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Holiday Vintage, Couture & Textile Auction

Wed, Nov 18, 2020 08:00AM EST
Lot 38

EMILIO SCHUBERTH EVENING DRESS, ROME, 1953

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
Brown silk velvet strapless bustier bodice w/ sweetheart neckline to fitted bodice & extending into Matisse paper cutout inspired vegetal tentacles over pale pink silk satin flared skirt, embroidered miniature florals w/ pink tourmaline paste prong set centers & crystal beaded petals scattered throughout & concentrated at W, CB zip closure, label "Emilio Schuberth, Roma", B 33", W 25.5", L 38.5", (probably missing belt, bead loss, staining right back & in line around hem, few pulls) good. Exhibited at 'Palazzo delle Esposizionim', July-September, 1998. Also featured in "Moda Romana dal 1945 al 1965" & "Moda Italiana, 1950-1970" by Sofia Gnoli, page 28.