Remy Martin Cognac Sealed in Decanter Start Price USD 1,599.00 Current Price USD 1,599.00 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, August 29, 2008 End Time Friday, September 05, 2008 Location Tucson, AZ See more about 'Remy Martin Cognac Sealed in Decanter' Description You are bidding on a Bottle of Remy Martin Grande Champaign, Louis XIII, Very Old Cognac  in a Cristallerie de BACCARAT Decanter.     I am listing this for a friend who does not have Internet.  She bought this Decanter and contents  in 1970. The Decanter is sealed and, along with the Separate  Glass  Stopper is in excellent shape.  There is some minor discoloration (Character) on the label on the neck of the decanter and the label at the bottom of the bottle.  The box (container) is also discolored but overall in good condition.   Included is the original write up that came with the Cognac.  It reads:   This decanter is an exact replica of a flask discovered on the site of the battle which was fought at JARNAC in 1569 during the religious wars between the Catholics and the Protestants.  The Royalist Catholic Army was commanded by the Duke of ANJOU, brother of King Charles IX and later himself to ascend the throne as King Henry III.  The Protestants were also led by a member of the royal family, the Prince of Conde, who met his death in  the course of the engagement.  Both Generals Had the "Fleur de Lis" in their arms, so the appearance of this emblem on the decanter does not show to which of them it belonged.  At the beginning of the last Century Monsieur Reme Martin when riding over the ancient battle field , met a peasant who while working had just brought to light the flask and two pistols.  He at once aquired them and had the flask copied as a container for the rare Cognacs which he was then selling to the Courts of Central Europe, (Austria-Hungary, Bavaria, Baden Wurtemburg).  A little later he presented the original to a museum in paris.  Until 1920 the reproductions were far from perfect.  But the house of REME MARTIN then entrusted the making of them to the "Cristallerie de BACCARAT", who by methods which are now universally known and appreciated have succeeded in producing an outstanding work of art. The shape and the decoration of the decanter show the influence of Italian Renaissance art, the taste for which was introduced into France by the Valois.  Glassware recalling this style was long fashionable and especially so during the reign of LOUIS XIII.  This led to the flask found at JARNAC being wrongly attributed to the period of LOUIS XIII although this was in fact fifty years later than the real date of its manufacture, and to it's being described as "THE LOUIS XIII DECANTER", the name which it has kept ever since    AS PER EBAY LAWS: * 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. ALCOHOL-RELATED COLLECTIBLES EBAY PERMITS THE SALE OF ALCOHOL-RELATED COLLECTIBLES, INCLUDING ALCOHOL-RELATED MEMORABILIA, PACKAGING AND CONTAINERS SUCH AS BOTTLES, DECANTERS OR LIMITED EDITION CANS ( PROVIDED YOU COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE COLLECTIBLE SALE GUIDELINES).   NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING.   Good luck on bidding on this rare and desirable item   Place a Bid!