A jacket of maroon silk with cut away fronts and narrow shawl collar, the shoulders embroidered with fruiting vines in irridescent beads, sequins and metal cord in shades of purple and pink, lined with sugar pink satin, labelled Schiaparelli, 21 place vendme Paris tagged 87297, the embroidery probably by Lesage, circa 1937-8

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A jacket of maroon silk with cut away fronts and narrow shawl collar, the shoulders embroidered with fruiting vines in irridescent beads, sequins and metal cord in shades of purple and pink, lined with sugar pink satin, labelled Schiaparelli, 21 place vendme Paris tagged 87297, the embroidery probably by Lesage, circa 1937-8

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