Messers Renton & Co Whisky Mirror £270 Reserve

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Lot number: 371643
Winning bid: £270
Robert D. Renton was a grocer/merchant as well as a resident of Marygate, the main shopping street in the town, during the late 1800s to early 1900s. The 1901 census for Berwick upon Tweed lists his occupation as a grocer, but the Rentons were also entrepreneurs who blended, advertised and sold their own brand of whisky.
Approx 39" x 30" with frame
Please note the handsome bearded man seen in the mirror is not part of this lot.
Featured in The 37th Auction, ended May 4, 2014
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