Edmund de Rothschild's suit

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Baron Kurtz
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Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:35 am

I recently picked up a suit made in the 1960s for Edmund de Rothschild, the late chairman of the N.M. Rothschild bank. It's a 3 piece with plus fours (or knickerbockers, whatever you want to call them). If there's any interest i can post pictures of the suit here for discussion.

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Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:51 am

Please do! Many thanks for sharing.
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Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:24 pm

Third! Please do.
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Wed Feb 10, 2010 1:28 pm

Excellent. I have the photos, just need to upload them to my image hosting site so probably will get them up here tomorrow.

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Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:30 pm

Here is a first batch of photographs. I'll get some more in the next couple of days. If there are any specific requests for features you'd like to see, i'd be happy to oblige.

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Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:46 pm

Thanks for the images, BK. Just to be sure we are talking of the same Rothschild, you mean Edmund de Rothschild who died last year in London, I suppose. This photo also stems from the 60's.

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Baron Kurtz
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Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:37 am

That's the one. I was told by the person that sold me the suit - must have been in March or April last year - that it had come out of the sale of his estate. I can't imagine there are too many people called "Edmund de Rothschild" going about :wink:

He seems quite tall, and possibly portly, in that photo.

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Sat Feb 13, 2010 8:45 pm

Can you do the coat interiior please?
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Tue Feb 16, 2010 7:04 pm

Thanks for posting the pictures. It's interesting how the buttonholes aren't too clean looking.
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Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:32 am

DFR wrote:Can you do the coat interiior please?
Yes certainly. I'll get more pictures up early next week. Waistcoat, Interior jacket (I think i remember it having a "poacher's" pocket) and close up details of the buttonholes will be sure to be featured.

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Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:33 pm

fac wrote:Thanks for posting the pictures. It's interesting how the buttonholes aren't too clean looking.
The closeup only shows the back of the buttonholes, which are never 'clean'.
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Fri Feb 19, 2010 5:48 pm

Lesley & Roberts are now incorporated into Welsh & Jefferies, 20 Savile Row
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Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:36 pm

Yeah, the address on this label is just around the corner, a couple of minutes walk away.

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