Lot 380
A late 18th century heraldic wine label
Auction: Jewellery, Silver & Watches
£500
Description
Susanna Barker, London circa 1780, of shaped curved form, all over bright cut decoration, engraved for White Wine, acanthus scrolls, central oval cartouche engraved with a crest
Dimensions
Width: 46mm, weight: 10.2g
Footnote
Provenance :The David Constable Collection of Drinking Vessels & Wine Labels
Provenance: Lank Collection, Bonham's Oct 2010, lot 52, through Billy Buck
Crest: A lion’s head erased (….?....). Owing to a plethora of lions’ heads erased in British heraldry it is difficult to effect an identification of this particular crest to one family.