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Lot 97:
Description
A vintage glass commemorative beverage set comprising a tapered juice decanter with a white plastic stopper lid and six matching tumblers celebrating NASA lunar missions. The decanter is screen-printed with red, white, and blue graphics depicting the Apollo 13 command module splashdown under parachutes, lettered APOLLO 13, APRIL 17, 1970, and MANKIND. The tumblers feature star-bordered bands and two alternating designs. Three tumblers commemorate the Apollo 11 lunar landing, printed with an astronaut on the moon, an American flag, and the moon’s surface, lettered MAN ON THE MOON, JULY 20, 1969, and USA. The remaining three tumblers depict the Apollo 13 spacecraft Aquarius, lettered SAFE RETURN, A TRIUMPH OF COURAGE INGENUITY TEAMWORK, and listing crew members JAMES A. LOVELL, JR., FRED W. HAISE, JR., and JOHN L. SWIGERT, JR.
Height: 22 cm
Tumbler height: 10 cm.
Condition report:
The glassware and printed enamels remain intact across all pieces with no visible chips, cracks, or fading (photos 1 and 2). The plastic decanter lid is present and undamaged (photo 1).
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