12th Feb, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Costume, Accessories & Textiles
2077
Circa 1950/60s Ladies' Dresses, comprising a Jean Allen Peter Jones Sloane Square red and black cocktail dress with spaghetti straps, faux wrap skirt and sash (size 40); Kitty Copeland cotton dress with black bodice and green pleated skirt; green floral cotton dress with elbow length sleeves, gathered detail to bodice, labelled 'calpreta permanent sheen finish'; Kings of Glasgow navy, red and white patterned dress with short sleeves, scooped neck with tie detail; cream silk type dress with collar, long sleeves, multi button fastening to the front, embroidered overall with blue flower heads, buttoned tab to the reverse and pleats to the skirt; orange grosgrain sleeveless double breasted dress with collar and side pockets; cream damask sleeveless dress with bow detail to the front; black sleeveless dress with green printed geometric design, another in blue and purple; Fenno Sport black, red and white patterned sleeveless cotton shirt dress with collar (size 12); Rite-Fit by Linda Leigh blue shift dress with capped sleeves and black and white floral design on blue; Bernard Freres Paris & London quilted cotton double breasted short sleeve shirt dress in black, white and brown geometric print (size 14) (12)
Sold for £220
Estimated at £150 - £250
Jean Allen dress - straps restitched and slight wear. Kitty Copeland dress - 32" bust - barely worn. Green floral cotton dress - 32" bust - slight wear. Kings of Glasgow dress - slight wear, tiny hole by the bottom of the zip to the reverse, 36" bust. Cream dress blue flowers - 38" bust, some discolouration overall, covered button missing to the cuff, some small brown marks to the buttons. Orange grosgrain dress - 38" bust - discolouring and wear to the covered buttons, fading to the back and slight staining and wear under the arms. Cream sleeveless dress - 30" bust, possible pen mark to the bust, slight wear. Black and green geometric dress - some slight discolouring and wear. Blue and purple dress - -belt missing, 32" bust, seam open under one arm and fading to both, small tear to the neck. Fenno Sport dress - slight fading and wear, belt missing, 37" bust. Rite-Fit dress - 38" bust, some wear and fading to the sleeveholes; Bernard Freres dress - 35" slight wear.
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Auction: Costume, Accessories & Textiles, 12th Feb, 2022
The Costume, Accessories & Textiles Sales incorporate an extraordinary range of collector’s items and fashion from the 17th century to the present day. Quilts, dolls, teddy bears, fine household linens, samplers, embroidery, sewing accessories and lace sit alongside antique, period and modern costume and world textiles.
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