Vintage Fashion, Antique Costume & Textiles

Lot: 1 to 245 - 15th Oct, 2024 9:00
Lot: 246 to 548 - 15th Oct, 2024 14:00

Catalogue: Download PDF catalogue
Lots: 548

Our Autumn vintage fashion and textile sale this year provides a bumper vintage harvest. Comprising 548 lots with pieces dating from the 18^th century to modern designer wear it will be an action-packed day of bidding - make sure to get your energy drinks and protein bars ready!

We start with a large selection of luxury accessories, costume jewellery and designer wear from all your favourites – Chanel, Gucci, Dior, Celine, Prada, Balmain, McQueen. John Galliano’s deft sartorial hand is exemplified by lots Lots 84 and 85 - a dress and belt for his Esquimeau collection, A/W 2002-3.

The sale is packed with cocktail and evening wear for the party season by Yves Saint Laurent, Jenny Packham, Roberto Cavalli, Dolce & Gabbana and others. We have strong Westwood sections from the 1980s right up to the 2020s and other Cool Britannia designers – Ossie Clark and Bill Gibb to name just a few. Every decade of the 20th century or well and truly covered.

The afternoon session kicks off at 2pm with part 1 of Parisian Sweet: The Jackariaeh Francis collection. This collection, built from Jackariaeh’s own wardrobe and extensive global travels, will be sold across three auctions, curated by Kerry Taylor. In this first auction, it focusses on ready-to-wear pieces from Galliano and Gaultier as well as stage-worn celebrity costumes. (lots 246 to 334)

The session ends with antique costume, European and Islamic shawls, textiles and Chinese robes.

Our team looks forward to receiving your condition reports and enquiries.

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Lot 481 - A beaded and embroidered tulle tabard, early 1920s

Sold for £494

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 482 - George Barbier original designs for 'Fanfreluches', 1918

Sold for £910

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 483 - George Barbier original design for 'Le Rameau d'Olivier', 1918

Sold for £468

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 484 - George Barbier original design for 'La Derniere', 1919

Sold for £468

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 485 - A group of evening purses, circa 1910-1930

Sold for £390

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 486 - A group of white lace ensembles, 20th century

Sold for £390

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 487 - A Madame E Yost white cotton organdie lawn dress, circa 1910

Sold for £247

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 488 - A purple Liberty & Co Ltd evening cape circa 1910 and others

Sold for £195

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 489 - A group of summer wear and lingerie, 1900 -1930s

Sold for £312

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 490 - A rare Redfern ivory linen summer sporting suit, circa 1905

Sold for £520

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 491 - A group of black capelets and fichus 1890-1910

Sold for £494

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 492 - A group of black beaded evening wear, 1890-1910

Sold for £442

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 493 - A blue silk faille dress, circa 1895

Sold for £156

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 494 - Three dresses, 1880s-1890s

Sold for £468

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 495 - A Maison Worth by Jean-Philippe Worth black silk satin mourning bodice, circa 1889

Sold for £390

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 496 - A group of dressses and skirts, some incorporating earlier fabrics, 1885-1900

Sold for £624

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 497 - A grey and pink day dress, circa 1875

Sold for £208

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 498 - A brown silk and velvet day dress, circa 1880

Sold for £234

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 499 - A Welsh brown beaver hat and costume circa 1860

Sold for £494

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 500 - An elaborately-embroidered cap, German, regional, late 19th century

Sold for £130

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 501 - An evening coat made from Russian 1880s brocaded cloth of gold

Sold for £364

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 502 - A pair of quilted silk carriage boots, mid 1850s

Sold for £546

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 503 - A printed cotton day dress, probably American, circa 1845

Sold for £195

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 504 - A rare printed wool nursing day dress, circa 1845

Sold for £3,900

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 505 - A group of bonnets/headwear, 1790s-1850s

Sold for £390

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 506 - An embroidered tulle bridal or evening gown, circa 1820

Sold for £715

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 507 - A woven white cotton girl's dress, 1815-20

Sold for £1,105

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 508 - Calico painting and printing in the East Indies in the VIIth and VIIIth centuries, by George Percival Baker, 1921

Sold for £2,600

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 509 - A printed cotton day dress, circa 1810

Sold for £2,860

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 510 - A good Hollie point cotton baby bonnet, 1794

Sold for £195

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 511 - A group of baby and Christening garments, 1740s-1850s

Sold for £546

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 512 - A Burano needlepoint coverlet, Italian, circa 1890-1900

Sold for £598

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 513 - A Burano needlepoint lace table runner and two placemats, Italian, circa 1900

Sold for £520

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 514 - An Ottoman Turkish embroidered quilted panel, early 19th century

Sold for £650

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 515 - A fine and unusual jacquard woven silk shawl, French, 1860s

Sold for £3,900

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 516 - A woven wool 'Moon' shawl, probably from Norwich, circa 1835

Unsold

Lot 517 - An embroidered black wool stole, Delhi, India, circa 1835

Sold for £650

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 518 - A woven wool long shawl, Kashmir, India, circa 1840

Sold for £910

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 519 - A woven wool square shawl, Kashmir, India, circa 1860

Unsold

Lot 520 - A woven wool 'Moon' shawl (Chandar), Kashmir, India, circa 1860

Unsold

Lot 521 - A woven wool long shawl, Kashmir, India, circa 1825

Sold for £1,950

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 522 - A woven silk shawl, Eastern European, circa 1860

Sold for £195

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 523 - Three woven wool shawls, European, circa 1846-1860

Unsold

Lot 524 - Two woven wool long shawls, Paisley, 1860s

Sold for £160

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 525 - Two woven wool shawls, European, circa 1860-70

Sold for £160

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 526 - Three wool shawls, European, 1840s-60s

Sold for £160

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 527 - A group of shawls, Chinese and European, 1880-1930

Sold for £520

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 528 - A hand-painted linen folkloric dance costume, probably from Guerrero, Mexico

Sold for £650

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 529 - A Han woman's informal coat, waitao, Chinese, late 19th century

Sold for £1,300

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 530 - An embroidered blue silk ground dragon robe, jifu/mangpao, third quarter 19th century

Sold for £845

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 531 - A Han woman's semiformal robe, mangao, circa 1920

Sold for £845

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 532 - An embroidered aubergine damask silk robe, Chinese for the European market, 1900-1930

Sold for £1,560

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 533 - A woman's semi-formal coat, waitao, Chinese, mid-late 19th-century

Sold for £780

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 534 - An embroidered blue ground dragon robe, jifu/mangpao, Chinese, late 19th-century

Sold for £780

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 535 - A couched blue silk gauze 'dragon' robe, jifu/longpao, Chinese, late 19th-century

Sold for £910

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 536 - A Chinese embroidered deep-peach satin skirt, qun, 19th-century

Sold for £338

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 537 - A Chinese embroidered magenta damask silk skirt, qun, 19th-century

Sold for £598

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 538 - A woman's embroidered damask blue ground informal robe, chang-fu, Chinese, circa 1910

Sold for £546

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 539 - A woman's embroidered damask blue ground informal robe, chang-fu, Chinese, circa 1910

Sold for £520

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 540 - A woman's embroidered damask pale blue ground informal robe, chang-fu, Chinese, late 19th-century

Sold for £572

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 541 - Three Han women's informal robes, ao, Chinese, late 19th-century

Sold for £845

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 542 - A Han woman's embroidered blue satin ground jacket, ao, and trousers, ku, early 20th-century

Sold for £520

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 543 - A Han woman's semiformal jacket, waitao, and skirt, qun, early 20th-century

Sold for £416

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 544 - A group of Chinese embroidered silk panels, early 20th century

Sold for £260

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 545 - A Chinese embroidered brocade women's informal coat, Waitao, late 19th-century

Sold for £1,560

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 546 - An embroidered Han women's dragon robe, mangao, Chinese, late 19th century

Sold for £494

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 547 - A Chinese embroidered pale blue damask silk skirt, qun, 19th-century

Sold for £598

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)

Lot 548 - A group of Chinese collars, purses and embroidered panels, late 19th-early20th Century

Sold for £546

Buyer's premium: 25% (exclusive of VAT)