George II Cast Provincial Silver 'Two Putti with Jug & Bottle' Armorial Wine Label 'Burgundy'
Isaac Cookson, Newcastle c1750
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A fine quality and rare George II cast Provincial silver Wine Label of ""two putti with jug and bottle"" form, with the addition of an Armorial crest surmount. One putto holding a jug and bottle, the other squeezing grapes into a goblet, a Bacchanalian mask below the scrolled name plate incised for Burgundy. A crest above depicting a Phoenix rising from flames (that of many families).
By Isaac Cookson, Newcastle, c1750
Sold - £995.00
Condition
In good condition with no damage or repair
Dimensions
H
49 mm
(1.93 inches)
W
59 mm
(2.32 inches)
Weight
25.00 Grams
(0.80 troy ounces)
Country
England
Stock Code
JSWL112
Medium
Silver
Literature
See: The John Beecroft Collection of Wine Labels, sold at Phillips 6th November 1998, Lot 331 and The Andrew Gilmour Collection of Wine Labels, sold at Bonhams 17th April 2013, Lot 207 for similar examples.
