19th Century French Fashion Illustrator Charles Pilatte Books

Please find here the digital copy of the October Antique Collecting magazine. Go to Pg43 for Catherine's Expert Comment, we are also mentioned on Pg8 with regards to Antique News and on the letters page on Pg10.

Lot 732 Charles Pilatte (1813-1885) Costumes et Demi Toilette 1864-1872, comprising sixty designs for evening dresses and ball gowns or 'figurines', lithographic outlines hand finished with watercolour, gouache and pen on card, bound in two volumes with guard leaves , 4to, pencil annotations verso with model numbers and listing clientele and their colour choices and other specifications. Charles Pilatte was a dress-designer for the Fashion Houses Worth and Gagelin then on his own account.

Estimate £800-£1200. Hammer Price £2,000 (plus bp).