Lot 123
123
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A 'Delphos' style shift dress of finely pleated raspberry sateen, and matching sleeveless tunic, trimmed with green and red striped opaque glass beads, labelled DELPHOS, VENEZIA; a knee length skirt of brown pleated sateen and a similar black knee-length skirt, both in draw-string bags, labelled CHARLES AND PATRICIA LESTER, late 20th century; a Fortuny style dress, the long-sleeved bodice of burnt orange pleated sateen embellished with copper-coloured beads, the flaring knee-length velvet skirt printed with gilt foliate designs, labelled PATRICIA LESTER; and a knee-lenght tunic of fine net woven with beaten silver metal strip, made up from a 1920s Egyptian stole (6)

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A 'Delphos' style shift dress of finely pleated raspberry sateen, and matching sleeveless tunic, trimmed with green and red striped opaque glass beads, labelled DELPHOS, VENEZIA; a knee length skirt of brown pleated sateen and a similar black knee-length skirt, both in draw-string bags, labelled CHARLES AND PATRICIA LESTER, late 20th century; a Fortuny style dress, the long-sleeved bodice of burnt orange pleated sateen embellished with copper-coloured beads, the flaring knee-length velvet skirt printed with gilt foliate designs, labelled PATRICIA LESTER; and a knee-lenght tunic of fine net woven with beaten silver metal strip, made up from a 1920s Egyptian stole (6)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

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