A rare Battersea enamel bottle ticket, circa 1753-56
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A rare Battersea enamel bottle ticket, circa 1753-56
Engraved by Ravenet after a design by James Gwin, printed in puce and lightly overpainted in colours with two scantily clad putti beside a tree trunk, titled 'RHENISH', 7cm wide
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Provenance
Mort and Moira Lesser Collection, Bonhams, 19 October 2011, lot 14
Peter Lole Collection, Bonhams, 5 June 2019, lot 129
Bunny and Paul Davies Collection
Another example is illustrated by Egan Mew, Battersea Enamels (1926), fig.22(2) and was sold by Bonhams on 8 June 2005, lot 73. The same design is also used for 'LUNEL' and 'MALVOISIE' tickets.
Engraved by Ravenet after a design by James Gwin, printed in puce and lightly overpainted in colours with two scantily clad putti beside a tree trunk, titled 'RHENISH', 7cm wide
Footnotes:
Provenance
Mort and Moira Lesser Collection, Bonhams, 19 October 2011, lot 14
Peter Lole Collection, Bonhams, 5 June 2019, lot 129
Bunny and Paul Davies Collection
Another example is illustrated by Egan Mew, Battersea Enamels (1926), fig.22(2) and was sold by Bonhams on 8 June 2005, lot 73. The same design is also used for 'LUNEL' and 'MALVOISIE' tickets.
Condition
In good condition. There are a few fine surface scratches but these are insignificant.
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A rare Battersea enamel bottle ticket, circa 1753-56
Estimate £700 - £900
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