BRONZE BARCLAYS BANK 'SPREAD EAGLE' EMBLEM
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
£700
Auction: 28 September 2016 at 12:00 BST
Description
dark brown/black patina
Dimensions
75cm wide, 80cm high
Footnote
Note: In 1736 James Barclay joined a banking partnership at the sign of the Black Spread Eagle at 54 Lombard Street, London. The business expanded over the years and other properties in Lombard Street were acquired, many with their own signs, but the Spread Eagle was to remain associated with the Barclay partnership and does so to this day.