1930s monkey fur swing jacket with passementerie collar, size S
SKU:
0811.09.362
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
per item
While for better or worse fur has always been synonymous with luxury, in the 1920s and 30s the epitome of high style went beyond fox, mink, racoon and lamb to include monkey fur. With the average hair shaft measuring almost 4" in length, no other fur can match its luster, texture and volume.
Typical uses of monkey fur included small amounts of trim on coats, scarves and gloves but a select few could afford an entire garment made of the unusual pelt. This extraordinary swing jacket, with its high Hollywood Regency shoulders and gold trimmed collar, is one of them. In 20 years of collecting we have never seen another in its style or condition, and we probably never will again.
Typical uses of monkey fur included small amounts of trim on coats, scarves and gloves but a select few could afford an entire garment made of the unusual pelt. This extraordinary swing jacket, with its high Hollywood Regency shoulders and gold trimmed collar, is one of them. In 20 years of collecting we have never seen another in its style or condition, and we probably never will again.
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Black Colobus guereza (unendangered) monkey fur jacket with black passementerie collar piped in woven gold metallic tinsel. Two hidden fur hooks at throat and sternum; otherwise closureless to hem. Fully lined in black lacquered satin; satin-covered perspiration guards at each underarm.
fabric: Colobus guereza fur, silk satin (exclusive of decoration)
noteworthy: professionally fur clean only
alterations: none
condition: near mint with minor metallic tinsel loss at collar and extremely light wear at top fur hook.
measurements:
shoulders: 15”
sleeve: 23” from shoulder, 15” from underarm
sleeve circumference: 16”
bust: 42”
waist: 44”
length: 22” from shoulder, 14” from underarm
sweep: 46”
label: Gladdings (Providence), since 1766
size: no size tag present; comparable to modern size small
Black Colobus guereza (unendangered) monkey fur jacket with black passementerie collar piped in woven gold metallic tinsel. Two hidden fur hooks at throat and sternum; otherwise closureless to hem. Fully lined in black lacquered satin; satin-covered perspiration guards at each underarm.
fabric: Colobus guereza fur, silk satin (exclusive of decoration)
noteworthy: professionally fur clean only
alterations: none
condition: near mint with minor metallic tinsel loss at collar and extremely light wear at top fur hook.
measurements:
shoulders: 15”
sleeve: 23” from shoulder, 15” from underarm
sleeve circumference: 16”
bust: 42”
waist: 44”
length: 22” from shoulder, 14” from underarm
sweep: 46”
label: Gladdings (Providence), since 1766
size: no size tag present; comparable to modern size small
