Collection of Margot Fonteyn Items: A Pair of Pointe Shoes, Two Head Pieces, Two Photographic Prints, 1960s

This lot includes five items; a pair of ballet pointe shoes, two head pieces, and two photographic prints. All items were worn by or are connected to Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991).

Dame Margaret Evelyn de Arias DBE (née Margaret Hookham, known by her stage name Margot Fonteyn) was an English ballerina, whose illustrious career spanned more than six decades. Fonteyn particularly shone in pas de deux, her most enduring and famed partnership with Rudolf Nureyev. She was appointed prima ballerina assoluta of the Royal Ballet by Queen Elizabeth II, and remained active until her death.

Both headpieces were worn for the 1962 production of Le Corsaire.
Production: Première - November 3rd, 1962, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Music: Riccardo Drigo, orchestrated by John Lanchberry
Choreography: Marius Petipa/Vakhtang Chabukiani and Rudolph Nureyev
Design: André Levasseur

Character: Medora

THE FIRST
Pink satin pointe toe shoes with rigid box, composite shank, and leather sole.
Label (stamped): Freds Freed / Made in England
Size Label (stamped): 2 1/2

Approximate Measurements:
Length: 8.5"

THE SECOND
Black net wired head piece embellished with silver thread wrapped wire, blue, pink, and clear rhinestones, faux pearls, and faceted beads.
Unlabeled
Size Label: N/A

Approximate Measurements:
Circumference: 18"

THE THIRD
Gold thread covered wire frame head piece embellished with blue, clear, and amber stones, faux pearls, and gold plastic beads.
Unlabeled
Size Label: N/A

Approximate Measurements:
Circumference: 19"

THE FOURTH
Black and white photoprint on paper. Written within the print bottom edge: "Margot Fonteyn E Rudolf Nureyev Nel Pas De Deux Da'le Corsaire, Di Origo- Petipa".
Approximate Measurements:
Length: 5.25"
Width: 7.75"

THE FIFTH
Black and white photoprint on paper. Handwritten on the back: "Corsaire".
Approximate Measurements:
Length: 10.5"
Width: 7.25"

Property from The Collection of Maya Weil, Chevy Chase, Maryland

THE DAME MARGOT FONTEYN COLLECTION, Christie’s London, December 12, 2000, Sale No. 9030.