Bucellas Silver Wine Label, 1822 Wm Knight
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Wine Label - Bucellas; Rectangular with Gadroon & Shell Border - London 1822 by William Knight - 4.3cm wide; 12g - TD/4004
This good-looking George IV period silver wine label is engraved with the scarce name Bucellas to the front.
The label is rectangular in form with a gadroon border, that is typical of the period, interspersed with a shell. It was made by William Knight and is in excellent condition.
Bucellas is a Portuguese wine (predominantly white) from the Lisbon area.