Morning session, lots 1-205, begins 10.30am
Afternoon session, lots 206-386, begins 2.30pm
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Our much-loved ‘Vintage Fashion, Antique Costume & Textiles’ auction returns. This eclectic sale features rail upon rail of covetable (and wearable!) vintage from every decade. Sparkling twenties flapper dresses, sexy seventies Ossie Clarks and chic sixties boutique fashions, eighties New Romantic creations by Willie Brown and others, as well as a wide selection of designer handbags by Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Dior. Treasures include not one but two exceptionally rare Robe de Style gowns by Boué Soeurs. Although in fragile condition, incredibly they have maintained their original internal panniers and are adorned with the house’s signature ribbon-worked roses (lots 220 and 221). For the jewellery enthusiasts among us, we have twinkling bijoux from the collection of the late Johanna Beumer, MBE (lots 25-30). A life-long lover of glamour and greyhounds, Johanna was a founding member of The Greyhound Trust and was awarded an MBE in 2007 for her services to animal welfare. Family photographs show her attending events, always accessorising her outfits with brightly-coloured ‘jewels’ by Dior, Miriam Haskell, Butler and Wilson, among others - always with a greyhound by her side!
The exciting menswear chapter of this sale includes the wardrobe of the late John Hind (1954-1995): former Creative Director of British Vogue with emphasis on menswear. John graduated from the Royal College of Art with a degree in Graphic Design in 1979. As Creative Director he worked alongside Beatrix Miller, Anna Wintour and Liz Tilberis, collaborating with the most prominent fashion photographers of the time including: Lord Snowdon, David Bailey, Herb Ritts and Michel Haddi, among others. He left Vogue in 1992 and went on to develop a freelance career which was cut short by his premature death in 1995. With his dashing good looks and eye for design, John was the epitome of the fashionable, elegant man of the late 1980s-early 1990s. The ensembles in this collection date to circa 1990, when John was working at Vogue. They are a snapshot of those fleeting years: the bright, ostentatious colours of Gianni Versace and the leather cool of Claude Montana begin to give way to the refined elegance of Richard James and the softer, muted earth tones and gentle tailoring of Giorgio Armani (lots 77-95).
The final chapter of this auction offers for sale one of the most comprehensive and complete collections of Vogue magazine (mainly British) ever to come on the market, from the design archive of fashion designer Sally Tuffin (lots 323-386). Also featured are other insightful publications, such as Harper’s Bazaar and Jardin des Modes. The 64 lots in total are presented chronologically and begin with a rare and early bound volume of Vogue (Continental version) from 1918 (lot 323), all the way through to a complete run of British Vogue, 1990-2000 (lot 385). The collection offers a month-by-month historically accurate commentary on the evolution of the entire 100 years of the 20th century (bar the occasional, minor issue) and showcases designs by Chanel, Dior, Molyneux… and many more.
Lot 286 - A young man's silver-grey satin jacket, Indian, 1930s
Sold for £325
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 287 - A young man's black satin coat, Indian, circa 1910
Sold for £286
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 288 - An embroidered black wool man's robe, Indian, late 19th century
Sold for £650
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 289 - Three embroidered chapans, Central Asian, 20th century
Sold for £286
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 290 - Three embroidered cotton robes, Palestinian, 20th century
Sold for £3,640
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 291 - A robe embroidered with large-scale peacocks, Central Asian, 20th century
Sold for £910
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 292 - An embroidered purple cotton-velvet wedding robe, Turkish, Ottoman, 1910s
Sold for £468
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 294 - An embroidered purple cotton-velvet wedding robe, Turkish, Ottoman, 19th century
Sold for £390
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 295 - Two embroidered linen panels, Ottoman, 19th century
Sold for £130
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 296 - A royal-blue velvet embroidered table cover, Turkish, Ottoman, circa 1860
Sold for £780
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 297 - An ivory satin embroidered panel, Ottoman, 19th century
Sold for £143
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 298 - An embroidered wedding kimono, Japanese, 1930s
Sold for £468
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 299 - A large group of brocaded silk obis, Japanese, 20th century
Sold for £130
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 300 - An embroidered ivory satin bedspread, Chinese for the European market, early 20th century
Sold for £221
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 301 - A good group of embroidery, Chinese, mainly 19th century
Sold for £1,950
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 302 - A pair of embroidered silk 'Lotus bud' slippers in pattens for bound feet, Chinese, 1920s
Sold for £650
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 303 - An embroidered orange satin semi-formal robe, Chinese, circa 1900
Sold for £1,950
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 304 - An informal robe of embroidered blue silk-damask, Chang-Fu, Chinese, 1920s-30s
Sold for £910
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 305 - An embroidered midnight-blue satin informal robe, chang-fu, Chinese, circa 1900
Sold for £780
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 306 - An embroidered dark blue satin informal robe, chang-fu, Chinese, circa 1920
Sold for £1,105
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 307 - A blue satin embroidered informal robe, Chang-Fu, Chinese, circa 1920
Sold for £598
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 308 - A good embroidered yellow satin skirt, Chinese, circa 1900
Sold for £650
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 309 - A woman's informal robe, chang-fu, Chinese, late 19th century
Sold for £1,040
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 310 - An informal winter robe of blue silk damask, Chang-Fu, Chinese, late 19th century
Sold for £260
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 311 - An embroidered yellow satin robe, Chinese, 1960s
Sold for £195
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 312 - An embroidered jacket, Chinese for the European market, 1930s-40s
Sold for £494
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 313 - A group of oriental robes, Chinese and Japanese, dating from the 1930s
Sold for £208
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 314 - An embroidered red satin theatrical robe, Chinese, 20th century
Sold for £416
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 319 - An interesting group of press photographs, mainly late 1950s-60s
Sold for £390
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 320 - Press photographs and ephemera relating to Maison Christian Dior, 1953-1970
Sold for £325
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 322 - A bound volume of American Vogue, November-December 1917
Sold for £247
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 323 - A rare and early bound volume of Vogue, Continental version, 1918, complete run
Sold for £1,690
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 326 - British Vogue, complete and near complete runs, 1917-1937
Sold for £117,800
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 347 - Early British Vogue magazines, 1919-20
Sold for £546
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 349 - British Vogue, near-complete run, 1942 and part 1946
Sold for £260
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 351 - British Vogue, near complete run 1948
Sold for £520
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 353 - British Vogue, various issues, 1938, 1939
Sold for £546
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 354 - Assorted Vogue magazine editions, but mainly British, 1940s
Sold for £585
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 365 - British Vogue, incomplete runs, 1950-1959
Sold for £208
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 367 - British Vogue near-complete runs, 1960 and 1961
Sold for £247
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 368 - British Vogue, near-complete runs, 1962, 1963
Sold for £143
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 369 - British Vogue, near-complete runs, 1964, 1965
Sold for £468
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 371 - British Vogue, near-complete run, 1967 and miscellaneous 1966
Sold for £312
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 374 - British Vogue, miscellaneous issues, 1960-69
Sold for £338
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 376 - British Vogue, near-complete run, 1971, and complete run, 1972
Sold for £234
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
