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Baroque Elsa Schiaparelli

Published on , by Claire Papon
Auction on 28 May 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 2 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

A single glance is enough to identify the designer of this silk velvet jacket embroidered with gold strips, beveled mirrors and glass stars: Elsa Schiaparelli.

Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973), Zodiac collection, "Hall of Mirrors" dinner jacket... Baroque Elsa Schiaparelli

Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973), Zodiac collection, "Hall of Mirrors" dinner jacket in silk velvet embroidered by Lesage with gold strips framing two mosaics of 27 small beveled mirrors held together by glass stars, shoulders padded with shirring.
Estimate: €40,000/60,000

If there was one figure who made a mark on fashion during the first half of the 20th century through her designs and independence, it was Elsa Schiaparelli…
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