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ROMANTIC VINTAGE FOR YOUR VALENTINE - PART 2

Wed, Feb 17, 2021 08:00AM EST
Lot 106

FIGURED SILK GAUZE EVENING GOWN, c. 1850

Estimate: $400 - $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
2-pc cream & brown figured silk gauze gown printed in bud & branch motif, broad scooped neckline to double ruffle cap sleeve, deep multi pleated & gathered to CF deep V, CF invisible hook & eye closure, bodice lined in cream cotton, full skirt w/ single deep tucked ruffle & turn back hem creating horizontal contrast, B 35.5", W 25.5", L 13"-17", skirt W 25.5", L 43.75", (bodice taken in at sides, shattering to gauze, wear at CF opening, cord detaching CF bodice hem, skirt shattering throughout, 0.75" repair at W, 2 large repairs lap) poor-fair. Museum of the City of New York.