Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 30th October 2018
Lot 777
A rare mid-18th century Battersea enamel wine label
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £1100
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Description
A rare mid-18th century Battersea enamel wine label,
circa 1755,
escutcheon form with a scene of two embracing cherubs by a row of barrels, one titled 'RHEIN', length 6.6cm.
Provenance: Dr. Bernard Watney Collection.
Illustrated in Salter, J., Wine Labels, 1730-2003, Antique Collector's Club in association with the Wine Label Circle, 2004, page 295, fig. 998.