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IMPORTANT
COUTURE ON THE AUCTION BLOCK
Doyle
New York to Auction Vintage Couture,
Costume Jewelry and Accessories on November 6
Highlights from Doyle's Couture Auction to be Featured in
Saks' NYC Windows
AUCTION:
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2002 AT
10AM
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Jan
Reeder and Linda Donahue
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The
auction market for vintage couture has never been hotter,
and Doyle New York‚s semiannual auctions of Couture,
Textiles and Accessories have become the premiere international
event for collectors of important vintage couture. Fashion
designers, Hollywood celebrities, museum curators and prominent
social figures will gather at Doyle New York on Wednesday,
November 6 when creations by the world‚s most legendary
couturiers go on the auction block. The sale will also offer
important costume jewelry, handbags and accessories, as well
as a selection of American, European and Asian textiles. The
public is invited to the exhibition on view from Saturday,
November 2 through Monday, November 4. Doyle is located at
175 East 87th Street in Manhattan.
Approximately
25 highlights from Doyle's November 6 couture sale will be
featured in Saks' six windows on Fifth Avenue from Friday,
October 18 through Thursday, October
24 (more).
Selections
from our upcoming Couture auction on display at Saks
Fifth Avenue
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INFORMATION
AND CATALOGUES:
Bidders my contact Jan Reeder or Linda Donahue at
(212) 427-4141 ext. 208 or email couture@DoyleNewYork.com.
To order a printed catalogue, please call Subscriptions (212)
427-4141, ext. 257, or email subscriptions@DoyleNewYork.com.
The free Internet version of the auction catalogue will be available
prior to the sale in the "Catalogues" section of our
Web site (or click
here)
MEDIA
CONTACT:
Louis LeB. Webre, Vice President, Marketing and Media,
212-427-4141, ext 232 or email louis@DoyleNewYork.com
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Images
and interviews are available upon request.
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AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS
Among
the distinguished designers represented in the auction are
Chanel, Adrian, Courrèges, Yves
St. Laurent, Christian Dior, Zandra Rhodes,
Emilio Pucci, Norman Norell, Galanos,
Capucci, Halston and George Halley.
Fashion highlights include a selection of Delphos dresses
by Mariano Fortuny; two elaborate mantles, circa
1885, by French designer Emile Pingat; a sparkling
Norell evening ensemble of black crepe wool; a mid
1950s Pauline Trigère red and white floral
brocade strapless ballgown; an early Rive Gauche crushed
velvet pantsuit; Halston's "Fame In Fashion
T-Shirt" with design by Andy Warhol created
as giveaway with purchase of Halston fragrances, circa 1982;
Halston's "Savage" bathing suit which was featured
on cover of Time Magazine, March 1976; and two Rudi
Gernreich Day Glo knit mini dresses, one hot pink, the
other lime green, which were featured on cover of Time Magazine,
December 1967, with headline "The Miniskirt Is Here
To Stay (Till Spring Anyway.)"
The
selection of fine costume jewelry features an extensive
single-owner collection of opulent Miriam Haskell
pieces. Unique and rare accessories include an Anne-Marie
black suede telephone-shaped handbag, a four-piece custom
set of Hermès luggage, and a rare Louis
Vuitton thermos.
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