AUSTRALIAN CENTENARY OF FEDERATION COMMEMORATIVE RED WINE - 1901-2001

OVERVIEW:
A SIGNIFICANT COMMEMORATIVE WINE BOTTLE PRODUCED TO CELEBRATE AUSTRALIA'S CENTENARY OF FEDERATION IN 2001. THIS VINTAGE RED WINE REPRESENTS A MOMENT OF NATIONAL HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE, WITH THE BOTTLE AND ACCOMPANYING PRESENTATION BOX BEARING OFFICIAL CENTENARY OF FEDERATION INSIGNIA AND THE AUSTRALIAN COAT OF ARMS.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE: CENTENARY OF FEDERATION 1901-2001
- BOTTLE TYPE: STANDARD WINE BOTTLE FORMAT
- CLOSURE: ORIGINAL CORK WITH FOIL CAPSULE SEAL INTACT
- LABEL: PRINTED LABEL FEATURING AUSTRALIAN COAT OF ARMS EMBLEM AND COMMEMORATIVE TEXT
- PRESENTATION: SUPPLIED IN ORIGINAL BURGUNDY CARDBOARD PRESENTATION BOX WITH GOLD EMBOSSED COAT OF ARMS AND COMMEMORATIVE TEXT
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 35 CM (STANDARD WINE BOTTLE)

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE BOTTLE ITSELF IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR DAMAGE TO THE GLASS. THE ORIGINAL CORK AND FOIL CAPSULE REMAIN INTACT AND UNBROKEN. THE PRINTED LABEL SHOWS MINOR FOXING AND AGE-RELATED DISCOLOURATION CONSISTENT WITH 25 YEARS OF STORAGE, BUT REMAINS LEGIBLE AND LARGELY COMPLETE. THE ORIGINAL PRESENTATION BOX SHOWS MORE SIGNIFICANT WEAR, WITH FADING TO THE CARDBOARD EXTERIOR, CREASING, AND MINOR SURFACE DAMAGE TYPICAL OF A BOX THAT HAS BEEN STORED AND HANDLED OVER TWO DECADES. THE GOLD EMBOSSING ON THE BOX REMAINS VISIBLE THOUGH SOMEWHAT DULLED BY AGE.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS COMMEMORATIVE WINE WAS PRODUCED IN 2001 TO MARK THE CENTENARY OF AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION, CELEBRATING 100 YEARS SINCE THE SIX COLONIES UNITED TO FORM THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA IN 1901. SUCH COMMEMORATIVE BOTTLES REPRESENT AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL HISTORY AND ARE INCREASINGLY SOUGHT BY COLLECTORS OF AUSTRALIAN MEMORABILIA AND HISTORICAL ITEMS.

PROVENANCE:
PRIVATE COLLECTION. THE BOTTLE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN STORED IN STABLE CONDITIONS, WITH NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE OR CORK DETERIORATION. THE PRESENTATION BOX HAS BEEN RETAINED, ADDING TO THE COLLECTABILITY OF THE LOT.

Item Size: Height: 45cm, Width: 15cm, Depth: 15cm, Weight: 5Kg

Condition: Good

657344+7

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