20th Nov, 2020 10:30 GMT/BST
The Pattern Sale - Online auction
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French Silk and Lace Trim Sample Book, circa 1930 Handwritten Octobre 1930 to the first page....
French Silk and Lace Trim Sample Book, circa 1930
Handwritten Octobre 1930 to the first page. Including:
examples of trims in pleated, striped, printed and metallic embroidered designs all numbered
Bordes Collerette du Meme cotton collar and cuffs, printed and silk looped and fringed edges
underwear trims, lace trims and mounts
Mai 1931 silk embroidered in vibrant colours, lace floral rosettes in varying sizes
Octobre 1931 tiered lace trims and on silks, woven with spots, cut work cottons on contrasting background, printed and embroidered chiffon
33cm by 50cm by 13cm
59 double sided pages, complete with approximately over 1,500 samples
In a cloth mounted ledger with a leather spine and corners
Nine French Sample Books, circa 1930's
Including:
silk and other costume embellishments, for example collars and cuffs in georgette, 6 chutes dais une cande, silk trims, colifichets, bows, corsages, lace, lace-edge coloured trims, pleated examples, rosettes in silver and gold lames, velvets, silk, linens in checked and spotted fabrics
Mounted in nine albums, eight of these have 10 double sided pages, the last only two, they average approximately 260 samplers per book, with 5% missing
No bindings
(10)
Sold for £450
Estimated at £400 - £600
. Ledger 1 - front board loose and scuffing and wear overall, some discolouration to the pages. 9 Folios - some scuffing, wear and small tears overall.
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Auction: The Pattern Sale - Online auction, 20th Nov, 2020
The Pattern Sale - Online auction
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