Doyle to Auction the Estate of Oleg Cassini
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Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers recently announced the auction of the Estate of Oleg Cassini, the iconic fashion designer who’s known for creating Jacqueline Kennedy’s signature style as First Lady, through an official release.The remarkable auction puDoyle to Auction the Estate of Oleg Cassini
Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers recently announced the auction of the Estate of Oleg Cassini, the iconic fashion designer who’s known for creating Jacqueline Kennedy’s signature style as First Lady, through an official release.The remarkable auction puts up for bid, fashion memorabilia, clothing and accessories, autograph letters, arms and armor, luxury automobiles, artwork, Continental and English furniture, decorations, silver and more from the elegant Manhattan townhouse on 19th Street and from Moorelands, the lavish residence in Oyster Bay Cove on Long Island’s North Shore.The auction is scheduled for June 27 at Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers in New York. There will also be a three-day public exhibition from June 22 through 24 at Moorelands, located at 47 Sandy Hill Road in Oyster Bay Cove, where all of the property to be auctioned will be on view.Bidders and the interested fans of Cassini around the world can view the catalogue and bid online.“Fashion memorabilia in the auction features several lots of original Kennedy-era design sketches by Mr. Cassini, as well as a detailed Cassini ledger with fabric samples dating from 1960-64 chronicling orders during the Kennedy White House years estimated at $500-800. An important signed letter from Jacqueline Kennedy dated December 13, 1960, is estimated at $10,000-15,000. Penned about one month following her husband’s election as President, the detailed letter is entirely about fashion and aspects of the highly intimate and influential journey on which the two — Cassini and First Lady — are about to embark,” says the release.Apart from numerous lots of suits, coats, shoes, boots and accessories from Cassini’s personal wardrobe, the major attraction of the auction is a group of four signed letters from Grace Kelly who was engaged to Cassini prior to her marriage to Prince Rainier of Monaco. The letters were written circa 1954-55, around the time of their engagement, and are estimated at $5,000-8,000. One letter closes with the statement, “I think I’d rather have a ring instead of an automobile. I love you.”Another highlight is a graceful circa 1720 George I giltwood and gilt-gesso pier table attributed to the Royal Cabinet Maker James Moore estimated at $30,000-50,000. Featured in Cassini’s extensive collection of paintings is a lovely portrait of his mother, Countess Marguerite Cassini, by Russian artist Constantin Makovsky (1839-1915) estimated at $1,000-3,000.A discerning connoisseur of antique arms and armor, Cassini assembled an impressive collection of six suits of armor highlighted by a rare Milanese 16th century example estimated at $30,000-40,000. This suit of armor and a second 16th century example in the Maximilian style estimated at $20,000-30,000 were both in the collection of Lord Astor in England’s Hever Castle.Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the memorabilia. https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more