Silver & Collectors' Items - Day 1 and Day 2 - 30th October 2012

Lot 693

A rare set of four Victorian silver wine labels

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1800

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Description

A rare set of four Victorian silver wine labels, by the Barnards, London 1843, broad rectangular form, gadroon and shell border, pierced 'DEIDES HEIMER', 'ASSMANSHAUSEN', 'SPARKLING HERMITAGE' and 'LACHRYMA CHRISTI', length 4.8cm. (4) Lachryma Christi is a Neopolitan type of wine produced on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius. Deides Heimer and Assmanshausen relate to German wine.