22nd Nov, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Fashion, Costume and Textiles
2013
Circa 1920s Bianchini-Férier Fabric Sample Book, French including silks, velvets, crepes and satins, in stripes, checks, floral, spot designs in an array of colours
57cm by 41cm by 11cm, 137 double sided pages mounted with a variety of shaped and sized samples, dating from 1926-31, approximately 2660 samples, includes 25 pieces of J Claude Frères & Co Paris headed paper, some with attached samples and titles include Carnaval de Nice 1931, Nuances Haute Couture, Nouveaux Coloris de Londres, Mars 1931, approximately 18% are missing and some are cut, in a black and cream mottled paper mounted card binding labelled Claude to the front and spine, stamped to the inside, Bianchini-Férier Fabricants de Soirieries, Lyons, Paris, New York / Archives Bianchini-Férier 1926
Sold for £150
Estimated at £200 - £300
Auction: Fashion, Costume and Textiles, 22nd Nov, 2024
An exciting sale comprising some wonderful consignments from around the UK, including:
Lots 2035-2054: from the Collection of Peta Smyth, who recently closed the doors of her Pimlico, London shop from which she had been trading for over 40 years, selling early tapestries, silks and passementerie etc.
Lots 2081-2088: from the Shawl Collection of Helen Hoyte MBE, an expert on the Norwich shawl making industry and responsible for co-founding the Costume & Textile Association with Pamela Clabburn.
Lots 2193-2200: a Private Collection of Samplers.
Lots 2202-2275: from the Late Robert Bogdan, Barra Castle, Aberdeen, a fascinating gentleman who inherited a wealth of textiles and costume from earlier generations.
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Tuesday 19th November - Wednesday 20th November 10am-4pm, Thursday 21st November 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 7.30am
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