Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017

Lot 1149

A rare mid 18th century Battersea enamel wine label

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1500

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Description

A rare mid 18th century Battersea enamel wine label,

circa 1755,

escutcheon form, with cupid with a bow wrestling a satyr, in front of a framed landscape, titled 'CHAMPAGNE', length 6.7cm.

For a similar label see: Salter, J., Wine Labels, 1730-2003, Antique Collector's Club in association with the Wine Label Circle, 2004, page 297, fig. 1006.