Claire Tole-Moir
Head of Department
Lot 28AR
Ronald Cobb (British, 1907-1977): Two original costume designs for Murray's Cabaret Club showgirls in yellow dresses,
1952, 2
11 – 25 June 2020, 12:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge£500 - £700
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Ronald Cobb (British, 1907-1977): Two original costume designs for Murray's Cabaret Club showgirls in yellow dresses,
1952,
the hand-painted pencil, watercolour and gouache costume designs featuring a showgirl in a yellow and white costume with detailed bodice and short bustle skirt, matching headpiece and handbag, signed and dated by the artist to the bottom right corner; together with another showgirl in a black, white and yellow bodice, with drape skirt and long white evening gloves, unsigned, both mounted, framed and glazed, first: 9 1/2in x 17in (24cm x 43cm), second: 6 1/2in x 17in (16.5cm x 43cm) (2)
the hand-painted pencil, watercolour and gouache costume designs featuring a showgirl in a yellow and white costume with detailed bodice and short bustle skirt, matching headpiece and handbag, signed and dated by the artist to the bottom right corner; together with another showgirl in a black, white and yellow bodice, with drape skirt and long white evening gloves, unsigned, both mounted, framed and glazed, first: 9 1/2in x 17in (24cm x 43cm), second: 6 1/2in x 17in (16.5cm x 43cm) (2)
Footnotes
Exhibitions:
The Museum of Soho, London, 22nd March - 7th April 2018.
Green & Stone of Chelsea, London, 4th-16th July 2019.
For more information: www.murraysclubarchive.com