A Pierre Balmain haute couture charcoal grey wool suit, circa 1949 large woven s…

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A Pierre Balmain haute couture charcoal grey wool suit, circa 1949

large woven satin abel, numbered 66269, the tailored, fitted jacket with nipped waist, slanted double-breated front closure with concave buttons, with self-fabric edging to notched neckline and hem, slanted pockets to lightly padded, rouded hips, back vents and points to cuffs, over long pencil skirt, bust 92cm, 36in , waist 61cm, 24in (2) Provenance: Purchased from Christies, 29 November, 2012, lot 42. From the wardrobe of Mrs Nadya Woodward wife of Orator Frank Woodward III. Born i Pleven, Bulgariashe attended the Sorbonne University in Paris to study international law. It was there that she met Dr Norberto Angones who was a diplomat representing Cuba in the Cuban Embassy in Paris. They fell in love and married. She was famously beautiful, intelligent and elegant . After Dr Angones died in 1962 she eventually married Orator Frank Woodward III, an heir to the Jell-O fortune.

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A Pierre Balmain haute couture charcoal grey wool suit, circa 1949

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