RT Madeira, 1789
Price: $19,342
Bottle Size: 75cl
Condition: Wax capsule covering cork impressed with a rectangular imprint (not discernible), level in neck.
Description
Provenance from Christies. Some early 19th century bottles are found branded Rufino Teixeira and this relates to the "RT" on this bottle.
Teixeira is an old Madeira family. Tristão Vaz Teixeira was one of the first to discover the Island in the 15th century (in 1419, over 600 years ago!).
In January 2019, we received the following message:
"Regarding the bottle of Madeira Wine 'RT 1789' on sale, would like to inform you as follows: The wine is Sercial and the bottle was painted by my grandfather, a Madeira Wine exporter around 1910. The RT wine comes from my great-great-grandfather and RT means 'Rufino Teixeira'. There were 5 consecutive generations of 'Rufino' in my family line, but 'Teixeira' is the surname." — H. Teixeira
Purchase
Item: RT Madeira, 1789
Price: $19,342