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Limited Editions

Bordeaux label on a decanter This page is particularly for collectors who would like to add one of our more unusual designs to their decanter label collection. Some early Wyard Druitt labels have recently been spotted in auction catalogues and we hope that the commemorative labels shown here will prove to be a particularly good investment in years to come.

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Blason de Bordeaux

Wyard Druitt's decanter label based on the coat of arms of the city of Bordeaux, here engraved with Bordeaux In 1855 the wines of the Medoc were classified for the first time into First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth growths. The classification is still used today, unchanged save for the promotion of Mouton Rothschild. To mark the 150 years, Wyard Druitt has produced a handsome decanter label based on the coat of arms of the city of Bordeaux. Available in silver and silver-gilt each label can be engraved with Bordeaux, the name of one of the communes such as Margaux, Pauillac, Saint-Estephe or Saint- Julien, or the name of an individual chateau. This label was featured in the Daily Telegraph in November 2005.

Click to enlarge image of decanter labelAvailable in sterling silver and silver-gilt.
Approximate size 5.5 x 7 cm.

Price:
£95.00

Blason de Bordeaux silver-gilt set

Blason de Bordeaux silver-gilt set A very few of this special set were made in 2005, featuring the names of the four major communes of the 1855 classification of the Medoc. Available in silver-gilt this set of four fully hallmarked labels comes in a special presentation box with one label of each title, MARGAUX, ST.JULIEN, ST.ESTEPHE and PAUILLAC.

Click to enlarge image of decanter label

Price:
Boxed set of four silver-gilt labels: £425.00

The Victory Anchor

Wyard Druitt's 'The Victory Anchor', shown here with 'Port' engraved on the nameplate Crafted in 2005 to mark the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar and the death of Lord Nelson, this label represents a foul anchor (an anchor is described as foul if the rope has become wound around it).

The design is based on the style of label which was popular at the end of the 18th century. In 1774 Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser, Controller of the Navy, ordered a set of 'ten anchor bottle tickets with plaited wire for cable' (Read more about the origins of decanter labels, or 'bottle tickets').

Click to enlarge image of decanter labelAvailable in sterling silver and silver-gilt
Approximate size 5.2 x 4.5 cm.

Price:
Silver: £79.00
Silver-gilt: £89.00

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