Victorian Fox & Grapes Cast Silver Wine Label 'Port'
ROBERT GARRARD, London 1849
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An extremely rare and fine quality Victorian cast silver Wine Label, depicting a curious fox amongst vine leaves and grapes, climbing over a scrolled name plate incised for Port.
By Robert Garrard, London, 1849
Sold - £495.00
Condition
In good condition with no damage or repair
Dimensions
H
41 mm
(1.61 inches)
W
65 mm
(2.56 inches)
Weight
31.50 Grams
(1.01 troy ounces)
Country
England
Stock Code
CB240518.192
Medium
Silver
Literature
The Fox and the Grapes is one of the Aesop's fables, numbered 15 in the Perry Index. The narration is concise and subsequent retellings have often been equally succinct. The story concerns a fox that tries to eat grapes from a vine but cannot reach them. Rather than admit defeat, he states they are undesirable. The expression ""sour grapes"" originated from this fable.
