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 191 - Two printed silk kimonos, Japanese, 20th century
Sold for £440
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 193 - A group of evening and cocktail wear in mainly shades of gold, 1950s-60s
Sold for £360
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 194 - Thirteen dresses, mainly cocktail wear, 1956-early 1960s
Sold for £500
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 195 - A Sybil Connolly navy-blue pleated linen cocktail dress, model 'Simplicity', circa 1956
Sold for £300
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 196 - A Jacques Fath embroidered black satin tent coat, 1954
Sold for £550
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 197 - A Christian Dior red silk-faille evening skirt, late 1950s
Sold for £3,200
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 198 - A Balenciaga couture yellow tweed suit, circa 1959
Sold for £480
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 199 - A faux-leopard-fur printed-plush coat, 1940s
Sold for £360
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 200 - A Derain for Ascher printed silk square, 1947
Sold for £1,700
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 201 - A Feliks Topolski for Ascher artist's square of printed rayon-crêpe, circa 1945
Sold for £130
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 202 - A dress of Jacqmar 'Images de Paris' printed cotton, mid 1940s
Sold for £1,600
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 203 - A good forest-green gabardine ski jacket, 1940s
Sold for £170
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 204 - An embroidered black cotton-velvet jacket (taqsireh), Bethlehem, 1940s
Sold for £600
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 205 - Eight dresses, mainly in shades of burnt-orange and black, 1940s
Sold for £900
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 206 - A group of evening capes, coats and dresses, mainly 1930s-40s
Sold for £550
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 207 - Ten evening or garden party gowns in mainly pastel shades, 1930s-early 1950s
Sold for £500
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 208 - An evening cape of black silk fringing, circa 1930
Sold for £300
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 209 - Two black bias-cut evening gowns, 1930s
Sold for £320
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 210 - A group of mainly black dinner and evening wear, 1920s-30s
Sold for £360
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 211 - A group of evening wear, mainly 1930s
Sold for £500
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 213 - Ten day and evening dresses, 1920s-30s
Sold for £480
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 214 - Two bias-cut floral printed chiffon dresses, 1930s
Sold for £280
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 215 - Four chiffon or lace dresses, mainly early 1930s
Sold for £400
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 216 - A floral printed garden party gown, mid 1930s
Sold for £700
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 217 - A Hattie Carnegie sequinned bolero, 1930s
Sold for £220
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 218 - An interesting group of vintage evening wear, 1920s-1940s
Sold for £800
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 219 - A group of mainly daywear in autumnal shades, early 1920s-30s
Sold for £750
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 219A - A good group of velvet evening wear in jewel tones, 1920s-30s
Sold for £750
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 220 - A rare Boué Soeurs sky-blue silk-taffeta Robe de Style, model 'Pastel', Spring-Summer 1928
Sold for £2,200
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 221 - A rare Boué Soeurs pale-pink silk-taffeta Robe de Style, model 'Bouquetière', 1927-28
Sold for £6,500
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 222 - A plush velvet imitation breitschwanz cape, 1920s
Sold for £260
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 223 - A Fredrick Loeser & Co. sea-green crushed velvet cloak, late 1920s
Sold for £340
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 224 - A Martial & Armand black chiffon cocktail dress, circa 1926
Sold for £1,500
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 225 - A sky-blue velvet flapper dress, circa 1928
Sold for £420
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 226 - A dress made from an Azute stole, 1920s
Sold for £440
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 228 - A group of 19 silk day/dinner wear, mainly circa 1928
Sold for £550
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 231 - A coat made up from a Cantonese embroidered silk shawl, 1920s
Sold for £480
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 232 - A group of infant and children's clothing, 19th-early 20th century
Sold for £180
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 233 - A fine court presentation gown and train, circa 1926
Sold for £650
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 234 - A Mariano Fortuny pleated silk Peplos gown, circa 1920
Sold for £550
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 235 - A broderie anglaise summer dress, circa 1918
Sold for £300
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)
Lot 236 - An orange satin evening gown, 1912-1913
Sold for £600
Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)