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A TOUCHING GARDE-ROBE BY JEAN MERMOZ
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A TOUCHING GARDE-ROBE BY JEAN MERMOZ
See original version (French)
Estimate €700 - €1,000
Voluntary lot
Description
A TOUCHING GARDE-ROBE BY JEAN MERMOZ
Preserved in a suitcase, comprising:
- A jacket with braided fastenings and woollen trousers in a Vichy check pattern in shades of purplish grey (holes, stains);
- A white embossed spencer waistcoat, labelled ‘L. Larsen & Co’ in Paris, annotated: ‘No. 27268’, ‘Date 11.8.30’ and ‘Mr Mermoz’;
- Off-white cotton Spencer jacket (stains);
- Cotton and silk Spencer waistcoat (soiled);
- Blue and gold geometric-patterned jumper with pockets (holes, tears);
- Navy blue flannel pleated trousers, decorated with oak leaf braid;
- Off-white cotton jacket (stains);
- Short-sleeved double-breasted jacket in white cotton, by ‘Sigrand & Cie’ (stains);
- Grey woven wool suit trousers (large holes);
- White cotton polo shirt with a zip, by ‘Casa Vieira Nunes’ in Rio (stains);
- Six white shirts with stiff collars: three from ‘Casa Low’ in Buenos Aires, three from ‘Disle’ in Paris, one from ‘Harrod’s’ in London and one from ‘Pascal’ in Toulouse (stains);
- A striped shirt with a stiff front panel from the ‘Disle’ brand in Paris;
- A black silk satin cummerbund;
- Five pairs of off-white canvas trousers of various types, including two from the ‘Sigrand & Cie’ brand (stains);
- A thick white cotton shirt with musketeer cuffs from ‘Gath & Chaves Ltd’ (stains);
- Four white cotton shirts and one with geometric patterns, including two with collars, from the firms ‘Pascal’ in Toulouse, ‘Casa Portella’ in Rio, ‘The Mehaudy’ in Buenos Aires and ‘Casa Vieira Nunes’ in Rio (stains);
- White cotton underpants with buttons and a pair of socks;
- White cotton shorts by ‘A. Cabezas’ in Buenos Aires
The condition report is provided for information purposes only; the garments are sold as is.
An evocative set of Jean Mermoz’s personal clothing
Provenance: - Jean Mermoz (1901–1936);
- Gabrielle Gillet-Mermoz (1880–1955);
- Passed down through the family
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