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Lot 2011
Bianchini Férier Evening Dress Fabric Samples, French, 1920's Stamped and labelled to the inside, Bianchini Férier, Fabricants de Soieries, Lyon, Paris, New York, titled, Autumn 1924, Crepe Chemisier, Printemps 1925, displaying a variety of evening dress fabrics, including crepes in a variety of colours and textured patterns 31.5 by 41.5cm 30 pages, 424 samples of varying sizes, approximately 34% missing overall In a red and black mottled paper mounted ledger with velum spine and corners Another Unbound File of Early 20th Century Fabric Samples Including silks, jacquards, brocades, wool, paisleys and velvet 32cm by 49.5cm by 3cm 24 double sided pages, four blank pages, 137 samples of varying sizes and approximately 43% are missing No bindings Part Album of Printed Chiffons, Voiles Fabric Samples Including some with flocked detailing 32cm by 49.5cm by 3cm 25 double sided pages, 24 double pages, 118 samples of varying sizes and only 1% are missing No bindings (3) Bianchini Férier was founded in Lyon, France in 1888. A century of success for them began when the studio was awarded the Silver Medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1889. This led to the opening of offices in Paris, London, Brussels and final,y in 1909, New York. In 1912 Bianchini signed a contract with the artist Raoul Dufy, who was then designing for couturier Paul Poiret. Bianchini Férier created superb designs for Givenchy, Balenciaga, Chanel, Dior, Feraud, Laroche, Nina Ricci, Yves St Laurent and Scherer among others. Paper edges of the ledger are very worn and torn, card binding.
