399 - Formerly owned by Lady Diana Spencer

Formerly owned by Lady Diana Spencer An exceptional, extremely rare, and historic pair of long girls’ gloves made of beige chamois and white leather, reaching to the middle of the forearm and fastened with three white mother-of-pearl buttons. Signed on the left glove: “Marchall & Snelgrove” and bearing the numbers 3880 265 EYO 3R 295 M IBO RZ, along with a violet-ink stamp of a count’s crown underlined by the letter D. Signed on the right glove: “Reynier Made in France, Grand Prix de Paris 1900” and numbered: 3880 265 O11, with a violet-ink stamp featuring a count’s crown surmounted by the letter D. Provenance: - Lady Diana Spencer, daughter of the Earl of Spencer, who became Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales upon her marriage in 1981 to Charles (later Charles III), better known as Lady Di. - Christie’s auction on July 7 and 8, 2010—The Althorp Attic Sale, including the Spencer Carriages—part of lot 749. Expert’s note: As was common in many middle-class and noble families, where several generations lived under the same roof, garments were marked with the owner’s initials. These young woman’s gloves bear the Spencer family’s count’s crown along with the letter D, dating from the second half of the 20th century; the only young woman with a first name beginning with the letter D is Lady Diana. Total length: 42 cm - Width at the wrists: 6.5 cm - Length to the tip of the glove: 10 cm. Condition report: shows signs of wear, marked patina on the inside of the fingers and particularly the thumb, a few loose threads.