Bidspirit auction | Two Men's Top Hats Comprising
Two Men's Top Hats Comprising a Mason Wear Wool Felt Example and a Tress & Co. Woven Straw Topper - A pair of men's dress hats consisting of a black wool felt top hat and a woven sennit straw top hat. The black wool felt hat features a tall crown with a slight flare and a curled brim finished with bound edges. It is adorned with a wide black grosgrain ribbon band and a flat bow. The interior is lined with pink satin-finish fabric featuring a printed label with a crest showing a yellow shield and a black top hat flanked by two lions, above the text Mason Wear, 100% Wool Hand Made, Made for England. The woven straw top hat features a flat-topped cylindrical crown and a flat, wide brim. Its interior fabric lining is printed with the brand Desquire and a royal-warrant style coat of arms for Tress & Co. London, noting it was made expressly for the retailer Kinch & Lack, Mens Head Specialists, London, Worthing, Guildford. Overall Width: Approximately 25.5 - 28 cm Black Hat Crown Height: Approximately 14 cm Straw Hat Crown Height: Approximately 12.7 cm.