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Companies flaunted their prosperity, stability and importance in cut stone and sculptures. Coats of arms and mythological figures (including Mercury, the god of commerce), with a Renaissance flair, decorated the façades and lobbies.  Molson coat of arms. |
 Canada Life Insurance coat of arms. |
 The London and Lancashire Life Insurance (1898) and Guardian (1902) buildings, which bring us back to the Belle Époque, reached new heights in sculptural virtuosity. Edward Maxwell, the designer of the London and Lancashire Life Building, had just returned from Paris, and skilfully applied the Beaux-Arts style he had learned there.
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 In the lobby of the Canadian (Imperial) Bank of Commerce, Victories in the form of mastheads crown a symbol of Commerce.
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