VINTAGE CUBAN LEAGUE "ALAMANDARES" DECANTER

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/22/2012

This amazing decanter was for the famed Cuban Baseball League team- the Alamandares*. It's of a batter. His head pops off to pour liquid. The back of the head has a crack and there is significany fading of color and paint loss. It still displays nicely and is a tough piece to find.

*The Almendares club was one of the oldest and most distinguished baseball teams in the old Cuban League, which existed from 1878 to 1961. Almendares represented the Almendares District on the outskirts of the old city of Havana—when the league was founded it was still considered a suburban area, but later became a district within the enlarged city. Almendares was one of the most successful franchises in the Cuban League. In their early history they were known by their colors as the Blues; later they adopted the name of Alacranes (Scorpions). Throughout their existence they had a famous rivalry with the Habana baseball club.