Fine Silver - 25th October 2017

Lot 753

A George III silver wine label

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £800

+ Buyers Premium

Description

A George III silver wine label,

by Jane Dorrell and Richard May, London circa 1770,

kidney form, gadroon border, incised and blackened 'SETJUS', length 4.8cm, plus a George III silver wine label of kidney form, rope work border, by Margaret Binley, London circa 1775, incised 'GREAVE', approx. weight 0.6oz. (2)

Provenance of the Setjus label: The Albert Collection.

Illustrated in Butler, R., The Albert Collection, Broadway Publishing, 2004, page 290, entry 443