We have saved the best for last: our final sale of 2022 is ‘all killer no filler’! We begin with a decadent luxury chapter, perfect for the ultimate Christmas gift shopping: handbags from Hermès & Chanel, costume jewellery - and for the person who has everything, a Chanel rugby ball!
Highlights for history lovers include an exceptional silk caraco à la 'Pierrot' jacket, embroidered 'petticoat', circa 1790, and a rare pair of men’s ‘Moschettos’, 1815 – the missing link between 18th-century knee breeches and trousers as we regard them today. Jumping ahead to the 20th century, highlights include outstanding and important haute couture by Balenciaga and Dior (to name just a few), a dazzling Gianni Versace ‘Java Forever' dress from his Autumn-Winter 1989-90 collection and a Thierry Mugler cocktail dress, Autumn-Winter 1986-87, the gold version of which was famously worn by Madonna. We are also lucky enough to have yet more wonderful treasures from the collection of Sandy Schreier.
We are honoured to be entrusted with the estate of the late Pamela Rooke, aka Jordan, The High Priestess of Punk. Many of you will remember our legendary sale of her original Punk collection back in 2015. If you were not lucky enough to be able to afford the £22,000 for one of her original 1970s pieces, custom made by Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, perhaps you will be lucky enough to acquire an item from her later-worn Westwood wardrobe, with estimates starting at £200.
From punks to prima ballerinas – Jordan was also a great balletomane, of course!
In our ballet section of the sale, we present the diverse archive of John and Roberta Lazzarini, who were responsible for the creation of the Anna Pavlova Museum in London in 1974. The deeply personal collection includes Pavlova’s stage-worn pointe shoes, her ‘Russian’ day dress and sari, both from the early 20s, as well as a plethora of photographs and ephemera. Pavlova’s travels are charted by bouquet ribbons printed with dates and messages from the theatres worldwide where she performed and date from 1904. One of the other most famous dancers ever to leave Russia was Rudolf Nureyev and the Lazzarinis’ collection includes Nureyev photographs, early posters and a signed ballet shoe. Arguably his most famous partner, Margot Fonteyn, is represented by not one, but two of her tutus.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire museum-quality ballet material from the early 1900s to the 1970s.
Morning session, lots 1-242, begins at 9.30am GMT. The afternoon session, lots 243-425, will begin at 2pm GMT.
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Lot 239 - L'Officiel de la Couture et de la Mode de Paris, 1956-1970
Sold for £1,500
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 240 - Maggy Rouff couture fashion sketches, mainly late 1950s
Sold for £360
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 243 - A fine Lanvin by Antonio Castillo couture 'Rose' ball gown, circa 1955
Sold for £4,800
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 244 - A Madame Grès evening gown, late 1940s
Sold for £750
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 245 - A repaired Christian Dior plaster lingerie mannequin, probably late 1940s-early 50s
Sold for £420
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 246 - Christian Dior couture fashion sketches, 'Trompe l'Oeil' line, Spring-Summer 1949
Sold for £1,200
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 247 - Christian Dior couture fashion sketches, 'Trompe l'Oeil line,' Spring-Summer 1949
Sold for £1,400
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 248 - Christian Dior couture fashion sketches, 'Trompe l'Oeil line, Spring-Summer 1949
Sold for £1,600
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 249 - A fine and rare Balenciaga couture embroidered waistcoat/bodice, Spring-Summer 1946
Sold for £2,000
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 250 - A Max Boinet for Elsa Schiaparelli enamelled brooch, circa 1938
Sold for £900
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 251 - A rare Elsa Schiaparelli couture gold lamé waistcoat, 1936
Sold for £800
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 252 - An Elsa Schiaparelli couture camisole/capelet bodice, late 1930s
Sold for £360
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 253 - A Norman Hartnell couture bias-cut evening gown, circa 1930
Sold for £400
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 254 - A black and gold lamé opera coat, 1930s
Sold for £1,600
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 255 - A Jean Patou couture aqua chiffon bias-cut gown, circa 1931
Sold for £1,600
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 256 - A Jean Patou couture pale lilac chiffon dress, circa 1931
Sold for £800
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 257 - A Maison Worth couture silver and pink lamé cocktail dress, circa 1926
Sold for £650
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 258 - A Jeanne Lanvin couture ivory and pink chiffon evening or bridal gown, circa 1924
Sold for £3,200
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 260 - A Maison Worth couture brocaded evening gown, circa 1923
Sold for £2,400
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 262 - A beaded black muslin flapper dress, circa 1928
Sold for £1,500
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 263 - A Jean Patou couture beaded 'flapper' dress, circa 1926
Sold for £800
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 264 - A beaded raspberry-pink chiffon flapper dress, circa 1926
Sold for £500
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 265 - A rare Louiseboulanger couture pink satin cocktail dress, 1925-26
Sold for £400
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 266 - A chinoiserie gold lamé jacket, attributed to Margaine Lacroix, circa 1925
Sold for £1,600
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 267 - An usual velvet opera cape, early 1920s
Sold for £1,400
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 268 - A colourful lamé evening jacket, 1920s
Sold for £1,900
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 269 - A Jeanne Lanvin couture Robe de Style, 1923
Sold for £400
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 270 - A rare Caroline Reboux couture orientalist lamé opera coat, circa 1920
Sold for £2,000
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 271 - 'Broderies Universelles', circa 1929
Sold for £650
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 273 - A pair of Jacobus pink satin shoes, circa 1900
Sold for £1,100
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 274 - A Charles Frederick Worth visite, circa 1885-90
Sold for £2,000
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 276 - A tamboured net bridal or summer gown, mid-1850s
Sold for £700
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 277 - A fine taffeta gown and accessories, mid-1850s
Sold for £4,800
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 278 - A figured pink satin gown, circa 1830
Sold for £2,200
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 279 - An embroidered tulle bridal or evening gown, circa 1825
Sold for £400
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 280 - A rare pair of men's Moschettos, 1815
Sold for £2,400
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 281 - A whitework embroidered empire-line dress, 1800-1810
Sold for £500
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 282 - A rare powdering shirt, late 18th-early 19th century
Sold for £400
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 284 - A gentleman's embroidered linen sleeved waistcoat, circa 1710
Sold for £1,000
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 285 - A fine embroidered gentleman's waistcoat, probably French, 1790-1800
Sold for £650
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 286 - An un-cut embroidered men's waistcoat panel, probably French, 1770s
Sold for £400
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
