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A Rare Vertical of Château Mouton-Rothschild 1945-2008
Above 65 bottles per lot
RECENTLY REMOVED BY CHRISTIE'S STAFF FROM A TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED 17TH CENTURY CELLAR. THIS BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION, INCLUDING THE TWO 1978 LABEL DESIGNS, WAS ACCUMULATED BY THE OWNER OVER TWO DECADES AND STORED IN HIS CELLAR UNTIL THIS SALE. All dusty bottles, labels in fine conditon for age. A Rare Vertical of Château Mouton-Rothschild 1945-2008 Pauillac, 1er cru classé --Vintage 1945 Réserve du Château Lightly bin-soiled label. Level: upper/mid shoulder Illustrated by Philippe Jullian (1921--1977) (1) --Vintage 1946 Minor corroded capsule. Level: mid-shoulder Illustrated by Jean Hugo (1889-1963) (1) --Vintage 1947 Level: mid-shoulder Illustrated by Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) (1) --Vintage 1948 Réserve du Château Level: low-shoulder Illustrated by Marie Laurencin (1883-1963) (1) --Vintage 1949 Level: upper-shoulder Illustrated by André Dignimont (1891-1965)i(1) --Vintage 1950 Minor corroded capsule. Level: mid/low-shoulder Illustrated by Georges Arnulf (born in 1921) (1) --Vintage 1951 Lightly bin-soiled label. Level: upper-shoulder Illustrated by Marcel Vertès (1896-1961) (1) --Vintage 1952 Level: upper-shoulder Illustrated by Léonor Fini (1908-1996) (1) --Vintage 1953 Level: upper/mid shoulder Année du Centenaire (1) --Vintage 1954 Réserve du Château Level: upper-shoulder Illustrated by Jean Carzou (1907-2000) (1) --Vintage 1955 Réserve du Château Level: upper-shoulder Illustrated by Georges Braque (1882-1963) (1) --Vintage 1956 Réserve du Château Lightly bin-soiled label. Level: top-shoulder Illustrated by Pavel Tchelitchew (1898-1957) (1) --Vintage 1957 Bin-soiled label. Level: mid-shoulder Illustrated by André Masson (1896-1987) (1) --Vintage 1958 Level: top-shoulder Illustrated by Salvador Dali (1904-1989) (1) --Vintage 1959 Lightly damaged label, minor corroded capsule. Level: top-shoulder Ilustrated by Richard Lippold (1915-2002) (1) --Vintage 1960 Level: mid-shoulder Illustrated by Jacques Villon (1875-1963) (1) --Vintage 1961 Level: mid-shoulder Ilustrated by Georges Mathieu (born in 1921) (1) --Vintage 1962 Level: top-shoulder Illustrated by Roberto Matta (1912-2002) (1) --Vintage 1963 Minor corroded capsule. Level: low-shoulder Ilustrated by Bernard Dufour (born in 1922) (1) --Vintage 1964 Bin-soiled label. Level: mid-shoulder Illustrated by Henry Moore (1898-1984) (1) --Vintage 1965 Minor corroded capsule. Level: mid-shoulder Illustrated by Dorothea Tanning (born in 1912) (1) --Vintage 1966 Level: upper-shoulder Illustrated by Pierre Alechinsky (born in 1927) (1) --Vintage 1967 Bin-soiled label. Level: upper-shoulder Illustrated by César Baldaccini (1921-1998) (1) --Vintage 1968 Light sign of old seepage on capsule, minor corroded capsule Level: mid/upper-shoulder Illustrated by Bona Tibertelli (born in 1926) (1) --Vintage 1969 Glue-stained label. Level: mid-shoulder Illustrated by Joan Miró (1893-1984) (1) --Vintage 1970 Level: upper-shoulder Illustrated by Marc Chagall (1887-1985) (1) --Vintage 1971 Level: top-shoulder Illustrated by Vassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) (1) --Vintage 1972 Lightly damaged label. Level: mid/upper-shoulder Illustrated by Serge Poliakoff (1900-1969) (1) --Vintage 1973 Level: top-shoulder Illustrated by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) (1) --Vintage 1974 Level: top-shoulder Illustrated by Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) (1) --Vintage 1975 Minor corroded capsule. Level: upper/mid-shoulder Illustrated by Andy Warhol (1930-1987) (1) --Vintage 1976 Level: upper-shoulder Ilustrated by Pierre Soulages (born in 1919) (1) --Vintage 1977 Minor corroded capsule. Level: mid-shoulder Tribute to the Queen Mother (1) --Vintage 1978 Levels: upper-shoulder Illustrated by Jean-Paul-Riopelle (1923-2002) Two different designs (2) --Vintage 1979 Level: top-shoulder Illustrated by Hisao Domoto (born in 1928) (1) --Vintage 1980 Level: base of neck Illustrated by Hans Hartung (1904-1989) (1) --Vintage 1981