ID 1362998
Lot 228 | ‘UNDER THE SEA’
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 500
A SCULPTURAL GOWN DESIGNED BY STEPHEN ADNITT
A blue silk tunic, over a blue under-dress with ruffled, asymmetric skirts, the tunic presenting an embroidered and diamante encrusted seascape, complete with models of fish, crabs and coral, encrusted with blue, clear and green ‘bubbles’ and the left shoulder surmounted by a naturalistic modelled squid with prominent eyes, its spreading tentacles encircling the wearer
Provenance
Worn by Dame Edna Everage for the Opening of the Casino in Cairns, Australia, 1996.
| Auction house category: | Handbags, Textiles & Costume |
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| Auction house category: | Handbags, Textiles & Costume |
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| Address of auction |
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