Lot 5
  • 5

Paul Poiret haute Couture, 1924

Estimate
1,800 - 2,200 EUR
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Description

  • Robe sac en crêpe satin damassé champagne
  • crêpe de satin

Provenance

Garde-robe de Madame Denise Poiret.

Literature

La création en liberté, Univers de Paul et Denise Poiret 1905-1928, Piasa, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 10 et 11 Mai 2005, p. 183.

Condition

Fragile, satin over the shoulders is frayed and has holes. Bad sweat marks at both underarms, slight wear at right underarm but the left underarm is badly split and has been heavily darned and re-backed with conservation net to strengthen. There are scattered brown stains around the rear shoulder area and a large faint perspiration stain at the small of the back. Unlabelled. b. 97cm, 38in
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Catalogue Note

Modèle comparable reproduit dans:
Yvonne Deslandres, Paul Poiret, Editions du regard, Paris, 1986, p. 80.
Caroline Milkbank, Couture, Robert Laffont, p. 86.