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A reader has a Courvoisier VSOP Gallon Gun-Carriage bottle. Lovely bottle, which also reminds of the Camus bottle that was submitted to Cognac Expert, see here.
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On the neck label: By Appointment The Late King George VI Courvoisier Ltd. Purveyors of of Cognac Brandy 10
On the bottle above the front label: Courvosier V.S.O.P. Brand Liqueur Cognac
Courvoisier Cannon VSOP
On the front label: By Former Appointment to H.M. Napoleon III
Courvoisier
All Courvoisier Cognac bears the registered phrase
“The Brandy of Napoleon”
Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.
Cognac
Fine Champagne
Bottom label on front:
84 Proof – 1 Gallon Product of France
Produced and Bottled by Courvoisier, Jarnac, France
Imported by W.A. Taylor & Company, New York, N.Y., Sole distributors for U.S.A.
close-up of Courvoisier Cannon bottle
Back: In glass:
Federal Law Forbids Sale or Re-Use Of This Bottle
Courvoisier
Cognac-France
Back label:
When imported, this Cognac was accompanied by an (somewhat faded red text – best I can make out is:) auTUIT REGONAL JAU…..
issued by the French Government indicating that this grape brandy was distilled in the Cognac Region of France from wine produced in that district.
Then there is an image of the bottle and gun-carriage with the text: Gallon Bottle Gun-Carriage underneath.
When my great, great aunt passed away, we took this and a Camus Very Old Napoleon cannon/gun carriage that used to be in her house. This particular bottle is empty – there is a small 1/4″ hole in the glass below the back label… and the wooden cannon piece is missing a little “foot / knob”. Neither cannon was taken very good care of, and is faded. They are both on display in our home office in a bookcase.
If you have any information about value and history of this bottle – please comment. Thank you!
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4 Responses
Dear Ernesto, you might want to use our “SUBMIT BOTTLE” function. You find the link at bottom and top of the page.
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I have a question, I found in my home a very special bottle of cognac courvoiser 1.14 L, from what I see is pretty old … to know which is its current price … if I Odria help, thank you very much …
I have exactly the same bottle and sadly, like you, i dont know a thing about it. Did you find out something yet?
I have a bottle of Napoleon Courvoisier. It is a 4/5 QUART bottle never opened. It was solely distributed by W.A. Taylor & Company, New York, N.Y.. It is in excellent condition, the top label being torn but the original “tin foil”covered cork as well as all other labels being perfect. I would like to send some photos to someone with the hope that they can help me date the bottle as best as possible. I would appreciate any help. Please let me know where to send the photos if. I would really like to see how valuable this bottle is.
Thanks for your time and consideration