Bidspirit auction | Original Cast Metal Insurance Plaque

Original Cast Metal Insurance Plaque and a Framed 19th Century Portrait of Alexander Bartleman whos property on Front Street Tynemouth which had the plaque, see all pictures - 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