Silver & Objects of Vertu - 24th January 2018
Lot 705
A rare George IV silver sauce label
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £170
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Description
A rare George IV silver sauce label,
by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1823,
kidney form, reeded border, incised 'CHETNA', length 3.3cm, approx. weight 0.1oz.
Chetna is made by steeping twelve shallots in a pint of vinegar for 12 hours; strain and mix together with a pint of mushroom catsup, two wine glassfuls of soy, a teaspoonful of cayenne, half a teaspoonful of mustard seed, and the same quantity of allspice; boil and when cold, bottle, and cork.