Strings to the Past: Vintage Hollywood Memories & Marionette Auction

Lot #32:

Patricia Neal Wedding Dress from The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead, 1949, Warner Bros.. Vintage (2) piece striped silver lurex dress including 1-long-sleeved top with long pointed collar, rolled cuffs and hem, slight ruching in the back, interior lined in silver silk, and with zipper front closure with hooks and eyes at the neck, retaining internal Warner Bros. Pictures, INC. bias label with handwritten, "A 3660 -707" in black ink, and 1-matching floor-length skirt with pleated front panel, bias tape waistline, interior lined in silver silk, and with zipper back and hook and eye closure, retaining internal Warner Bros. Pictures, INC. bias label with handwritten, "B 3660 -707" in black ink. Exhibiting expected age and deterioration of the lurex fabric, with some soiling and yellowing, and minor fabric loss at crease of collar. In vintage fair condition. Provenance: Nate Sanders Auctions: "Hollywood Memorabilia" January 29th, 2015, Lot #158.