Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2018

Lot 548

A rare mid 18th century Battersea enamel wine label

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £850

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Description

A rare mid 18th century Battersea enamel wine label,

circa 1755,

escutcheon form, with two cupids in a rocky landscape, titled 'MOUNTAIN', length 6.7cm.

Illustrated in: Salter, J., Wine Labels, 1730-2003, Antique Collector's Club in association with the Wine Label Circle, 2004, page 294, fig. 993.