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Lot Essay
Audrey Hepburn was photographed wearing this coat crossing the tarmac at an airport circa 1972, the airport is thought to be Ciampino Airport, Rome. We are grateful to Eduardo Damasceno Sousa for advising that this coat actually is from the Givenchy Autumn/Winter 1971/72 haute couture collection and that it was originally part of an ensemble with a skirt with a soft line hem just below the knees.
Post Lot Text This lot has been imported from outside the EU for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately. Please see Conditions of Sale for further information.
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Condition report
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The coat is no longer fully reversible as the button thread now shows on the interior. Dusty but sound. In need of a light clean. There are pulls on the inside flap, Cobbled repairs, two buttons at small of back missing;
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Lot 172Sale 16438
UNLABELLED, GIVENCHY, 1971/1972 A DARK BROWN WOOL COATEstimate: GBP 1,200 - 1,800
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