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Gabriel Feraud's (Harvey Keitel) costume from Ridley Scott's historical drama The Duellists. Feraud wore his costume throughout the film, often donning his officer's uniform for his many meetings with his rival Armand d'Hubert (Keith Carradine). The film was widely praised for the accuracy of its Napoleonic-era uniforms. This lot comes from the archives of the Italian costume company Costumi d'Arte.
The costume comprises a faux-fur-trimmed green outer jacket; a green inner jacket; a pair of red trousers; a decorative red belt; and a shako hat. Both jackets and the trousers have "Keitel" handwritten on labels, and the outer jacket and trousers are both labelled size "48". The outer jacket features tassel details and golden-corded detailing down the front. The shako is lined with foam and features a metal insignia on the front engraved with the number "7" and an image of an eagle. It also has metal chin scales, a blue, red and white cockade, and decorative rope details. Inside the hat are two stickers on which "56" and "box 8 arte" are handwritten. Some of the jacket's fur is thinning in places.
Additional Provenance: This lot comes from the archives of the famed Italian costume company Costumi d'Arte. The company has been supplying some of the biggest film productions in the world with costumes for over 100 years.
Estimate: £15,000 - 30,000 Ω
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