B. SEPPELT & SONS PARA LIQUEUR PORT - 1947 VINTAGE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

OVERVIEW

A BOTTLE OF B. SEPPELT & SONS PARA LIQUEUR PORT, 1947 VINTAGE, PRODUCED AND BOTTLED IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. THE BOTTLE IS A DISTINCTIVE DARK GLASS BULBOUS FORM WITH A WAX-SEALED CAPSULE. THE MAIN LABEL IDENTIFIES THIS AS PARA LIQUEUR, PRODUCED AND BOTTLED BY B. SEPPELT & SONS LIMITED, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. A SMALL CIRCULAR NECK LABEL READS 'PORT 1947 VINTAGE'. THE TOP OF THE WAX CAPSULE BEARS AN EMBOSSED MONOGRAM, AND TEXT ON THE REAR OF THE CAPSULE APPEARS TO READ 'ESTATE BOTTLED'.

SPECIFICATIONS

* PRODUCER: B. SEPPELT & SONS LIMITED
* WINE: PARA LIQUEUR PORT
* VINTAGE: 1947 738 ML
* REGION: SOUTH AUSTRALIA
* BOTTLE TYPE: DARK GLASS, BULBOUS FORM WITH WAX CAPSULE



CONDITION NOTES

THE FRONT LABEL SHOWS SIGNIFICANT WEAR, WITH AREAS OF THE GOLD BORDER DECORATION RUBBED AND FADED. LABEL EDGES ARE LIFTING AND WORN, PARTICULARLY AT THE LOWER CORNERS AND ALONG THE SIDES. THE SMALL CIRCULAR NECK LABEL IS INTACT BUT SHOWS SOME DISCOLOURATION. THE WAX CAPSULE REMAINS INTACT WITH THE EMBOSSED MONOGRAM VISIBLE ON TOP, THOUGH THE CAPSULE SHOWS AGE-RELATED SURFACE WEAR AND MINOR CRACKING. THE FILL LEVEL APPEARS TO BE AT THE UPPER SHOULDER AREA OF THE BOTTLE.

Item Size: Height: 24cm, Width: 23cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 5Kg

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); 1947 Vintage; South Australia, Australian; B. Seppelt & Sons Limited; Main Label Reads 'Para Liqueur - Produced & Bottled By B. Seppelt & Sons Limited, South Australia'. Small Circular Neck Label Reads 'Port 1947 Vintage'. Wax Seal On Top Of Capsule Bears An Embossed Monogram. Text On Rear Of Wax Capsule Appears To Read 'Estate Bottled'.; Dark Glass Bottle With Wax Capsule; Front Label Shows Significant Wear, With Areas Of Gold Border Decoration Rubbed And Faded,

Condition: Fair

222918+2

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