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

Lot 629

A rare early Victorian silver Boudoir label

Estimate £500 - £700

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Description

A rare early Victorian silver Boudoir label,

by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1839,

rectangular form, trailing vine border, incised 'SHERBERT', length 4.7cm, plus a later cover, which was sweated off, incised 'PORT', and a Victorian wine label, by Yapp and Woodward, Birmingham 1852, incised 'SHERRY', approx. total weight 0.8oz. (3)

Illustrated in Salter, J., Boudoir Labels, The Wine Label Circle, 2012, page 130.