FIVE COSTUMES FOR THE BALLET RUSSE, THE MAJORITY BEARING DIAGILEV STAMPS, CIRCA 1909-1912

comprising three costumes from Thamar designed by Leon Bakst: two satin jackets, in vibrant purple and pink silk adorned with faux silver cartridges and silver braid; one with pair of wide yellow trousers together with a costume for a servante of pale blue and pale green satin with matching cap and length of blue stencil silk; and two ikat woven jackets and trousers for the Polovstian Boys from Prince Igor designed by Nikolai Roerich, edged in colourful tapestry banding and lined in floral printed cotton

Quantity: 9

PROVENANCE

Sotheby’s London, Costumes and Curtains from the Diaghilev and de Basil Ballets, 3^rd March 1973, Lots 13, 117 and 118