Lot 75 THE PROPERTY OF A NOBLEMAN
The following lots were commissioned by the late Count Palmieri from the top Parisian embroidery house, Lesage. Lesage are the embroiderers of choice to the couture industry, but here have collaborated with a private collector to produce waistcoats of superlative work, most with matching accessories.
The following lots were commissioned by the late Count Palmieri from the top Parisian embroidery house, Lesage. Lesage are the embroiderers of choice to the couture industry, but here have collaborated with a private collector to produce waistcoats of superlative work, most with matching accessories.
A FULL-LENGTH MINK COAT
CHRISTIAN DIOR, CIRCA 1979
Closed3 December 2009
Price Realised
GBP 2,500
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Specialist note
The coat would seem to be a special commission to celebrate European Union. It has to post-date 1973, as it includes a splendid representation of Big Ben in prominent position on the front of the coat.