How to transport some very old Poire William?

[paulraphael]

We're about to move my mom out of the apartment where she's lived for 50 years, which means moving and distributing a whole lot of things. One of those things is a bottle of Poire William that might date to the 60s or 70s. The booze isn't that old (my dad has been refilling the bottle over the decades) but there's an ancient pear in there. 

 

I worry that this pear could basically be mush. Or could it be as good as ever? Will transporting this bottle risk demolishing the pear or will it be fine?

 

Right now there's barely enough brandy to cover the pear; I'd top it off before moving it in order to minimize motion.

 

Thoughs?

[blue_dolphin]

It might be mush but the alcohol could also have preserved the skin enough to hold it together just fine. 

I would top it off at least up to the neck. 
I would inspect the cork.  If it’s degraded and loose at all, you might want to replace it with a new, tight-fitting cork. Pack and replace the original when you arrive. I would seal the end of the bottle as best you can.  Parafilm would be good if you can get some easily.

Then I’d wrap the bottle tightly, from end to end with shrink wrap or something similar to hold the cork in the bottle. 
Then bubble wrap and into a box with all sorts of fragile, this side up markings, etc, make the sign of the cross over it (or other appropriate incantation) and hope for the best. 

 
Hopefully you are using some form of ground transportation vs flying.