A bias cut devor dress, the dark blue velvet worked to reveal a self-coloured chiffon ground with a scroll pattern, circa 1930; an opera coat of black velveteen trimmed with fur at the collar, with shaped sleeves gathered into a narrow cuff, 1920s; another, knee length, with broad shirred shawl collar, late 1930s; and another dress similar (4)

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A bias cut devor dress, the dark blue velvet worked to reveal a self-coloured chiffon ground with a scroll pattern, circa 1930; an opera coat of black velveteen trimmed with fur at the collar, with shaped sleeves gathered into a narrow cuff, 1920s; another, knee length, with broad shirred shawl collar, late 1930s; and another dress similar (4)

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