BEAM'S CHOICE 8 YEAR OLD KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY CERAMIC DECANTERS - SET OF THREE, CIRCA 1960S-1970S

A STRIKING SET OF THREE CERAMIC DECANTERS PRODUCED BY THE JAMES B. BEAM DISTILLING COMPANY, EACH FEATURING DISTINCTIVE HAND-PAINTED INLAY MEDALLIONS DEPICTING WATERFOWL IN FLIGHT OVER MARSHLAND. THE DECANTERS SHOWCASE THE MID-CENTURY AMERICAN AESTHETIC WITH THEIR BOLD COLOUR PALETTE AND NATURALISTIC WILDLIFE DECORATION.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MAKER: JAMES B. BEAM DISTILLING CO., CLERMONT, KENTUCKY
- PRODUCT: BEAM'S CHOICE 8 YEAR OLD KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY
- PROOF: 80 PROOF
- VOLUME: 750ML
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1960S-1970S

DECANTER DETAILS:
THE SET COMPRISES THREE CERAMIC DECANTERS IN COMPLEMENTARY COLOURS:
- BLUE CERAMIC BODY WITH HAND-PAINTED DUCK MEDALLION (ARTIST SIGNED J. LOCKHART)
- BROWN CERAMIC BODY WITH HAND-PAINTED DUCK MEDALLION
- GREEN CERAMIC BODY WITH HAND-PAINTED DUCK MEDALLION

EACH DECANTER FEATURES:
- SPHERICAL CERAMIC STOPPER WITH LEATHER BAND ACCENT
- OVAL INLAY MEDALLION WITH GILT-EDGED BORDER CONTAINING NATURALISTIC WATERFOWL SCENE
- EMBOSSED CERAMIC BODY WITH SUBTLE TEXTURE DETAIL
- ORIGINAL PRINTED LABEL TO BASE IDENTIFYING CONTENTS AND DISTILLER
- HAND-PAINTED ARTIST SIGNATURE ON MEDALLION

CONDITION: OVERALL GOOD CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE. THE CERAMIC BODIES ARE SOUND WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR LOSSES. THE HAND-PAINTED MEDALLIONS RETAIN VIBRANT COLOUR DEFINITION AND SHOW MINIMAL FADING. GILT BORDERS DISPLAY MINOR WEAR APPROPRIATE TO VINTAGE DECANTERS OF THIS TYPE. CORK STOPPERS SHOW NATURAL PATINA AND AGE-RELATED DARKENING. LEATHER STOPPER BANDS EXHIBIT EXPECTED AGING AND MINOR CREASING FROM USE AND STORAGE. NO RESTORATION OR REPAIR WORK IS EVIDENT.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. THESE DECANTERS REPRESENT A NOTABLE EXAMPLE OF MID-CENTURY AMERICAN CERAMIC BOTTLE DESIGN, COMBINING FUNCTIONAL WHISKEY PACKAGING WITH DECORATIVE APPEAL. THE HAND-PAINTED WILDLIFE MEDALLIONS AND ARTIST SIGNATURE ELEVATE THESE BEYOND STANDARD COMMERCIAL DECANTERS, SUGGESTING THEY WERE PRODUCED AS PREMIUM PRESENTATION PIECES.

NOTE: THESE ARE VINTAGE CERAMIC DECANTERS AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS COLLECTIBLE DECORATIVE OBJECTS. THE ORIGINAL BOURBON CONTENTS, IF ANY REMAIN, SHOULD NOT BE CONSUMED.

Item Size: Height: 10cm, Width: 30cm, Depth: 30cm, Weight: 3Kg

Bottles Only

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

997498+1

Location of item: 69 Manchester Road, Carrara, QLD, Australia

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