{"product_id":"antique-french-enamel-street-sign-rue-gustave-carde-provenance-history","title":"Antique French Enamel Street Sign: Rue Gustave Carde Provenance \u0026 History","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" helvetica=\"\" neue style=\"margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: \"\u003e\n An authentic mid-century vitreous enamel street sign (\n \u003ci\u003e\n  plaque de rue\n \u003c\/i\u003e\n ) sourced from a house clearance in\n \u003cb\u003e\n  Bergerac, France\n \u003c\/b\u003e\n . This sign originally marked the street named after\n \u003cb\u003e\n  Gustave Carde (1837-1909)\n \u003c\/b\u003e\n , the famous Bordeaux industrialist whose factories produced railway equipment, trams, and early aircraft.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" helvetica=\"\" neue style=\"margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: \"\u003e\n \u003cb\u003e\n  Conservation \u0026amp; Condition\n \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" helvetica=\"\" neue style=\"margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: \"\u003e\n This piece has been professionally stabilized to preserve its industrial character:\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"li1\" helvetica=\"\" neue style=\"margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: \"\u003e\n  \u003cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 9px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   Cleaning:\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n  Gently cleaned with\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   Vulpex liquid soap\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n  to remove decades of grime without damaging the enamel.\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"li1\" helvetica=\"\" neue style=\"margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: \"\u003e\n  \u003cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 9px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   Protection:\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n  The reverse has been sealed with\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   two coats of boiled linseed oil\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n  to halt oxidation on the exposed metal.\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"li1\" helvetica=\"\" neue style=\"margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: \"\u003e\n  \u003cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 9px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   Finish:\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n  Both sides have been finished with\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   two coats of Renaissance Wax\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n  (the same micro-crystalline wax used by the British Museum) for a beautiful luster and long-term protection against moisture.\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"li1\" helvetica=\"\" neue style=\"margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: \"\u003e\n  \u003cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 9px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   Patina:\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n  Displays genuine \"battle scars\" and enamel loss consistent with age, particularly around the \"R,\" which is now fully stabilized.\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" helvetica=\"\" neue style=\"margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: \"\u003e\n \u003cb\u003e\n  Details\n \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"li1\" helvetica=\"\" neue style=\"margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: \"\u003e\n  \u003cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 9px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   Material:\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n  Heavy-gauge sheet steel with vitreous enamel.\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"li1\" helvetica=\"\" neue style=\"margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: \"\u003e\n  \u003cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 9px; line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   Color:\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n  Classic French \"Bleu de Paris\" with white relief lettering.\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"li1\" helvetica=\"\" neue style=\"margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: \"\u003e\n  \u003cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; 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