Charles A. Whitaker Couture, Vintage Fashion, Textiles,
Swatch Books, Beaded Bags
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 & 29 at 10 AM
Previews: Thursday, October 27, Noon – 6 PM Friday & Saturday, 8 – 10AM
Location: New Hope Eagle Fire Co. New Hope, Pennsylvania 18938

This season’s two-day auction will feature institutional property from Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), a Southern Institution, Shippensburg State University, Allentown Art Museum, York County History Center other local historical societies and institutions. The first sale of the famous Gene London Collection including several with Hollywood provenance, several hundred beaded bags from the Stella and Frederick Krieger Collection including one of the largest beaded bags known to exist. Men’s clothing and accessories from a one-owner collection. property from other private collectors and estates will also be sold.
Clothing: Paul Poiret dress and coat set, Madeleine Vionnet fringed dress 1925, Couture Balenciaga dress and coat set, 18th C Robe al la Francaise, Irish crochet gown, great selection of beaded twenties, printed Adrians, Schiaparelli, Fath, Molyneux, Fortuny, Gallenga, Suzanne Talbot, Desses, Chanel, Dior, Gres, Givenchy, Galanos, Halston, Lanvin, YSL, Balenciaga, Stavropoulos, Norell, de la Renta Jean Louis for Judy Garland in A Star is Born, Alexander McQueen, Ralph Rucci, Tom Ford, Gaultier, Lacroix, Beene, Mainbocher, Cardin, Hermes, Thea Porter, Courreges, Ricci, etc.
Accessories: The Krieger collection of beaded bags featuring an oversized beaded bag known (19.5 X 14.5 inches), 18th C Shoe buckles, Art Deco headpiece, Rare Mellerio Dits Meller 18K gold sunglasses, gilt Coronet, Jensen/Kortzau pin, scrimshaw great early men’s shoes and hats, etc.
Textiles, Ethnographic & Ephemera: Important 19th C swatch book collection from FIT, Rare and Important collection of Christian Dior croquis with attached fabric swatches 1954, and other original fashion illustrations. Fortuny curtains, Export and paisley shawls, French modernist carpet, quilts, Chinese robes, L’ART du TRAVESTISSEMENT,
LEON SAULT and other fashion related books.
Additional information, catalogs and 100’s of photos: www.whitakerauction.com or 215-817-4600
Balenciaga 1967 Beaded 1930’s
Courtney Love
Christian Dior Late
1940’s
Christian Dior Sequinned Norell Grerat Beaded 1920’s
Irish Crochet Japanese Court Uniform
Stenciled Fortuny
Salad Costumes
Willa Kim
Large Menswear
Collection
Paul Poiret Day
Ensemble
Pierre Cardin
Jumpsuit
100’s of Beaded Bags
Printed Adrians
Printed Dior
Robe a la Francaise 18th C. French Modernist Carpet
Whitaker\Gaultier
Pink Beaver Hat 1830’s
Rare Mellerio Dits Meller 18K Gold Sunglasses
Madeleine Vionnet
1925