Schiaparelli Haute Couture

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Description

Schiaparelli Haute Couture
Important Haute Couture Telephone Compact by Salvador Dalí for Schiaparelli
Inscribed Made in France
Gilt metal, lacquer, celluloid
Diameter: 3 3/8 in.
8.6 cm

Provenance

This particular example is an original 1930's Schiaparelli model, extraordinarily rare to find. An incredible artifact that represents the whimsy and decadence of Schiaparelli's influence from the heyday of the French Haute Couture.

Exhibited

Philadelphia Museum of Art, "Shocking!" The Art and Fashion of Elsa Schiaparelli, 2003-04
Paris, Musée de la Mode, Union Centrale des Arts Decoratif