flecks of green and red ink overspray/bleed on the cream background near the upper-left crest area from the original manufacturing process.
- Text & Font Finish: The text "VERMOUTH VINO" and "MARTINI ROSSI" features a cream-colored fill with a gold border outline. There are minor, microscopic spots of colour thinness in the cream fill on the letter "V" in Vermouth and the letter "M" in Martini, allowing the mirror backing to peek through slightly under close inspection.
- Glass & Mirror Backing Aging: The glass itself is clear and free of cracks. There is some clouding/spotting on the reflective silver backing beneath the graphics, typical of vintage silvering aging, as well as a few microscopic dark speckles under the glass near the bottom edge. A faint, thin line of silvering oxidation/haze runs horizontally right along the very top edge where the glass meets the inner wood frame, and a light, hazy horizontal line of faded spotting runs through the lower mirrored area around the "Imported & Bottled By" text.
- Frame Condition: Housed in a dark-stained wood frame. There is a small, visible chip/nick in the wood stain on the left-hand outer edge of the frame, which exposes the lighter wood underneath. There are minor dusty fragments caught along the inner crevice where the glass meets the wooden frame edge. The back features modern flexible metal framing clips and a clean grey hardboard panel. There are no manufacturer stamps or labels on the reverse side.
- Dimensions: The approximate outer dimensions of the frame are 8"x11"
Postage & Packaging
I will wrap the items up carefully so they stay safe during postage.