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ROMANTIC VINTAGE FOR YOUR VALENTINE - PART 2

Wed, Feb 17, 2021 08:00AM EST
Lot 211

CONVERTIBLE SKY BLUE GOWN W/ DAY & EVENING BODICES

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
2 bodices, skirt & belt of aniline blue silk taffeta: day bodice w/ basket work buttons, pinked & scalloped double edged ruffles to neckline & cuffs, 1865-1867, B 36.5", W 29", L 13", (tiny holes around W band, three 0.5" spot stains CF, missing hooks & eyes at W, lace insert replaced); Swiss back lacing evening bodice w/ box pleated cap sleeves, B 31.5", W 24", L 12.5"-17", (fabric worn at CF & CB W points, shattering CB neckline, wear to cord casing, laces missing); full skirt w/ slight train, W 27", L 42-48.5", (missing CF W hook & eyes, stains & holes); self belt w/ bias trimmed edges, CF flat bow & wide CB wide bow w/ looped tails & scalloped, pinked edges, Wd 1.75", circ. 26", (CF bow detached) fair; t/w blue silk bolero, 1860s. Museum of the city of New York.