Lot 385
A William IV 'Lady Bountiful' silver gilt wine label
Auction: Jewellery, Silver & Watches
£938
Description
Charles Rawlings, London 1832, of traditional form, pierced for Madeira on a stippled ground, swags of grapes and vine leaves forming the border
Footnote
Provenance :The David Constable Collection of Drinking Vessels & Wine Labels
Provenance: Ex Lank Collection, Bonham's Oct 2010, lot 184, through Billy Buck
Illus. Salter, John. Wine Labels 1730-2003 fig. 564, A.C.C., 2004. In the text the date of 1821 is suggested as the earliest appearance of this model , however others early have appeared on the market. The model is one of the 'theme' labels produced by the maker