A beautiful complete gala uniform for a magnate
Provenance: Hungary
Dating: Late 19th Century
Dimensions: height ash shown circa 190 cm.
Condition: good
Consisting of the traditional cap (Kolpak), made of red cloth with piping, with fur border and enriched with feathers and aigrettes. Coat (Mente) in brownish purplish-red velvet-type fabric, edged in fur and fitted with frogging, piping and gilded thread. Tunic fastened in dolman style with frogging and worked with gilded thread; the fabric in ivory-coloured silk brocade, bearing very fine floral embroidery. Trousers piped in gold and in purple cloth echoing the colour of the cap and outer garment. The uniform complete with a sash of the Order of Santo Stefano and a pair of period leather boots. The decorative metal elements finely executed in silver-coloured metal worked in filigree and set with light blue cabochons and red glass stones. Minor damages, signs of wear and tear and ageing. Mannequin not included. Of great charm and imposing elegance.
Provenance: Hungary
Dating: Late 19th Century
Dimensions: height ash shown circa 190 cm.
Condition: good
Consisting of the traditional cap (Kolpak), made of red cloth with piping, with fur border and enriched with feathers and aigrettes. Coat (Mente) in brownish purplish-red velvet-type fabric, edged in fur and fitted with frogging, piping and gilded thread. Tunic fastened in dolman style with frogging and worked with gilded thread; the fabric in ivory-coloured silk brocade, bearing very fine floral embroidery. Trousers piped in gold and in purple cloth echoing the colour of the cap and outer garment. The uniform complete with a sash of the Order of Santo Stefano and a pair of period leather boots. The decorative metal elements finely executed in silver-coloured metal worked in filigree and set with light blue cabochons and red glass stones. Minor damages, signs of wear and tear and ageing. Mannequin not included. Of great charm and imposing elegance.
