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VINTAGE & COUTURE CLOTHING FROM MUSEUMS

Wed, Mar 30, 2011 08:00AM EDT
Lot 312

GENT'S BLACK TAILCOAT, FIRST HALF 19TH C

Estimate: $600 - $700

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
Wool broadcloth, triple notch collar, narrow waistband, sleeve tops gathered & uniformly wide to single scallop edge at bottom sleeve, inner tail pockets, death head embroidered buttons, elaborate hand quilted lining w/ floral patterns in concentric square frames & "F.M.W." monogram embroidered at CB top in red, CH 36", L 20"-38", BROOKLYN MUSEUM