Lot Essay
These designs are from the couture house of Francis, which was active between 1900 and 1938. Its heyday was in the early 1930s when it gained coverage in magazines such as Vogue and l'Art et la Mode.
Details
Twenty-six designs for day wear worked in pencil and watercolour with touches of white heightening, dating from 1916, 1921, 1924-5 and 1928