COURVOISIER ERTE COLLECTION - DECANTERS 1-7 WITH ORIGINAL BOXES & REGISTRATION CARDS Start Price USD 5,495.00 Current Price USD 5,495.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 28, 2008 End Time Sunday, December 28, 2008 Location Providence, Rhode Island See more about 'COURVOISIER ERTE COLLECTION - DECANTERS 1-7' Description                 COURVOISIER ERTE COLLECTION - DECANTERS 1-7 DescriptionCOURVOISIER ERTE COLLECTIONBOTTLES 1-7 OF THIS HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER COLLECTION.  EACH DECANTER COMES IN IT'S ORIGINAL BOX, WITH ORIGINAL LITERATURE AND PACKING MATERIAL.  ALL ARE IN EXCELLENT COSMETIC CONDITION. THE OUTER CLEAR PLASTIC COVERS ARE ALSO PRESENT. THEY ARE INTACT BUT DO SHOW SIGNS OF WEAR.  PHOTOS DEPICT ACTUAL DECANTERS FOR SALE.IN ACCORDANCE WITH EBAY'S RULES GOVERNING THE SALE OF ALCOHOL, PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING TERMS BEFORE BIDDING:The value of the item is in the collectible container, not its contents.The container has not been opened and any incidental contents are not intended for consumption.The item is not available at any retail outlet, and the container has a value that substantially exceeds the current retail price of the alcohol in the container. The seller will take all appropriate steps to ensure that the buyer is of lawful age in the buyer and seller's jurisdiction (generally 21 years of age).Buyers and sellers both ensure that the sale complies with all applicable laws and shipping regulations .....This Collection is a beautiful representation of Art Deco era style and contains the most precious and exquisite cognac blends from the House of Courvoisier. A paramount luxury masterpiece, The Courvoisier Erte Collection exemplifies the unparalleled craftsmanship of Courvoisier.....In an unprecedented relationship between an artist and a spirits brand, the Courvoisier Erte Collection was created exclusively for Courvoisier by Erte who was given artistic freedom with the design of the bottle itself and the seven inspired decorative bottle labels. In creating the Courvoisier collection, Erte -- who was a famed artist in the art deco movement for over seventy years -- immersed himself in the cognac making process and designed each vignette (bottle) in the series to represent the story of the cognac-making process.The following seven Courvoisier Erte bottles were originally released from 1988 to 1994, and beautifully illustrate the art of making cognac:   Vigne (Vine), launched in 1988, shows Erte's knowledge of the importance of the soil and environment to the grapes produced to make cognac. The connection between the earth and the grapes is established transforming raw natural forms into pure elegance. Vendanges (Harvest) launched in 1989, celebrates the passion of perfection for which Courvoisier is best known. Erte designed bunches of grapes, bathed in sunshine, set aloft by a female figure that could be Mother Nature herself offering up her greatest work, the grape harvest. Distillation, launched in 1990, illustrates the process of distillation as a woman riding a volatile giant peacock that appears as a dragon-like beast just above a dancing flame. Vieillissement (Aging), launched in 1991, symbolizes the aging process as a robed female emerging from darkness, displaying a series of oak barrels through parted robes. Degustation (Tasting), launched in 1992, shows the blending process of the cognacs. Personified playfully as a nude woman emerging from the turbulent mixture of cognac, the mixture of the images is so complete it's difficult to tell where the liquid ends and the woman begins. L'Esprit du Cognac (The Spirit of Cognac), launched in 1993, interprets the Spirit of Cognac as a woman standing majestically surrounded by grapes in front of a pool of Cognac. Completing the cycle from the grape growing to the end product, celebrating Courvoisier and the art of producing cognac. La Part Des Anges (The Angels' Share), launched in 1994, symbolizes part of the aging process where some of the spirits' volume is lost through evaporation, referred to as angels' share. Erte has seven playful winged angels encircle a central female, each with an arm stretched out to take their share of the cognac as it ages. Payment IN ACCORDANCE WITH EBAY'S NEW PAYMENT GUIDELINES, WE NOW ACCEPT ONLY PAYPAL. 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