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 287 - A rare embroidered woman's waistcoat, circa 1785
Sold for £850
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 288 - A pair of embroidered satin shoes, 1770-80
Sold for £1,900
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 289 - A quilted linen bed robe, probably Irish, circa 1750
Sold for £1,000
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 290 - A quilted linen bed robe, probably Irish, circa 1750
Sold for £1,200
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 291 - A brocaded silk robe à la Française, the fabric 1740s-early 1750s, but later altered
Sold for £1,200
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 292 - An embroidered silk apron, circa 1730
Sold for £500
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 294 - An unusual ribbed silk panel, probably for use as a stomacher, circa 1690
Sold for £350
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 295 - A large crimson satin bearing cloth, English, 17th century
Sold for £900
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 298 - Two Anna Pavlova early autographed postcards
Sold for £440
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 300 - An autographed photograph of Pavlova as the 'Dragonfly', 1916
Sold for £800
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 301 - A group of bouquet ribbons, presented to Anna Pavlova, Russian Empire, 1904 to 1914
Sold for £3,200
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 302 - A group of bouquet ribbons presented to Anna Pavlova, Russian, 1909-1914
Sold for £1,800
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 303 - A group of bouquet ribbons, presented to Anna Pavlova, German, 1908-1920s
Sold for £3,000
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 304 - A group of bouquet ribbons from around the world
Sold for £1,200
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 305 - A silver jewel box presented to Pavlova on her 31st birthday, 1912
Sold for £1,000
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 307 - A silver trinket box presented to Anna Pavlova by her 'English Girls', 1913
Sold for £800
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 308 - Anna Pavlova's fan, floral headdress and other accessories, 1920s
Sold for £1,200
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 310 - Anna Pavlova's 'Russian' dress, 1922-24
Sold for £4,000
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 313 - Anna Pavlova's plaster life mask, by Victor Frisch, circa 1920
Sold for £900
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 314 - A rare Georges Lavroff bronze of Pavlova as 'The Dying Swan', circa 1931
Sold for £1,500
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 315 - A David Cornell bronze bust of Anna Pavlova, 1980
Sold for £600
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 316 - A Volkstedt porcelain self-portrait by Pavlova, circa 1927
Sold for £150
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 317 - Three Pavlova porcelain figurines, 1920s-1981
Sold for £550
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 318 - Dame Laura Knight pencil sketch of Anna Pavlova, 1920s
Sold for £700
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 319 - Three sketches by Anna Pavlova, 1920s
Sold for £500
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 320 - Three Ellis & Walery gelatin silver prints of Pavlova in the Russian Dance, 1909
Sold for £1,300
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 321 - Three studio photographs of Pavlova, circa 1925
Sold for £1,100
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 322 - A large group of Pavlova-related programmes, 1911 to 1931
Sold for £3,400
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 323 - Anna Pavlova poster at 'The Palace' Shaftesbury Avenue, circa 1920
Sold for £420
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 324 - A group of vintage photographs relating to Pavlova performances, dating from 1909
Sold for £1,100
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 325 - A group of vintage photographs relating to Pavlova performances, mainly 1920s
Sold for £2,600
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 326 - A portrait of Pavlova and other memorabilia
Sold for £550
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 327 - Anna Pavlova's Indian candlestick, 1920s
Sold for £350
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 328 - A pair of rare photographs of Pavlova relaxing in the gardens of Ivy House, circa 1930
Sold for £800
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 329 - A group of photographs relating to Pavlova, Dandré and Ivy House, mainly 1920s
Sold for £850
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 330 - Anna Pavlova autographed letter to Mrs Rolfe, January 2nd, 1930
Sold for £450
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 333 - A group of Anna Pavlova photographs related to her travels, dating from the 1910s
Sold for £1,900
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 334 - Pavlova picture postcards, mainly 1905-1930
Sold for £2,200
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
