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FASHION AUCTION -COUTURE & VINTAGE CLOTHING

Wed, Apr 8, 2015 08:00AM EDT
Lot 239

DESSES COUTURE EVENING GOWN, PARIS, 1950s

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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
White silk chiffon w/ red, yellow, orange & green nasturtium print, sleeveless, empire waist, green silk belt, draped narrow skirt, open F overskirt, ivory silk faille & white chiffon linings, boned bodice, label "Jean Desses 19 rd. pt. Champs-Elysses,Paris", tape "141…illegible", B 30", W 24", H 33" Sheath L 57", Overskirt L 59", (few large holes in overskirt hem edge, unstitched gathers on waistband, seam opening at R arm hole, tiny tear below zipper) very good. Suddon-Cleaver Collection, Toronto.