Fine & Rare Wines & Spirits featuring A Meticulously Curated Cellar, Hong Kong, April 17

2cm, lightly scuffed and damp-stained label, signs of old seepage

3.5cm to wax capsule, scuffed, torn, and lightly damp-stained label, heavily chipped wax capsule partially exposes lightly protruding cork

one 1.5cm, two 2.5cm, one 3cm, two 3.5cm, six scuffed labels, three heavily bin-soiled labels, six damp-stained labels, four oxidized capsules, three heavily damp-stained capsules, one previously cut capsule reveals fully branded cork, non-sequential bottle numbers

two 2cm, one 2.5cm, one 3cm, one 4cm, one 4.5cm, two marked labels, six scuffed labels, six heavily damp-stained labels, one heavily damp-stained monopole tag, six with heavily damp-stained and oxidized capsules, non-sequential bottle numbers

one 3cm, one 3.5cm, one 4cm, three scuffed labels, one lightly torn label, one damp-stained label, two heavily damp-stained labels, three heavily oxidized and damp-stained capsules, non-sequential bottle numbers

one 2cm, two 3cm, three scuffed labels, three heavily damp-stained labels, two lightly oxidized capsules, one heavily oxidized capsule, multiple importers, non-sequential bottle numbers

six 2cm or better, four lightly bin-soiled labels, one marked label, two scuffed labels, one heavily scuffed label, two lightly damp-stained labels, one damp-stained label, four with "interdiction d'exporter aux USA" stamp on label, three oxidized capsules, two heavily damp-stained capsules, one with signs of old seepage, non-sequential bottle numbers

1.5cm, lightly damp-stained label, "interdiction d'exporter aux USA" stamp on label, lightly depressed cork

two 2cm, one 2.5cm, one 3.5cm, one lightly bin-soiled label, two bin-soiled labels, one scuffed label, one heavily torn label, one lightly damp-stained label, non-sequential bottle numbers

2.5cm, scuffed label

four 2cm or better, four lightly bin-soiled labels, one lightly scuffed label, one damp-stained label, non-sequential bottle numbers

one marked label, one scuffed label, one torn label, two damp-stained labels, sequential bottle numbers

3.5cm, scuffed and lightly damp-stained label, later release

3.5cm, lightly bin-soiled and nicked label, "interdiction d'exporter aux UK et USA" across label, later release

3.5cm, marked and damp-stained label
Provenance: The Cellar of William I Koch Sotheby's 2016

2.5cm, lightly torn and heavily damp-stained label

three 2cm or better, two 2.5cm, one 3cm, two damp-stained labels, six with "interdiction d'exporter aux USA" stamp on label, sequential bottle numbers

one 2cm, one 2.5cm, one 3cm, one 4cm, three damp-stained labels, four with "interdiction d'exporter aux USA" stamp on labels, one slightly askew label, one cut capsule reveals fully branded cork, non-sequential bottle numbers

3.5cm

heavily damp-stained and deteriorated label, lightly torn capsule partially exposes cork

lightly scuffed label

non-sequential bottle numbers

one 3cm, two 4cm, one 4.5cm, four lightly bin-soiled labels, one nicked label, three damp-stained labels, two oxidized capsules, non-sequential bottle numbers

one 2.5cm, one 3.5cm, one nicked label, one torn label, two damp-stained labels, one oxidized capsule, one lightly protruding cork, one heavily damp-stained capsule, one with Danish tax strip over capsule, non-sequential bottle numbers

6-pack original wood case
six 2cm or better, sequential bottle numbers