RUSSIAN, CIRCA 1800

Details

A KOKOSHKA BONNET
RUSSIAN, CIRCA 1800
Covered in silver lace, with halo crown, the nape trimmed with pink and green striped ribbon, the front with lace

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Lot Essay

Hepburn's sons recall their mother explaining that this Russian bonnet was used in the 1956 Paramount production War and Peace. It is likely the bonnet was used by the wardrobe department for inspiration and retained by Audrey after filming as a memento.

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