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.