Exceedingly rare’ cognac from 1762 fetches $201,383 at auction
A cognac from a 1762 vintage sold for £118,580 ($201,383) at an online auction on Thursday.
The “exceedingly rare” Gautier cognac is one of the oldest surviving cognacs in the world,
and only three bottles of it are left, according to Sotheby’s auction house.
This bottle is the largest of the three, known as “grand frère” or “big brother,” and had remained in the same family for generations.
The “petit frère” or “little brother” was sold at an auction in New York in 2014
and the “petite soeur” or “little sister” is found in the Gautier Museum, in Cognac, southwestern France.
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