{"product_id":"vintage-cuban-crema-banano-figural-liquor-bottle-rumba-dancer-havana","title":"Vintage Cuban Crema Banano Figural Liquor Bottle Rumba Dancer Havana","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a vintage \u003cb\u003eCuban figural glass liquor bottle\u003c\/b\u003e, made in Havana for \u003cb\u003eHerman's Store\u003c\/b\u003e, the well-known tourist shop formerly located at \u003cb\u003ePrado 256, Havana, Cuba\u003c\/b\u003e. Dating to approximately the \u003cb\u003e1930s–1950s\u003c\/b\u003e, the bottle originally contained \u003cb\u003eCrema Banano\u003c\/b\u003e, a Cuban banana-flavoured liqueur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe moulded clear glass bottle takes the form of a \u003cb\u003eCuban male dancer or musician dressed in a colourful rumba-style costume and carrying a small drum\u003c\/b\u003e. The figure is extensively hand decorated in red, cobalt blue and black enamel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis costume has dramatically ruffled sleeves outlined in blue, a red neck scarf and sash, white trousers and black shoes. A small drum is moulded against his side and decorated in red and black. The figure wears a broad-brimmed hat that forms the neck of the bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bottle retains its \u003cb\u003eoriginal red-painted cork stopper\u003c\/b\u003e, together with remnants of its original paper seal or Cuban liquor tax strip around the neck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small original label on the front reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCREMA BANANO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore importantly, much of the original manufacturer's paper label survives on the reverse. It identifies the bottle as having been:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManufactured \u0026amp; Bottled exclusively for: HERMAN'S STORE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCigars, Liquors, Perfumes and Novelties\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrado St. 256 – Habana, Cuba\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lower portion identifies \u003cb\u003eCompañía Licorera de Cuba, S.A.\u003c\/b\u003e of Havana as the producer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHerman's Store was a prominent Havana retailer catering particularly to tourists and sold cigars, liquors, perfumes, Cuban novelties and souvenirs. Contemporary tourist literature identifies the store at \u003cb\u003ePrado 256\u003c\/b\u003e, opposite the Sevilla-Biltmore Hotel, and by 1956 described Herman's as having been a destination for visitors to Havana for approximately 25 years. The store ceased to exist in 1959 as all private enterprise was nationalized in Cuba at that time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther surviving Herman's Store figural liquor bottles are known with different liqueur labels, including \u003cb\u003eMenta Verde\u003c\/b\u003e, suggesting that these colourful figural bottles were produced as a series of Cuban souvenir liquor containers. An exceptionally similar example depicting a rumba dancer with a drum has been identified as a 1930s–1940s Herman's Store bottle manufactured by Compañía Licorera de Cuba., however, I would allow that this may date to the 1950s\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight including cork: 12 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e The bottle is in very good condition. There are no chips or cracks. The hand-painted decoration is thickly applied and intact with no noted wear. The original paper labels show age-related wear, staining and losses but remain substantially legible, less so for the seal label. The original cork stopper is present. Please refer to the photographs for details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn unusual surviving example of \u003cb\u003epre-revolutionary Cuban commercial and tourist history\u003c\/b\u003e, combining a figural liquor bottle, hand-painted decoration and original Herman's Store Havana labels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately, this cannot be shipped to the US due to its embargo on all things Cuban.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poppy's Vintage Clothing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48029569319017,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/1559\/files\/Crema-Banano-Figural-Bottle.jpg?v=1788997399","url":"https:\/\/www.poppysvintageclothing.com\/fr\/products\/vintage-cuban-crema-banano-figural-liquor-bottle-rumba-dancer-havana","provider":"Poppy's Vintage Clothing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}