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December Vintage- Decades of Decadence

Wed, Dec 8, 2021 11:00AM EST
Lot 139

EMBROIDERED SATIN WAISTCOAT, MASSACHUSETTS, 1760-1770s

Estimate: $500 - $800

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
Gold silk satin long waistcoat w/ cream silk chainstitch embroidered undulating border bands w/ fine silver sequined accents, diagonal decorative pocket flaps, self-covered & embroidered buttons in silk chainstitch in stylized rosette motif, glazed wool lining, CH 36", W 34", L 25"-29", (sequin loss, few tiny pulls, light wear, backing/ lining discolored, provenance label removed from lining) excellent. Provenance: Waistcoat originally owned by Samuel J. Abbott of Andover (1787 - 1852) Son of John L & Lucretia Abbott of Andover MA. Dorothy Quincy Homestead. The Costume Collection of the National Society for the Colonial Dames of America.

Condition

Excellent

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