28th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Costume, Accessories & Textiles
2290
French Circa 1930s Fabric Sample Book, comprising 103 pages, double sided with samples displaying metallics, silks, some hand coloured designs, each sample is coded with handwritten notes, pages are bound, approximately over 3400 samples about 4% of the samples are missing, 14 blank pages, bindings missing, 35cm by 54cm; Similar French Circa 1933 & 34 Bianchini Ferier Fabric Sample Book with two Memorandums glued to the front inside page dated 1933, enclosing coloured silks, each design numbered, some pages loose, comprising 90 pages, with 5 blank pages, approximately 880 silk samples, about 8% of the samples are missing overall, in a brown and cream mottled card binding, 33cm by 50cm; Circa 1920s French Fabric Sample Book, titled Enchantillons comprising 120 pages with the majority of pages double sided with approximately 780 silk samples and about 45% of the samples are missing, in a brown and black mottled ledger, 33cm by 50cm; Circa 1930s Fabric Sample Book, comprising coloured silks, cottons, metallic fabrics, majority of the pages include accounts in Italian and 66 large later fabric samples have been glued down on the 47 double side pages, in a black cotton mounted ledger, 34cm by 48cm; a Circa 1927 French Fabric Sample Book, with letter and papers stuck into the front and the name Mme Gilliard, comprising 144 pages, only 8 fabric samples the size of a half page, 12 original designs on tracing paper and paper, rest of book remains empty, in a green and black mottled card binding, 34cm by 50cm (5)
Sold for £320
Estimated at £200 - £300
Auction: Costume, Accessories & Textiles, 28th May, 2022
Collection of Family Textiles Lots 2001-2006;
General John Jenkinson (1757-1830) is buried in Charmouth Dorset and his son, Admiral Henry Jenkinson of Fawley, Southampton married Elizabeth Lucy Theresa Acland in 1823. Elizabeth Acland's grandfather was Sir Richard Hoare of Stourhead. The notes were written by Brigadier Francis Alexander Fortescue who married Admiral Jenkinson's granddaughter in 1885 and his sister in law lived at Makerstoun House between the wars and hence the Makerstoun House writing paper. Mary Harkness was Admiral Jenkinson's daughter in law.
Lyndhurst Collection Lots 2006-2030
'Our mother, Margaret Smith (who died in 2019 aged 90), was the owner and curator of the marvellous “Lyndhurst Collection” an extensive assortment of period authentic clothing named after her house in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
Her love of fashion and costume began when she was a child. Her father was a tailor and made all her clothes using lovely patterns and fabrics. In 1946 when she was 17, she trained at Bradford Civic Theatre School in producing and directing for the stage. This expanded her love of costume. Later, as a schoolteacher, she produced school plays, as well as much larger and grander productions with amateur dramatic societies and other organisations. This required the creation and collection of many stage and vintage costumes.
In May 1986 she began giving an illustrated talk entitled “An Outline of Fashion for Women since 1300 AD”, Margaret finished giving talks in 2006 having travelled the length and breadth of Lancashire and beyond. A very popular presentation at this time was titled “40 years of Fashion and Change” and it was brought to life by 6 models who wore items from the collection dating from 1900 to 1937.
One of her most thought-provoking talks was entitled “The Emancipation of Women through Changes in Underwear”. The addition of a gusset to ladies’ drawers proved to be a very significant change for women!
One of the wonderful consequences of her very successful talks was that many ladies who saw them donated their cherished family fashion items, so that they could be enjoyed and appreciated again more widely. When she died, Mum left an extraordinary collection of antique, vintage and stage costumes which she had cherished, leant out and used for many occasions which are being sold in the following 25 lots'.
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