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Hester Bateman
George III English Silver Lisbon & Hock Wine Labels, c. 1780
Width: 1.85 in. (4.7 cm.)
London
V7008
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Each formed as a rectangle with beaded rim, the top center with a pierced demi-lune cresting, engraved 'Hock' and 'Lisbon', with pendant chain, stamped with maker's mark and lion passant....
Each formed as a rectangle with beaded rim, the top center with a pierced demi-lune cresting, engraved "Hock" and "Lisbon", with pendant chain, stamped with maker's mark and lion passant.
These are quite interesting because they are of a rather unusual pattern, and are engraved with two popular 18th century wine terms: "Hock" (an English word for a German wine from the Rhine region, originally from the town name Hochheim) and "Lisbon" (for Portuguese wine from the Lisbon area).
These are quite interesting because they are of a rather unusual pattern, and are engraved with two popular 18th century wine terms: "Hock" (an English word for a German wine from the Rhine region, originally from the town name Hochheim) and "Lisbon" (for Portuguese wine from the Lisbon area).