An opera coat of black velvet, the collar and cuffs trimmed with fur, the skirt with a wide band embroidered with stylised flowerheads in self-coloured threads against a wave ground embroidered in lamé threads, the lining of royal blue satin printed with stylised fruits, labelled Aime-Montaille, 1, Place Vendôme, Paris, 1920s; a black chiffon bias cut dress printed in ivory and pink with leaves, mid 1930s; and a pair of ladies' two-tone brown leather "sports" shoes, mid 1920s (3)

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An opera coat of black velvet, the collar and cuffs trimmed with fur, the skirt with a wide band embroidered with stylised flowerheads in self-coloured threads against a wave ground embroidered in lamé threads, the lining of royal blue satin printed with stylised fruits, labelled Aime-Montaille, 1, Place Vendôme, Paris, 1920s; a black chiffon bias cut dress printed in ivory and pink with leaves, mid 1930s; and a pair of ladies' two-tone brown leather "sports" shoes, mid 1920s (3)

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