24th May, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Fashion, Costume and Textiles
2147
Assorted 20th/21st Century Clothing, comprising Ralph Lauren navy linen jacket, with drawstring hood, four pockets and a drawstring to the waist (size L),
Brora lilac cashmere ribbed cardigan with safety pin fastening embelished with pom-poms (size 12-14),
Burberry navy wool/silk/cashmere blend jumper with roll neck and ruffles to the shoulder seams (size L),
Armani Jeans white cotton blend two piece, consisting of a sleeveless top with ribbed hem and navy and white striped trim to straps and neckline (size 14) and a cardigan with the same navy and white trim to the cuffs of the elbow length sleeves and neckline, stylised button placket and ribbed hem (size 16),
Ralph Lauren navy linen shirt with patch pocket and buttons and tab details to turned the sleeves into elbow length (size M),
Armani Jeans blue ribbed knitted cotton top with drawstring to the scoop neckline (size 46),
Brora blue and white linen dress, printed with floral, buildings and people motifs, cap sleeves and collar (size 12),
Burberry Brit blue and white checked short sleeved shirt with patch pocket and attached paper tags (size M),
Burberry blue checked shirt with lace trim to the collar and ruffled flounce to the button placket (size 10),
Brora blue linen checked skirt with pockets, button tab belt loop and a matching fabric belt (size 12),
Ralph Lauren blue and white cotton dress printed with floral and scrolling motifs, with pockets (size 8),
Weekend MaxMara cream, yellow, green and blue skirt with side zip fastening (size 14),
Weekend MaxMara purple and red striped skirt (size 14),
Joseph navy trousers with front and back pockets, belt loops and button fly fastenings (size 42)
(14)
Sold for £220
Estimated at £100 - £150
Auction: Fashion, Costume and Textiles, 24th May, 2024
Highlights include the wardrobe and collection of a lady from Bath, who was an art student in the 1960/70s comprising clothing by Anokhi, Biba, Ginger, and the costume collection of 1920s and 1930s evening wear. Other items include two Ossie Clark dresses, mid-century 20th century cotton day dresses, suits, evening wear and accessories. This continues with fabrics and curtains designed by Hans Juda for Heals, David Whitehead curtains and Liberty fabric lengths. The sale also includes a Private Collection of Vivienne Westwood Costume and Accessories, a 19th century Bristol Orphanage Sampler, and a Georgian darning sampler, a collection of decorative American quilts, Chinese vestments, other eastern textiles and more.
Lots 2000 to 2020: Items from Dutton Manor, Lancashire
Lots 2215 to 2237:Geraldine Wynn Marchand Fashion Student and Private Collector, Bath
Geraldine Wynn Marchand worked at the Bath Fashion Museum for over 25 years, working as Head Guide, and lecturing on the history of costume to a wide variety of organisations. Her experience in the Museum prompted her MPhil on textile printing in 1993 and thesis on the development of the handkerchief, which featured on BBC Radio 4’s Women’s Hour in the 1990s. Her passion for clothes and accessories, from antique hatpins to geometric dresses, has spanned a lifetime.
Born in Llandrindod Wells in 1939, after studying ceramics in Tehran, and qualifying as an art teacher at Hornsey School of Art in London, she became based in London. Dividing her time between teaching and working as a prop’s assistant for Len Fulford’s commercial photography studio, near Regent Street and Carnaby Street therefore placing her at the heart of the Swinging Sixties fashion. Geraldine loved browsing London’s street markets for treasures from Brick Lane to Portabello Road, this would continue after moving to Bath in 1969 with her husband.
Lots 2240 to 2249: Collection of Vivienne Westwood Costume
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Tuesday 21 May - Wednesday 22 May 10am-4pm, Thursday 23 May 10am-5pm, and the morning of sale from 7.30am
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