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SS19 Moschino Couture Jeremy Scott Sequined Sharpie Sketches Satin Dress w/Bow
By Moschino Couture, Jeremy Scott
Located in Palm Springs, CA
MOSCHINO COUTURE
Sequined One-Shoulder “Unfinished Business” Sketches Satin Dress with Oversized
Category
2010s Italian Aesthetic Evening Dresses
SS19 Moschino Couture Jeremy Scott Sequined Sharpie Sketches Satin Dress w/Bow
By Moschino Couture, Jeremy Scott
Located in Palm Springs, CA
MOSCHINO COUTURE
Sequined One-Shoulder “Unfinished Business” Sketches Satin Dress with Oversized
Category
2010s Italian Aesthetic Evening Dresses
SS19 Moschino Couture Jeremy Scott Sequined Sharpie Sketches Satin Dress w/Bow
By Moschino Couture, Jeremy Scott
Located in Palm Springs, CA
MOSCHINO COUTURE
Sequined One-Shoulder “Unfinished Business” Sketches Satin Dress with Oversized
Category
2010s Italian Aesthetic Evening Dresses
VALENTINO - André Leon Talley - 1st edition, Milan, 1982
Located in London, GB
and Valentino archives’ general offering of rare couture sketches, many of them have never been seen
Category
Vintage 1980s Books
Materials
Paper
AW20 Moschino Couture Rectangular ID Wallet Bag Man's Sketch by Jeremy Scott
By Moschino, Jeremy Scott
Located in Palm Springs, CA
AW20 Moschino Couture Jeremy Scott Black Rectangular ID Wallet Bag Man's Sketch
Additional
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21st Century and Contemporary Wallets
Autumn/Winter 1977 Christian Dior Haute Couture Trench Coat with Fur Collar
By Christian Dior Haute Couture
Located in Toronto, Ontario
It really does not get more fabulous then this Christian Dior Couture trench coat from the Autumn
Category
1970s French Trench Coats
Vintage French Fashion Sketch - Two Tone Dress Jacket
By Serge Matta
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage French watercolor and ink fashion sketch of a simple dress jacket in grey and white by
Category
1960s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Paper
H 16 in W 0.1 in D 20 in
Couture 1960s PacoRabanneParis HandPainted MadeInFrance SilkChiffon Pareo Dress
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Chicago, IL
fashion sketches for couture houses for their accessory designs including bags, shoes, jewelry and scarves
Category
1960s French Delphos Gowns
1984 Givenchy Haute Couture Documented Silk Petal Appliqué Velvet Hourglass Gown
By Givenchy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
sketch! It is an exquisite piece of wearable custom couture art from one of the most important houses of
Category
1980s French Aesthetic Evening Dresses
1958 Jean Dessès Haute Couture Documented Pink Ruched Silk Chiffon Goddess Gown
By Jean Dessès
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
which acted as a couture retailer authorized to sell Paris haute couture for clients who couldn't travel
Category
1950s French Wedding Dresses
1983 Madame Gres Haute Couture Blue & Striped Taffeta Cocktail Dress W/Capelet
By Madame Gres
Located in Studio City, CA
1983 Madame Gres haute couture cocktail dress featuring a blue silk taffeta bodice w/thin spaghetti
Category
1980s French Cocktail Dresses
1991 Bob Mackie Couture Documented Teal Black Beaded Flapper Fringe Mini Dress
By Bob Mackie
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
which stated the dress cost $7,000 at the time. Mackie began his career as a Hollywood costuming sketch
Category
1990s American Aesthetic Evening Dresses
S/S 1992 Givenchy Haute Couture Deep Brown Strapless Gown with Embroidered Bust
By Givenchy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
S/S 1992 Givenchy Haute Couture deep brown strapless gown with embroidered sequin and raffia
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1990s Evening Dresses
1981 Madame Gres Haute Couture Silk Taffeta Skirt & Blouse Ensemble w/Shoes
By Madame Gres
Located in Studio City, CA
A 1981 Madame Gres haute couture dark scarlet silk taffeta skirt and blouse ensemble with matching
Category
1980s French Cocktail Dresses
F/W 1977 Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture 'Les Chinoises' Documented Dress Set
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Hollywood, CA
/Winter 1977 Haute Couture runway in July 1977 and appears in Saint Laurent's original archival sketches
Category
1970s French Evening Dresses
A black kimono jacket by Pierre Balmain Haute Couture n. 111036 Circa 1975-1980
By Pierre Balmain
Located in Toulon, FR
Couture dating from the late 1970s. Loose fit with kimono sleeves and side slits, officer collar with
Category
1970s French Tuxedo Jackets
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Size: Equivalent French size 38-39
A Pierre Balmain Ottoman Silk Faille Couture Ball-Gown N° 83213 Paris Circa 1958
By Pierre Balmain
Located in Toulon, FR
presented his first sketches to Lanvin, Piguet and Lucien Lelong. The latter hired him in 1941, where he met
Category
1950s French Evening Dresses
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Size: Equivalent size 35/36 France
S/S 2000 Valentino Black Strapless Gown with Open Bust
By Valentino
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Angelo Frontoni), seen in original sketches, and modeled by Veruschka in Vogue. Clearly one of his
Category
Early 2000s Evening Dresses and Gowns
Original Vintage Poster Christian Dior by Rene Gruau, 1987
By René Gruau
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
spirit of Dior. He produced original illustrations of Dior perfumes, magazine sketches and haute couture
Category
Vintage 1980s Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Flair: Fashion Collected by Tina Chow Book by Richard Martin and Harold Koda
By Rizzoli
Located in Ferndale, MI
The Tina Chow Fashion Couture collection includes some of the finest designers in the industry such
Category
1990s North American Post-Modern Books
Materials
Paper
H 0.88 in W 9.25 in D 12.38 in
CoutureChanel Antique Byzantine ThePurpleHeart PearlAmethystQuartz GoldMedallion
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
During the ArtDeco period when Gabriel "Coco" Chanel was at her peak as a Parisian couture fashion
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Vintage 1930s French Byzantine Brooches
Materials
Amethyst, Pearl, Quartz, Gold, Gilt Metal, Yellow Gold
W 2.17 in D 0.99 in L 1.97 in
YSL Yves SAINT LAURENT, Clip-on Earrings, Vintage 80s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in SAINT-CLOUD, FR
SAINT LAURENT, haute couture,
signed YSL (clasp and on the back), inscription "Made in France
Category
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
"Wild and Free" Oil Painting 47" x 39" inch by VIQA
Located in Culver City, CA
expensive outfits. A highlight in the artist's technique is the exact copying of couture jewelry accessories
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Charlotte Moss Decorates: The Art of Creating Elegant and Inspired Rooms
Located in valatie, NY
Elle Decor's Vision Award, Moss's design philosophy of "couture living" describes her preference for
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Paper
1980s BergdorfGoodman Costa Corseted Strapless Quintessential Little Black Dress
By Bergdorf Goodman, Victor Costa
Located in Chicago, IL
Garavani. Early on, the avid female sketcher Costa aspired to design couture so studied fashion at New
Category
1980s American Cocktail Dresses
1984 Bob Mackie Documented Runway Fully Beaded Red Silk High-Low Mini Dress
By Bob Mackie
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A truly sensational and highly coveted Bob Mackie couture ruby-red beaded silk high-low waterfall
Category
1980s American Mini Dress
Still Life of Flowers in Vases
By Everett Lloyd Bryant
Located in Milford, NH
M.Blanc and Thomas Couture. After three years in Europe, he shared business pursuits with his brother that
Category
Early 20th Century American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Le gilet à carreaux (Gingham-checked Vest) 1968
By Jean-Pierre Cassigneul
Located in Washington, DC
painter. Since his birth, the artist has been immersed in the world of feminine beauty and haute couture
Category
Mid-19th Century Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Neo-Renaissance Cabinet by P. Sormani and attr. to E. Lièvre, France, Circa 1870
By Paul Sormani, Edouard Lievre
Located in PARIS, FR
) studied under the painter Thomas Couture (1815-1879), one of the more conspicuous artists in the circle of
Category
Antique 1870s French Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 73.63 in W 45.67 in D 21.46 in
Vintage Christian Lacroix Vintage Gold Toned Choker Circa 1990s
By Christian Lacroix
Located in New York, NY
costume designer but instead entered the world of fashion, specifically haute couture, with the support of
Category
1990s French Artist Link Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
Sur la plage de Deauville - Impressionist Figurative Watercolor by Eugene Boudin
By Eugène Louis Boudin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
was given encouragement and advice by the painters Millet, Isabey, Couture, Troyon and Masurier, whose
Category
1860s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Set of Six Original Maison Balmain Gouaches from the 1970-1980 Collection
By Pierre Balmain
Located in Washington, DC
Vintage set one-of-a-kind haute couture gouache fashion sketches by the Parisian Balmain Fashion
Category
20th Century French Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Paint
H 17.75 in W 13.75 in D 0.63 in
Portrait of a girl
Located in PARIS, FR
workshops of two Francs-Comtois, Adolphe Brune and Jean Gigoux, then Thomas Couture.
He lives at 41, rue
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Small Figurative Cubist Painting, "It Matters To Her" 2023
Located in San Diego, CA
, Scott sketched throughout his teens, strongly feeling the pull of portraiture and early influences
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 12 in W 12 in D 1.5 in
Japonisme Lamp Att. to E. Lièvre , Japan-France, Circa 1880
By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Edouard Lievre
Located in PARIS, FR
. n°228, p.8) see attached.
Edouard Lièvre (1829-1886) studied under the painter Thomas Couture
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Antique 1880s French Japonisme Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Mattia Bonetti Unique “Jelly” Bedroom Console Table circa 2009
By Mattia Bonetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
begun with a free-hand sketch, which is then fabricated in materials including patinated bronze, gilding
Category
Early 2000s French Post-Modern Console Tables
Materials
Plexiglass, Oak
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H 19.3 in W 29.14 in D 10.24 in
"A Quiet Afternoon, " Enoch Wood Perry, Genre Scene Mother and Child at Fireplace
By Enoch Wood Perry Jr.
Located in New York, NY
Germany and then at Thomas Couture's studio in France. Perry also traveled to Venice, where he served as
Category
1870s Hudson River School Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figures on a beach - Impressionist Landscape Watercolor by Eugene Boudin
By Eugène Louis Boudin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
and advice by the painters Millet, Isabey, Couture, Troyon and Masurier, whose pictures he exhibited
Category
1870s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
A133
By Marco Schmidli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, Porsche, QVC, Saks Fifth Avenue, Silverman Group, Sketchers, Smashbox Beauty, Sprint, Stila.
EDITORIAL
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
A365
By Marco Schmidli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, Silverman Group, Sketchers, Smashbox Beauty, Sprint, Stila.
EDITORIAL
Architectural Digest, Cosmo Girl
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
A287
By Marco Schmidli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, Porsche, QVC, Saks Fifth Avenue, Silverman Group, Sketchers, Smashbox Beauty, Sprint, Stila.
EDITORIAL
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
A122
By Marco Schmidli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, Porsche, QVC, Saks Fifth Avenue, Silverman Group, Sketchers, Smashbox Beauty, Sprint, Stila.
EDITORIAL
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
A128
By Marco Schmidli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, Porsche, QVC, Saks Fifth Avenue, Silverman Group, Sketchers, Smashbox Beauty, Sprint, Stila.
EDITORIAL
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Head Study
Located in London, GB
background make the composition of the work particularly satisfying to the modern eye. Loosely sketched
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Le Collier Rose 1971
By Jean-Pierre Cassigneul
Located in Washington, DC
painter. Since his birth, the artist has been immersed in the world of feminine beauty and haute couture
Category
1970s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hopper Drawing by and inscribed by Carter E Foster to Herbert Kasper, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne in 1953. He left NYU to serve in the US Army in Europe. After World War
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
Materials
Paper
H 12.75 in W 9.75 in D 1.13 in
Top Design 1920s Art Deco Mantel Clock Made of Solid Coromandel w. Beveled Glass
Located in Lisse, NL
(starting with some sketches) all the way to hand carving the wood, hand grinding the beveled edges on the
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
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H 8.7 in W 13.8 in D 5.5 in
Motene
Located in Florham Park, NJ
imagination; only then can it be translated into fabrics. Along the way various sketches fly across the pages
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1920s Academic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Motene (Fashion)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
the way various sketches fly across the pages to "try on" various details, the flip of a hem, the trim
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1920s Academic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Citane
Located in Florham Park, NJ
imagination; only then can it be translated into fabrics. Along the way various sketches fly across the pages
Category
1920s Academic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Bercail
Located in Florham Park, NJ
imagination; only then can it be translated into fabrics. Along the way various sketches fly across the pages
Category
1920s Academic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Etoile du Soir
Located in Florham Park, NJ
imagination; only then can it be translated into fabrics. Along the way various sketches fly across the pages
Category
1920s Academic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Francois-Alfred Delobbe Oil on Canvas "The Little Neighbour", French, 1835-1920
By François-Alfred Delobbe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
a student of Thomas Couture and William Bouguereau at the École des Beaux-arts, where he had been
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood
H 38 in W 34 in D 3 in
Juane
Located in Florham Park, NJ
imagination; only then can it be translated into fabrics. Along the way various sketches fly across the pages
Category
1920s Academic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
White Bunny Drawing by Oleg Cassini for Playboy October 1979, Signed
By Oleg Cassini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
sent to Paris to sketch the latest collections for recreation in Italy. In Rome in his early 20s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Brunch at Tartine" NYC Impressionistic Plein Air Scene Oil Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
abstract hand. While exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, she
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H.O. Miethke Das Werk folio "Portrait of Emilie Flöge" collotype print
By Gustav Klimt & K.K. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei
Located in Chicago, IL
, to open Schwestern Floge (Floge Sisters), an haute couture salon in Vienna. The showroom was designed
Category
Early 1900s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
sketches, never to return, while Matisse departed some days later bringing back to Paris 15 finished
Category
1940s Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
sketches, never to return, while Matisse departed some days later bringing back to Paris 15 finished
Category
1940s Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
H 9.45 in W 12.6 in D 0.04 in
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
sketches, never to return, while Matisse departed some days later bringing back to Paris 15 finished
Category
1940s Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
H 9.45 in W 12.6 in D 0.04 in
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