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ROMANTIC VINTAGE FOR YOUR VALENTINE - PART 2

Wed, Feb 17, 2021 08:00AM EST
Lot 4

BROWN SILK MOIRÉ DAY DRESS, c. 1865

Estimate: $500 - $800

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
Brown silk moiré day dress w/ unadorned, fitted bodice, full military style sleeves, CF needle lace covered ball button closure, piped armscye, SH seams & bodice darts topstitched w/ matching bias cut belt, skirt box & knife pleat CF to cartridge pleated back, bodice flat lined w/ unbleached linen, skirt lined in glazed cotton w/ wool braid hem saver, B 45.5", W 34", L 57"-68", belt Wd 2", circumference 33", (missing 1 CF button, underarm discoloration & worn right underarm, pin holes right SH, 2.5" of lining not bound by hem saver left of CB, belt edges worn) good-very good. Museum of the City of New York.