Sale Results: PASSION FOR FASHION including an important Audrey Hepburn Collection Auction at La Galleria, 30 Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall, London SW1Y 4U

December 8, 2009GRAND TOTAL: £542,040                 LOTS OFFERED: 329 % LOTS SOLD: 88.4%

LOT PRICE                               ESTIMATES                            BUYER

293  £60,000   £15,000-20,000  Anonymous
*The Givenchy haute couture black chantilly lace cocktail dress, worn in “How to Steal a Million”, 1966

098  £24,000   £3,500-5,500   European Collection

A fine and rare Coco Chanel couture printed lace cocktail gown, Spring/Summer, 1928

313  £18,000   £8,000-12,000   US Museum
*A Givenchy haute couture turquoise cloqué  silk cocktail gown, Autumn-Winter, 1966

324  £16,800   £10,000-15,000  Private Collector 
* A Givenchy haute couture black cloqué  silk dress worn to promote the film “Paris When it Sizzles”, 1962

333  £13, 800   £8,000-12,000   Private Collector 
The ivory satin bridal gown designed for Audrey Hepburn by the Fontana Sisters her marriage to James (later Lord) Hanson in 1952, which did not take place.  

325  £12,000   £6,000-8,000   US Collector 
* A Givenchy haute couture shocking pink silk crêpe sheath, Autumn-Winter 1966-7.

057  £10,200   £3,000-4,000   English Collector
A rare appliquéd patchwork coverlet depicting the coronation of Queen Victoria, circa 1838.

059  £9,600    £8,000-10,000   Chinese Collector 
A fine embroidered formal dragon robe, Jifu, 1^st half 19^th century.

331  £8,400    £5,000-8,000   US Museum
* A Givenchy black point d’espirit ball gown, 1956. 

332  £7,800    £2,000-3,000   English Trade
The Givenchy haute couture white point d’espirit ball gown worn by Audrey Hepburn in the opera scene of ‘Love in the Afternoon’, 1956.

• = Part of the Tanja Star-Busmann collection of Audrey Hepburn Memorabilia