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Enrico Caruso

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Enrico Caruso
A doublet of plum sateen in medieval style with rouleaux, slashed sleeves and lacing and a pair of matching breeches, the doublet labelled with manuscript inscription Costume appartenuto al famoso tenore Enrico Caruso -- reputedly worn by Caruso on stage in Act 1V of Rigoletto

Provenance

Ex lot 251, Fine Dolls, Dolls' Houses, Teddy Bears, Automata, Mechanical Musical Instruments, European Costume & Textiles, Tinplate Toys and Games, Sotheby's, London, September 4th, 1990

Lot Essay

This costume apparently originally formed part of the collection of the Countess Flavia Farina-Cini who collected theatrical memorabilia. She was responsible for founding several important theatre companies in Italy between 1930 and 1940.

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