28th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Costume, Accessories & Textiles
2024
The Lyndhurst Collection
Circa 1960-80s Evening and Day Wear, comprising a Dorville cream chiffon mounted sleeveless long dress with printed green design and gathered trim to hem; similar style dress in pale blue and blue metallic woven flowers and belt; Clive Byrne orange, black and metallic chevron striped long sleeved long dress and fabric belt (size 16); Miss Parisenne multi coloured long sleeved dress with buttons to the front and waist tie; Marjon Couture cream chiffon mounted long sleeved full length dress with beaded waistband (size 16); black velvet and purple silk evening dress; Frank Usher orange/red long sleeve jersey dress with wrap style skirt (size 42); black long sleeve jersey dress; two similar pink and floral jersey dresses, DL Barron orange patterned long sleeve dress and matching jacket (size 14); Eastex orange, black and grey A-line dress, similar dress in pale green chiffon; Simon Ellis London floral corduroy long skirt and waistcoat (size 14), two other skirts, Indian cotton print dress and a rust coloured trouser suit; gentleman's red wool blazer, two morning coats in black and grey and an evening tail coat ; Assorted Early 20th Century Mainly Ladies Costume Accessories, including white cotton undergarments, corsets, straw boater, fur jacket and stole, stockings etc (21) (part rail and two boxes)
Sold for £250
Estimated at £100 - £200
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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