CHAMPAGNE POMMERY VINTAGE BOTTLE - EARLY 1900S, REIMS FRANCEA RARE EARLY 20TH CENTURY BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE POMMERY FROM THE PRESTIGIOUS REIMS HOUSE, RETAINING ITS ORIGINAL FOIL CAPSULE AND PERIOD PRINTED LABEL. THE LABEL FEATURES THE ICONIC CLASSICAL FEMALE FIGURE ILLUSTRATION CHARACTERISTIC OF POMMERY'S BRANDING DURING THIS ERA, WITH TEXT READING 'CHAMPAGNE POMMERY REIMS FRANCE' AND 'PRODUCE OF FRANCE.'IDENTIFICATION AND PROVENANCE:- MAKER: POMMERY, REIMS, FRANCE- LABEL TYPE: PRINTED PAPER LABEL WITH CLASSICAL IMAGERY- SOLE DISTRIBUTOR: CALDBECK PTY. LTD., CLAYTON, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA (INDICATING THIS BOTTLE WAS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH AUSTRALIAN CHANNELS)- FOIL CAPSULE: ORIGINAL BRASS FOIL WITH MOULDED HEAD STOPPER, STAMPED 'POMMERY'- PERIOD: EARLY 1900S BASED ON LABEL STYLE AND AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR INFORMATIONCONDITION: THE LABEL EXHIBITS SIGNIFICANT AGE-RELATED FOXING AND SURFACE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH EARLY 20TH CENTURY STORAGE CONDITIONS. THE PRINTED DETAIL HAS FADED CONSIDERABLY, WITH AREAS OF LOSS AND DISCOLOURATION THROUGHOUT. THE FOIL CAPSULE REMAINS INTACT BUT SHOWS OXIDATION AND TARNISHING TYPICAL OF AGED BRASS. THE GLASS VESSEL ITSELF IS SOUND WITH NO VISIBLE CRACKS OR CHIPS, THOUGH SURFACE DUST AND PATINA ARE PRESENT FROM EXTENDED STORAGE. THE LIQUID LEVEL AND CONTENTS INTEGRITY CANNOT BE ASSESSED FROM EXTERNAL INSPECTION ALONE. Item Size: Height: 50cm, Width: 30cm, Depth: 30cm, Weight: 2Kg Condition: Fair 997520+4
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