FONTEYN, Margot (1919-1991) – A PAIR OF BEIGE SATIN BALLET SHOES SIGNED BY MARGOT FONTEYN

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FONTEYN, Margot (1919-1991) – A PAIR OF BEIGE SATIN BALLET SHOES SIGNED BY MARGOT FONTEYN
Of beige satin, both soles stamped FREDR FREED, Made in England and size 4. "FONTEYN" inscribed in blue pen. With very faint signature of Dame Margot Fonteyn on sole.

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Margot Fonteyn.

Lot Essay

One of Dame Margot's most memorable performances in her glittering career was as Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty. Fonteyn stunned New York audiences when the Metropolitan Opera gave this Royal Ballet production its US debut in 1949. A contemporary reviewer for the Times records that when Fonteyn steps on stage in her first entrance "the lights somehow seem to become brighter and the air fresher, and you know you are in the presence of magic".

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