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Item Details

LOT NUMBER: 212

Sale Name Passion for Fashion & Fine Textiles including an Important Audrey Hepburn Collection    

Item Description:
A Bill Gibb whitework and sequined ensemble for Kate Franklin, mid season, 1973 and matching sketch, un-labelled, comprising cream cheesecloth halter-neck dress with cream embroidery; the matching jacket embroidered in pink with green and silver sequins, jacket bust 97cm, 38in; the ink sketch with attached fabric swatch annotated `To my dearest Kate who I hope never suffers from anorexia looking at this jacket. In joke!! Fondest love always Billy x', 25 by 20cm within frame and mount, (3)
       
Low Estimate £ 400 High Estimate £ 600
 
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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.