Lot 33 , Die Fledermaus: A rail with a pink and white lace shirt and bodice, a similar two piece in lilac, various black and gold

Die Fledermaus: A rail with a pink and white lace shirt and bodice, a similar two piece in lilac, various black and gold braided dresses, a gentleman's velvet coat, etc. Approx. 35 items.
Estimate £300-500



Die Fledermaus, composed by J. Strauss, first performed 1874. The Plot: Errant husband Eisenstein tells his wife Rosalinde he has lost a case and must spend the night in prison and her maid Adele needs time off for a sick aunt. Hardly has Rosalinde's lover Alfred arrived than he is arrested by the prison Governor Frank over Eisenstein's debt. Dr Falke has invited Rosalinde to a masked ball where she finds both Eisenstein, and Frank, and her maid Adele wearing her pink dress!
In fact it is all a charade arranged by Falke to punish Eisenstein for making him walk home last year dressed as a bat.



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Sold for £280