COLLECTION OF FOUR AUSTRALIAN FORTIFIED WINE BOTTLES HOUGHTON WINES - VINTAGE PORT SELECTION, CIRCA 1950S-1970S - 750ML

OVERVIEW:
A NOTABLE COLLECTION OF FOUR VINTAGE AUSTRALIAN FORTIFIED WINE BOTTLES FROM HOUGHTON WINES, SWAN VALLEY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. THIS LOT COMPRISES FOUR DISTINCT PORT VARIETIES REPRESENTING MID-20TH CENTURY AUSTRALIAN WINEMAKING HERITAGE: PURE STEEL PORT, MATCH RACE PORT, SATINOVER PORT, AND JIM SCHRADER PORT. EACH BOTTLE IS 750ML AND RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL LABEL AND METAL SCREW CAP CLOSURE.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- BOTTLE 1: PURE STEEL PORT - LABEL INDICATES CLASSIC TAWNY PORT STYLE, FEATURING EQUESTRIAN IMAGERY CONSISTENT WITH PERIOD BRANDING
- BOTTLE 2: MATCH RACE PORT - MARKED AS 'PURE STEEL' VARIANT WITH HORSE RACING THEME, PRODUCED BY HOUGHTON WINES
- BOTTLE 3: SATINOVER PORT - EXCLUSIVE LIMITED SERIES DESIGNATION VISIBLE ON LABEL, COMMEMORATING AUSTRALIAN PACING CHAMPIONSHIP ACHIEVEMENT
- BOTTLE 4: JIM SCHRADER PORT - FEATURES PORTRAIT IMAGERY AND GOLD LAUREL WREATH DECORATION, MARKED AS 'PRODUCE OF AUSTRALIA'

ALL BOTTLES ARE CLEARLY MARKED 'PRODUCE OF AUSTRALIA' AND 'HOUGHTON VINEYARDS, SWAN VALLEY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA' ON THEIR RESPECTIVE LABELS. THE COLLECTION REPRESENTS THE DISTINCTIVE BRANDING AND LABELLING PRACTICES OF MID-20TH CENTURY AUSTRALIAN FORTIFIED WINE PRODUCTION.

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE BOTTLES SHOW HONEST AGE-RELATED WEAR CONSISTENT WITH VINTAGE STORAGE. LABELS DISPLAY PERIOD-APPROPRIATE FADING AND MINOR CREASING. GLASS REMAINS SOUND WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. METAL SCREW CAPS ARE PRESENT AND INTACT ON ALL FOUR BOTTLES. THE COLLECTION PRESENTS AS A GENUINE PERIOD ASSEMBLAGE RATHER THAN A PRISTINE DISPLAY SET, REFLECTING AUTHENTIC PROVENANCE AND USE HISTORY.

PROVENANCE AND SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS COLLECTION EXEMPLIFIES AUSTRALIAN FORTIFIED WINE PRODUCTION DURING THE MID-20TH CENTURY, A PERIOD WHEN HOUGHTON WINES WAS A SIGNIFICANT PRODUCER IN THE SWAN VALLEY REGION. THE VARIETY OF PORT STYLES REPRESENTED—FROM THE CLASSIC PURE STEEL DESIGNATION TO THE COMMEMORATIVE SATINOVER AND JIM SCHRADER VARIANTS—ILLUSTRATES THE MARKETING AND PRODUCT DIVERSITY OF THE ERA. THE EQUESTRIAN AND RACING THEMES ON THE LABELS REFLECT THE CULTURAL INTERESTS OF POST-WAR AUSTRALIAN CONSUMERS.

Item Size: Height: 60cm, Width: 50cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 6Kg

Condition: Fair

657344+8

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