VINTAGE FUR COAT WITH MATCHING STOLE - MID-20TH CENTURY

THE COAT FEATURES A GENEROUS CUT WITH FULL-LENGTH SLEEVES, A GENEROUS COLLAR, AND SUBSTANTIAL FUR TRIM TO THE HEM AND CUFFS. THE INTERIOR IS LINED IN A WARM BROWN OR CAMEL-COLOURED SILK OR SATIN FABRIC. THE PIECE DEMONSTRATES THE QUALITY CONSTRUCTION AND GENEROUS PROPORTIONS CHARACTERISTIC OF MID-CENTURY LUXURY FUR GARMENTS.

CONSTRUCTION AND DETAILS:
-NATURAL COLOUR VARIATION FROM DARK BROWN TO LIGHTER TAN TONES
- LINING: SILK OR SATIN IN TAN/CAMEL COLOUR
- COLLAR: GENEROUS STANDING COLLAR WITH FULL FUR COVERAGE
- CUFFS: SUBSTANTIAL FUR TRIM TO SLEEVE CUFFS
- HEM: DEEP FUR TRIM BORDER, APPROXIMATELY 8-10 CM DEPTH
- FASTENING: BUTTON CLOSURE VISIBLE IN PHOTOGRAPHS

CONDITION: FAIR CONDITION FOR AGE. THE FUR RETAINS GOOD DENSITY AND LUSTRE IN MOST AREAS, THOUGH SOME MATTING IS VISIBLE IN AREAS OF WEAR, PARTICULARLY AT THE SHOULDERS AND UNDERARMS. THE COLOUR SHOWS NATURAL VARIATION AND SOME FADING CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. THE LINING SHOWS CREASING AND MINOR DISCOLOURATION BUT NO TEARS. THE FUR TRIM REMAINS FULL AND WELL-ATTACHED. NO OBVIOUS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, THOUGH THE PIECE WOULD BENEFIT FROM PROFESSIONAL FUR CONSERVATION AND CLEANING TO RESTORE THE COAT TO OPTIMAL CONDITION.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. NO MAKER'S LABEL VISIBLE IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS PROVIDED.

NOTE: THIS IS A VINTAGE FUR GARMENT FROM AN ERA WHEN FUR COATS WERE STANDARD LUXURY WEAR. MODERN ATTITUDES TOWARD FUR VARY, AND PROSPECTIVE BUYERS SHOULD CONSIDER THEIR OWN VALUES REGARDING VINTAGE FUR PIECES. THE COAT REPRESENTS SIGNIFICANT CRAFTSMANSHIP AND QUALITY CONSTRUCTION OF ITS PERIOD.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

997497+1

Location of item: 69 Manchester Road, Carrara, QLD, Australia