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COUTURE, VINTAGE CLOTHING & HISTORIC TEXTILES

Wed, Nov 2, 2011 08:00AM EDT
Lot 241

DISPLAY CASE FOR MEN'S SUITING SAMPLES, 1916

Estimate: $200 - $400

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
Brown Woolen Company's lid & drop front case, colored lithograph under open lid of men in their new wool spring & summer weight suits, case below w/ 3 compartments: 2 w/ 199 wool suiting samples on cards & 132 loose samples, including plaids, novelty weaves, wool w/ silk pin stripes, worsteds, flecked "tropical" weaves, etc., Wd 24", Ht 8", Depth 9.25", exterior case fair, interior case very good. Brooklyn Museum