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Lot 121

Margot Fonteyn: A Pair of Pink Satin Ballet Pointe Shoes worn by Margot Fonteyn,
circa 1962,

17 November 2021, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

£2,000 - £3,000

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Margot Fonteyn: A Pair of Pink Satin Ballet Pointe Shoes worn by Margot Fonteyn,

circa 1962,
made by Frederick Freed of London, each sole size 4 and stamped with manufacturer's detail, one sole inscribed in black and blue pen G R FONTEYN, the other inscribed R NUG, together with a 8in x 6in black and white photograph of Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn on stage, taken by Felix Fonteyn with the reverse inscribed rehearsing for Giselle

Footnotes

Provenance:
Ex-Lot 168, The Dame Margot Fonteyn Collection, Christie's, South Kensington, 12 December, 2000.

The photograph shows Fonteyn, prima ballerina assoluta of the Royal Ballet, rehearsing on stage with Rudolf Nureyev for Act II of Giselle at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, February 1962. The 'G' and 'R' inscribed to the soles may refer to a number of ballets Fonteyn performed in, including Giselle, Gayaneh, and Raymonda.

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