Sterling Silver Wine Label for Champagne London 1820

Description

Heading : Sterling silver Champagne wine label
Date : Hallmarked in London in 1820 for William Eaton
Period : Regency
Origin : London. England
Decoration : Pie crust rims with acanthus leaf and scallop shell decoration
Size :  Label alone: 5.5×3.5cm – with chain 12cm
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight :  27 grams (0.9 troy)

Excellent gauge. at just shy of 1 troy oz this label has a very satisfying weight to it. It may seem unusual nowadays to decant champagne however one must remember that in the 18th and 19th centuries bottles did not carry labels and this would simply denote the contents of the bottle. hence the term ‘bottle ticket’ or bottle label