We hold live auctions. Our fine specialist sales include rare antique garments right through to Street Style by designers such as Emillio Pucci, Ossie Clark, Andre Courreges, Pierre Cardin and Vivienne Westwood to sublime Couture confections by Dior, Chanel and Vionnet. Fine Vintage Auctions, Fine Vintage fashion,Vintage fashion, Vintage fashion. We hold live auctions. Our fine specialist sales include rare antique garments right through to Street Style by designers such as Emillio Pucci, Ossie Clark, Andre Courreges, Pierre Cardin and Vivienne Westwood to sublime Couture confections by Dior, Chanel and Vionnet. Accessories sold include shoes, gloves, hats, fans, bags and costume jewellery. The textiles included are wide ranging including lace, linens, quilts, embroided pictures from the 17th to the 19th century centuries, embroided samplers, Paisley, Kashmir and Norwich shawls, Oriental and European textiles, fine vintage, antique fashion plates, literature and fabric swatch books.

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Passion for Fashion and Fine Textiles Tuesday June 8th at 2pm Kerry Taylor Auctions is proud to be involved in the sale of the historically important Emanuel Royal Archive as part of the Passion for Fashion Auction on June 8th .This collection comprises around 30 lots ranging from actual clothes worn by the Princess to fashion sketches, invoices, letters and related ephemera (lots 235-264). The collection is estimated to fetch between £70-110,000. This fascinating archive charts the young Lady Diana’s emergence onto the world stage - from shy nursery school teacher to glamorous leader of fashion. These very early garments dating from 1981 show the young woman’s love of romantic fairy-tale gowns, resplendent with acres of taffeta, bows and flounces. The gowns Princess Diana chose to wear at this point in her life reflected the New Romantic movement which was so prevalent in music and fashion at the time.   Rather than choosing to collaborate with one of the established British fashion houses, she chose to work with the young, recently graduated David Emanuel and Elizabeth Emanuel who shared a similar vision. From a chance selection of a soft chiffon Emanuel blouse which she wore for her official engagement photograph – she went on to ask them to make for her the most important dress of her life – her bridal gown.   The archive documents every stage of this gown from its original conception to the final wedding toile. We are able to see the sketches, the invoices, the myriad supplier details down to the smelling salts which Elizabeth Emanuel carried with her on the wedding day just in case the bride-to-be swooned at any point. Never has such a complete or historic Royal dress related archive come onto the open market before.   Another favourite grouping in the auction is a collection of Madame Gres clothing which belongs to a very stylish French academic – Madame Jacqueline Thibault Schaefer - lots 96-109. She regularly attended the Madame Gres fashion shows in Paris from the early 1950s to the 1980s and met the couturier many times. She describes her as a `shy turbaned figure’. Fortuitously, Madame Schaefer was the same size as the catwalk mannequins and was able to purchase thee beautifully finished couture gowns at a discounted price. This greatly appealed to the head seamstress there who held quite strong left-wing views which were somewhat appeased by a member of the proletariat being able to purchase some of these luxury gowns!   Venue: La Galleria, 30 Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall, London SW1Y 4UY   London Exhibition, La Galleria:  Sunday 6th June 12 noon - 5pm Monday 7th June 9 am - 5pm Tuesday 8th June 9am – 11am   Paris Exhibition of sale highlights: Sotheby’s Paris, 17th-18th May Address: Galerie Charpentier, 76 rue du Faubourg Saint Honore, Paris 75008   A printed catalogue is available: £12 UK, £15 Europe and £18 rest of the world, including postage or £10 at the gallery. Please contact us to obtain a copy.   Entrance to the London exhibition and the auction is by catalogue only.   Contacts: Telephone: 00 44 (0) 208 676 4600 Fax: 00 44 (0) 203 137 0112 Email: info@kerrytaylorauctions.com     Bidding: If you have not bid with us before you will need to bring proof of I.D such as a driver’s licence or passport and proof of your address. You can attend the sale and bid in person.   * Commission bid - if you cannot personally attend you can leave your bid with us which the auctioneer will operate on your behalf. Bid slips can be downloaded from our website and faxed to us. You can also leave a commission bid by telephone if we have received proof of your I.D. * Telephone bid - there is limited telephone bidding on the day of the sale. Please contact us as soon as possible to see if a line can be reserved. * On-line via Invaluable - www.invaluable.com/kerrytaylorauctions - and click on View Current Catalogues on the right hand side.   This sale is conducted according to our standard conditions of business (a copy of which can be viewed on our website) - with 20% buyer’s premium added to the hammer price of every lot. Payment can be made in pounds sterling, by cheque, by credit card or wire transfer. The following charges apply for payment by credit card: * Amex – 2.6% * Visa – 3% * Amex and Mastercard (Europe) – 3.1% * Mastercard (International) – 3.5%   Goods will only be released once cleared funds have been received which may mean waiting for a cheque to clear. Payment is due immediately after purchase. Electronic & Wire Transfers: Wire transfers can be made to Bank of Scotland 59 Bath Street Glasgow G2 2DH Account number: 06607706 Sort code: 12-24-81 Account name: Kerry Taylor Auctions Iban: GB19 BOFS 1224 8106607706 SWIFT: BOFSGBS1BBL If paying by bank transfer the amount received after either the deduction of bank fees or for the conversion to pounds sterling, must not be less than the sterling amount payable on the invoice.   Shipping and Collection There is free storage for the first ten working days after the sale, after that storage charges will apply. Collections can be made Monday-Friday 9.30-5pm from our warehouse.   National and international shipping can be arranged on your behalf. Our assigned shipper is The Bullit Courier Company. Contact details: Email info@bullitcouriers.com; Telephone + 00 44 (0)845 226 8556; Fax + 00 44 (0) 8712 885105.   If you would like to be added to our mailing list to receive alerts for all our sales, please email us. There are 334 lots in this sale  To Print the current sale list click the printer icon, please note this may take some time depending on your connection speed. This will open in a new windows. Showing Records 1 to 20   Search Sale By :   DescriptionLot   Find:         «Previous 20 Lots 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Next 20 Lots LOT 1 A fine Chanel beige crocodile handbag, 1970s, with maker's stamp to interior, gilt CC clasp and heavy gilt chain handles, lined in white leather, 22 cm, 8 3/4in long EC Certificate 438281/01. Please note there are export restrictions on this lot outside the EU.   Low Est £ 800 High Est £ 1200 LOT 2 A fine Chanel forest-green crocodile handbag, 1970s, with maker's stamp to the interior, CC logo to side tassel mount, numbered 0664988, green and black kid lining, chain strap laced with leather,18cm, 7in long EU Certificate 438281/02. Please note there are export restrictions on this lot outside the EU.   Low Est £ 800 High Est £ 1200 LOT 3 An Hermès tan togo leather Birkin, 2006, with gilt hardware, padlock and keyfob, in original box, 35cm, 14in   Low Est £ 4000 High Est £ 6000 LOT 4 A Chanel navy quilted leather handbag, modern, gilt stamped to interior, with short leather straps, gilt CC clasp to front flap, 28cm, 11in long   Low Est £ 400 High Est £ 600 LOT 5 A lady's embroidered cap, circa 1770, of ivory silk, worked with a trellis of false quilting centred by floral slips, 15cm, 6in diam   Low Est £ 400 High Est £ 600 LOT 6 A fine tapestry purse, French, early 17th century, the chestnut brown silk ground woven with silver and gold cherubs, birds and foliate branches, large embroidered tassels with drawstrings to fasten, 8 1/2cm, 3 1/2in wide   Low Est £ 600 High Est £ 900 LOT 7 A woven tapestry gaming purse, French, early 17th century, the brown silk ground woven with silver and gold winged hearts, banners, sunburst, cherubs and latin legends, 15cm, 6in wide   Low Est £ 400 High Est £ 600 LOT 8 An embroidered purse with chinoiserie figures, French, early 18th century, the two shield-shaped panels worked in fine tent stitch with an oriental astronomer with a telescope, on a brick-stitched silver ground, the other side with a kyhlin-like mythical beast, figured green silk to the other panels, 11cm, 4 1/4in wide   Low Est £ 500 High Est £ 800 LOT 9 An embroidered primrose yellow silk purse, Italian, early 17th century, embroidered overall with silver, scrolling foliage with black silk and seed pearl centres, 13cm, 5in wide   Low Est £ 300 High Est £ 500 LOT 10 A pair of Turkish tapestry weave ladies mules, circa 1860-70, woven in shades of purple and green silk and gilt threads, straight soles, 26cm, 10in long (2)   Low Est £ 250 High Est £ 350 LOT 11 An unusual pair of elaborately beaded turquoise leather shoes, probably French, circa 1890, the toes and raised back sections adorned with metal beads from gold to copper, the Louis heels edged in gilt metal, laces to fasten, 23cm, 9in long, (2)   Low Est £ 300 High Est £ 500 LOT 12 An embroidered pink satin wallet, circa 1780, embroidered in silver thread and green silks with crossed lances, foliage and strapwork; together with a velvet purse adorned with silver strip and silver thread, edged in bobbin lace, Italian early 18th century; and a small green damask silk pouch, the latter 18cm, 7in wide, (3)   Low Est £ 300 High Est £ 500 LOT 13 A Philip Treacy for Isabella Blow Swarovski crystal hat, 2005, of black netting with red crystals; together with a photograph of Isabella wearing the hat at London Fashion Week, 2005, (2) Provenance: Given to the vendor by Isabella Blow in Goa, India when she was recuperating in hospital.   Low Est £ 450 High Est £ 650 LOT 14 Jean Dessès fashion sketches, Winter, 1950, all bearing Maison stamp, mainly ink with watercolour front and back details, fabric swatches attached, comprising ball gowns, cocktail dresses and daywear, 37 by 26cm, (13)   Low Est £ 600 High Est £ 1000 LOT 15 Blanche Aubert for Vionnet fashion sketches, early 1930s, all signed, pencil sketches with gouache on Vionnet stationary, some also showing back views, mainly jacket and coat designs, 27 by 21cm (11)   Low Est £ 200 High Est £ 300 LOT 16 Jean Patou fashion sketches, 1940s-50s, pencil and ink sketches, comprising two day ensembles 1944; a coat design, September 1942; and two blue ensembles c.1950, average size 27 by 21cm, (5)   Low Est £ 250 High Est £ 400 LOT 17 A large group of Molyneux sketches and ephemera, 1920s-60s, comprising: Molyneux catalogue with prices Spring 1921; sketches 1944 (1), c.1949 (7),1965 (1 and a xerox); pencil sketches 1950-55 (13), assorted photos (13), (qty)   Low Est £ 300 High Est £ 500 LOT 18 Yves Saint Laurent fashion sketches, Spring-Summer couture collection,1966, un-signed, croquis nos 4045-4048, with details of fabrics and embroidery, with attached swatches, comprising: dress of Abrahams cyclamen silk; embroidered tulle; black organdy with coloured flowers; and a pale green shirt waister dress, 27 by 21cm (4)   Low Est £ 600 High Est £ 800 LOT 19 Yves Saint Laurent fashion sketches, Spring-Summer couture collection, 1966, un-signed, croquis nos 4040-4044, with details of fabrics and embroidery, attached swatches, comprising: zig zag wool dress, striped sequined dress, `pareo de robe' gown, white lace gown (the lace by Lancel) 27 by 21cm (4)   Low Est £ 600 High Est £ 800 LOT 20 Yves Saint Laurent fashion sketches, Spring-Summer couture collection,1966, un-signed, croquis nos 4049-4052, with details of fabrics and embroidery, with attached swatches, comprising: Abrahams floral silk maxi dress; a mini version with headscarf; a navy mini dress; and a Brivet black and white embroidered organdy gown, 27 by 21cm (4)   Low Est £ 700 High Est £ 900 «Previous 20 Lots 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Next 20 Lots

We hold live auctions. Our fine specialist sales include rare antique garments right through to Street Style by designers such as Emillio Pucci, Ossie Clark, Andre Courreges, Pierre Cardin and Vivienne Westwood to sublime Couture confections by Dior, Chanel and Vionnet. Fine Vintage Auctions, Fine Vintage,Vintage fashion, Vintage fashion. We hold live auctions. Our fine specialist sales include rare antique garments right through to Street Style by designers such as Emillio Pucci, Ossie Clark, Andre Courreges, Pierre Cardin and Vivienne Westwood to sublime Couture confections by Dior, Chanel and Vionnet. Accessories sold include shoes, gloves, hats, fans, bags and costume jewellery. The textiles included are wide ranging including lace, linens, quilts, embroided pictures from the 17th to the 19th century centuries, embroided samplers, Paisley, Kashmir and Norwich shawls, Oriental and European textiles, fine vintage, antique fashion plates, literature and fabric swatch books.