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Lot 214 THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR

A RARE TWO-COLOUR 'DELPHOS' DRESS

MARIANO FORTUNY (1871-1949)

Closed3 December 2009

Price Realised

GBP 5,250

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A RARE TWO-COLOUR 'DELPHOS' DRESS
MARIANO FORTUNY (1871-1949)
of ice blue blue and slate-grey silk, embellished with Murano glass beads to the seams

Specialist note

Delphos dresses are usually monochromatic. This is an unusual example of a dress with darker side panels, producing an even more columnar effect for the viewer.