A GENTLEMAN'S SUIT OF UNCUT BLACK VELVET
Lot 54

A GENTLEMAN'S SUIT OF UNCUT BLACK VELVET

MID 18TH CENTURY

Closed2 December 2010

Price Realised

GBP 30,000

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A GENTLEMAN'S SUIT OF UNCUT BLACK VELVET
MID 18TH CENTURY
comprising coat, waistcoat and breeches in soot-black velvet

Specialist note

This suit is unusual in being rather more prosaic that the more commonly found and elaborately decorated court suits (such as Lot 55, for example). While black suits are often seen in 'conversation pieces', they are much more seldom found in the flesh.