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Vintage Fashion East Anglian Vintage TW Gaze, Diss, Norfolk. Vintage Interiors and Textiles Sale, January 2011. by Zita Thornton s with the last winter vintage sale here, there were Asuccessful sales of all types of furs. Possibly the severe weather just before the sale highlighted the practical benefits and good value of vintage fur. Though fur garments may be far Fig 5. A late Victorian/Edwardian from your mind during these spring months, now might be a black velvet short jacket, label for H good time to pick up a bargain when prices could be lower! As H Aldiss, East Dereham. usual quality fur such as mink achieved the highest prices. One HP: £42. ABP: £50. notable sale was a mink full length coat from Sacks & Brendlar T W Gaze, Diss, Norfolk. Fig 1. A mink full length coat, which sold for £340, Fig 1. A Bass short mink jacket achieved leather under with belt, Sacks & Brendlar. HP: £340. ABP: £401. £150, Fig 2. Other values were a little higher than at the last T W Gaze, Diss, Norfolk. sale in October, with many around the £50 mark. It’s easy to understand the popularity of vintage jackets as there are so many reproduction faux fur versions on the High Street but the successful sale of stoles was more of a surprise. These sold for between £30 and £48 and here the type of fur made little difference. Fig 3. Two fur lots which would have been stylish and fun in the bad weather were the fur muffs, especially the chinchilla muff which sold for £65, Fig 4, more than the value of many of the fur jackets. Still with outerwear, there was a selection of coats for sale such as a mid twentieth century gents leather coat £25 and Fig 5, a late Victorian/early Edwardian jacket made locally at East Dereham which fetched £42. Major designers did not feature much in the sale with some Fig 2. A J Bass short mink fur coat. exceptions, for instance, a Jean Muir dress Fig 6, which fetched HP: £150. ABP: £177. £70. There were pieces from design houses that have, at times, T W Gaze, Diss, Norfolk. included talented individuals. One of these was Lachasse Fig 7. well known for its tailoring and use of Donegal tweed in Only hammer prices are womenswear, for whom Hardy Amies designed between 1934 quoted in the text. and 1939. However, there was no indication of the date or creator of the pieces sold. Vintage dresses from all decades of Fig 6. A Jean Muir sage green long the twentieth century were sold singly or in pairs. Bargains were dress. HP: £70. ABP: £83. to be had from £15-£70 each, with most around the £30 mark. T W Gaze, Diss, Norfolk. There were eighteen lots containing Victorian garments and dresses, Fig 8, bonnets, capes and jackets, shawls and infant wear. There was a good selection of fashion accessories such as shoes and bags, mostly sold in group lots for between £5 and £55. There was also a selection of silk scarves from major design houses including several from Hermes, Fig 9, £50-£80, Gucci £40, and Nina Ricci, £32. For collectors of Royal memo- rabilia there was a Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee scarf with a Fig 3. A grey fur stole with tail tassel George V and Queen Mary scarf, 1910-1935. Fig 10, £32. ends and a pair of off-white kid Textiles were strong in this sale, particularly the selection of evening gloves, pearl buttons. HP: £48. ABP: £57. patchwork which featured in eighteen lots, Fig 11. The gem was T W Gaze, Diss, Norfolk. the mid nineteenth century example, Fig 12 which sold for £140. Around a dozen lots included curtains with the top seller being a large pair of Laura Ashley curtains, Fig 13 at £160. Personally I liked the unusual and quirky lots available in this sale, such as the box of vintage college caps and scarves, Fig 14 at £42. The Jazz Age collection, Fig 15, included snakeskin shoes, bags and a feather hair decoration in a cardboard box which fetched £30 and the beaded and sequinned flapper belt Fig 7. A 1950s Lachasse of London which made £42. Fig 4. A chinchilla fur muff. ladies wool tweed suit. HP: £65. ABP: £77. HP: £25. ABP: £30. T W Gaze, Diss, Norfolk. T W Gaze, Diss, Norfolk. ANTIQUES INFO - May/June 11 Vintage Fashion Lincolnshire Vintage Thomas Mawer & Son Ltd, Lincoln December 2010 by Zita Thornton he sale in early December featured over 200 lots of Tinterest to lovers of all things vintage. Despite icy weather Fig 12. Mid nineteenth century patch- the sale was well attended with vintage fans arriving from work panel. HP: £140. ABP: £165. London and Manchester in the hope of winning a coveted item. T W Gaze, Diss, Norfolk. Certainly, there was much of interest in the mix of vintage clothes, textiles and accessories on offer and many items, especially those from the mid-twentieth century, were hotly contested, pushing up prices to above their pre-sale estimates. Fig 8. A Victorian ivory taffeta dress, The images related to the text below are on the following page. shoes and lacework. HP: £38. ABP: £45. Higher than estimated prices were paid for designer pieces T W Gaze, Diss, Norfolk. from the top fashion houses. A 1950s Balmain evening gown, Fig 16, sold for £220. There were several Dior garments including a 1950s evening gown, Fig 17, £240, a 1960s fur trimmed coat Fig 18, £110 and some ladies and gentlemen’s jackets, £25-£45. The star lot of the sale was a 1950s turquoise evening gown by couturier to the Royal family Norman Hartnell Fig 19, £360. Lower prices were paid for several group lots containing garments from Frank Usher, Fig 20, £30-£60 and Fig 13. A large pair of interlined Jean Muir Fig 21, £40, representing exceptional value for quality curtains from Laura Ashley Special items. Once again garments from the 1940s attracted attention. Collection, 8ft drop x 5ft width. Two fitted ladies coats from the 1940s to 1950s with pocket and Pleated top, blue ground with gold coloured foliate detail. cuff features and decorative buttons were estimated to fetch Fig 9. A Hermes silk scarf - Retour HP: £160. ABP: £189. between £40 to £60 and made a hammer price of £190, whilst de Pêche. HP: £80. ABP: £94. T W Gaze, Diss, Norfolk. T W Gaze, Diss, Norfolk. two wartime winter coats with large collars realised £160. Half a dozen lots included groups, children’s and infants wear from this decade at between £10 and £80. A youth’s suit included the boots and braces too at £60, Fig 22. As with the Gaze sale, it was appropriate in the wintry weather to offer lots containing various types of furs, coats, muffs, stoles and collars. Warm, yet practical was a vintage Aquascutum stylish rain mac with a detachable full fur lining, an absolute steal at £60. A cream full length mink coat with matching belt was hotly contested by several bidders in the room, outstripping its estimate of £80 to £100 to sell for £260, Fig 14. A box of vintage college caps Fig 23. Two lots of Victorian and Edwardian costume fetched and scarves including Christy’s of good prices in the sale. The first lot, which included silk and Fig 10. A Queen Victoria Diamond London. HP: £42. ABP: £50. satin dresses and bodices with bead and lace decoration, sold for Jubilee scarf, a George V & Queen T W Gaze, Diss, Norfolk. Mary scarf 1910-1935, a similar £260. The second lot, which featured black beaded and sequined example and a scarf printed with boned jackets and skirts, a red silk day dress, green velvet cape map of France and reverse printed and hooped skirt fetched £280, Fig 24. with map. (4) HP: £32. ABP: £38. Interesting accessories included fans, Fig 25, in groups at £80 T W Gaze, Diss, Norfolk. to £100, buckles, Fig 26, were included with pieces of jewellery and other accessories, in the £50 to £130 range. These lots also included vanity items. Three lots included vintage cigarette holders, some of them boxed, Fig 27 at between £10 to £38. There were two groups of compacts at £60 and £90. See Fig 28, £60. There was a large selection of vintage bags, sold as collec- tions from £10 to £140. Shoes sold in groups for between £12 and £35. Groups of mixed quality hats were £8 to £130. The sale offered an interesting way to display and store Fig 15. Five purses (including vintage finds. There were several mannequins on offer at £10 to Fig 11. An American wool Parkline compact metal purse) and £45 and various vintage trunks and suitcases, my favourite being patchwork quilt orange and blue feather head decoration, snake skin two cream and brown vintage dress/suit suitcases complete with colours. HP: £50. ABP: £59. shoes etc. HP: £30. ABP: £35. T W Gaze, Diss, Norfolk. T W Gaze, Diss, Norfolk. hangers Fig 29 which sold for only £30. ANTIQUES INFO - May/June 11 Vintage Fashion Fig 26 . Lovely collection of vintage buckles, brooches and necklaces. HP: £50. ABP: £59. Thos. Mawer & Son, Lincoln. Fig 22. 1940s youths suit 36in chest, trousers 28in waist in grey white pin stripe and turnups, plus a pair of dated 1944 brown boots, size 8 and Fig 16. 1950s ‘Pierre Balmain Paris’ modern braces. (5) HP: £60. ABP: gown, 32inB, salmon pink base, Fig 19.