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ROMANTIC VINTAGE FOR YOUR VALENTINE - PART 2

Wed, Feb 17, 2021 08:00AM EST
Lot 3

BUBBLEGUM PINK EVENING GOWN, c. 1855

Estimate: $400 - $800

Bid Increments

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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
Entirely handmade 2-pc bubblegum pink silk taffeta evening gown w/ multi tiered crenelated border pattern separated w/ horizontal stripes in silk black velvet to bodice w/ extended peplum, pardessus sleeves & tri-tiered ruffled skirt, B 38", W 25.5", L 19"-28.5", skirt W 27", L 43.5"-47.5", (missing dickie, small group of holes right front bodice W, 0.5" light spot stain right lapel, worn at folds around neckline, 0.75" spot stain lap, no CB closures on skirt, 1" seam opening & undone pleating right CB skirt, skirt taken in both sides of W, light staining lower skirt) good. Museum of the City of New York.
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