22nd Nov, 2014 9:00 GMT/BST

Textile Sale

 
Lot 97
 

97

Circa 1950's Black Opera Coat Reputed to Belong to Gretl Braun with white mink collar, a-line...

Circa 1950's Black Opera Coat Reputed to Belong to Gretl Braun with white mink collar, a-line shaped coat with panelled detailing and three large covered buttons, in the style of Cristobel Balenciaga (unfortunately it bears no labels).

Provenance
; in a letter from Mark Griffith author of Collector's Guide to 'Liberated' Adolf Hitler Memorabilia, dated 17 June 2007, he states that he believes the coat was obtained from Ben Swearingen in the 1980's from the Fegelein Estate and Gretl Braun, see letter
Gretl Braun
(dates) was the sister of Adolf Hitler's girlfriend Eva Braun
Not Sold
Estimated at £400 - £600

 

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