Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 29th October 2019

Lot 132

An 18th century English sycamore wine taster

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £280

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Description

An 18th century English sycamore wine taster,

circular form, lug handle, the body with a band of turned decoration, length 10.2cm.

Provenance: David Levi, Olympia Antiques Fair, London, 10 June 2004.

This taster is illustrated in Levi, J., Treen for the Table, Antique Collector's Club, 1998, page 178, Plate 15/8.