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ROMANTIC VINTAGE FOR YOUR VALENTINE - PART 2

Wed, Feb 17, 2021 08:00AM EST
Lot 216

FOUR PIECE PINK SILK TAFFETA BALL GOWN, c. 1872

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
Bubblegum pink 4-pc gown c/o bodice, belt, over skirt & trained full skirt, bodice w/ square neckline, white silk covered & needle embroidered CF button closure, engageante sleeve cuff, polonaise overskirt w/ apron front & in rows above skirt hem, all edg ed w/ double box pleated pinked edging, belt w/ puffed & tiered bow to CB, 18th C revival, B 33", W 21.5", L 16.5", skirt W 22", L 39-52", overskirt W 23", L 18-32.5", belt W 23.25", L 1.75-16", (3-4" repairs each underarm, bottom CF button missing, 1.5" repair right sleeve & 0.75" left sleeve, trim fraying, fading at SHs, shattering left sleeve, hem worn & torn, trim fraying, tiny hole right H, two 0.75" stains w/ holes CB overskirt & fading, belt tails fraying & missing hooks at W) fair-poor. Museum of the City of New York.