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DUBLIN, CIRCA 1800, MAKER’S MARK TT ONLY STRUCK TWICE, PROBABLY FOR THOMAS TUDOR
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A SET OF FIVE IRISH GEORGE III SILVER WINE-LABELS
DUBLIN, CIRCA 1800, MAKER’S MARK TT ONLY STRUCK TWICE, PROBABLY FOR THOMAS TUDOR
Rectangular with cut corners and reeded border, engraved: Hermitage, Vin de Grave, Burgundy, Claret and Hock, four with suspension chains; together with a pair similar, with shield cresting, by John Townsend, Dublin, circa 1790, engraved Hock and Vin de Grave, one with suspension chain; a single example by John Stoyte, Dublin, circa 1805, engraved Madeira, with suspension chain, within a bright-engraved border; and a rectangular example, engraved Madeira, by Samuel Teare, Dublin, circa 1790
The set of five, 1.¾ in. (4.5 cm.) long
2 oz. 16 dwt. (87.8 gr.)
DUBLIN, CIRCA 1800, MAKER’S MARK TT ONLY STRUCK TWICE, PROBABLY FOR THOMAS TUDOR
Rectangular with cut corners and reeded border, engraved: Hermitage, Vin de Grave, Burgundy, Claret and Hock, four with suspension chains; together with a pair similar, with shield cresting, by John Townsend, Dublin, circa 1790, engraved Hock and Vin de Grave, one with suspension chain; a single example by John Stoyte, Dublin, circa 1805, engraved Madeira, with suspension chain, within a bright-engraved border; and a rectangular example, engraved Madeira, by Samuel Teare, Dublin, circa 1790
The set of five, 1.¾ in. (4.5 cm.) long
2 oz. 16 dwt. (87.8 gr.)
Provenance
Probably Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry (1729-1831) or Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Later 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (1769-1822), and by descent.
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Katharine Cooke