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Lot 736
A group of items owned and worn by Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) including her black ostrich suede lined jewellery box by Cross England in its storm cover, the top embossed `E.S.`, her striped and flowered sunglasses, in case, labelled Schiaparelli, case also labelled. She designed glasses of this type in 1950`s. Her long string of red coral beads, a 30`s sun visor type straw hat with attached chiffon scarf, a pair of Schiaparelli pink tousers (she apparently owned many of these in different colours), a pair of chandelier type green and gold Kenneth J. Lane green and gold earrings impressed K.J.L.. Sold with a copy of `Shocking Life`. Schiaparelli. Dent. 1954. Dilys E. Blum. Yale University Press. 2003, published on occasion of the Schiaparelli Exhibition at the Philidelphia Museum of Art. Provenance: The items are owned by the woman who nursed Schiaparelli in her final months and was given the pieces as keepsakes. The lot includes a receipt of the nurses services dated 16.11.1973 at the Rue de Beri. Also copies of obituaries. The Dadists and surrealist painters her main inspiration, Schiaparelli created the most innovative and daring clothes and accessories in the 1930`s. Among the women who wore her clothes were Helena Rubenstein, Duchess of Windsor, Mae West, Greta Garbo, Princess Marina and Katherine Hepburn.
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