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Annual Autumnal Elegance

Wed, Sep 24, 2025 11:00AM EDT
Lot 66

BEADED SILK & VELVET VISITING DRESS, 1880s

Estimate: $300 - $500

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$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

2-pc brown silk rep w/ collar, faux reveres & cuff of brown silk velvet overlaid w/ metallic seed bead & copper bullion embroidery, skirt w/ broad velvet CF panel, bodice w/ twill cotton lining,, bodice B 36”, L 22”, skirt W 34”, L 39”, (Wband replaced & expanded, light underarm discoloration, scattered tiny-0.5” light stains & tiny holes, few loose stitches CB pleats, minor tarnish/loss trim) very good. Provenance: From an important New England Historical Society.

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