Jeanne Lanvin

Jacques Fath Haute Couture, n° 6672, circa 1950. Robe du soir. Photo Artcurial en velours de soie et satin duchesse noir, travail de pliage et effet de plastron sur le bustier, ample jupe portefeuille (griffe blanche, graphisme noir) (mini usure, manque ceinture) - Estimation 1 000 - 1 200 € Provenance: Anne Moen Bullitt  Jean Dessès Haute Couture, n° 9852, circa 1950. Ensemble de cocktail. Photo Artcurial en faille noire, corsage à manches trois-quarts, important décolleté souligné d'un revers à draper, JUPE à... [Lire la suite]

Boris Lipnitzki (1887-1971) Portrait de Jeanne Lanvin (1867-1946), vers 1925 Épreuve gélatino-argentique d'époque. Cachet du studio et mentions manuscrites à la mine de plomb au dos.22 x15,5 cm. Estimation : 400 / 500 € Note: Jeanne Lanvin fut vice-présidente du Pavillon de l'élégance de l'exposition internationale des Arts Décoratifs à Paris en 1925.Sa maison de couture présentait à cette époque 300 modèles par an et employait 800 personnes. Boris Lipnitzki (1887-1971) Arthur Honneger (1892-1955) au piano, années... [Lire la suite]

An early Babani orientalist gold brocaded evening jacket, circa 1912 labelled "V.Babani 98 Bd Haussmann Paris", cut Persian style lower at the back, with angled cross-over panels to the front which prestud fasten at the waist, slashed sleeves, lined in pale green silk and edged in green and wine striped silk. Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500 Condition: would originally have had hook and eye fasteners - now there are prestuds, green silk lining at armholes particularly the underarms has perished. The fabric is... [Lire la suite]

St. Luke, about 1610-1614, El Greco and workshop, Spanish, oil on canvas, The Clowes Fund Collection. INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- The Indianapolis Museum of Art announced today the successful completion of its goal to secure 125 gifts to the permanent collection in honor of the Museum’s 125th anniversary. Ranging from old masters to contemporary works, the gifts include paintings, textiles, sculpture, prints and design arts, enriching each of the IMA’s collecting areas. “No single factor is more important to the Museum’s legacy than the... [Lire la suite]