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Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978) Two costume designs, possibly for Le Comte Ory, circa 1954 (each) (2) image 1
Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978) Two costume designs, possibly for Le Comte Ory, circa 1954 (each) (2) image 2
Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978) Two costume designs, possibly for Le Comte Ory, circa 1954 (each) (2) image 3
Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978) Two costume designs, possibly for Le Comte Ory, circa 1954 (each) (2) image 4
Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978) Two costume designs, possibly for Le Comte Ory, circa 1954 (each) (2) image 5
Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978) Two costume designs, possibly for Le Comte Ory, circa 1954 (each) (2) image 6
Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978) Two costume designs, possibly for Le Comte Ory, circa 1954 (each) (2) image 7
The Roy Astley Collection: Theatrical Designs by Cecil Beaton and Oliver Messel
Lot 68AR

Oliver Messel
(British, 1904-1978)
Two costume designs, possibly for Le Comte Ory, circa 1954 (each) (2)

20 May – 3 June 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, Knightsbridge

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Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978)

Two costume designs, possibly for Le Comte Ory, circa 1954
each signed 'Oliver Messel' (lower right), with various inscriptions verso
the blue example: watercolour, pencil and gold paint; the red example: watercolour, gouache, pencil and silver and gold paint, each with fabric swatches verso
36.25 x 23.5cm (14 1/4 x 9 1/4in). (each)
(2)

Footnotes

Provenance
Each Sotheby's, London, Ballet, Theatre & Music Hall Material, 26 October 1983, lot 128

Literature
The blue example: for a similar design see R. Pinkham, Oliver Messel, exhibition catalogue, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1983, p.148, ill.77, 68d.

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