Lot 3: A 2001 Sheffield Sterling Silver Port Decanter Label

A 2001 sterling silver decanter label, of cradled rectangular form with clipped corners and a double-reeded border. The label features the embossed legend PORT in serifed block letters, with the interior of the characters finished with a textured vertical hatching. The piece is suspended from a silver curb-link chain attached to two circular loops at the upper corners. The lower edge of the face bears a full suite of English hallmarks, comprising the maker’s mark RC in a hexagonal shield, the fineness mark 925 in an oval, the Sheffield Assay Office rose mark, the walking lion passant standard mark, and the date letter b in a square shield.