SEPPELT COMMEMORATIVE PORT 1874-1957 - FLORA EUGENIE SEPPELT 100TH ANNIVERSARY BOTTLING

OVERVIEW:
A SIGNIFICANT AUSTRALIAN COMMEMORATIVE FORTIFIED WINE BOTTLING FROM B. SEPPELT & SONS LIMITED, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, PRODUCED IN 1957 TO MARK THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF FLORA EUGENIE SEPPELT. THIS IS A RARE EXAMPLE OF MID-20TH CENTURY AUSTRALIAN WINE COMMEMORATIVE PRACTICE, COMBINING HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION WITH A PREMIUM LIQUEUR PORT BLEND.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- PRODUCER: B. SEPPELT & SONS LIMITED, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
- BOTTLING TYPE: SELECTED LIQUEUR PORT
- COMMEMORATIVE PURPOSE: 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF FLORA EUGENIE SEPPELT
- BIRTH DATE COMMEMORATED: 8 OCTOBER 1874
- BOTTLING DATE: 1957
- VOLUME: 750 ML
- CLOSURE: ORIGINAL BLACK FOIL-LINED SCREW CAP
- PRESENTATION: ORIGINAL CARDBOARD BOX WITH GOLD PRINTED TEXT AND IMAGERY

LABEL DETAILS:
THE FRONT LABEL FEATURES A PORTRAIT ILLUSTRATION OF FLORA EUGENIE SEPPELT IN PERIOD DRESS WITH DISTINCTIVE PUFFED SHOULDERS, RENDERED IN GOLD ON BLACK BACKGROUND. THE INSCRIPTION READS 'SELECTED LIQUEUR PORT COMMEMORATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF FLORA EUGENIE SEPPELT AT SEPPELTSFIELD 8-10-1874.' THE BACK LABEL IDENTIFIES THIS AS A 'BLENDED FROM THE LIQUEUR LIMITED TO PARA LIQUEUR VINTAGES' WITH THE NOTATION 'PRODUCE OF AUSTRALIA.' THE LABEL TYPOGRAPHY AND DESIGN ARE CONSISTENT WITH 1950S AUSTRALIAN WINE MARKETING PRACTICE.

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE BOTTLE GLASS REMAINS CLEAR AND FREE FROM CHIPS OR CRACKS. THE ORIGINAL FOIL-LINED SCREW CAP IS INTACT AND SECURE. THE FRONT LABEL DISPLAYS WELL-PRESERVED COLOUR AND IMAGERY WITH MINOR AGE-RELATED FOXING AND SURFACE WEAR APPROPRIATE TO A 67-YEAR-OLD BOTTLING. THE BACK LABEL SHOWS SIMILAR PRESERVATION WITH MINOR TEXT FADING. THE ORIGINAL CARDBOARD PRESENTATION BOX, WHILST SHOWING SIGNIFICANT AGE WEAR INCLUDING CREASING, EDGE SOFTENING, AND MINOR LOSSES TO PRINTED TEXT, REMAINS STRUCTURALLY SOUND AND DISPLAYS THE ORIGINAL GOLD PRINTED DESIGN CLEARLY. THE LIQUID LEVEL IS CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND PROPER STORAGE CONDITIONS.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT:
THIS BOTTLING REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT MOMENT IN AUSTRALIAN WINE HISTORY AND THE SEPPELT FAMILY LEGACY. FLORA EUGENIE SEPPELT WAS A CENTRAL FIGURE IN THE SEPPELTSFIELD ESTATE'S DEVELOPMENT DURING THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES. THE DECISION TO PRODUCE A COMMEMORATIVE BOTTLING IN 1957 REFLECTS THE FAMILY'S PROMINENCE IN AUSTRALIAN VITICULTURE AND THE COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE OF THE SEPPELTSFIELD WINERY AT THAT TIME. COMMEMORATIVE WINE BOTTLINGS OF THIS TYPE ARE INCREASINGLY SOUGHT BY COLLECTORS OF AUSTRALIAN WINE HISTORY, SEPPELT MEMORABILIA, AND MID-CENTURY AUSTRALIAN DESIGN.

PROVENANCE AND COLLECTIBILITY:
THIS IS A RARE SURVIVING EXAMPLE OF A 1957 COMMEMORATIVE BOTTLING, WITH THE ORIGINAL PRESENTATION BOX INTACT. THE COMBINATION OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, ORIGINAL PACKAGING, AND THE DOCUMENTED COMMEMORATIVE PURPOSE MAKES THIS A NOTABLE PIECE FOR COLLECTORS OF AUSTRALIAN WINE HISTORY, SEPPELT ESTATE MEMORABILIA, AND MID-20TH CENTURY AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL DESIGN. THE BOTTLE REMAINS SEALED AND UNOPENED, PRESERVING ITS HISTORICAL INTEGRITY.

Item Size: Height: 30cm, Width: 10cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Good

657344+13

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