VINTAGE HAT WW1 1910s FRENCH, BICORN CLOCHE HAT, DEEP BLUE VELVET & JET BEAD
Original 1910s WW1 ladies bicorn cloche hat. Totally original French 1910s WW1 Ladies Bicorn Cloche Hat: The crown of this beautiful hat is large and domed and made from deep blue velvet with black thread embroidery providing embellishment. The large brim is constructed in a wide bicorn shape and is adorned with pleats of velvet. A velvet banding surrounds the crown and sitting to one side is an original jet bead tasselled decoration. An original hat pin sits nicely at the back and is included in the sale. This beautiful hat is a very rare survivor, over 100 years old and still with such incredible original detailing. A ladies M-L size. Approx 22.5-23 inches. In excellent true vintage condition. A beautiful museum or collectors display piece and also eminently wearable. Please home in on all of our images for the finest of details. I will be listing many of my beautiful hats over the coming weeks so do please keep watching. We post out on Tuesdays ONLY as we live in a remote location and travel some distance to our nearest post office. However, if you need a hat urgently, we do make exceptions, so do please ask and we will do our best for you. We do our very best to describe our hats accurately and to package carefully, we do want our customers to be happy in their dealings with us. Buyers remorse or the wrong size are not acceptable reasons for a return. Our hats are beautifully and carefully packed, they are as clean and fresh as professional cleaning can make them, they are original true vintage pieces. We endeavour to provide our customers with an excellent service and bring wonderful vintage and antique hats to the market. The Daphne Corbin Hat Collection is famous around the world and has been shown in many exhibitions, written about in books and magazines and many newspaper articles. Daphne is one of the worlds leading authorities on historic hats, she gives talks to interested groups for charity and opens her private collection to collectors from around the world by appointment. The item “VINTAGE HAT WW1 1910s FRENCH, BICORN CLOCHE HAT, DEEP BLUE VELVET & JET BEAD” is in sale since Thursday, October 4, 2018. This item is in the category “Clothes, Shoes & Accessories\Vintage Clothing & Accessories\Vintage Accessories\Hats, Women’s”. The seller is “williamcassie” and is located in Halton Hall. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Decade: 1910s
- Look: Belle Epoque bicorn cloche
- Style: Bicorn Cloche
- Size: M
- Main Colour: Dark Blue
- Vintage Type: True Vintage
- Material: Velvet, jet beading
- Circumference: Approx. 22.5-23 inches
- Type: Hats/ Headwear
- Period: 1910s WW1
- Exact Colour: Deep Blue
- Occasion: Everyday, Dowton Abbey, Gatsby, True Vintage
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Country/Region of Manufacture: France
- Modified Item: No
Tags: 1910s, bead, bicorn, blue, cloche, deep, french, velvet, vintage