
Lot 173
FONTEYN (MARGOT) A pair of pink satin ballet pointe shoes worn by Margot Fonteyn, c.1962
23 March 2022, 14:30 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £318.75 inc. premium
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FONTEYN (MARGOT)
A pair of pink satin ballet pointe shoes worn by Margot Fonteyn, made by Frederick Freed of London, each sole size 4 and stamped with manufacturer's detail, one sole inscribed in black and blue pen G R FONTEYN, the other inscribed R NUG, together with a 8in x 6in black and white photograph of Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn on stage, taken by Felix Fonteyn with the reverse inscribed "rehearsing for Giselle", c.1962
Footnotes
The photograph shows Fonteyn, prima ballerina assoluta of the Royal Ballet, rehearsing on stage with Rudolf Nureyev for Act II of Giselle at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, February 1962. The 'G' and 'R' inscribed to the soles may refer to a number of ballets Fonteyn performed in, including Giselle, Gayane, and Raymonda.
Provenance: The Dame Margot Fonteyn Collection, Christie's, South Kensington, 12 December, 2000, lot 168.