21st Nov, 2020 10:30 GMT/BST
Costume, Accessories & Textiles - Online auction
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Five Albums of Circa 1930-50s Original Pencil Sketches and Watercolour Designs for Theatrical...
Five Albums of Circa 1930-50s Original Pencil Sketches and Watercolour Designs for Theatrical Costumes from B J Simmons & Co, Covent Garden London, including Fagin, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Confucius, Charlemagne, Marie Dressler in Tugboat Annie, Marc Anthony, John Charles Fremont, Victor Hugo, Jefferson Davies, John Greenleaf Whittier, St Augustine, Robert Fulton, Guissepe Garibaldi, Wilbur Wright, Rudyard Kipling, Charles A Lindberg, Marco Polo, Attila, Simon Bolivar, Charles Darwin etc, over 100 drawings in total, each with handwritten notations, some with codes, and some signed by the artist J R Macken
The London costumier B. J. Simmons & Co. was founded in 1857 by Mr. B. J. Simmons, he was best known as a historical costumier for the London stage, due to his attention to detail and high quality, his output was very diverse. The company created costumes for a variety of shows in the West End, the provinces, and overseas, ranging from Victorian pantomimes to the "kitchen sink" dramas of the 1960s. In the 1940s Simmons was the principal supplier of new and stock costumes to J. Arthur Rank and London Film Productions.
Sold for £350
Estimated at £300 - £500
. Each image has a character name (see extra images)
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Auction: Costume, Accessories & Textiles - Online auction, 21st Nov, 2020
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