Lot 37 , La Traviata: A rail with a collection of 19th century style dresses in black velvet, grey silk, a white and mushroom cotton dress,
La Traviata: A rail with a collection of 19th century style dresses in black velvet, grey silk, a white and mushroom cotton dress, together with five hooped petticoats and two black jackets. Approx. 18 items.
Estimate £300-500
La Traviata (meaning 'The Fallen Woman'), composed by Verdi, first performed 1853. The Plot: Baron Douphol is the 'protector' of society courtesan Violetta. She has TB and Alfredo who has long loved her persuades her to run off to the healthy countryside. But his father, afraid that scandal will stop his daughter's advantageous marriage, persuades her to go back to Paris and the Baron. Alfredo and the Baron fight a duel, but Violetta, back in Paris, is finally dying.
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Sold for £160