ANTIQUES.ART.ORIENTALIA.SPORTS.BRONZES.DIANA
Mar 20, 2021
USA
179 TEMPLE HILL ROAD, NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK 12553
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FINE PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF ART ; BRONZES; SUPERB ORIENTALIA; TOYS AND GAMES ; IMPORTANT AND SIGNIFICANT SPORTS MEMORABILIA; PRINCESS DIANA PAUL COSTELLOE WORN BLOUSE WITH PHOTOGRAPHS IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF FINE PAINTINGS: Thomas Gainsborough. 18th C. English oil on canvas (mounted on Masonite)?Landscape with Figures (Near Ipswich) (provenance); Mary Todd Lincoln portrait 1847-1850 Samuel B. Morse (provenance); Reginald Marsh, watercolor, Streetwalkers sgd; Fern Isabel Kuns Coppedge oil, Bucks County Winter; John Sloan; after Keith Haring; after Milton Resnick; Frederick S. Church etching; Milangio abstract; Rembrandt etching, later state; E. M. Harvey; Arthur Hawkins; Dali Artist Proof; Ehgi Artist Proof; Richard Florsheim Lithos (3); Andy Warhol, Mao Tse Tung print. BRONZES: ?The Chorus Line? after Chiparus with an Art Deco two toned base; attr. to Edith Parsons, Boy with a Crab; after C. Kauba; Joan of Arc Sgd. M. Mecie ; Milo and others.FINE ORIENTALIA (40 LOTS) inc. heavy sterling silver dragon embossed covered box; ginger jars; vases; cinnabar;ASIAN, AFGHANI, NEPALESE AND CENTRAL ASIAN. Garments, fabrics, accessories and jewelry.COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE TOYS, CARDS AND GAMES. Mattel, Tonka, Matchbox, Hot Wheels; Yatming, Buddy L, Hubley, Dinkey. Games inc. several early board games. SIGNIFICANT SPORTS MEMORABILIA : 1961 Fleer basketball lot of 53 cards with Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, (2), Bob Pettit, Elgin Baylor, Frank Ramsey (2), Dolph Schayes (2), Tommy Heinsohn, and others, many rookies and stars. One of the most popular basketball sets ever issued; Beckett Oscar Robertson ; 1957 Topps Bob Cousy 1st Topps card; 1951 Bery Ross doubles Ashburn and Cousy, true rookie and very rare; Nolan Ryan, Ken Griffey, Joe DiMaggio rarity, rare boxing tobacco cards; Indian gum card; rookie cards; coll. Of Yu Gi OH cards (180), some 1st Ed. ; Allerton Blue Willow; Steubenville; Loetz; Hummels; Sterling Silver (28); antique pens inc. Mont Blanc, Pelicon, New Diamond
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LOT 105:
Princess Diana Worn Dina Fratini Dress
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Sold for: $1,800
Start price:
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1,500
Estimated price:
$3,000 - $5,000
Auction house commission: 25%
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sales tax: 8.125% On lot's price, no sales tax on commission
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Princess Diana Worn Dina Fratini Dress
A fine blue velvet tea dress by the late designer Gina Fratini for Diana, Princess of Wales. The dress is handmade, backless with a slight zip and long sleeves that can be closed with small buttons at the cuff. It is labelled Gina Fratini England, lined and has a sewn in underskirt trimmed with delicate lace at the hem. Gina Fratini was one of the Princess's favourite designers and created both day and evening outfits for her. A former employee of the designer recalls that the princess was very fond of Gina Fratini and that Fratini often brought the garments to Kensington Palace where fittings were held and the princess could try them on. She also created part of the wardrobe for royal visits abroad, such as the Prince and Princess of Wales' trip to Canada in 1983, and a stunning white chiffon gown for the tour to Brazil, which she wore to a ballet gala in Rio de Janeiro in April 1991. The blue dress is from the same vendor as Princess Diana's very similar black dotted Gina Fratini dress (lot 35) from the Mid-Hudson Galleries auction of November 2020. The blue version was probably made for private occasions, as there do not appear to be any pictures of the princess wearing it in public. However, the black dress is well documented in many photographs of official engagements where the princess is wearing it. It seems that both dresses were commissioned around the same time. The sizes of the two gowns are the same and identical to those of the princess.
