Lot 21
21
An embroidered dress probably by Madeleine Vionnet, of blue green silk chiffon, the layered skirt cut as petals and decorated with eleborate appliqué embroidery with a dragonfly and waterlilies, in mauve, pink and green velvet and silk chiffon, and paillettes, the matching underwear also embroidered, 1927, some of the applique work worn
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An embroidered dress probably by Madeleine Vionnet, of blue green silk chiffon, the layered skirt cut as petals and decorated with eleborate appliqué embroidery with a dragonfly and waterlilies, in mauve, pink and green velvet and silk chiffon, and paillettes, the matching underwear also embroidered, 1927, some of the applique work worn

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An embroidered dress probably by Madeleine Vionnet, of blue green silk chiffon, the layered skirt cut as petals and decorated with eleborate appliqué embroidery with a dragonfly and waterlilies, in mauve, pink and green velvet and silk chiffon, and paillettes, the matching underwear also embroidered, 1927, some of the applique work worn
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Provenance
This dress was ordered by Mrs. Plunket on her honeymoon in 1927. She visited the salons of Vionnet, Lanvin, Patou, Lelong and Molyneux but she remembers getting this dress from Vionnet. It is the only dress she has kept from that period. This was the first time she bought dresses abroad
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