A ballgown of ivory silk faille printed with a chiné design of roses in pink, purple, blue and green, the skirt trained and trimmed with embroidered tulle, guipure roses and arcs of purple and blue chiffon, the bodice similarly embellished and overlaid with pale blue silk faille, the edges embroidered in coloured silks with stylised tulips, labelled Worth Paris, tagged 578021, circa 1902, some splitting
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A ballgown of ivory silk faille printed with a chiné design of roses in pink, purple, blue and green, the skirt trained and trimmed with embroidered tulle, guipure roses and arcs of purple and blue chiffon, the bodice similarly embellished and overlaid with pale blue silk faille, the edges embroidered in coloured silks with stylised tulips, labelled Worth Paris, tagged 578021, circa 1902, some splitting
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Literature
For a similar example see plate 22, "The Opulent Era; Fashions of Worth, Doucet and Pingat", Elizabeth Ann Coleman, New York, 1990.
Lot Essay
Said to have belonged to a member of the Saxe-Coburg royal family.