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| Early Georgian Silver Flat Chased Escutcheon Wine Label CLARET - Louis Hamon
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Reference: S11614
Period: George II
Year: Circa 1739-1750
Silversmith: Louis Hamon
Place: London
Price: $ 520.00
Weight: 10 grams
Dimensions: 5.2 cm
Condition: Very good, original chain intact, some oxidation spots.
Description: An early Georgian silver flat chased escutcheon shaped wine label, engraved for claret, by Louis Hamon, one of the notable early makers of escutcheons (source Wine Labels 1730-2003, page 48, a book we highly recommend). The label is the standard escutcheon shape, with curves, horns on the top and an ogee shape to the base. It is flat chased by hand, with a pattern of vine leaves, grapes and tendrils, with CLARET engraved in large letters. The original chain has a hook at one end, an early feature which allowed the chain to be undone for hooking around a decanter. The label is struck with 2 hallmarks, as is correct for the period, both hallmarks are well struck and extremely clear. They include Lion Passant with indents to base and side (this lion used 1739-1750) and makers mark of 2 Gothic letters in a bifoil punch, these are believed to be LH for Louis Hamon, this is Grimwade mark 3720 (he is also called Lewis Hamon). Louis Hamon was a Hugeunot plateworker who was freed in 1736, Grimwade describes his work as "rarely met, but with considerable power of rococo invention" - London Goldsmiths 1697-1837, page 532, also a book we highly recommend. In addition to early wine labels, his mark has been noted on tea caddies and skewers. Whilst all the conventional sources attribute this gothic letter mark to Hamon, Peter Cameron has written an article entitles "Two Curious Gothic Letters and Louis Hamon, Silversmith", published on his website www.petercameronantiquesilver.com (a site we also highly recommend), which casts doubt about the attribution, but does not present any alternatives. He notes that Grimwade classified the mark as a possibility in his unregistered marks section, and given the highly ornate nature of the 2 gothic letters, they may not be LH at all. He also notes that all other Louis Hamon's marks had a dove with olive branch, which was his shop sign. A very similar wine label by Hamon, engraved Old Hock, can be seen on the Steppes Hill website www.steppeshillfarmantiques.com. Note - We have a matching label for White-Wine S 11615.
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Escutcheon Wine Label CLARET - Louis Hamon
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