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Lot 96:
Description
A vintage clear glass beverage set celebrating the NASA Apollo space programme, comprising a tapered carafe with a white plastic stopper and a set of tumblers. Each piece is decorated with screen-printed enamel designs in red, white, and blue, featuring mission emblems, astronaut rosters, and lunar landing graphics. The carafe depicts Apollo 13 with the text APOLLO 13, APRIL 17, 1970, FOR ALL MANKIND, and the names JAMES A. LOVELL, JR., FRED W. HAISE, JR., and JOHN L. SWIGERT, JR. The tumblers commemorate individual lunar expeditions including Apollo 12, inscribed RETURN TO THE MOON, November 19, 1969, with crew members CHARLES CONRAD, RICHARD F. GORDON, and ALAN L. BEAN alongside references to SURVEYOR 3 and INTREPID, and Apollo 14, inscribed FEBRUARY 5, 1971, with crew members ALAN B. SHEPARD, JR., STUART A. ROOSA, and EDGAR D. MITCHELL.
Carafe height: 23 cm
Tumbler height: 10 cm.
Condition report:
The glassware is in good vintage condition with intact, vibrant enamel printed decoration. The plastic stopper on the carafe displays minor surface scuffing visible in photo 1. No chips or cracks to the rims or bases of the glassware.
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