18th Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Costume, Accessories & Textiles
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Late 19th Century French Fabric Cotton Sample Book, pages titled from 1890 onwards, enclosing mainly woven and printed cotton samples, over 105 double sided pages, displaying approximately 1300 samples with 10 rectangular samples per pages, 42% of the samples are missing and three blank pages, in a green and black mottled card album, 40cm by 51cm
Another with a handwritten sticker to the inside 'Prag-Schmichower' '1876-77', enclosing mainly printed cottons in checks, stripes etc, over 101 double sided pages, displaying approximately 1300 samples with 8 rectangular samples per page, 14% of the fabric samples are missing, in a green fabric mounted album, 34cm by 49cm
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Sold for £160
Estimated at £200 - £300
Auction: Costume, Accessories & Textiles, 18th Nov, 2022
Over 260 lots to include three fine private collections of rare antique costume and textiles. Also included is a range of collector’s and fashion items, quilts, dolls, fine household linens, samplers, embroidery, sewing accessories and lace, period and modern costume.
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Tuesday 15 November - Wednesday 16 November 10am-4pm, Thursday 17 November 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am
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