Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017
Lot 1153
A rare mid 18th century Battersea enamel wine label
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1200
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Description
A rare mid 18th century Battersea enamel wine label,
circa 1755,
escutcheon form, with two cupids in front of a leopard, with a spear to the left, below the title 'PALME', length 7cm.
Illustrated in Salter, J., Wine Labels, 1730-2003, Antique Collector's Club in association with the Wine Label Circle, 2004, page 295, fig. 996.