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Ballet Shoes
Two pairs of pink satin ballet shoes, both by Freed, London, both with soles stamped with manufacturer's details and size 4, one pair with one sole inscribed in red ballpoint pen in an unidentified hand Fonteyn, additionally initialled in black ballpoint pen, probably by Fonteyn S.L. to denote the ballet Swan Lake (worn); the other pair with both soles similarly inscribed in red ballpoint pen Fonteyn [both indistinct], one sole initialled in black S.L. to denote the ballet Swan Lake, the other initialled in black R G2 and R C (well worn); and a black and white publicity still of Fonteyn as Odette -- 9¾x7¾in. (24.7x19.7cm.) (3)
Two pairs of pink satin ballet shoes, both by Freed, London, both with soles stamped with manufacturer's details and size 4, one pair with one sole inscribed in red ballpoint pen in an unidentified hand Fonteyn, additionally initialled in black ballpoint pen, probably by Fonteyn S.L. to denote the ballet Swan Lake (worn); the other pair with both soles similarly inscribed in red ballpoint pen Fonteyn [both indistinct], one sole initialled in black S.L. to denote the ballet Swan Lake, the other initialled in black R G2 and R C (well worn); and a black and white publicity still of Fonteyn as Odette -- 9¾x7¾in. (24.7x19.7cm.) (3)
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