Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 25 Apr 2018
A rare mid 18th century Battersea enamel wine label
A rare mid 18th century Battersea enamel wine label,
circa 1755,
escutcheon form, with two cupids in a wheat field holding a scythe and rake, titled 'BEER', the reverse with labels 'English Ceramic Circle 1977, No.254', and Dr. Bernard Watney address label' and the label 'Tom Walford', length 7cm.
Illustrated in: Salter, J., Wine Labels, 1730-2003, Antique Collector's Club in association with the Wine Label Circle, 2004, page 297, fig. 1004.