Christie’s roundel
Lot 231

A BLACK LACE COCKTAIL DRESS

GABRIELLE CHANEL

Closed3 December 2009

Price Realised

GBP 3,250

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A BLACK LACE COCKTAIL DRESS
GABRIELLE CHANEL
with flying panel to one side, asymmetrically draped
labelled in side seam of slip Gabrielle Chanel on black silk, tagged 5545

Specialist note

In her early years in Rue Cambon, Chanel used her first name, Gabrielle, on her black labels.