2012, DESIGNED BY SYLVIA FLETCHER FOR LOCK AND CO.

Details

THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES UNION JACK BICORN HAT FROM NELSON'S COLUMN
2012, DESIGNED BY SYLVIA FLETCHER FOR LOCK AND CO.
Modelled with an original London 2012 Olympic torch with plexiglass flame, now mounted on a display grey-painted wood bust of Nelson, signed and dated by Boris Johnson '8 /1/ 2013'
The hat: 45 in. (114 cm.) wide
Overall height: 72 in. (183 cm.) high

Special notice

This Lot is transferred to an offsite warehouse ‘Cadogan Tate’ at the close of business on the day of the sale. We will give you 2 weeks free storage from the date of the sale and after that point charges apply. All other lots will be held at Christie''s South Kensington until 5pm the fifth Friday after the sale. It will then be transferred to Cadogan Tate.

Lot Essay

The hat was displayed on top of Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square as part of an exhibition held in central London during the London 2012 Olympic games where designers `hatted' famous monuments across the capital. The bicorn was designed by Sylvia Fletcher and made by Lock & Co, who made Nelson's original bicorn hat. Established in 1676, Lock & Co are the oldest hatters in London.

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