Augusta Auctions
Live Auction

COUTURE, HISTORIC & VINTAGE CLOTHING AUCTION

Tue, May 9, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Lot 304

CHOCOLATE POLONAISE AFTERNOON DRESS, c. 1868

Estimate: $300 - $500

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
Silk faille 2-piece, velvet trim, Polonaise bodice w/ transitional sleeves, 12 small silk covered CF buttons w/ jet centers, attached long open-front skirt w/ partial bustle, under-skirt of highly glazed chocolate cotton w/ deep silk hem, B 36", W 28", Skirt L 43", (CF Polonaise shows cotton of underskirt - maybe missing an apron?, scattered moth holes to silk, seam opening to re-stitch, stay at left B pushing through silk) fair-very good.