Silver, Vertu, Coins & Medals - 19th & 20th July - 19th July 2016

Lot 620

A George III silver armorial wine label

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £600

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Description

A George III silver armorial wine label, The Earls of Wilton,

by Benjamin and James Smith, London 1809,

pierced 'CLARET', length 5.8cm, approx. weight 1.5oz.

Illustrated in Salter, J., Wine Labels, 1730-2003, A Worldwide History, The Antique Collector's Club in association with The Wine Label circle, 2004, page 98, figure 385.