ROYAL DOULTON JIM BEAM BOURBON WHISKEY DECANTER - INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION, 1975

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING CERAMIC WHISKEY DECANTER FROM ROYAL DOULTON'S INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION, SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED FROM JAMES B. BEAM DISTILLING INTERNATIONAL CO. THIS DECORATIVE VESSEL FEATURES A NAUTICAL THEME WITH A STRIKING BLUE AND WHITE COLOUR PALETTE, DEPICTING A CLASSICAL ROWING SCENE WITH TWO FIGURES IN A SMALL BOAT BENEATH A WAVE-CRESTED CLOUD FORMATION.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MAKER: ROYAL DOULTON, BURSLEM, ENGLAND
- DATE: 1975 (CONFIRMED BY IMPRESSED BASE MARK)
- MATERIAL: GLAZED CERAMIC PORCELAIN
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 18 CM
- CAPACITY: 200 ML (AS MARKED)
- ALCOHOL CONTENT: 40% VOL.
- MARK TYPE: IMPRESSED MANUFACTURER'S MARK WITH PRINTED BACKSTAMP READING 'GENUINE REGAL CHINA 1975'

DESIGN AND DECORATION:
THE DECANTER SHOWCASES TRADITIONAL ROYAL DOULTON CRAFTSMANSHIP WITH HAND-PAINTED DETAIL. THE CENTRAL MOTIF DEPICTS TWO CLASSICAL FIGURES ROWING IN A BLUE BOAT, RENDERED IN PERIOD-APPROPRIATE NAUTICAL STYLE. THE UPPER PORTION FEATURES A SCULPTURAL WAVE AND CLOUD FORMATION IN COBALT BLUE GLAZE, CREATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL EFFECT. THE BASE IS CREAM-COLOURED CERAMIC WITH CLEAR MAKER'S IDENTIFICATION.

CONDITION:
THE PIECE DISPLAYS GOOD CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. THE CERAMIC BODY IS SOUND WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS EVIDENT. MINOR SURFACE WEAR TO THE GLAZE IS VISIBLE, PARTICULARLY TO THE HIGH POINTS OF THE WAVE DETAIL, CONSISTENT WITH NORMAL HANDLING AND DISPLAY OVER NEARLY 50 YEARS. THE BASE MARK REMAINS CLEAR AND FULLY LEGIBLE. MINOR CRAZING TO THE CERAMIC BODY IS PRESENT, WHICH IS ENTIRELY NORMAL FOR CERAMICS OF THIS AGE AND DOES NOT AFFECT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY.

PROVENANCE:
THIS DECANTER REPRESENTS ROYAL DOULTON'S INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION SERIES, SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED FOR THE JIM BEAM DISTILLING COMPANY. THE 1975 DATE MARK INDICATES PRODUCTION DURING THE HEIGHT OF DECORATIVE WHISKEY DECANTERS' POPULARITY AS COLLECTIBLE ITEMS. THE PIECE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL GLAZING AND DECORATION WITH NO RESTORATION EVIDENT.

Item Size: Height: 18cm, Width: 20cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 1.5Kg

Condition: Good

548763+38

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