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SPECTACULAR MUSEUM SALE - COUTURE & VINTAGE

Wed, Apr 20, 2016 08:00AM EDT
Lot 193

CREAM SILK WEDDING ENSEMBLE, VERMONT, 1881

Estimate: $400 - $600

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-piece gown of ribbed silk, long fitted bodice, huge back bow, 16 crochet bodice buttons, hand made Brussels lace, draped skirt w/ self-fabric pleated trim, B 34", W 24", Skirt L 39"-62", includes silk pumps, silk stockings & gloves, (2 tiny brown spotson bodice & couple on skirt) excellent. Provenance: Charlotte Converse, Weathersfield, VT., Born December, 19 1856, Married June 21, 1881.