ROYAL WEDDING COMMEMORATIVE WINE SET - CHARLES, PRINCE OF WALES AND LADY DIANA SPENCER, 1981

OVERVIEW:
A PRESTIGIOUS COMMEMORATIVE WINE SET ISSUED TO CELEBRATE THE ROYAL WEDDING OF CHARLES, PRINCE OF WALES AND LADY DIANA SPENCER ON 29 JULY 1981. THIS IS A STRICTLY LIMITED EDITION SET, REGISTERED NUMBER 2593, PRESENTED IN AN ELEGANT BLUE VELVET-LINED PRESENTATION BOX WITH GILT-EMBOSSED ROYAL COAT OF ARMS.

SPECIFICATIONS:
THE SET COMPRISES TWO SEALED WINE BOTTLES, EACH BEARING A HAND-PAINTED CERAMIC PORTRAIT LABEL IN A GILT OVAL FRAME. THE LEFT BOTTLE FEATURES A PORTRAIT OF CHARLES, PRINCE OF WALES, RENDERED IN TRADITIONAL FORMAL STYLE. THE RIGHT BOTTLE FEATURES A PORTRAIT OF LADY DIANA SPENCER, CAPTURING HER DISTINCTIVE BLONDE HAIR AND RADIANT EXPRESSION. BOTH LABELS ARE EXECUTED IN FULL COLOUR WITH EXCEPTIONAL DETAIL AND GILDING.

EACH BOTTLE IS SEALED WITH AN ORIGINAL GOLD FOIL CAPSULE EMBOSSED WITH THE ROYAL COAT OF ARMS. THE PRESENTATION BOX IS CONSTRUCTED FROM BLUE VELVET-COVERED BOARD WITH GILT-EMBOSSED ROYAL CRESTS TO BOTH INTERIOR FLAPS. THE INTERIOR IS LINED WITH BLUE SILK GATHERED INTO DECORATIVE FOLDS TO CRADLE THE BOTTLES SECURELY.

THE EXTERIOR OF THE PRESENTATION BOX BEARS A GOLD FOIL LABEL READING "STRICTLY LIMITED EDITION" WITH THE REGISTERED NUMBER 2593 CLEARLY VISIBLE, CONFIRMING THIS AS ONE OF A FINITE PRODUCTION RUN.

CONDITION:
BOTH BOTTLES REMAIN UNOPENED AND IN SEALED CONDITION. THE HAND-PAINTED PORTRAIT LABELS ARE VIBRANT AND UNDAMAGED, WITH GILDING BRIGHT AND LARGELY COMPLETE. THE FOIL CAPSULES ARE INTACT WITH SIGNS OF LEAKAGE OR SEEPAGE. THE PRESENTATION BOX EXTERIOR SHOWS MINOR AGE-RELATED SURFACE DUST AND LIGHT CREASING TO EDGES CONSISTENT WITH CAREFUL STORAGE OVER FOUR DECADES. THE INTERIOR SILK LINING REMAINS BRIGHT AND UNWRINKLED. NO RESTORATION OR REPAIR IS EVIDENT.



Item Size: Height: 32cm, Width: 26cm, Depth: 32cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Excellent

779082+1

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