Fine Silver - 25th October 2017

Lot 516

A George III silver-gilt wine label

Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £200

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Description

A George III silver-gilt wine label,

by Benjamin Smith, London 1814,

shaped oval form, wine and scroll border, pierced 'SAUTERNE', length 6.3cm, plus an electro-gilded vine label of vine form, engraved with a crest and pierced 'PORT'. (2)

The crest is possibly for Bales of Northamptonshire.