A single bottle of Cognac Grande Champagne dating to 1790 has sold for $49,980 at Bonhams.
The lot headlined a sale of whisky, cognac and rare spirits in New York on April 30.
 Still drinkable? The cognac was produced over 200 years ago |
The label reads "Exposition Universelle Paris, 1878, 1er Prix Medaille d'Or. L.Viel.- Paris" while the manufacturer's address is listed as: "Caves Elysees, 8 Rue de Duras, Paris".
It was bottled by Napoleon Alexandre & Cie of Paris.
Ancient cognacs tend to perform well at auction, due to their incredible rarity. The record for a cognac in its original bottle was set in 2010, when an 1858 Croizet sold for $156,740 at an auction in China.
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