Augusta Auctions
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Spring Fling - Vintage Visions

Wed, May 12, 2021 07:00AM EDT
Lot 210

FOUR CORSETS, FRANCE & AMERICA, 1880-1910s

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
All w/ original laces included: 1 cream silk satin w/ lace at top edge, original silk lacings, c.1890, label "CB a La Spirite", B 31.75", W 20.5", H 32", Ht 11.5-14.75", (laces worn, gores removed or open); 1 tan striped twill cotton w/ robins egg blue silk embroidery, 1880s, B 33.75", W 20.5", H 34.75", Ht 12-15", (laces torn & tied, underarm stains, discoloration); 1 embroidered “Corset" bag, 6.75"x31", (light fraying); 1 lilac silk, 1890s, label "Lily of France" & "Dr. Samuels, San Francisco", B 27", W 20", H 30", Ht 8.5-12", (silk worn & shattering at edges & tearing left B, laces worn), (all w/ spot stains & oxidizing metal fixtures); 1 pink twill stripe corset w/ elastic godets, 1910s, W 31.5", L 8-11.5”, all poor-very good.
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