Sale 1931
New York
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17 - 18 July 2007
Price realised
USD 960
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
Messalina, 1951 A long-sleeved bodice of midnight blue velvet trimmed with pleated gold lamé to the shoulders, waist and sleeves, decorated with buttons of imititation pearls and rubies -- made for María Félix as Messalina in the 1951 film Messalina
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