TAITTINGER CHAMPAGNE THE COLLECTION 1988 FLUTES x 4 DESIGNED BY Toshimitsu Imai for Sale

On eBay Now...

TAITTINGER CHAMPAGNE THE COLLECTION 1988 FLUTES x 4 DESIGNED BY Toshimitsu Imai For Sale

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

TAITTINGER CHAMPAGNE THE COLLECTION 1988 FLUTES x 4 DESIGNED BY Toshimitsu Imai:
$422.16

TAITTINGER CHAMPAGNE THE COLLECTION1988 4 X FLUTES DESIGNED BY THE JAPANESE ARTIST IMAIDescription

THERE IS NO CHAMPAGNE INCLUDED

THIS SALE IS FOR A BOX OF 4 TAITTINGER FLUTES IN THE ORIGINAL BOX.

This is only the7th edition ofthe Collection since 1983, withthe Japanese artist Imai, commissioned to produce a limited edition label for Taittinger’s Brut Millésimé1988 [not included] the vintage was released in 1994.A limited edition of the flutes were also commissioned. The fluteshave a wonderful bright design in red and goldon the bowl of the flute.

Toshimitsu Imai was born in Kyoto in 1928. After finishing school in 1948, he trained at the Tokyo State Art Academy. Imai\'s early style of painting is reminiscent of the Fauves. Throughout Imai\'s career his work was distinguished by an acute sensitivity to colour. In 1951 Imai was awarded the Kansai-Shinseisaku Prize and in 1952 the prizefor the best new artist at the 15th Shinseisaku Salon. After his first solo show in Japan, Imai moved to Paris in 1952. There he attended the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and the Sorbonne, where he completed a degree course in medieval history and philosophy.

HEIGHT OF FLUTE = 22 CMS

A BIT OF HISTORY

The Taittinger Collection Series was conceived in the late 1970s by Claude Taittinger. Long a patron of the arts, with a passionate interest in the modern schools of painting and sculpture, he perceived a natural alliance between the creation of the artist and the art of the great winemaker. Thus, in 1983, Champagne Taittinger introduced the first of its revolutionary Collection Series, uniting art and Champagne in the design of a special bottle with a laser-sealed sheath that visually expresses the artist’s concept of the magic of Champagne. Featuring the work of artists such as the French surrealist André Masson, American pop artist Robert Rauschenberg, these exquisite bottles are commissioned well into the 21st century, and will perpetuate Champagne Taittinger’s affiliation with the greatest artists of our time.

The Taittinger Collection Series bottles are released only in great vintages, from a selection of the year\'s finest cuvées. The wines are made from Chardonnay mainly from the Grands Crus of the Côte des Blancs, and Pinot Noir from Montagne de Reims and Vallée de la Marne vineyards. The fruit is pressed in the vineyards and the first pressing is transported to the winery for fermentation, followed by a second fermentation in the bottle. Aged for five or more years on the lees, the wine acquires complexity and the fine, pinpoint bubbles characteristic of its sparkle.

Track Page Views With
Auctiva\'s FREE Counter