Live Auction 5945Fashion Through the Ages
Christie’s roundel
Lot 213 THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR

A BLACK VELVET HOODED CLOAK

MARIANO FORTUNY (1871-1949)

Closed3 December 2009

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GBP 9,375

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A BLACK VELVET HOODED CLOAK
MARIANO FORTUNY (1871-1949)
black velvet stencilled with gilt stripes and leaf motif to the bodice and back, fastening with self-covered buttons to the bust
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Specialist note

This cape is stirring in it simplicity: gold stencilled stripes on a black ground with only a breast patch of pattern to alleviate the severity of the Berber-inspired design.