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Similar examples to these distinctive labels, formerly from the collection of the Earl of Shrewsbury, were sold Sotheby's London, 5 February 1970, lots 35 and 36.
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MARK OF JOHN REILY, LONDON, 1818
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A SET OF EIGHT GEORGE III SILVER-GILT WINE-LABELS
MARK OF JOHN REILY, LONDON, 1818
Each oblong, cast and chased with a husk wreath and a band of Vitruvian scrolls, capped with a crest, two pierced for 'SHERRY', three for 'CLARET', two for 'MADEIRA' and one for 'PORT', each with a suspension chain, together with four later cast examples, pierced for 'HERMITAGE', 'HOCK', 'MOUNTAIN' and 'PORT'
2¼ in. (6 cm.)
9 oz. (291 gr.)
The crest is that of Talbot as borne by the Earls of Shrewsbury and Waterford, perhaps for John Talbot, 16th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford (12)
MARK OF JOHN REILY, LONDON, 1818
Each oblong, cast and chased with a husk wreath and a band of Vitruvian scrolls, capped with a crest, two pierced for 'SHERRY', three for 'CLARET', two for 'MADEIRA' and one for 'PORT', each with a suspension chain, together with four later cast examples, pierced for 'HERMITAGE', 'HOCK', 'MOUNTAIN' and 'PORT'
2¼ in. (6 cm.)
9 oz. (291 gr.)
The crest is that of Talbot as borne by the Earls of Shrewsbury and Waterford, perhaps for John Talbot, 16th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford (12)
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