Diana, Princess of Wales. Dresses From the Collection of Diana, Princess of Wales
New York: Christie's, 1997. First and limited deluxe edition, #158/250 copies, signed and numbered by Princess Diana. Folio. Profusely illustrated with full-page color and black and white photographic reproductions. Publisher's deluxe full purple morocco; in original protective packing case.
Lot includes printed Christie's invitation for private viewing of the collection, ticket to auction, and other printed ephemera relating to the sale.
An as-new copy of this stunning and scarce deluxe auction catalogue, produced by Christie's for the sale of Princess Diana's dresses to benefit the AIDS Crisis Trust and the Royal Marsden Hospital Cancer Fund. Signed and numbered by Diana, only a few months before her death, the sale of her 80 dresses raised over $3.6 million dollars. Each successful bidder received a copy of this signed catalogue, which was also available for sale for $2,000. Unsigned cloth copies and a smaller paperback format were also issued.
This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Provenance
From the collection of Justin G. Schiller
