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ROMANTIC VINTAGE FOR YOUR VALENTINE - PART 2

Wed, Feb 17, 2021 08:00AM EST
Lot 214

FIGURED GAUZED DAY DRESS, 1850-1855

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
1 grey-brown & white figured gauze dress in five lobed leaf, floral & bud motifs in dense horror vacui pattern, square neckline, cap short sleeve w/ detachable long bell sleeves, box pleated black gauze ribbon w/ white Van Dyke edging in rows to neckline, cap sleeve edge & in double row at cuff of bell sleeve, CB black silk thread covered button closure, full skirt knife pleated w/ cartridge pleats at CB, possibly half mourning, 1850-1855, B 33", W 22.5", L 51.5", (2" hole right underarm, shattering around hem) good; t/w white silk taffeta bodice. Museum of the City of New York.