Silver - Day Two - 20th July 2011

Lot 587

A 18th century Battersea enamel wine label

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1500

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Description

A 18th century Battersea enamel wine label, circa 1760, escutcheon form, decorated with three cherubs draped over a barrel of port, and titled 'PORT', within a landscape scene with a goat on a rocky outcrop, length 7.3cm. For another similar example see Salter, J, Wine Labels A Worldwide History 1730-2003, Antique Collectors' Club, 2004, front cover.