28th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Costume, Accessories & Textiles
2083
Circa 1970-80s Full Length Evening Dresses, comprising a Jean Varon black and white spotty silk dress with V-neckline and long exaggerated sleeves and cuffs; Tricosa black and gold vertical striped long dress with spaghetti straps; Carnegie black crepe dress with long sleeves with long tassel trims attached (size 14); black silk taffeta dress with gathered trim to the bust, faux lace up detail to the bodice, A-line skirt; Frank Usher black lace mounted dress with spaghetti straps (size UK38 ); Easy Streets Fashion Inc, New York black jersey dress with black metallic trim to the bust and straps, side split and applique sequin and bead butterfly to the reverse; Laurence Corsin Pour Studio Mode Paris black dress woven with silvered threads, bat wing sleeves and V-neckine with tab; Susan Small black dress with high roll neck and long sleeves embroidered with floral designs (size 14); Trina Lewis for Marjon Couture black silk taffeta strapless dress with tiered zig zag top to the bodice and cummerband (size 14); Dellwood green and yellow silk strapless dress with pleated bodice with corsage detail and yellow pleated skirt; Carita Couture of London turquoise silk two piece comprising long sleeveless dress and matching coat both decorated with gilt metal embroidery; Laura Ashley blue floral printed cotton dress with scooped neckline and short sleeves (size 10); After Six black and white spotty cotton tiered full length sleeveless dress with ric rac trim (size 16); a green floral sleeveless cotton dress, sleeveless with gathered trim to shoulders (14)
Sold for £200
Estimated at £100 - £150
Jean Varon spotty dress - 34" bust, slight fading under the arms.
Tricosa striped dress - 34" bust, couple of thread pulls.
Carnegie - slight wear, 36" bust.
Black silk taffeta dress - 32" bust, black velvet lace split to front, straps repaired, slight wear, belt missing.
Frank Usher lace dress - belt missing, 34" bust, straps replaced, some loose threads to the reverse.
Easy Street Fashions dress - slight wear 32" bust
Laurence Corsin dress - 34" bust, strap across neckline broken, and some marks around the neckline, and some areas of wear.
Susan Small dress - 34" bust, belt missing, slight rubbing and wear.
Dellwood dress - 32" bust, some colour run to the reverse near the zip, some loose stitches and wear to the bodice and wear.
Dress and jacket - 34" bust, some wear under the arms of the dress, two tiny holes to one sleeve.
Laura Ashley dress - couple of light marks and slight fading and wear.
After Six - slight wear overall
Cotton floral dress - slight wear, 34" bust.
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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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