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VINTAGE CLOTHING*FILM & ROCK ICONS*MUSEUMS

Wed, May 13, 2020 10:15AM EDT
Lot 19

GOLD LAME EVENING GOWN, c. 1934

Estimate: $600 - $1,200

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
Floor length sleeveless gown in patterned gold lame w/ iris & frond motif, 3-dimentional beaded surrealist floral confections to B, attached SH panel forming deep back collar w/ weights in tips, inserted CB panel falling to symmetricalgored lame train, possibly inspired by Claudette Colbert's "Cleopatra" gold lame gown, 1934, B 37", W 32", L 58-66", (spot at hem, some mending, lame wearing/fraying especially at neckline, caped back, seat & zip, repair at train 2" by 1", tide mark tohem) good.