Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017

Lot 818

A George III silver wine label

Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £140

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Description

A George III silver wine label,

by Thomas and James Phipps, London 1818,

shaped form, with a Bacchus mask and pierced trailing grapevines, engraved with a crest and pierced 'CLARET', length 6cm, approx. weight 1.1oz.

The crest is that of Shepherd of Surrey and Devon.