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COUTURE * VINTAGE CLOTHING * FASHION OBJECTS

Wed, Nov 12, 2014 09:00AM EST
Lot 352

BALMAIN COUTURE LACE PARTY DRESS, 1950s

Estimate: $400 - $600

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$2,000 $100
$5,000 $250
$10,000 $500
$20,000 $1,000
$40,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
$500,000 $10,000
$1,000,000 $25,000
Black lace & tulle dress, sleeveless, sweetheart neckline on fitted bodice, circle skirt worked in alternating blocks of narrow lace ruffles & gathered net, separate under garment of black faille w/ built-in wired corset & skirt of multiple layers of tulle, label "Pierre Balmain Paris" & inked under tape "65.469", (few small holes in undergarment & slight fading) excellent; t/w 1 brown silk Balmain blouse. Suddon-Cleaver Costume Collection