? (1750) Simon

Lot 13: A rare Battersea enamel bottle ticket, circa 1753-56

Name: A rare Battersea enamel bottle ticket, circa 1753-56
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: e12b181f31

Est: £3,500 GBP - £4,500 GBPSold:

BonhamsLondon, United KingdomOctober 19, 2011

Item Overview

Description

Engraved by Simon Francis Ravenet after a design by James Gwin, printed in puce and lightly overpainted in colours with the sensual figure of the sleeping Venus, Cupid to one side pulling back the background drapery, titled 'BURGUNDY', 7.3cm wide (fine cracks, minute rim chips)

Artist or Maker

? (1750) Simon

Notes

A similar ticket was sold in these rooms 8 June 2005, lot 74 and another is illustrated by Egan Mew, Battersea Enamels (1926), fig 21. A ticket with the same print but titled 'MADEIRA' was in the Mullens collection. The same design was also used for BURGOYNE, MULSEAU and W WINE

Auction Details

Mort and Moira Lesser Collection of English Enamels

Bonhams

October 19, 2011, 12:00 PM GMT

London, LDN, UK

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