19th Aug, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Costume, Accessories & Textiles
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Austin Reed Black Silk Top Hat in a Herbert Johnson card hat box, wooden handled hat brush,
Worth & Worth Hatters New York Black Opera Hat
and Red Silk Hat with tassel trim,
(3)
Sold for £80
Estimated at £80 - £120
Top hat - rubbing to the top of hat and brim, silk lining intact but stained.
length - 20.5cm
width - 16.5cm
internal circumference - 59cm
Auction: Costume, Accessories & Textiles, 19th Aug, 2023
The sale will include the first part of 'Americana Dreams: The Peter Leathers Collection', a unique private collection of 1950s menswear and accessories. The collection was put together over a life time by Peter Leathers, a fashion designer, jewellery maker and guitarist from West Yorkshire, and the sale will be a must-visit for any vintage fans.
A range of guitars, radios, ephemera and more will be on offer in the Scientific and Musical Instruments Sale on 27th September.
Alongside a wide offering of period, vintage and modern designer costume in the sale are further notable lots including a late 19th century rocking horse, a 17th century band sampler and unusual 19th century quilts and a range of Louis Vuitton luggage.
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Wednesday 16 August - Thursday 17 August 10am-4pm, Friday 18 August 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am
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