At last our summer 2021 auction catalogue is now available to view online. This all-day fashion extravaganza begins with more accessible and sometimes highly wearable vintage fashion and accessories. These date from the 1820s (lot 2, an ecru slubbed silk spencer), through lavish silk and velvet Victorian fashions, stylish garments from the attic of an artistic family - 1914-1920, as well as rails of printed and beaded chiffons, bias-cut lamé gowns, floating powder-pink ostrich feather capelets and more - all from the glamorous decades of the 1920s and 30s right through to Issey Miyake of the 1980s.
Our afternoon session opens with around 60 lots of antique textiles from around the world, including a fine embroidered cover (Colcha), Spanish or Portuguese, late 16th-early 17th century (lot 268), and the final chapter of the late Dr. Joan Coleman shawl collection, which features an array of French, Norwich, Paisley and Kashmir examples.
Our much-anticipated ‘Passion for Fashion’ section makes up the final chapter of the sale, featuring the crème de la crème of haute couture by all the greats including Paul Poiret, Yves Saint Laurent, Cristobal Balenciaga, Christian Dior, Hubert de Givenchy, Pierre Balmain and Valentino Garavani.
We are again honoured to include treasures from the renowned Sandy Schreier collection: her unerring taste and excellent eye are reflected in this selection – including ‘L’Imperatrice’ – a magnificent example of Chanel haute couture by Karl Lagerfeld - a crinolined navy silk gown, Spring-Summer 1984, complete with faux blister pearl and gilt chain martingale - arguably one of Lagerfeld's most iconic and important creations ever for the House of Chanel (lot 334).
Cutting-edge fashion pieces include futuristic designs by Pierre Cardin and early pieces by John Galliano. One of the more fascinating collections is a group of rare and early original McQueen runway pieces, often quite crudely put together and probably sewn by Lee Alexander McQueen himself. Many are prototypes or one-offs and were gifted by Lee to a friend/colleague at the time. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to obtain pieces from ‘Banshee’, ‘Highland Rape', ‘The Hunger’ and ‘Dante’.
For Royal fans, we have a precious collection of tiny accessories once worn by Queen Victoria’s children, lovingly kept by their nanny, Mrs. Thurston, and passed down through her family (lot 347, estimate £2,000-3,000), as well as gowns worn by Sarah Ferguson of the 1980s. A highlight of the sale was worn by a different type of British royalty: the bikini worn by the late, great, Dame Barbara Windsor in the infamous comedic scene from the 1969 film ‘Carry On Camping’. A national treasure and bona fide cockney Queen, Barbara sadly died of Alzheimer's in December 2020 at the grand age of 83. She used to joke that the infamous bikini would ‘follow her to the end’- and as it turns out, she was right! The proceeds of this lot quite fittingly are being donated by the vendor to the Alzheimer’s Society.
Despite the ongoing challenges caused by lockdown restrictions, we have worked (and will continue to work) steadily behind the scenes to bring you the finest fashion in the world. We hope you enjoy browsing the catalogue just as much as we have enjoyed preparing it for you. The team at KTA look forward to assisting you with condition reports and bids - either in person by appointment, or virtually online and - who knows - we may even see some of you in the flesh! We have missed you.
Lot 193 - A Thierry Mugler black vinyl and wool jacket, late 1990s
Sold for £624
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 194 - Elizabeth Emanuel for Enya Victorian inspired ivory cashmere winter bridal gown, 1994
Sold for £494
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 195 - A Charles and Patricia Lester silk-velvet ensemble in peacock shades, 1998
Sold for £260
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 197 - A Moschino tartan wool suit with novelty 'tap handle' buttons, circa 1990
Sold for £364
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 198 - An Alexander McQueen for Givenchy grey wool suit, Autumn-Winter 1998-99
Sold for £280
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 199 - An Alexander McQueen silk-wool skirt with Japanese-inspired embroidery, 1997-99
Sold for £715
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 202 - An Alexander McQueen black wool dress, 'Voss' collection, Spring-Summer 2001
Sold for £585
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 203 - A complete run of Kerry Taylor Auctions printed catalogues
Sold for £260
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 205 - An Alexander McQueen koi fish printed chiffon dress, 2009
Sold for £364
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 206 - Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton black wool crêpe evening gown, Autumn-Winter 2014-15
Sold for £221
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 207 - Four Roland Mouret navy-blue dresses, modern
Sold for £286
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 208 - An Alber Elbaz for Lanvin lamé coat, Spring-Summer 2003
Sold for £390
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 209 - A Martin Margiela 'car seat' viscose dress, Autumn-Winter 2006
Sold for £338
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 210 - A Venetia Studium for Fortuny 'Delphos' gown of pleated duck-egg-blue silk, modern
Sold for £715
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 211 - Four Hermès silk scarves, 1990s-2000s
Sold for £624
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 212 - A Chanel cashmere-blend oversized double-breasted coat, 1980s
Sold for £780
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 213 - A Chanel cherry-red bouclé wool double-breasted jacket, 1980s
Sold for £494
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 214 - A Chanel mauve bouclé wool suit, 1990s
Sold for £390
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 215 - Three pairs of Chanel gilt clip-on earrings, 1990s
Sold for £715
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 216 - A pair of Chanel gilt clip-on earrings with horse-shaped pendants, circa 1990
Sold for £780
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 217 - A pair of Chanel twisted gilt 'sun' earrings, Autumn-Winter 1994
Sold for £598
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 218 - A Chanel boutique baby-pink wool summer suit, Spring-Summer 1996
Sold for £624
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 219 - A Chanel dark purple spring/summer ensemble, 2000s
Sold for £780
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 220 - A Chanel black leather and sequinned mesh shoulder bag, 2008-09
Sold for £780
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 221 - Four issues of The World of Fashion with 19 hand-coloured plates, 1830-1831
Sold for £130
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 222 - An issue of 'The 1915 Mode, as shown by Paris', 1915
Sold for £130
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 223 - Five Folies Bergère programmes, early 1920s-1950s
Sold for £260
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 229 - British Vogue 1957, complete run and 1959, near-complete run
Sold for £520
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 234 - British Vogue, part run 1967 and complete run 1968
Sold for £494
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 239 - A complete run of British Vogue, 1990-99
Sold for £1,560
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 241 - A pair of gentleman's embroidered velvet braces, circa 1860
Sold for £182
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 243 - An early Jean-Paul Gaultier men's knitted and textured cotton/lurex waistcoat, circa 1987
Sold for £2,600
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 246 - A rare Thierry Mugler men's snakeskin-printed wool-crêpe suit, Spring-Summer 1993
Sold for £442
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 247 - A Kansai Yamamoto men's reversible jacket, 'Space Kasino' collection, 1980s
Sold for £1,105
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 248 - A Kansai Yamamoto knitted wool-blend jumper, 1980s
Sold for £286
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 249 - Two Marimekko printed cotton kaftans, circa 1975
Sold for £780
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 250 - A group of Japanese designer clothing, late 1970s-1980s
Sold for £2,080
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 251 - Two Issey Miyake striped cotton summer ensembles, mid-1980s
Sold for £975
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 252 - An Issey Miyake striped heavy-linen oversized shirt/dress, mid 1980s
Sold for £1,170
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 253 - An Issey Miyake charcoal-grey wool coat, 1980s
Sold for £780
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 254 - An Issey Miyake textured mohair-wool-blend jumper, probably Autumn-Winter 1983-84
Sold for £455
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 255 - An Issey Miyake ecru crinkled lined coat, circa 1984
Sold for £1,300
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 256 - An Issey Miyake striped wool voluminous jumpsuit, circa 1985
Sold for £520
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 257 - An Issey Miyake textured and patterned cotton shirt, circa 1985
Sold for £1,040
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 258 - An Issey Miyake checked cotton two-piece ensemble, possibly Spring Summer 1985
Sold for £1,300
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 259 - An Issey Miyake striped pleated wool-blend smock, Spring-Summer 1984
Sold for £1,040
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 260 - An Issey Miyake stone-grey linen coat, circa 1985
Sold for £715
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 261 - An Issey Miyake black pleated polyester two-piece ensemble, circa 1989
Sold for £416
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 262 - An Issey Miyake purple and green silk-blend ensemble, late 1980s-early 1990s
Sold for £1,430
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 263 - An Issey Miyake oversized black wool-blend coat, probably early 1990s
Sold for £1,170
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 264 - An Issey Miyake ivory 'parachute' nylon coat, 1980s-90s
Sold for £1,560
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 265 - An Issey Miyake brown leather coat, late 1990s
Sold for £910
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 266 - A brocaded silk Sarafan, Russian, early 19th century
Sold for £1,040
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 268 - A fine embroidered cover (Colcha), Spanish or Portuguese, late 16th-early 17th century
Sold for £3,900
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 270 - A good figurative bobbin lace cap back, Mechlin, circa 1730
Sold for £520
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 271 - A quantity of useful mixed lace, mainly late 19th-early 20th century
Sold for £1,040
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 272 - A gown of figured silk in bold blue and black stripes, late 1850s
Sold for £390
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 273 - A good general collection of lace, 17th-19th century
Sold for £2,470
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 274 - A good dress flounce of Brussels bobbin applique, circa 1860
Sold for £1,300
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 275 - A drawloom silk stole, Norwich or French, circa 1810
Sold for £312
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 276 - A drawloom long stole, probably Norwich, 1810-15
Sold for £312
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 277 - A good silk drawloom long shawl, Norwich, 1810-20
Sold for £910
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 278 - Two drawloom ivory silk stoles, 1810-20
Sold for £364
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 279 - A good drawloom silk stole, Norwich or French, circa 1815-20
Sold for £780
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 280 - A drawloom silk stole, Norwich or Paisley, 1820s
Sold for £364
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 281 - A good drawloom silk stole, Norwich, circa 1825
Sold for £650
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 282 - Three shawls and a stole, mainly Norwich, early 19th century
Sold for £312
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 283 - Four turnover drawloom shawls, mainly Norwich, late 1820s-1830s
Sold for £520
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 285 - Two turnover drawloom shawls, Norwich, circa 1820 and 1835
Sold for £195
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 286 - Two good turnover drawloom shawls, late 1820s-early 1830s
Sold for £195
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 287 - A fine drawloom 'Pot Lid or 'Moon' square shawl, Norwich, 1825-30
Sold for £1,105
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
