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Lot Essay
Catwalk model, early 1960s.
Details
A BLACK COCKTAIL DRESS BY DIOR
full skirted sleeveless dress decorated with three applied bows, with separate boned underdress, labelled CHRISTIAN DIOR MADE IN ENGLAND BY CHRISTIAN DIOR LTD LONDON '13123', another handwritten label underneath reading DIORAMA, and smaller tags reading Sample Size 12
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full skirted sleeveless dress decorated with three applied bows, with separate boned underdress, labelled CHRISTIAN DIOR MADE IN ENGLAND BY CHRISTIAN DIOR LTD LONDON '13123', another handwritten label underneath reading DIORAMA, and smaller tags reading Sample Size 12
See Illustration
Provenance
FROM THE COLLECTION OF A DIOR MODEL
Special notice
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.
Sale room notice
The estimate for lot 42 is 400-600 GBP, not 200-400 as is printed in the catalogue.