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Large Equine Livery J Miles & Son Dorchester Hand Painted Shop Sign Master Saddlers

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Large British Original Artwork Equine Livery J Miles & Son Dorchester Dorset Hand Painted Shop Front Sign Master Saddlers Saddlery.
Impress your clients & guests by displaying in your office or home with this equine livery saddlery shop display sign.
A further feature that stands out is that this sign is double sided.
Heavy quality made from wood & beautifully hand painted a work of art.
It features the J Miles & Son name in black text with golden yellow and red hue colour border J Miles & Son Est in 1622 members of the society of master saddlers, with the motto logo in Latin Nostra Fides In Deo Est, which translates to Hold Fast, Sit Sure and Our Trust is in God. Also the beautiful hand painted historic pictorial heraldry image of the Worshipful Company of Saddlers. Which has in light grey rearing horse on either side with a shield crest, above a knights helmet, with a smaller horse wearing a crown on top & acanthus garlands above & below on a white background.
A large display size being 95 cm in width and 101.7 cm high.
Originally from a Master Saddlery shop display sign in Dorchester Dorset.
Biography of The Worshipful Company of Saddlers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. A Guild of Saddlers, the Company's predecessor, is thought to have been an Anglo-Saxon Craft Guild – it certainly existed at some point in the eleventh century. The Guild became a Company when a Royal Charter of Incorporation was granted by King Edward III in 1363. The City granted the Company the right to regulate the trade of saddle-making; all saddlers in and within two miles of the City were subject to the Company's regulations. However, the powers of the Company, which has existed on the same site at Cheapside (formerly West Chepe) since 1160, were eroded over time.
Nowadays the Company retains strong affiliations with the saddlery trade, sponsoring the Society of Master Saddlers and giving prizes for deserving young riders at equestrian events. The Company is an institution which is charitable rather than a charitable institution and it supports many good causes and sponsors scholarships at Alleyn's School, has strong links with the Household Cavalry and the King's Troop R.H.A. as well as with other regiments and Livery Companies traditionally involved with leather or horses.
The Company ranks twenty-fifth in the order of precedence of Livery Companies (as settled in 1515 on the Companies' economic or political power at that time). Unusually, the Saddlers Company has two mottoes: Hold Fast, Sit Sure and Our Trust Is In God. The coat of arms seen on the entrance of Saddlers' Hall, showcasing a parlfrey, two horses, a bascinet and the moto, is continued to be used in the Company's communications.
In addition to admitting members as Freeman and Liveryman, the Saddlers' Company has the unique privilege of granting Yeoman status. Its notable Yeomen include The Princess Royal, Peter Walwyn (Chairman of the Lambourn Trainers Association), and Richard MeadeSo collectible highly sought after by historic London sign collectors.
Provenance bought from a fine auction label verso.
Ref sources see the heraldry society.
Superb for a TV Film studio, theatre, stage, advert props shop a great Christmas gift for horse lovers.
For use display indoors or outdoors.
No hanging bracket you would need to add one.
Circa late 20th century.
Condition report.
Offered in fine old charming used well worn condition.
Having various noticeable wear, scratches, scuffs, stains, paint losses, paint touch ups in places, craquelure commensurate with usage & age.
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Dimensions in centimetres

High (101.7 cm)
Width (95 cm)
Depth thickness of frame (6 cm)