Exceptional court suit, Empire period, complete French-style - Lot 299

Lot n° 299
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Exceptional court suit, Empire period, complete French-style - Lot 299
Exceptional court suit, Empire period, complete French-style suit in violet miniature velvet amply embroidered with polychrome silk in shaded past tones of columbine and eglantine uprights and sprigs of moss in green chenille thread. Suit with basques and high stand-up collar complete with its twenty-five embroidered buttons, lined in cream silk twill with two deep pockets, padded for winter. Shoulder width: 38 cm, (two garter buttons missing). Coordinating bridge panty trimmed with garters and small embroidered buttons, (widened in the back with matching velvet, seam undone over a few cm). Basque vest in white satin embroidered with uprights of blooming roses and buttons on the front (minor wear on the collar, slight traces under the arms). Provenance: former Hamot Collection Drouot February 15 & 16, 2005, n°578.
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