Augusta Auctions
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FASHION SALE -COUTURE/VINTAGE & TEXTILES

Wed, Nov 14, 2012 09:00AM EST
Lot 326

GOLD & SILK EMBROIDERED BAG, 19TH C

Estimate: $300 - $400

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
Long beautifully embroidered bag, green oval silk base, 3 horizontal sections w/ bats, fish, symbols, flowers, fruits & birds worked in polychrome silks, pale peach embroidered ground on 1 side, grass green on other, purple & pink embroidered sides,tan cotton lining, 3 pockets, 5.75" x 20.5", (loose gold couched threads) very good. Sold for the benefit of the Brooklyn Museum.