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FASHION SALE -COUTURE/VINTAGE & TEXTILES

Wed, Nov 14, 2012 09:00AM EST
Lot 122

EMBROIDERED RED SKIRT, CHINA, 19TH C

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
Dark red silk damask, virtuoso embroidery on center squares & in side pleats, figures, flowers, auspicious symbols, bats, birds & fish worked in several stitch patterns, each element outlined in gold couching, all w/ ground of red brick stitch, L 35",excellent. Sold for the benefit of the Brooklyn Museum.