Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 30th October 2018
Lot 779
A rare mid-18th century Battersea enamel wine label
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1400
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Description
A rare mid-18th century Battersea enamel wine label,
circa 1755,
escutcheon form, with a cupid in front of rows of tents, holding a banner, titled 'CLARET', length 6.6cm.
Provenance: Dr. Bernard Watney Collection.
The reverse with an old collection label No.1356.
For a similar label see Salter, J., Wine Labels, 1730-2003, Antique Collector's Club in association with the Wine Label Circle, 2004, page 295, fig. 997.