George III Cast Silver "Two Putti with Jug & Bottle" Wine Label 'Me. Madere'

An extremely rare George III cast silver Wine Label of "two putti with jug and bottle" form, depicting two naked boys, one holding a jug and bottle the other with a basket of grapes, both supporting a scroll shaped name panel pierced for Me. Madeira, a bearded Bacchus mask below.

The marks rather obliterated by the pierced name, but almost certainly by Phipps & Robinson, London, c1810.

Provenance: The Arthur Holder Collection.

The pierced title - Me.Madere, with a dot below the E, is currently the only know example. Although Madere is French for Madeira, this is probably a spelling variant to indicate Malmsey Madeira, and not a French wine.

Sold - £350.00