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MICHAEL BRONZE (BRITISH, 1916-1979): An original costume design for a Murray's Cabaret Club showgirl in costume for 'Cleopatra',
1939,
11 – 25 June 2020, 12:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £223.13 inc. premium
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MICHAEL BRONZE (BRITISH, 1916-1979): An original costume design for a Murray's Cabaret Club showgirl in costume for 'Cleopatra',
1939,
the hand-painted pencil, watercolour and gouache costume design featuring a showgirl in a revealing costume for her role as 'Cleopatra' with snake bra, gold sequin skirt, arm cuffs, necklace and headpiece, annotated in pencil Vamps Trio, The Ages by the artist, unsigned, mounted, framed and glazed, sight 6 1/4in x 13 1/4in (16cm x 35cm)
the hand-painted pencil, watercolour and gouache costume design featuring a showgirl in a revealing costume for her role as 'Cleopatra' with snake bra, gold sequin skirt, arm cuffs, necklace and headpiece, annotated in pencil Vamps Trio, The Ages by the artist, unsigned, mounted, framed and glazed, sight 6 1/4in x 13 1/4in (16cm x 35cm)
Footnotes
Michael Bronze (British, 1916-1979) was a theatre costume designer who worked for Murray's Cabaret Club from 1939 until the mid-1960's. This design is most likely taken from his first floorshow in 1939 'Vamps Through The Ages' in which he focused on famous femme fatales.
Exhibitions:
The Museum of Soho, London, 22nd March - 7th April 2018.
Green & Stone of Chelsea, London, 4th-16th July 2019.
Literature:
Levy, Benjamin, 'Murray's Cabaret Club: Discovering Soho's Secret', (The History Press), 2019.
For more information: www.murraysclubarchive.com