Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 13th April - 13th April 2022

Lot 436

A pair of George III silver wine labels

Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £320

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Description

A pair of George III silver wine labels,

by I.B, London 1818,

shaped oval form, with a lion head and foliate and shell border, incised 'PORT' and 'SHERRY', length 6.3cm, plus a pair of George III silver-gilt wine labels, by Benjamin Smith and Digby Scott, London 1804, shaped form, with a Bacchus mask and trailing vine boarders, incised 'WHISKY' and 'PORT', length 5.7cm, approx. total weight 3.9oz. (4)

Provenance: The Dr. Tony Saunders Collection of Wine Labels.