FRENCH PAUL POIRET-STYLE BLACK VELVET OPERA COAT,Circa 1910. Ankle-length; high-neck ruffled collar; leg-of-mutton sleeves; with original silvered buttons; cream silk lining Estimate $300-500
PROVENANCE: Joan Stoyanoff, noted shoe designer during the 1960s
The coat is stain and odor free. There are scattered tears to the lining throughout. There are minor losses to the velvet including a quarter size loss on the back of the right sleeve at the wrist.
